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[From Rich Miller: This is Kevin’s first QOTD, and I think it’s a good one.]

There has been a lot of controversy lately over Hillary Clinton changing her campaign song.

If Rod Blagojevich runs for reelection, what should his campaign song be?

Have fun.

posted by Kevin Fanning
Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 10:33 am

Comments

Loser by Beck?

Comment by Levois Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 10:34 am
The Loner by Neil Young

Comment by Bill Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 10:39 am
Jail House Rock by Elvis.

Comment by Patriot Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 10:39 am
I fought the Law and the Law Won by Bobby Fuller

Comment by Lobby101 Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 10:39 am
[Please] Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

Comment by Kevin Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 10:41 am
Already Gone by the Eagles

Comment by No Peotone Airport Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 10:42 am
Who You Guna Belive, Me Or Your Lying Eyes? — Day at the Fair

(”(Hey) Give me the words, you took as promises,
(Hey) Look in my eyes, stop asking them questions, What you want from me?”)

Comment by the commuter once known as So Ill Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 10:43 am
“Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” by Elton John. This was popular at the time Nixon was forced to resign.

Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 10:43 am
Garth Brooks - I’ve got friends in low places.

Comment by Little Egypt Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 10:47 am
If I had the wings of an angel, over these prison walls, I would fly!!!!

Comment by The Federalist Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 10:47 am
If he DOES NOT run, the theme song should be “Happy Days Are Here Again.”

Comment by Little Egypt Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 10:48 am
“Busted” by Ray Charles

Comment by Enemy of the State Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 10:49 am
Mr. Lonely… Bobby Vinton

Comment by downhereforyears Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 10:51 am
D.O.A. - Bloodrock

Comment by plaK8 Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 10:52 am
“Free Ride” by Edgar Winter comes to mind.

Comment by Jake From Elwood Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 10:55 am
(Everybody knows I’m in) over my head
– The Fray

Comment by Michelle Flaherty Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 10:56 am
He’s Gone - Grateful Dead

Now he’s gone, now he’s gone Lord he’s gone, he’s gone.
Like a steam locomotive, rollin’ down the track
He’s gone, gone, nothin’s gonna bring him back…He’s gone.

Ooh, nothin’s gonna bring him back.

Comment by Don't Worry, Be Happy Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 10:58 am
Caught in a Trap…

My Way…

I feel for you…

You were always on my mind

Taxman

Comment by OneManBlog Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 10:58 am
Cold Hearted Snake - Paula Abdul
“He’s a cold hearted snake…look into his eyes. Oh Oh he’s been telling lies.”

Comment by Anon Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 10:59 am
Dogs, by Pink Floyd –

“You gotta be crazy, you gotta have a real need…

You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to,

So that when they turn their back on you, you get the chance to put the knife in,

You gotta keep one eye looking over your shoulder,

You know it’s going to get harder, and harder, and harder as you get older…

Hide your head in the sand,

Just another sad old man…

And when you lose control, you’ll reap the harvest that you’ve sown…”

Comment by No Peotone Airport Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:03 am
Green Day, “Boulevard of Broken Dreams”:

I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Don’t know where it goes
But it’s home to me and I walk alone

I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Where the city sleeps
and I’m the only one and I walk alone

My shadow’s the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart’s the only thing that’s beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
‘Til then I walk alone

Comment by JRTC Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:05 am
I’m a Loser — The Beatles
Nowhere Man — The Beatles
Fool on the Hill — The Beatles

Did Lennon and McCarthy see this guy coming or what?

Comment by The Mad Hatter Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:06 am
American Idiot by Green Day

Don’t want to be an American idiot.
One nation controlled by the media.
Information age of hysteria.
It’s calling out to idiot America.

Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alien nation.
Where everything isn’t meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We’re not the ones who’re meant to follow.
For that’s enough to argue.

Comment by Miranda Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:15 am
“All by myself”

Comment by dupage progressive Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:17 am
All By Myself, Celine Dion

Comment by anonymiss Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:18 am
I second “Jailhouse Rock” for obvious reasons and because of the Guv’s fondness for The King. Jackson Browne’s “Running On Empty” would be good as well.

Comment by Ron Burgundy Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:19 am
THE SIDESTEP
From : “The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas”
(Carol Hall)
Charles Durning - Govenor

Fellow Texans, I am proudly standing here to humbly see.
I assure you, and I mean it- Now, who says I don’t speak out as plain as day?
And, fellow Texans, I’m for progress and the flag- long may it fly.
I’m a poor boy, come to greatness. So, it follows that I cannot tell a lie.

Ooh I love to dance a little sidestep, now they see me now they don’t-
I’ve come and gone and, ooh I love to sweep around the wide step,
cut a little swathe and lead the people on.

Now my good friends, it behooves me to be solemn and declare,
I’m for goodness and for profit and for living clean and saying daily prayer.
And now, my good friends, you can sleep nights, I’ll continue to stand tall.
You can trust me, for I promise, I shall keep a watchful eye upon ya’ll…

Ooh I love to dance a little sidestep, now they see me now they don’t-
I’ve come and gone and, ooh I love to sweep around the wide step,
cut a little swathe and lead the people on.

Now, Miss Mona, I don’t know her, though I’ve heard the name, oh yes.
But, of course I’ve no close contact, so what she is doing I can only guess.
And now, Miss Mona, she’s a blemish on the face of that good town.
I am taking certain steps here, someone somewhere’s gonna have to close her down.

Ooh I love to dance a little sidestep, now they see me now they don’t-
I’ve come and gone and, ooh I love to sweep around the wide step,
cut a little swathe and lead the people on.

Ooh I love to dance a little sidestep…

And, ooh I love to sweep around the wide step…

Cut a little swathe and lead the people on.

Comment by plaK8 Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:20 am
“Fooling Yourself” by Aldo Nova

“So long, well it’s sad to say,
but you’re only fooling yourself,
So long, I guess you’re happy that way,
but you’re only fooling yourself”

Comment by BigDog Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:20 am
AC/DC dirty deeds done dirt cheap

Comment by plutocrat03 Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:22 am
“Send in the clowns”

Comment by shermans ghost Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:22 am
The Snake by Johnny Rivers. “You knew I was a
snake when you brought me in.”

Comment by Pro-Gunner Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:24 am
Jailhouse Rock clearly wins the QOTD.

Comment by unbiased Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:33 am
Since you did not fully appreciate my first choice by Meredith Brooks how about “Hair of the Dog: by Nazereth

Comment by Dan S, a Voter Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:35 am
Bridge over trouble Waters

Comment by blagoman Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:37 am
“We All Live in a Yellow Submarine” - Beatles

Comment by k Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:38 am
Here is a QOTD suggestion: What is the difference between a Clinton Democrat and an Obama Democrat?

Comment by anon Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:40 am
GRT by LL Cool J. I won’t provide a link to the full lyrics because state workers will get in trouble, but this stanza is printable and relevant:

Shorty Are you really getting bored with me
Ah hell Cause though I play a lot of games
I play them to win
But then again I’m still young and willing to love, love

Comment by Anon Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:45 am
“Lawyers, Guns, and Money” - the late great Warren Zevon

Comment by ice phisher Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:46 am
Irving Berlin, “Let’s Face the Music and Dance.”

There may be trouble ahead
But while there’s moonlight and music and love and romance
Let’s face the music and dance

Before the fiddlers have fled
Before they ask us to pay the bill, and while we still have the chance
Let’s face the music and dance

Soon, we’ll be without the moon
Humming a different tune - and then . . .

There may be teardrops to shed
But while there’s moonlight and music and love and romance
Let’s face the music and dance, dance
Let’s face the music and dance

Comment by Ivory-billed Woodpecker Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:47 am
“I’m in the Jailhouse Now”

Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:47 am
“Crawlin’ From The Wreckage”

Comment by anon Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:52 am
“Welcome to the Machine” by Pink Floyd

Welcome my son
Welcome to the machine
Where have you been?
It’s alright we know where you’ve been.

You’ve been in the pipeline
Filling in time
Provided with toys and scouting for boys
You brought a guitar to punish your ma

And you didn’t like school
And you know you’re nobody’s fool
So welcome to the machine

Welcome my son
Welcome to the machine
What did you dream?
It’s alright we told you what to dream

You dreamed of a big star
He played a mean guitar
He always ate in the Steak Bar
He loved to drive in his Jaguar
So welcome to the machine

Comment by Anon from BB Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 12:01 pm
“Flirtin’ with Disaster” by Molly Hatchet
“Im travelin down the road,
Im flirtin with disaster.
Ive got the pedal to the floor,
My life is running faster.
Im out of money, Im out of hope,
It looks like self destruction.
Well how much more can we take,
With all of this corruption.”

Comment by Bluefish Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 12:02 pm
Yesterday
All my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they’re here to stay
Oh I believe in yesterday

Suddenly
I’m not half the man I used to be
There’s a shadow hangin’ over me
Oh yesterday came suddenly…

Comment by Arthur Andersen Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 12:05 pm
I Love Me! by Tiny Tim

Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 12:12 pm
Policy of Truth by Depeche Mode

Comment by Squideshi Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 12:18 pm
If Joe Lyons were in charge:
“They’re coming to take me away, Ha Ha”

Can’t recall who did this mid-60s classic.

Comment by Commonsense in Illinois Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 12:24 pm
“They’re Coming to Take Me Away” by Napoleon XIV

Comment by Six Degrees of Separation Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 12:27 pm
“Born to Run” by the Boss.

Sums up his method of governing and what he’s trying to do from the Feds.

Comment by SouthSide Mike Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 12:31 pm
“Highway To Hell” by AC-DC

Comment by Judgment Day Is On The Way... Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 12:40 pm
I spent a long time researching and submitted a song but Blagojevich swiped all the credit for it.

Comment by Gregor Samsa Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 12:44 pm
The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden

Just what I saw in my old dreams were they
reflections of my warped mind staring back at me

I’m coming back I will return
And I’ll possess your body and make it burn
I’ll have the fire, I’ll have the force
I’ll have the power to make my evil take its course

Or
Running with the Devil by Van Halen

I live my life like theres no tomorrow
and all I’ve got, I had to steal
Least I don’t have to beg or borrow
Yes I’m livin at a pace that kills
Oooh Yeah
Runnin with the Devil

When I jumped out on that road
I got no love, no love you’d call real….

Comment by Irish Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 12:45 pm
Sorry that this is long, but the whole song tells a great deal of the Blago experience.

“Hollow Man” by Mark Erelli

(http://www.markerelli.com/index.php?page=songs&display=118&category=Mark_Erelli)

They picked another one off the vine
Scooped out the seeds in the back of his mind
Filled up his head with half-truths and lies
And put the finishing touch on the perfect disguise

They rolled out a carpet and threw a parade
Convinced everyone he had something to say
They smiled as they watched from the two-way mirror
As he told all the people what they wanted to hear

(Chorus)
Hey, have you heard the story?
It’s the same old song, same old dance
Hey, he’s bound for glory
He ain’t nothing but a hollow man

He basked in the glow of the fortune and fame
Even threw the first pitch at the World Series game
He always maintained he had nothing to hide
No one ever suspected he was empty inside

(Chorus)
Hey, he don’t know what he’s doing
They set him up so high, he never had a chance
Hey, you can see right through him
He ain’t nothing but a hollow man

Then came the day his cover was blown
Their little Frankenstein monster got out of control
So he looked to the ones who had saved him before
Only to find that they’d changed all the locks on the doors

The press circled in with blood in their eyes
Each one wanting a piece of his shallow disguise
And they cast him aside when from glory he fell
Now he’s just another bum with a story to tell

(Chorus)
Hey, he’s less than zero
The greater the height, the harder you land
Ain’t it hard when you find your hero
Ain’t nothing but a hollow man

Comment by SouthSide Mike Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 12:46 pm
I made an amendatory veto to a Tom Lehrer classic, “Lobachevsky”:

“One man deserves the credit, one man deserves the blame,
and Milorad (no middle name) Blagojevich is his name!”

Comment by Keef Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 12:46 pm
How about “I just can’t wait to be king” from ‘The Lion king’?
Or the song Scar sings in that movie might work as well.

Comment by Mufasa Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 12:48 pm
” They think that I got no respect, but, everything means less than zero.”

Comment by Declan McManus Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 12:50 pm
“No Sugar Tonight” by the Guess Who.

Lonely feeling, deep inside,
Find a corner, where I can hide,
Silent footsteps, crowding me,
Sudden darkness, I can’t see,

No sugar tonight in my coffee,
No sugar tonight in my tea,
No sugar to stand beside,
No sugar to run with me,

Comment by Louis G. Atsaves Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 12:54 pm
What was that song Andy Griffith used to sing in the movie “A Face In The Crowd”?

How about Karen Carpenter’s “morning after” from The Poseidon Adventure?

“Our House”-the CSNY version:
“I’ll light the fire, you place the documents in the shredder you bought today…”

Wait, I have it: if it’s not a Hannah Montana song, let it be the instrumental title theme from “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure”.

Comment by Old timer Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 12:59 pm
Civil War by Guns N’Roses.

Comment by dc Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 1:01 pm
Your so Vain. Was it Carly Simon ?

Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 1:06 pm
Jailhouse Rock

Comment by Tootsie Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 1:08 pm
(Just Give Me) Money, by the Beatles

Comment by Anon Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 1:14 pm
My Own Worst Enemy - Lit

Back on the Chain Gang - the Pretenders

Comment by sm Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 1:15 pm
“Lido Shuffle” - Boz Scaggs

Comment by Seabiscuit Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 1:18 pm
Running on Empty
by Jackson Browne

Comment by Siyotanka Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 1:24 pm
“Working Class Dog” - Rick Springfield

Comment by dc Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 1:26 pm
Liked You Better Before I Knew You So Well

Comment by Shallow Pharnyx Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 1:31 pm
“Twenty first century schizoid man” by King Crimson

Cats foot iron claw
Neuro-surgeons scream for more
At paranoias poison door.
Twenty first century schizoid man.

Blood rack barbed wire
Polititians funeral pyre
Innocents raped with napalm fire
Twenty first century schizoid man.

Death seed blind mans greed
Poets starving children bleed
Nothing hes got he really needs
Twenty first century schizoid man.

Comment by If It Walks Like a Duck... Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 1:33 pm
The ANTI-campaign song/lament:

Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks — “How Can I Miss You (When You Won’t Go Away)?”

I’ve talked to your mother and I’ve talked to your dad,
They say they’ve tried but it’s all in vain.
I’ve begged and I’ve pleaded, I even got mad,
Now we must face it, you give me a pain.

Chorus:
How can I miss you when you won’t go away?
I keep telling you day after day,
But you won’t listen, you always stay and stay,
How can I miss you when you won’t go away?

Comment by Dooley Dudright Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 1:45 pm
the eve of destruction, or Burning Down the House

Comment by anon Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 1:45 pm
The Who: Won’t Get Fooled Again

“The change, it had to come
We knew it all along
We were liberated from the foe, that’ all

And the world looks just the same
And history ain’t changed
‘Cause the banners, they all flown in the last war

I’ll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around me
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I’ll get on my knees and pray
We don’t get fooled again
No, no!

I’ll move myself and my family aside
If we happen to be left half alive
I’ll get all my papers and smile at the sky
For I know that the hypnotized never lie

Do ya?

There’s nothing in the street
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Is now the parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight

[CHORUS]

Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss“

Comment by Yellow Dog Democrat Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 1:58 pm
The one that the scarecrow sang in the Wizard of Oz…”if I only had a brain!”

Comment by Courser Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 2:01 pm
Bang on the Drum All Day by Todd Rundgren
“I don’t want to work, I want to bang on the drum all day…..”

Comment by rachel Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 2:05 pm
I was thinking: One is the Loneliest Number, but he’ll still have his sycophants.

- Commonsense in Illinois - Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 12:24 pm:

If Joe Lyons were in charge:
“They’re coming to take me away, Ha Ha”

Can’t recall who did this mid-60s classic.
I’m looking at the 45. It says (N. Boneparte). That doesn’t ring a bell with me, but it’s on the label. Side B is the same song backwards.

Comment by What can I say? Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 2:12 pm
“Money for nothing” by Dire Staits
or
“Taxman” by the Beatles

Comment by pickles!! Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 2:15 pm
Since Walks like a duck brought up King Crimson (circa 1969), how about “Epitaph”?
“Between the iron gates of fate,
The seeds of time were sown,
And watered by the deeds of those
Who know and who are known;
Knowledge is a deadly friend
When no one sets the rules.
The fate of all mankind I see
Is in the hands of fools.

Confusion will be my epitaph.
As I crawl a cracked and broken path
If we make it we can all sit back
And laugh.
But I fear tomorrow I’ll be crying,
Yes I fear tomorrow I’ll be crying.”

Crack and broken path sounds like our roads without a capital bill.

Comment by Bluefish Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 2:24 pm
“The Flim-Flam Man”
by The Mother Love

Everybody’s talking about the Flim-Flam Man,
how great it is to live without a worry in the world.
Flim-Flam Man, you may fool everyone,
and all you dream is so much fun;
but can you really fool yourself?

Comment by Downstate weed chewing hick Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 2:31 pm
Sinkin’ Soon - Norah Jones

In a boat that’s built of sticks and hay,
We drifted from the shore,
With a captain who’s too proud to say,
That he dropped the oar,
Now a tiny hole has sprung a leak,
In this cheap pontoon,
Now the hull has started growing weak,
And we’re gonna be sinkin’ soon.

listen here:
http://www.pbs.org/klru/austin
/index.php?option=com_content&
task=view&id=86&Itemid=155

Comment by Pot calling kettle Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 2:51 pm
Kevin hits a home run on his first QOTD. Put him in the record book with Josh Fields and the other 97 major leaguers who pulled off that feat.

This is great reading, SO MUCH good stuff! My nominations for best of the best:

How Can I Miss You When You Won’t Go Away? (Dooley Dudright)

and

Hollow Man (Southside Mike)

Of course, it’s still early. Let the hits keep coming!

Comment by No Peotone Airport Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 2:55 pm
From the musical “Chicago” the song “Razzle Dazzle”

Give ‘em the old razzle dazzle
Razzle Dazzle ‘em
Give ‘em an act with lots of flash in it
And the reaction will be passionate
Give ‘em the old hocus pocus
Bead and feather ‘em
How can they see with sequins in their eyes?

What if your hinges all are rusting?
What if, in fact, you’re just disgusting?

Razzle dazzle ‘em
And they’ll never catch wise!

Give ‘em the old Razzle Dazzle

Razzle dazzle ‘em
Give ‘em a show that’s so splendiferous

Row after row will crow vociferous

Give ‘em the old flim flam flummox
Fool and fracture ‘em

How can they hear the truth above the roar?

Throw ‘em a fake and a finagle
They’ll never know you’re just a bagel,

Razzle dazzle ‘em
And they’ll beg you for more!

Give ‘em the old double whammy
Daze and dizzy ‘em
Back since the days of old Methuselah
Everyone loves the big bambooz-a-ler

Give ‘em the old three ring circus
Stun and stagger ‘em
When you’re in trouble, go into your dance

Though you are stiffer than a girder
They’ll let you get away with murder
Razzle dazzle ‘em
And you’ve got a romance

Give ‘em the old
Razzle Dazzle

Give ‘em the old Razzle Dazzle
Razzle dazzle ‘em
Show ‘em the first rate sorceror you are
Long as you keep ‘em way off balance
How can they spot you’ve got no talent
Razzle Dazzle ‘em

Razzle Dazzle ‘em
Razzle Dazzle ‘em

And they’ll make you a star!

Comment by Long-time Lurker Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 3:13 pm
Send in the Clowns

Comment by geezer Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 3:53 pm
Let’s try something contemporary, from the film “Once”

Lies - Glen Hansard -

I think it’s time, we give it up
And figure out what’s stopping us
From breathing easy, and talking straight
The way is clear if you’re ready now
The volunteer is slowing down
And taking time to save himself

The little cracks they escalated
And before you know it is too late
For making circles and telling lies

You’re moving too fast for me
And I can’t keep up with you
Maybe if you slowed down for me
I could see you’re only telling
Lies, lies, lies
Breaking us down with your
Lies, lies, lies
When will you learn

The little cracks they escalated
And before you know it is too late
For making circles and telling lies

You’re moving too fast for me
And I can’t keep up with you
Maybe if you’d slowed down for me
I could see you’re only telling
Lies, lies, lies
Breaking us down with your
Lies, lies, lies
When will you learn

So plant the thought and watch it grow
Wind it up and let it go

Comment by If It Walks Like a Duck... Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 4:05 pm
It’s My Party by Leslie Gore

It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
You would cry too if it happened to you

Comment by Rod sez I'm pork Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 4:07 pm
“Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me”
-The Smiths

Comment by RobotRock Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 4:34 pm
OK for those who remember 45’s
a side would have “Daydream Believer”
b side would be “Hair”

Comment by Concerned Voter Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 4:41 pm
“I Don’t Care About You” by Fear.

“Check’s in the Mail” by Weird Al Yankovic.

Comment by Some Guy Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 5:42 pm
“How Could You Believe Me”

Words & Music by Alan Jay Lerner & Burton Lane

How could you believe me when I said “I Love You”
When you know I’ve been a liar all my life?
I’ve had that reputation since I was a youth –
You must have been insane to think I’d ever tell the truth.

How could you believe me when I said “I Love You”
When you know I’ve been a liar, a good for nothing liar,
All my good for noth - in’ life?

Comment by Anon Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 5:49 pm
Stuck in the Middle With You

Well I don’t know why I came here tonight,
I got the feeling that something ain’t right,
I’m so scared in case I fall off my chair,
And I’m wondering how I’ll get down the stairs,
Clowns to the left of me,
Jokers to the right, here I am,
Stuck in the middle with you.

Yes I’m stuck in the middle with you,
And I’m wondering what it is I should do,
It’s so hard to keep this smile from my face,
Losing control, yeah, I’m all over the place,
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right,
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.

Well you started out with nothing,
And you’re proud that you’re a self made man,
And your friends, they all come crawlin,
Slap you on the back and say,
Please…. Please…..

Trying to make some sense of it all,
But I can see that it makes no sense at all,
Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor,
‘Cause I don’t think that I can take anymore
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right,
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.

Well you started out with nothing,
And you’re proud that you’re a self made man,
And your friends, they all come crawlin,
Slap you on the back and say,
Please…. Please…..

Well I don’t know why I came here tonight,
I got the feeling that something ain’t right,
I’m so scared in case I fall off my chair,
And I’m wondering how I’ll get down the stairs,
Clowns to the left of me,
Jokers to the right, here I am,
Stuck in the middle with you,
Yes I’m stuck in the middle with you,
Stuck in the middle with you.

Comment by Opie Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 6:50 pm
“Money” from Cabaret and

“If You Got the Money, Honey, I’ve Got the Time.”

and

“If I Only Had a Brain” from Wizard of OZ

Comment by Disgusted Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 6:59 pm
For his self-absorption, “Mirror in the Bathroom” by English Beat or the cover by Madness:
“Mirror in the bathroom
please talk free
The door is locked
just you and me.
Can I take you to a restaurant
that’s got glass tables
You can watch yourself
while you are eating.
Mirror in the bathroom
I just can’t stop it,
Every Saturday you see me
window shopping.
Find no interest in the
racks and shelves
Just a thousand reflections
of my own sweet self, self, self…
Mirror in the bathroom
You’re my mirror in the bathroom
You’re my mirror in the bathroom
You’re my mirror in the bathroom…
Mirror in the bathroom
recompense
For all my crimes
of self defense.
Cures you whisper
make no sense
Drift gently into
mental illness.
Mirror in the bathroom
please talk free
The door is locked
just you and me.
Can I take you to a restaurant
that’s got glass tables
You can watch yourself
while you are eating.
Mirror in the bathroom
Mirror in the bathroom…”

BTW, speaking mof crazy people, “They’re coming to take me away”, attributed to Napoleon the 14th, is actually sung by Norman Greenbaum, of “Spirit In The Sky” fame. One and the same.

Suggestion for another future QOTD: what would be their choice of video game for Blago and each of the constitutionalss to play? I think Madigan would be all over Civ IV, Emil seems like a Halo 3 guy, (”I’m a WARRIOR!!!) but Rod would play The Sims (Sim Government?) or Leisure Suit Larry.

And his skills at diplomacy and statesmanship can be summed up in two famous words: “Leeeeeroy Jenkins!!!!!!!”.

Comment by 45RPM Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 7:15 pm
“You Spin Me Right ‘Round, (Like a Record)”

Comment by Rebekah Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 7:16 pm
“Nobody’s Perfect” by Hannah Montana

(unlike the Governor, I had to look these lyrics up)

“Sometimes I work a scheme
But then it flips on me
Dosen’t turn out how I planned
gets stuck in quick sand
No problem, can be solved
Once I get involved
I try to be delicate
Then crash right into it
But my intentions are good{yeah yeah yeah}
Sometimes just mis-understood”

Comment by Establishment Republican Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 7:21 pm
In honor of plak8…Sidestep…video says it all..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mNDHTfdn1A

Comment by Lifetime Saluki Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 7:58 pm
If I Only Had …… a Brain

I could while away the hours
Conferrin’ with the flowers
Consultin’ with the rain
And my head, I’d be scratchin’
While my thoughts were busy hatchin’
If I only had a brain.

I’d unravel ev’ry riddle
For any individ’le
In trouble or in pain
With the thoughts you’d be thinkin’
You could be another Lincoln,
If you only had a brain.
Oh, I could tell you why
The ocean’s near the shore,
I could think of things I never thunk before
And then I’d sit and think some more.
I would not be just a nuffin’
My head all full of stuffin’
My heart all full of pain.
I would dance and be merry
Life would be a ding-a-derry
If I only had a brain–Whoa!

Comment by Tollway Dan Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 8:21 pm
Creep - Radiohead

But I’m a creep
I’m a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
I don’t belong here

Comment by God's Country Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 8:33 pm
Material Girl - Madonna

Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me
I think theyre o.k.
If they dont give me proper credit
I just walk away

Comment by hibhab Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 10:23 pm
Stop the contest, Captain. Hannah takes the taco.

Can’t you see a commercial with the SpinSisters in Hannah wigs and say, Jimmy DeLeo in a Billy Ray Cyrus wig?

That would be hard to top..

Comment by Arthur Andersen Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 10:40 pm
“Should I Stay or Should I Go?”-The Clash

Comment by The Dude Thursday, Jan 24, 08 @ 11:34 pm
We are the Champions, Queen

Comment by anon Friday, Jan 25, 08 @ 7:03 am
I’m A Loser ~ Lennon/McCartney

I’m a loser
I’m a loser
And I’m not what I appear to be

Of all the love I have won or have lost
there is one love I should never have crossed
She was a girl in a million, my friend
I should have known she would win in the end

I’m a loser
And I lost someone who’s near to me
I’m a loser
And I’m not what I appear to be

Although I laugh and I act like a clown
Beneath this mask I am wearing a frown
My tears are falling like rain from the sky
Is it for her or myself that I cry

I’m a loser
And I lost someone who’s near to me
I’m a loser
And I’m not what I appear to be

What have I done to deserve such a fate
I realize I have left it too late
And so it’s true, pride comes before a fall
I’m telling you so that you won’t lose all

I’m a loser
And I lost someone who’s near to me
I’m a loser
And I’m not what I appear to be

Comment by Dailey's Dice Friday, Jan 25, 08 @ 7:24 am
I’m A Loser - Lennon/McCartney
Lyrics:
I’m a loser
I’m a loser
And I’m not what I appear to be

Of all the love I have won or have lost
there is one love I should never have crossed
She was a girl in a million, my friend
I should have known she would win in the end

I’m a loser
And I lost someone who’s near to me
I’m a loser
And I’m not what I appear to be

Although I laugh and I act like a clown
Beneath this mask I am wearing a frown
My tears are falling like rain from the sky
Is it for her or myself that I cry

I’m a loser
And I lost someone who’s near to me
I’m a loser
And I’m not what I appear to be

What have I done to deserve such a fate
I realize I have left it too late
And so it’s true, pride comes before a fall
I’m telling you so that you won’t lose all

I’m a loser
And I lost someone who’s near to me
I’m a loser
And I’m not what I appear to be

Comment by Dailey's Dice Friday, Jan 25, 08 @ 7:24 am
S.I.N. - Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, Randy Castillo

A psycho driver twisted in my head
Silence broken, but there’s nothing said
I got a nightmare from a fantasy
Will the voices ever set me free
I can hear’em, I can hear’em
Someone wake me when it’s over
I can see’em, I can see’em
I can see’em over and over again
I saw it happening like deja-vu
They tried to tell me, but they couldn’t get through
In my head I hear the voices scream
I need someone to tell me what it means

Whoa - Who turned off the lights ?
Whoa - A shadow in the night
Whoa - It wasn’t meant to be
I can’t tak this alone
Don’t leave me on my own tonight
Oh no I can’t take it alone
Don’t leave me on my own tonight
Shattered dreams lay next to broken glass
I wonder if tonight will be my last
I need an angel who can rescue me
To save me from my mental symphony

Whoa - Who turned off the lights ?
Whoa - A shadow in the night
Whoa - It wasn’t meant to be
I can’t take this alone
Don’t leave me on my own tonight
No, no I can’t take it alone
Don’t leave me on my own tonight

Comment by Poolside @ Hotel Abiza Friday, Jan 25, 08 @ 8:25 am

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