A long long time agoI can still remember howMy country used to make me smileAnd I knew if we had the chanceThat we could make this nation danceAnd maybe we’d be happy for a while But that November made me shiverWith every paper I deliveredBad news on the doorstepI couldn’t take one more step Oh,… Continue reading American Dream
Category: Songs
Political and social parodies of some of the most timeless songs
Stairway to Heaven
There’s the answers we knowBut some minds are controlledThey’ll be finding no stairway to heavenThose will soon come to knowLeft alone with their souls That they should have paid heed to their saviorOh oh oh oh They’ll be finding no stairway to heaven There’ve been signs on the wallStill they think they are sureBut you… Continue reading Stairway to Heaven
Million Reasons
You’re giving me a million reasons to let you goYou’re giving me a million reasons to quit the showYou’re givin’ me a million reasonsMeanwhile your hero treasonsGivin’ me a million reasonsJust might lose some more freedoms If you had a backbone, you would stand up to himIf you cared about us, you’d stop the sufferin’But… Continue reading Million Reasons
Black
Hey, hey, yeahLands of pleasing forests, shiny lakes of blueAre laid spread out before you, was the best I could doThe good intentions revolve around your soul as the earth to the sunNow the air you tasted and breathed has taken a turnOoh and all I taught you was everythingOoh, I know some want it… Continue reading Black
Smells Like a Mass Shooting
Stock up on guns, bring your friendsIt’s fun to shoot and to pretendWe’re over-bored and self-assuredControl is now a dirty word Heads low, heads low, heads low, how lowHeads low, heads low, heads low, how lowHeads low, heads low, heads low, how lowHeads low, heads low, heads low With our lights out, we’re more dangerousHere… Continue reading Smells Like a Mass Shooting
Knockin’ on Prison’s Door
Got a message for the G.O.P.We can’t trust you anymoreIt’s getting clear too clear we seeLooks like you’re knockin’ on prison’s door Knock-knock-knockin’ on prison’s door Hey hey hey hey yeahGivin’ to the rich, takin’ from the poorThe Russian money you hide offshoreThe crimes on the people we can’t ignore, oh yeahOh oh yeah –… Continue reading Knockin’ on Prison’s Door
Mercy Mercy Me
Mercy Mercy Me – Marvin GayeWhoa, oh, mercy mercy meOh things ain’t what they used to be, no noWhere did all the blue skies go?Poison that surrounds us now thanks to selfishness and greed Whoa mercy, mercy me,Oh things ain’t what they used to be, no noOil wasted on the oceans, plastic in our seas,… Continue reading Mercy Mercy Me
Mushroom Man
We sealed our fate on election night Zero hour two AM And we should have been more enlightened by then I miss Barack so much, I miss my life It’s lonely in this place That’s full of endless strife And I think it’s gonna be a long long time ‘Till peace and love is there… Continue reading Mushroom Man
If I Were the Prez
To the tune of If I Were A Boy by Beyonce If I were the PrezEven just for a day I’d roll out a health care plan for allSo that those in need would be okay Don’t have to worry‘Bout losing it allI’d make healthy foods cheap at lastAnd hunger a thing of the past ‘causeThat’s the… Continue reading If I Were the Prez