I like the theme to Pinky and the brain. Seems to fit.
Pinky and the Brain They're Pinky and the Brain Yes, Pinky and the Brain One is a genius, the other's insane
Ghost
· 2 years ago
House: Under Pressure - Queen Senate: Free will - Rush
Gov: Wannabe (Yo, I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want) - Spice Girls
Clowns to the left of me...jok
· 2 years ago
Stealers Wheel - "Stuck in the middle with you"
Dozer
· 2 years ago
Gov -- Flirtn with disaster Molly Hachet
Commonsense in Illinois
· 2 years ago
House: Why won't they let us go home? Senate: Until the end of time Gov: They're coming to take me away, ha ha...
Yeah, I'm old.
get real
· 2 years ago
for the governor how about tell me lies by fleetwood mac. for the senate talking heads road to nowhere. for the house. chain of fools by aretha franklin.
your so vain / carley simon
· 2 years ago
The gov of course, who else calls a hair brush his football and ask who's got the ball before going on camera. Sourse news paper about excess state police guards
S. Illinois
· 2 years ago
Ramones - "I wanna be sedated."
boozy floozy
· 2 years ago
For the whole GA and the Governor: Head Like A Hole - NIN
For the Speaker: Samuel L. Jackson's recitation of Ezekial 25:17 from Pulp Fiction
anon
· 2 years ago
Some will win, some will lose Some were born to sing the blues Oh, the movie never ends It goes on and on and on and on DONT STOP
Oh, sorry. The commercials for reruns of the Sopranos are stuck in my head.
105th Blues
· 2 years ago
"Say You Will" (Fleetwood Mac)
Goofus and Gallant
· 2 years ago
For Rod:
'The Great Pretender' by The Platters "Oh yes, I'm the great pretender Pretending that I'm doing well My need is such; I pretend too much I'm lonely but no one can tell.
Oh yes, I'm the great pretender A drift in a world of my own I play the game; but to my real shame You've let me to dream all alone."
Madigan-
105th Blues
· 2 years ago
"You can't always get what you want" (Rolling Stones)
105th Blues
· 2 years ago
For the Guv: "Burning Down the House" (Talking Heads)
Anonymous
· 2 years ago
The End by the Doors.
So Ill
· 2 years ago
This is the song that doesn't end, Oh, it goes on and on, my friend. Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was Now they keep on singing it forever, just because This is the song that doesn't end...
105th Blues
· 2 years ago
No, you can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want And if you try sometime you find You get what you need
Skeeter
· 2 years ago
Madigan/House: "Busted." I prefer the Johnny Cash version, but the Ray Charles version would work.
Jones/Senate: "Countin on a Miracle", Bruce Springsteen
Blago: "I'm Not From Here", James McMurtry
Bluefish
· 2 years ago
We need a Weird Al approach to this.
Senate: The Dead's Casey Jones -> Emil Jones Sample lyric: Driving that train, Blago on his brain Emil Jones you'd better watch your speed Trouble ahead, trouble behind And you know casinos just crossed my mind
House: Ballad of Gilligans Island -> Ballad of Madigans Island So this is the tale of the castaways, they’re here for a long, long time, They’ll have to make a budget up, with Blago it’s an uphill climb. Madigan and Skip Saviano, will do their very best, To make the others comfortable, in the tropics with the pest.
Blago: Heartbreak Hotel Well, since Mike Madigan left me, I found it's overtime in hell. I'm down at the end of lonely street at Heartbreak Hotel.
Lula May
· 2 years ago
Still crazy after all these years.
Why won't this post??
· 2 years ago
Its close to midnight and something evils lurking in the dark Under the moonlight you see a sight that almost stops your heart You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes, Youre paralyzed
cause this is thriller, thriller night And no ones gonna save you from the beast about strike You know its thriller, thriller night Youre fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller tonight
You hear the door slam and realize theres nowhere left to run You feel the cold hand and wonder if youll ever see the sun You close your eyes and hope that this is just imagination But all the while you hear the creature creepin up behind Youre out of time
cause this is thriller, thriller night There aint no second chance against the thing with forty eyes You know its thriller, thriller night Youre fighting for your life inside of killer, thriller tonight
Night creatures call And the dead start to walk in their masquerade Theres no escapin the jaws of the alien this time (theyre open wide) This is the end of your life
Theyre out to get you, theres demons closing in on every side They will possess you unless you change the number on your dial Now is the time for you and I to cuddle close together All thru the night Ill save you from the terror on the screen, Ill make you see
Session summary – “Is there Anybody Out There?â€
Just Saying
· 2 years ago
Money, get back. I'm alright, Jack, keep your hands off of my stack. Money, it's a hit. Don't give me that do goody good bull----. I'm in the high-fidelity first-class traveling set And I think I need a Lear [state?] jet.
S. Illinois
· 2 years ago
If we're going the Pink Floyd route, then it's got to be "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving With a Pict." It makes about as much sense as this session does!
Gus Frerotte's Clipboard
· 2 years ago
Governor Blagojevich: Elton John, "I'm Still Standing" Senate President Jones: Mary J. Blige, "Be Without You" Minority Leader Watson: Black Sheep, "The Choice is Yours" Speaker Madigan: Matthew Wilder, "Break My Stride" Minority Leader Cross: REM, "It's The End of the World as We Know It, and I Feel Fine"SJ-R Editorial Board: Fleetwood Mac, "Tusk"
Gus Frerotte's Clipboard
· 2 years ago
Governor Blagojevich: Elton John, "I'm Still Standing" Senate President Jones: Mary J. Blige, "Be Without You" Minority Leader Watson: Black Sheep, "The Choice is Yours" Speaker Madigan: Matthew Wilder, "Break My Stride" Minority Leader Cross: REM, "It's The End of the World as We Know It, and I Feel Fine" SJ-R Editorial Board: Fleetwood Mac, "Tusk"
AsAMom
· 2 years ago
For the Gov - The Platters - Great Pretender or Little Feat - Business As Usual. For the House - Matthew Wilder - Nobody's Gonna Break My Stride
Wumpus
· 2 years ago
DOn't Stop Believin' for Blago-The White Sox WS Theme
C.R.E.A.M. by Wu Tang Clan
Mr. Ethics
· 2 years ago
Modest Mouse has an entire album for these guys "we were already dead before the ship even sank."
Jdub
· 2 years ago
This truly proves that any situation can be remedied by Sinatra...It's like a sadistical musical score from the seventh circle of hell.
Blago: "Just what makes that little ol Rod Think he'll win and be like God Anyone knows that Rod can't push a budget roughshod But he's got high hopes He's got high hopes He's got high apple pie in the sky hopes"
Madigan: "I won't dance don't ask me I won't dance don't ask me I won't dance Mad-man with you My head won't let my heart vote the way you want it to."
Jones: "This ain't my kind of town Springfield ain't My kind of town Springfield ain't My kind of people too Like Forby whom I can royally screw."
Antimachus
· 2 years ago
General Assembly - " The Boys (and Girls) of Summer" by Don Henley
G-Rod - "My Own Prison" by Creed
MJM - "I've Got the Power" by Snap
Pres. Jones - "I Walk the Line" By The Man in Black
Of course the lyrics do not really reflect the situations at hand, but the titles can be construed to mean whatever you want.
Anonymous
· 2 years ago
The Animals, "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place"
In addition to the meat of the chorus saying... "We gotta get out of this place If it's the last thing we ever do We gotta get out of this place"
...the song also begins with the eerily fitting, " In this dirty old part of the city Where the sun refused to shine People tell me there ain't no use in tryin'"
Hmm.
jwscott72
· 2 years ago
Off the top of my head:
Special Sessions: Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) by Motley Crue.
I think this song pretty much sums up the overtime dialogue between Blago and Madigan: "Anything you can do, I can do better. I can do anything better than you" from Annie Get Your Gun.
Bill
· 2 years ago
More Animals, For Rod:I'm just a soul who's intentions are good, Oh Lord, please don't let me be misubderstood. Am,D,Am,D
M
· 2 years ago
It's The End of the World As We Know it (and I Feel Fine)- R.E.M.
Rebel13
· 2 years ago
How about Dr Dimento show songs:
Napolean XIV for The Gov!
They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa. They're coming to take me away, ho ho, he he, ha ha, To the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time And I'll be happy to see those nice young Men in their clean white coats and They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!
To the happy home with trees and flowers and chirping birds And basket weavers who sit and smile And twiddle their thumbs and toes And they're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!
To the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time And I'll be happy to see those nice young Men in their clean white coats and They're coming to take me away!
Boone Logan Square
· 2 years ago
For everyone in Springfield:
"In the Year 2525 (If Mankind Is Still Alive)" "Tired of Waiting" "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
Thanks Rich...
· 2 years ago
We Can Work It Out Lyrics The Beatles
Try to see it my way, Do I have to keep on talking till I can't go on? While you see it your way, Run the risk of knowing that our love may soon be gone.
We can work it out, We can work it out.
Think of what you're saying. You can get it wrong and still you think that it's all right. Think of what I'm saying, We can work it out and get it straight, or say good night.
We can work it out, We can work it out.
Life is very short, and there's no time For fussing and fighting, my friend. I have always thought that it's a crime, So I will ask you once again.
Try to see it my way, Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong. While you see it your way There's a chance that we might fall apart before too long.
We can work it out, We can work it out.
Life is very short, and there's no time For fussing and fighting, my friend. I have always thought that it's a crime, So I will ask you once again.
Try to see it my way, Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong. While you see it your way There's a chance that we might fall apart before too long.
We can work it out, We can work it out.
Rebel13
· 2 years ago
Sorry, spelled Napoleon XIV wrong.
NimROD
· 2 years ago
It has to be 'Dueling Banjos' from Deliverance just for the mental imagery it evokes.
Kiyoshi Martinez
· 2 years ago
Beatles - "Eight days a week"
Six Degrees of Separation
· 2 years ago
GA: Takin' Care of Business (and working overtime) - BTO or Cruel Summer - Bananarama
Gov: Crazy - either Seal or Patsy Cline's version or Problem Child - AC/DC
been there
· 2 years ago
House---Show Me the Way To Go Home
Senate---You Can't Be True, Dear
Milrod---Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Six Degrees of Separation
· 2 years ago
Bill,
I think it goes to Dm instead of D. This is the part where Alan Price's organ riff comes in right after the chorus, no?
not on the clout list
· 2 years ago
Well who better for the summer than the Good Ole Grateful Dead?
Big Bossman(Gov)>Me & My Uncle(Emil)>Throwing Stones(Cross/Watson)>Drums/Space(rest of the GA)>The Wheel(Madigan)>Bid you good nite
Miller's got the tour shirts!!!!
South Side Mike
· 2 years ago
For the Gov: "If I only Had A Brain" from Wizard of Oz For Jones: Either "Walk with the Devil" by the Jazz Butcher Conspiracy or "I'm with Stupid" by the Pep Shop Boys For Madigan: "I'm in Charge" by Bruce Forsyth
For the Session as a Whole: The Theme from "The Neverending Story"
Siyotanka
· 2 years ago
A couple of Buffett tunes...
For Da Gov - A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
For the GA - Livin and Dying in 3/4 Time
General Assembly Watcher
· 2 years ago
Here we go round the mullberry bush!
i d
· 2 years ago
The Lord's Prayer.
No Way
· 2 years ago
I keep hearing "Yakey Sax" by the recently late Boots Randolph. Better known as the theme song from The Benny Hill Show.
i d
· 2 years ago
The Dirty Jobs Lyrics (The Who) The Who - The Dirty Jobs Lyrics
I am a man who looks after the pigs Usually I get along okay. I am man who reveals all he digs, Should be more careful what I say.
I'm getting put down, I'm getting pushed round, I'm being beaten every day. My life's fading, But things are changing, I'm not gonna sit and weep again.
I am man who drives a local bus I take miners to work, but the pits all closed today. It's easy to see that you are one of us. Ain't it funny how we all seem to look the same?
We're getting put down [etc.]
My karma tells me You've been screwed again. If you let them do it to you You've got yourself to blame. It's you who feels the pain It's you that feels ashamed.
I am a young man I ain't done very much, You men should remember how you used to fight. Just like a child, I've been seeing only dreams, I'm all mixed up but I know what's right.
I'm getting put down [etc.]
Name/Nickname/Anon
· 2 years ago
"Ship of Fools" by Robert Plant.
Bill
· 2 years ago
Six, You're right. One of the best (and simplest) organ leads of all time!
ryno
· 2 years ago
ELT by Wilco
Amused and Confused
· 2 years ago
To add to the post of Bluefish: So this is a tale of our legislators, they’re here for a long, long time.
They’ll have to make the best of things, it’s an uphill climb. The Republicans and
The House Chair will do their very best to make the others comfortable in the
golden dome nest.
No vote, no action, no vacation not a single luxury like Survivor contestants it’s
as primitive as can be. So join us here each week my friends you’re sure to get
a smile from dozens of stranded legislators
Here on Legislative Island!
NRA Endowment Life Member
· 2 years ago
From the Led Zeppelin catalog:
Blago: Fool in the Rain (alternate - The Lemon Song) Jones: Dazed and Confused Madigan: No Quarter
Republicans: Dancing Days Democrats: Heartbreaker
Entire Budget Process: Communications Breakdown
Cogito
· 2 years ago
Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust'. It is particularly relevant as it first appeared on their album "The Game".
WOW
· 2 years ago
MICKEY MOUSE
Six Degrees of Separation
· 2 years ago
Bill-
The Animals were a great band, and politically diverse, too. Eric Burdon (a Labour liberal) and Alan Price (a Tory conservative) used to get into political arguments and shouting matches at their rehearsals while the other members rolled their eyes.
MARKIE
· 2 years ago
Parody "I wanna new drug" for blago's theme song
I wanna new graft, one that wont get me caught. One that wont make Emil's boy rich, or get Michael Madigan hot.
Genre change
· 2 years ago
Those songs are WAY too short for this. Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" is more appropriate, because that's what we're going to see. And the sonnet Vivaldi wrote for Summer is appropriate:
(Allegro non molto) Under a hard Season, fired up by the Sun Languishes man, languishes the flock and burns the pine We hear the cuckoo's voice; then sweet songs of the turtledove and finch are heard. Soft breezes stir the air... but threatening north wind sweeps them suddenly aside. The shepherd trembles, fearing violent storms and his fate.
(Adagio e piano - Presto e forte) The fear of lightning and fierce thunder Robs his tired limbs of rest As gnats and flies buzz furiously around.
(Presto) Alas, his fears were justified The Heavens thunders and roar and majestically Cuts the head off the wheat and damages the grain.
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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 hanging over me, Oh, yesterday came suddenly.
Why she Had to go I don't know, she wouldn't say. I said, Something wrong, now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday, Love was such an easy game to play, Now I need a place to hide away, Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Why she Had to go I don't know, she wouldn't say. I said, Something wrong, now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday, Love was such an easy game to play, Now I need a place to hide away, Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm.
"Bill McKay"
· 2 years ago
For the Gov. and those in the Legistature..."Makes Me Wonder" by Maroon 5. Specifically if you change the intention of the song from a romantic break up to a fueding Illinois political system - "I still don't have a reason, and you don't have the time...Cause I don't believe in you anymore...I wonder if it even makes a difference to try!?"
Ron Burgundy
· 2 years ago
Blago - "All Hands Against His Own" The Black Keys or "I'm Going Down" Bruce Springsteen
Madigan - "Ride Captain Ride" Blues Image
Emil - "If I Had a Million Dollars" Barenaked Ladies
Citizens of Illinois - "We've Been Had" The Walkmen
Jaded
· 2 years ago
Most of the good ones are taken, so I'll say Vacation by the Go-Go's.
A Citizen
· 2 years ago
Jail House Rock
VanillaMan
· 2 years ago
For the Governor: The Futureheads - "Stupid and Shallow"
For the House: Gang of Four - "Paralyzed" For the Senate: Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy"
downhereforyears
· 2 years ago
For Rod-The Gambler, Kenny Rogers For Madigan- Who says you can't go home, Bon Jovi For Emil-Respect, Aretha Franklin For Cross-How do you like me now, Toby Keith For Watson-I'm here for he party, Gretchen Wilson
rachel
· 2 years ago
Governor: Beatles- "I am the Walrus" House: Elvis Presley- "A Little Less Conversation" Senate: Johnny Cash-"Ring of Fire"
Anonymous
· 2 years ago
For The Guv - Day Tripper by the Beatles
Crockett
· 2 years ago
Emil Jones- Rock and a Hard Place, Rolling Stones
The Illinois House- We Won't Get Fooled Again- The Who
Bill- I'm a Believer- The Monkees
The Guv- Yellow Ledbetter- Pearl Jam, not for the lyrics or title, but the lack of comprehension of the audience.
For the whole thing, the song name and artist, but not the lyrics, Suspicious Minds, Elvis.
Nick Naylor
· 2 years ago
Two Warren Zevon songs keep popping into my head:
"Mr. Bad Example" and "Lawyers, Guns, and Money"
Anon
· 2 years ago
We've Lost That Lovin Feeling
Jake from Elwood
· 2 years ago
"You've Got to Keep Them Separated" by the Offspring. Or perhaps. . ."Fixing a Hole" by the Beatles.
BeatleBoy
· 2 years ago
I would make any Yoko Ono song the theme song, and play it continuously until the legislators surrender and pass a budget.
Just Saying
· 2 years ago
BeatleBoy, at least it's not Celine Dion!
helpless in downstate
· 2 years ago
For the citizens of Illinois from the Beatles "Help" We need somebody.
NimROD
· 2 years ago
Just Saying:
You're right...we should alternate between Yoko Ono AND Celine Dion at extreme volume until they either pass the budget or resign.
Brother Esau
· 2 years ago
Brother Esau has a great lyric that could apply to all "shadow boxing the apocalypse" and "still fighting a war we'll never win."
Two more Zevon for the Gov - "Accidentally Like A Martyr" and "Excitable Boy."
Also - The Pixies - Where's My Mind (Mulligan can sing it to the Gov)
Overtimer
· 2 years ago
Or how about playing Linda Ronstadt songs over and over again. Weren't those her songs the U.S. used to get Manuel Noriega to surrender? Hey, if it worked for Noriega than it might just work for Blago and the GA.
NoEndNSight
· 2 years ago
Speaker to Governor:
"Positively 4th Street" Bob Dylan You got a lotta nerve To say you are my friend When I was down You just stood there grinning
You got a lotta nerve To say you got a helping hand to lend You just want to be on The side that's winning
You say I let you down You know it's not like that If you're so hurt Why then don't you show it
You say you lost your faith But that's not where it's at You had no faith to lose And you know it
I know the reason That you talk behind my back I used to be among the crowd You're in with
Do you take me for such a fool To think I'd make contact With the one who tries to hide What he don't know to begin with
You see me on the street You always act surprised You say, "How are you?" "Good luck" But you don't mean it
When you know as well as me You'd rather see me paralyzed Why don't you just come out once And scream it
No, I do not feel that good When I see the heartbreaks you embrace If I was a master thief Perhaps I'd rob them
And now I know you're dissatisfied With your position and your place Don't you understand It's not my problem
I wish that for just one time You could stand inside my shoes And just for that one moment I could be you
Yes, I wish that for just one time You could stand inside my shoes You'd know what a drag it is To see you
I Love the 80s
· 2 years ago
Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
Destination Unknown - Missing Persons
Things Can Only Get Better - Howard Jones
Let's Go - the Cars
JolietJake
· 2 years ago
Blagojevich - Ray Stevens, "The Streak" House - Johnny Cash, "The Wreck of the Old '97" Senate - I know this isn't a song, but all I can think of is the blank, black screen that followed the Soprano's ending.
I'll go with a montage scene to the music of Rocky IV with Madigan sporting a bomber coat, growing a playoff beard, running up the capitol steps and yelling 'BLAGO!!!'
Say WHAT?
· 2 years ago
Gov - A little less talk and a lot more action
Senate - I don't wanna work, I just want to bang on the drum all day
House - The boys are back in town
Overall - I think were in trouble
BodieZoffa
· 2 years ago
And the Winner is.............
"Land of Confusion" Genesis
Theres too many men Too many people Making too many problems And not much love to go round Cant you see This is a land of confusion.
This is the world we live in And these are the hands were given Use them and lets start trying To make it a place worth living in.
Esteban
· 2 years ago
Anything by Barry Manilow would speed the process along,,,,,,,,,
Jacques Strappe
· 2 years ago
After reading the gov's interview with the Ay Pee, I'm thinking Love and Rockets "Ball of Confusion..."
OneManBlog
· 2 years ago
G-Rod "Give it To Me" - Timbaland et al
pickles!!
· 2 years ago
'Message in a Bottle" the Police "Sending out an SOS, sending out an SOS, sendin out an SOS...."
Go Linda!
· 2 years ago
For the Gov:Smash Mouth's Allstar, we all know he "ain't the sharpest tool in the shed" his "brain gets smart, but his head gets dumb"
For Emil Jones: Johnny Paycheck's "Take this job and shove it!"
For MJM and the House: Queen's "We are the Champions"
so-called "Austin Mayor"
· 2 years ago
My suggestion for the overtime participants: Don't Fear the Reaper.
The entire session can be summed up with "Love Shack" by the B52s.
It can be interpreted in many different ways for each person/cauus.
Bobby
· 2 years ago
"Idiot Wind" -
"We're idiots, babe, It's a wonder we can even feed ourselves"
heet101
· 2 years ago
Highway to Hell by AC/DC
Anonymous
· 2 years ago
Psycho Killer from the Talking Heads.
I can't seem to face up to the facts I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax I can't sleep cause my bed's on fire Don't touch me I'm a real live wire
Psycho killer, qu'est que c'est Far better Run away Psycho killer, que'st que c'est Far better Run away Oh yeah
You start a conversation you can't seem to finish it You're talkin' a lot but you're not sayin' anything When I have nothing to say my lips are sealed Say something once why say it again
Chorus
Ce que j'ai fait, ce soir la Ce qu'elle a dit, ce soir la Realisant, mon espoir Je me lance vers la gloire We are vain and we are blind I hate people when they're not polite
Chorus
Rich Miller
· 2 years ago
Yeah, Bobby. That's a good one for the guv or Jones...
"Someone's got it in for me. They're planting stories in the press. Whoever it is I wish they'd cut it out quick. When they will I can only guess."
"I noticed at the ceremony that your corrupt ways had finally made you blind.
I can't recall your face anymore. Your mouth has changed and your eyes don't look into mine."
Rich Miller
· 2 years ago
"Idiot wind, Blowing like a circle around my skull. From the Grand Coulee Dam to the Capitol."
Crimefighter
· 2 years ago
"Lying Away From You" by Linkin Park.
Lefty
· 2 years ago
General Assembly--"Dire Wolf" by Grateful Dead
Gov. Blagojevich--"He's Gone" by Grateful Dead
Rich Miller
· 2 years ago
Sorry. Got carried away.
Move along.
Milk Dud 08
· 2 years ago
Blago: Black Eyed Peas "My Humps" or "Let's Get it Started"
Blm Normal
· 2 years ago
The Governor Fool's Overture - Supertramp Gimme Gimme Gimme - ABBA Madigan Give a Little Bit - Supertramp Jones Things will be Better - The Byrds Cross and Watson Reach Out - The Four Tops Rank and File Lawmakers I've Been Waiting for You - ABBA
Blm Normal
· 2 years ago
All of them together...
Like a poem poorly written We are verses out of rhythm, Couplets out of rhyme, In syncopated time And the dangled conversation And the superficial sighs, Are the borders of our lives.
- Simon and Garfunkel
Brother Esau
· 2 years ago
Hate to keep hitting the Dead, but New Speedway Boogie..
Please don't dominate the rap jack, if you've got nothing new to say. If you please go back up the track this train has got to run today.
...Now I don't know but I been told in the heat of the sun a man died of cold Do we keep on coming or stand and wait with the sun so dark and the hour so late?...
...I don't know but I been told if the horse don't pull you got to carry the load I don't know whose back's that strong Maybe find out before too long
One way or another....this darkness got to give...
muon
· 2 years ago
Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression Pt. 2)
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends We're so glad you could attend, come inside, come inside There behind a glass stands a real blade of grass Be careful as you pass, move along, move along
Ozzy
· 2 years ago
WAR PIGS - Black Sabbath
Values Matter
· 2 years ago
"Shattered" by Mick Jagger and the Stones
anon
· 2 years ago
Rich, Great thread. I feel like I am actually listening to some of these songs as they sing in my head. Its amazing how many songs are appropriate.
Will
· 2 years ago
Poison Lovers by Steve Earle
I was almost out of here Nearly left this time I saw you in my rear view mirror And I pulled up on a dime But nothin' ventured, nothin' lost You can't say we didn't try That is unless you weigh the cost Of every tear we cried
Chorus: Why do we do this to each other I guess we were always poison lovers
If you could look me in the eye And tell me what you see Maybe you can tell me why I let you torture me I know that your lips are soft And they sing the sweetest songs But I've been listenin' long enough My heart has turned to stone
Chorus
Another time, another place Another wind to blame Cover every track and trace I'll find you just the same And even if we made our peace And went our separate ways You'd go west and I'd go east And we'd meet here in this place
sing it
· 2 years ago
For the Gov. --- You may be right, I may be crazy, but it just may be a loooonatic you're lookin for...(Billy Joel)
Also for Rod-- It's no surprise to me I am my own worst enemy cause every now and then I kick the livin s---- out of me... can we forget about the things I said (to the press) I didn't mean to call you that....
sing it
· 2 years ago
for Rod's proposals... Another one bites the dust... and another ones gone and another ones gone....
Not sure who these lyrics fit best...(Control, Janet Jackson)
And this time I’m gonna do it my way
I hope you enjoy this as much as I do
Are we ready? I am? cause it’s all about control
And I’ve got lots of it
When I was 17, I did what people told me
Did what my father said, and let my mother mold me
But that was long ago
Chorus:
I’m in control, never gonna stop
Control, to get what I want
Control, I got to have a lot
Control, now I’m all grown up
First time I fell in love
I didn’t know what hit me
So young and so naive
I thought it would be easy
But now I know I’ve go to take...
Repeat chorus
That’s right, I’m on my own,
I’ll call my own shots, thank you
Bridge:
Got my own mind
I wanna make my own decisions
When it has to do with my life, my life
I wanna be the one in control
So let me take you by the hand
And lead you on this dance
Cause what I’ve got is because I took a chance
I don’t wanna rule the world
Just wanna run my life
So make your life a little easier
When you get the chance just take...
Repeat chorus
Free at last, out here on my own
Now control this
That’s right, career moves
I do what’s right for me
And me wants to groove
Is that ok?
Repeat bridge
Hop to it
I’m in control (and I love it, that’s right)
Control, now I’ve got a lot
Control, now I’m all grown up
I’m in control, I’m in control
Don’t make me lose it
Democrat
· 2 years ago
The House ...Send in the Clowns
The Senate.....You can't always get what you want.
The Gov....I'm leaving on a jet plane.
S. Illinois
· 2 years ago
OK....someone has to say it...Cypress Hill - "Insane in the Brain."
Singing the blues
· 2 years ago
This verse from Everlast's "Ends" has Hot Rod written all over it:
Everything must change... Ends... CHORUS: Some people would rob their mother for the ends Rat snitch on one another for the ends
Concerned Voter
· 2 years ago
How about that Four Tops Classic, "It's The Same, Old Song"
Or as others mentioned, "Yakety Sax" - the Benny Hill Show theme music.
Okay tongue firmly planted in cheek here, while Yakety Sax is playing, I can see Judy Barr Topinka, Lisa Madigan, Mike Madigan, Emil Jones, and pick any other Republicans or Democrats you like, chasing after the guv, who is wearing a trenchcoat, running around Springfield, through the Guvs Mansion, the State House, and even through Abe Lincoln's Tomb site where the bronze bust of Lincoln sadly looks on with a rain drop, or could it be a tear, running down his cheek.
A Citizen
· 2 years ago
For the last one standing: Amazing Grace followed by bagpipe version of Going Home.
helpless in downstate
· 2 years ago
IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
Papa Legba
· 2 years ago
For the Guv an old Blue's standard done by many artists. "Don't Lie To Me".
For this whole budget farce - even the bands name fits well. "Money for Nothing" Dire Straits.
Shallow Pharnyx
· 2 years ago
In The Year 2525
Sample lyrics:
In the year 2525 Illinois FY2008 budget is still just jive Blago is still playing the blame game and Madigan is gaining fame.
Cap'n Crud
· 2 years ago
Theme song soon for EVERYBODY who has ANYTHING to do with the capitol: "Don't Stand So Close To Me," The Police.
Squideshi
· 2 years ago
Gov: I fought the law, and the law won.
Yellow Dog Democrat
· 2 years ago
Governor - "My Way", The Limp Bizkit cover, not Frank
House - "Tell Him No" - Travis
Senate - "Electric Company" Theme Song
Papa Legba
· 2 years ago
This could apply for many people -
"Somebody's Acting Like A Child" - John Mayall
Gregor
· 2 years ago
The irony in the lyrics, as well as title of Jimmy Cliff's "Wonderful World, Beautiful People" are perfect for this.
Another hater
· 2 years ago
Prince: "Oh Sheila!"
Boone Logan Square
· 2 years ago
Since Zevon's got a few appropriate titles, here are a few more:
For Rod: Quite Ugly One Morning Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School Empty-Handed Heart Reconsider Me Splendid Isolation Something Bad Happened to a Clown Ain't That Pretty At All Bad Karma Fistful of Rain (another song from Life'll Kill Ya I can't repeat here because of profanity)
Senate: Desperadoes Under the Eaves Play It All Night Long
House: I'll Slow You Down Mutineer I Was In the House When the House Burned Down
The Eventual Conclusion...Whenever It Happens: Never Too Late for Love
Little Egypt
· 2 years ago
For Blago, House & Senate all singing in unison to the people of Illinois, The Carpenters, "We've Only Just Begun."
Little Egypt
· 2 years ago
We've only just begun to live, White lace and promises A kiss for luck and we're on our way. And yes, We've just begun.
Before the rising sun we fly, So many roads to choose We start our walking and learn to run. And yes, We've just begun.
Sharing horizons that are new to us, Watching the signs along the way, Talking it over just the "three" of us, Working together day to day Together.
And when the evening comes we smile, So much of life ahead We'll find a place where there's room to grow, And yes, We've just begun.
Bob
· 2 years ago
"Wasted Days and Wasted Nights"
Lainer
· 2 years ago
"This Ain't the Summer of Love" by Blue Oyster Cult
Lainer
· 2 years ago
Or another slightly modified BOC song... "Oh no, they say he's got to go, go go Rodzilla!"
B Hicks
· 2 years ago
I Drink Alone, George Thorogood.
For Bill Mitchell:
Now, every morning, just before breakfast, I don't want no coffee or tea. Just me and my good buddy Weiser. That's all I ever need.
Milkdud 08
· 2 years ago
Did anyone mention "I think we're alone now?" Can imagine the Gov and Jones singing this to each other....
Milkdud 08
· 2 years ago
or, to the House, the Eagles "wasted time"
Just Me
· 2 years ago
Siyotanka said: "A couple of Buffett tunes…
For Da Gov - A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
For the GA - Livin and Dying in 3/4 Time"
You forgot Madigan - If the Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me
Levois
· 2 years ago
I wish I could've recommended some good rap, but my repertoire isn't up to speed exactly.
Emil Jones
· 2 years ago
I think the Governor should pick whatever song he wants, and I'll back him all the way.
Mike Madigan
· 2 years ago
Fat chance of THAT happening, Emil.
Michelle Flaherty
· 2 years ago
For the governor, I offer up a new twist on a Joe Walsh classic -- aren't all Joe Walsh songs clasic?
Life of Illusion: Sometimes I can't help the feeling that I'm living a life of illusion And hey, how about my GRT I thought I might get at least one vote for my resolution I just can’t help the feeling I’m Living a life of illusion.
Pow, right between my eyes Madigan cut me up like apple slices Wow, Papa Tony is going down I guess I’d better check for listening devices
And the subpeonaes come with no warning Fitzgerald loves his little surprises Continual crisis
Hey, time for me to waste another taxpayer’s day Coming up with empty solutions That have no meaning, just another hunch Based upon jumping conclusions
Caught up in endless solutions Backed up against a wall of confusion
Living a life of illusion
House Dems: We don't get fooled again -- the Who House GOP:Mayor of Simpleton -- XTC Senate Dems:Listen like Thieves -- INXS Senate GOP:Might as well go for a soda -- Kim Mitchell
Pat Quinn
· 2 years ago
I think we should create a Citizens Theme Song Board to make recommendations.
Missing Springfield
· 2 years ago
Session Playlist:
"Slow Descent Into Alcoholism" - New Pornographers "Let The Idiot Speak" - Old 97s "Rollercoaster" - M. Ward "Enjoy Yourself" - Todd Snider "Dropkick Me Jesus" - Bobby Bare "You Don't Make it Easy Babe" - Josh Ritter "Roll With the Changes" REO
Tired of this session
· 2 years ago
For members of the GA:
Hotel California --- you can check out any time but can never leave (Blago will just call you back)
312
· 2 years ago
I think I've nominated the only Disco song (not that there's anything wrong with that)...
For the staffs, plus the rank and file legislators...
'I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor).
Just because
· 2 years ago
An adaptation of "Fun Fun Fun" by the Beach Boys Dedicated to the Members of the General Assembly
Well he got a state airplane And he cruises through the capitol now Seems he forgot all about the budgeting Like he told his old lady now And with the radio blasting Goes cruising just as fast as he can now And he'll have fun fun fun 'Til Fitzgerald takes the G-Rod away (Fun fun fun 'til Fitzgerald takes the G-Rod away)
Well Springfield can't stand him 'Cause he talks and talks and talks like an ace now (You talk like an ace now you talk like an ace) He makes the federal government look like its running smooth now (You look like an ace now you look like an ace) A lotta guys try to fight him But he calls them into special session now (You talk like an ace now you talk like an ace) And he'll have fun fun fun 'Til Fitzgerald takes the G-Rod away (Fun fun fun 'til Fitzgerald takes the G-Rod away)
Well you knew all along That the Feds were gettin' wise to you now (Be sure you don't lie now, be sure you don't lie) And since they took your campaign files You've been thinking that your fun is all through now (Be sure you don't lie now, be sure you don't lie) But you can go along with them 'Cause we gotta a lot of things to do now (Be sure you don't lie now, be sure you don't lie)
And we'll have fun fun fun if that Fitzgerald takes the G-Rod away (Fun fun fun if that Fitzgerald takes the G-Rod away)
And we'll have fun fun fun if that Fitzgerald takes the G-Rod away (Fun fun fun if that Fitzgerald takes the G-Rod away)
Disgusted
· 2 years ago
Gov. "Leavin' on a Jet Plane" and "Folsom Prison Blues."
GA. "Chain of Fools", "You Talk Too Much."
Emil. "Can't Touch This."
Mike M: "We're Off to See the Wizard."
Chuckster
· 2 years ago
"Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down. Workin' in a coal mine, oops, another step down.
State of Farce
· 2 years ago
Bring lawyers, guns and money. The late great Warren Zevon. Dedicated to all of em!
Patriot
· 2 years ago
"Life Is A Bowl Of Cherries" by Cherry Pitts and the Cherry Pickers.
All Comments
Pinky and the Brain
They're Pinky and the Brain
Yes, Pinky and the Brain
One is a genius, the other's insane
Senate: Free will - Rush
Gov: Wannabe (Yo, I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want) - Spice Girls
Senate: Until the end of time
Gov: They're coming to take me away, ha ha...
Yeah, I'm old.
Sourse news paper about excess state police guards
Head Like A Hole - NIN
For the Speaker:
Samuel L. Jackson's recitation of Ezekial 25:17 from Pulp Fiction
Some were born to sing the blues
Oh, the movie never ends
It goes on and on and on and on
DONT STOP
Oh, sorry. The commercials for reruns of the Sopranos are stuck in my head.
'The Great Pretender' by The Platters
"Oh yes, I'm the great pretender
Pretending that I'm doing well
My need is such; I pretend too much
I'm lonely but no one can tell.
Oh yes, I'm the great pretender
A drift in a world of my own
I play the game; but to my real shame
You've let me to dream all alone."
Madigan-
Oh, it goes on and on, my friend.
Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was
Now they keep on singing it forever, just because
This is the song that doesn't end...
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
And if you try sometime you find
You get what you need
Jones/Senate: "Countin on a Miracle", Bruce Springsteen
Blago: "I'm Not From Here", James McMurtry
Senate: The Dead's Casey Jones -> Emil Jones
Sample lyric:
Driving that train, Blago on his brain
Emil Jones you'd better watch your speed
Trouble ahead, trouble behind
And you know casinos just crossed my mind
House: Ballad of Gilligans Island -> Ballad of Madigans Island
So this is the tale of the castaways, they’re here for a long, long time,
They’ll have to make a budget up, with Blago it’s an uphill climb.
Madigan and Skip Saviano, will do their very best,
To make the others comfortable, in the tropics with the pest.
Blago: Heartbreak Hotel
Well, since Mike Madigan left me,
I found it's overtime in hell.
I'm down at the end of lonely street
at Heartbreak Hotel.
Under the moonlight you see a sight that almost stops your heart
You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it
You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes,
Youre paralyzed
cause this is thriller, thriller night
And no ones gonna save you from the beast about strike
You know its thriller, thriller night
Youre fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller tonight
You hear the door slam and realize theres nowhere left to run
You feel the cold hand and wonder if youll ever see the sun
You close your eyes and hope that this is just imagination
But all the while you hear the creature creepin up behind
Youre out of time
cause this is thriller, thriller night
There aint no second chance against the thing with forty eyes
You know its thriller, thriller night
Youre fighting for your life inside of killer, thriller tonight
Night creatures call
And the dead start to walk in their masquerade
Theres no escapin the jaws of the alien this time
(theyre open wide)
This is the end of your life
Theyre out to get you, theres demons closing in on every side
They will possess you unless you change the number on your dial
Now is the time for you and I to cuddle close together
All thru the night Ill save you from the terror on the screen,
Ill make you see
"The Old Divide and Rule" by Alistair Hulett
Blago – “Brain Damageâ€
Madigan – “Moneyâ€
Watson – “Nobody Homeâ€
Cross – “Comfortably Numbâ€
Jones – “Pigs (Three Different Ones)â€
Session summary – “Is there Anybody Out There?â€
I'm alright, Jack, keep your hands off of my stack.
Money, it's a hit.
Don't give me that do goody good bull----.
I'm in the high-fidelity first-class traveling set
And I think I need a Lear [state?] jet.
Grooving With a Pict." It makes about as much sense as this session does!
Senate President Jones: Mary J. Blige, "Be Without You"
Minority Leader Watson: Black Sheep, "The Choice is Yours"
Speaker Madigan: Matthew Wilder, "Break My Stride"
Minority Leader Cross: REM, "It's The End of the World as We Know It, and I Feel Fine"SJ-R Editorial Board: Fleetwood Mac, "Tusk"
Senate President Jones: Mary J. Blige, "Be Without You"
Minority Leader Watson: Black Sheep, "The Choice is Yours"
Speaker Madigan: Matthew Wilder, "Break My Stride"
Minority Leader Cross: REM, "It's The End of the World as We Know It, and I Feel Fine"
SJ-R Editorial Board: Fleetwood Mac, "Tusk"
For the House - Matthew Wilder - Nobody's Gonna Break My Stride
C.R.E.A.M. by Wu Tang Clan
"we were already dead before the ship even sank."
Blago:
"Just what makes that little ol Rod
Think he'll win and be like God
Anyone knows that
Rod can't
push a budget roughshod
But he's got high hopes
He's got high hopes
He's got high apple pie in the sky hopes"
Madigan:
"I won't dance
don't ask me
I won't dance
don't ask me
I won't dance
Mad-man with you
My head won't let my heart vote the way you want it to."
Jones:
"This ain't my kind of town
Springfield ain't
My kind of town
Springfield ain't
My kind of people too
Like Forby whom I can royally screw."
G-Rod - "My Own Prison" by Creed
MJM - "I've Got the Power" by Snap
Pres. Jones - "I Walk the Line" By The Man in Black
Of course the lyrics do not really reflect the situations at hand, but the titles can be construed to mean whatever you want.
In addition to the meat of the chorus saying...
"We gotta get out of this place
If it's the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place"
...the song also begins with the eerily fitting,
" In this dirty old part of the city
Where the sun refused to shine
People tell me there ain't no use in tryin'"
Hmm.
Special Sessions: Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) by Motley Crue.
Governor: Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode
MJM: The Imperial March by John Williams
Watson: Shave and a Haircut
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvxDA6a4JZk
For Rod:I'm just a soul who's intentions are good,
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misubderstood.
Am,D,Am,D
Napolean XIV for The Gov!
They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa.
They're coming to take me away, ho ho, he he, ha ha,
To the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time
And I'll be happy to see those nice young
Men in their clean white coats and
They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!
To the happy home with trees and flowers and chirping birds
And basket weavers who sit and smile
And twiddle their thumbs and toes
And they're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!
To the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time
And I'll be happy to see those nice young
Men in their clean white coats and
They're coming to take me away!
"In the Year 2525 (If Mankind Is Still Alive)"
"Tired of Waiting"
"I'll Be Home for Christmas"
The Beatles
Try to see it my way,
Do I have to keep on talking till I can't go on?
While you see it your way,
Run the risk of knowing that our love may soon be gone.
We can work it out,
We can work it out.
Think of what you're saying.
You can get it wrong and still you think that it's all right.
Think of what I'm saying,
We can work it out and get it straight, or say good night.
We can work it out,
We can work it out.
Life is very short, and there's no time
For fussing and fighting, my friend.
I have always thought that it's a crime,
So I will ask you once again.
Try to see it my way,
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong.
While you see it your way
There's a chance that we might fall apart before too long.
We can work it out,
We can work it out.
Life is very short, and there's no time
For fussing and fighting, my friend.
I have always thought that it's a crime,
So I will ask you once again.
Try to see it my way,
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong.
While you see it your way
There's a chance that we might fall apart before too long.
We can work it out,
We can work it out.
or
Cruel Summer - Bananarama
Gov: Crazy - either Seal or Patsy Cline's version
or
Problem Child - AC/DC
Senate---You Can't Be True, Dear
Milrod---Somewhere Over the Rainbow
I think it goes to Dm instead of D. This is the part where Alan Price's organ riff comes in right after the chorus, no?
Big Bossman(Gov)>Me & My Uncle(Emil)>Throwing Stones(Cross/Watson)>Drums/Space(rest of the GA)>The Wheel(Madigan)>Bid you good nite
Miller's got the tour shirts!!!!
For Jones: Either "Walk with the Devil" by the Jazz Butcher Conspiracy or "I'm with Stupid" by the Pep Shop Boys
For Madigan: "I'm in Charge" by Bruce Forsyth
For the Session as a Whole: The Theme from "The Neverending Story"
For Da Gov - A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
For the GA - Livin and Dying in 3/4 Time
The Who - The Dirty Jobs Lyrics
I am a man who looks after the pigs
Usually I get along okay.
I am man who reveals all he digs,
Should be more careful what I say.
I'm getting put down,
I'm getting pushed round,
I'm being beaten every day.
My life's fading,
But things are changing,
I'm not gonna sit and weep again.
I am man who drives a local bus
I take miners to work, but the pits all closed today.
It's easy to see that you are one of us.
Ain't it funny how we all seem to look the same?
We're getting put down [etc.]
My karma tells me
You've been screwed again.
If you let them do it to you
You've got yourself to blame.
It's you who feels the pain
It's you that feels ashamed.
I am a young man
I ain't done very much,
You men should remember how you used to fight.
Just like a child, I've been seeing only dreams,
I'm all mixed up but I know what's right.
I'm getting put down [etc.]
You're right. One of the best (and simplest) organ leads of all time!
So this is a tale of our legislators, they’re here for a long, long time.
They’ll have to make the best of things, it’s an uphill climb. The Republicans and
The House Chair will do their very best to make the others comfortable in the
golden dome nest.
No vote, no action, no vacation not a single luxury like Survivor contestants it’s
as primitive as can be. So join us here each week my friends you’re sure to get
a smile from dozens of stranded legislators
Here on Legislative Island!
Blago: Fool in the Rain (alternate - The Lemon Song)
Jones: Dazed and Confused
Madigan: No Quarter
Republicans: Dancing Days
Democrats: Heartbreaker
Entire Budget Process: Communications Breakdown
The Animals were a great band, and politically diverse, too. Eric Burdon (a Labour liberal) and Alan Price (a Tory conservative) used to get into political arguments and shouting matches at their rehearsals while the other members rolled their eyes.
I wanna new graft,
one that wont get me caught.
One that wont make Emil's boy rich,
or get Michael Madigan hot.
(Allegro non molto)
Under a hard Season, fired up by the Sun
Languishes man, languishes the flock and burns the pine
We hear the cuckoo's voice; then sweet songs of the turtledove and finch are heard.
Soft breezes stir the air... but threatening north wind sweeps them suddenly aside.
The shepherd trembles, fearing violent storms and his fate.
(Adagio e piano - Presto e forte)
The fear of lightning and fierce thunder
Robs his tired limbs of rest
As gnats and flies buzz furiously around.
(Presto)
Alas, his fears were justified
The Heavens thunders and roar and majestically
Cuts the head off the wheat and damages the grain.
Something you should know about Yesterday Lyrics
Title: The Beatles - Yesterday lyrics
Artist: The Beatles
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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 hanging over me,
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.
Why she
Had to go I don't know, she wouldn't say.
I said,
Something wrong, now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday,
Love was such an easy game to play,
Now I need a place to hide away,
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Why she
Had to go I don't know, she wouldn't say.
I said,
Something wrong, now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday,
Love was such an easy game to play,
Now I need a place to hide away,
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm.
Madigan - "Ride Captain Ride" Blues Image
Emil - "If I Had a Million Dollars" Barenaked Ladies
Citizens of Illinois - "We've Been Had" The Walkmen
For the House: Gang of Four - "Paralyzed"
For the Senate: Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy"
For Madigan- Who says you can't go home, Bon Jovi
For Emil-Respect, Aretha Franklin
For Cross-How do you like me now, Toby Keith
For Watson-I'm here for he party, Gretchen Wilson
House: Elvis Presley- "A Little Less Conversation"
Senate: Johnny Cash-"Ring of Fire"
The Illinois House- We Won't Get Fooled Again- The Who
Bill- I'm a Believer- The Monkees
The Guv- Yellow Ledbetter- Pearl Jam, not for the lyrics or title, but the lack of comprehension of the audience.
For the whole thing, the song name and artist, but not the lyrics, Suspicious Minds, Elvis.
"Mr. Bad Example" and "Lawyers, Guns, and Money"
by the Offspring.
Or perhaps. . ."Fixing a Hole" by the Beatles.
You're right...we should alternate between Yoko Ono AND Celine Dion at extreme volume until they either pass the budget or resign.
Two more Zevon for the Gov - "Accidentally Like A Martyr" and "Excitable Boy."
Also - The Pixies - Where's My Mind (Mulligan can sing it to the Gov)
"Positively 4th Street" Bob Dylan
You got a lotta nerve
To say you are my friend
When I was down
You just stood there grinning
You got a lotta nerve
To say you got a helping hand to lend
You just want to be on
The side that's winning
You say I let you down
You know it's not like that
If you're so hurt
Why then don't you show it
You say you lost your faith
But that's not where it's at
You had no faith to lose
And you know it
I know the reason
That you talk behind my back
I used to be among the crowd
You're in with
Do you take me for such a fool
To think I'd make contact
With the one who tries to hide
What he don't know to begin with
You see me on the street
You always act surprised
You say, "How are you?" "Good luck"
But you don't mean it
When you know as well as me
You'd rather see me paralyzed
Why don't you just come out once
And scream it
No, I do not feel that good
When I see the heartbreaks you embrace
If I was a master thief
Perhaps I'd rob them
And now I know you're dissatisfied
With your position and your place
Don't you understand
It's not my problem
I wish that for just one time
You could stand inside my shoes
And just for that one moment
I could be you
Yes, I wish that for just one time
You could stand inside my shoes
You'd know what a drag it is
To see you
Destination Unknown - Missing Persons
Things Can Only Get Better - Howard Jones
Let's Go - the Cars
House - Johnny Cash, "The Wreck of the Old '97"
Senate - I know this isn't a song, but all I can think of is the blank, black screen that followed the Soprano's ending.
Senate - I don't wanna work, I just want to bang on the drum all day
House - The boys are back in town
Overall - I think were in trouble
"Land of Confusion" Genesis
Theres too many men
Too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go round
Cant you see
This is a land of confusion.
This is the world we live in
And these are the hands were given
Use them and lets start trying
To make it a place worth living in.
the process along,,,,,,,,,
"Sending out an SOS, sending out an SOS, sendin out an SOS...."
For Emil Jones: Johnny Paycheck's "Take this job and shove it!"
For MJM and the House: Queen's "We are the Champions"
And here's my musical suggestion.(mp3)
-- SCAM
It can be interpreted in many different ways for each person/cauus.
"We're idiots, babe,
It's a wonder we can even feed ourselves"
I can't seem to face up to the facts
I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax
I can't sleep cause my bed's on fire
Don't touch me I'm a real live wire
Psycho killer, qu'est que c'est
Far better
Run away
Psycho killer, que'st que c'est
Far better
Run away
Oh yeah
You start a conversation you can't seem to finish it
You're talkin' a lot but you're not sayin' anything
When I have nothing to say my lips are sealed
Say something once why say it again
Chorus
Ce que j'ai fait, ce soir la
Ce qu'elle a dit, ce soir la
Realisant, mon espoir
Je me lance vers la gloire
We are vain and we are blind
I hate people when they're not polite
Chorus
"Someone's got it in for me.
They're planting stories in the press.
Whoever it is I wish they'd cut it out quick.
When they will I can only guess."
Go here to watch the video.
had finally made you blind.
I can't recall your face anymore.
Your mouth has changed and your eyes don't look into mine."
Blowing like a circle around my skull.
From the Grand Coulee Dam to the Capitol."
Gov. Blagojevich--"He's Gone" by Grateful Dead
Move along.
Fool's Overture - Supertramp
Gimme Gimme Gimme - ABBA
Madigan
Give a Little Bit - Supertramp
Jones
Things will be Better - The Byrds
Cross and Watson
Reach Out - The Four Tops
Rank and File Lawmakers
I've Been Waiting for You - ABBA
Like a poem poorly written
We are verses out of rhythm,
Couplets out of rhyme,
In syncopated time
And the dangled conversation
And the superficial sighs,
Are the borders of our lives.
- Simon and Garfunkel
Please don't dominate the rap jack, if you've got nothing new to say.
If you please go back up the track this train has got to run today.
...Now I don't know but I been told
in the heat of the sun a man died of cold
Do we keep on coming or stand and wait
with the sun so dark and the hour so late?...
...I don't know but I been told
if the horse don't pull you got to carry the load
I don't know whose back's that strong
Maybe find out before too long
One way or another....this darkness got to give...
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends
We're so glad you could attend, come inside, come inside
There behind a glass stands a real blade of grass
Be careful as you pass, move along, move along
I was almost out of here
Nearly left this time
I saw you in my rear view mirror
And I pulled up on a dime
But nothin' ventured, nothin' lost
You can't say we didn't try
That is unless you weigh the cost
Of every tear we cried
Chorus:
Why do we do this to each other
I guess we were always poison lovers
If you could look me in the eye
And tell me what you see
Maybe you can tell me why
I let you torture me
I know that your lips are soft
And they sing the sweetest songs
But I've been listenin' long enough
My heart has turned to stone
Chorus
Another time, another place
Another wind to blame
Cover every track and trace
I'll find you just the same
And even if we made our peace
And went our separate ways
You'd go west and I'd go east
And we'd meet here in this place
Also for Rod-- It's no surprise to me I am my own worst enemy cause every now and then I kick the livin s---- out of me... can we forget about the things I said (to the press) I didn't mean to call you that....
Not sure who these lyrics fit best...(Control, Janet Jackson)
And this time I’m gonna do it my way
I hope you enjoy this as much as I do
Are we ready? I am? cause it’s all about control
And I’ve got lots of it
When I was 17, I did what people told me
Did what my father said, and let my mother mold me
But that was long ago
Chorus:
I’m in control, never gonna stop
Control, to get what I want
Control, I got to have a lot
Control, now I’m all grown up
First time I fell in love
I didn’t know what hit me
So young and so naive
I thought it would be easy
But now I know I’ve go to take...
Repeat chorus
That’s right, I’m on my own,
I’ll call my own shots, thank you
Bridge:
Got my own mind
I wanna make my own decisions
When it has to do with my life, my life
I wanna be the one in control
So let me take you by the hand
And lead you on this dance
Cause what I’ve got is because I took a chance
I don’t wanna rule the world
Just wanna run my life
So make your life a little easier
When you get the chance just take...
Repeat chorus
Free at last, out here on my own
Now control this
That’s right, career moves
I do what’s right for me
And me wants to groove
Is that ok?
Repeat bridge
Hop to it
I’m in control (and I love it, that’s right)
Control, now I’ve got a lot
Control, now I’m all grown up
I’m in control, I’m in control
Don’t make me lose it
The Senate.....You can't always get what you want.
The Gov....I'm leaving on a jet plane.
Everything must change...
Ends...
CHORUS:
Some people would rob their mother for the ends
Rat snitch on one another for the ends
Or as others mentioned, "Yakety Sax" - the Benny Hill Show theme music.
Okay tongue firmly planted in cheek here, while Yakety Sax is playing, I can see Judy Barr Topinka, Lisa Madigan, Mike Madigan, Emil Jones, and pick any other Republicans or Democrats you like, chasing after the guv, who is wearing a trenchcoat, running around Springfield, through the Guvs Mansion, the State House, and even through Abe Lincoln's Tomb site where the bronze bust of Lincoln sadly looks on with a rain drop, or could it be a tear, running down his cheek.
For this whole budget farce - even the bands name fits well. "Money for Nothing" Dire Straits.
Sample lyrics:
In the year 2525
Illinois FY2008 budget is still just jive
Blago is still playing the blame game
and Madigan is gaining fame.
House - "Tell Him No" - Travis
Senate - "Electric Company" Theme Song
"Somebody's Acting Like A Child" - John Mayall
For Rod:
Quite Ugly One Morning
Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School
Empty-Handed Heart
Reconsider Me
Splendid Isolation
Something Bad Happened to a Clown
Ain't That Pretty At All
Bad Karma
Fistful of Rain
(another song from Life'll Kill Ya I can't repeat here because of profanity)
Senate:
Desperadoes Under the Eaves
Play It All Night Long
House:
I'll Slow You Down
Mutineer
I Was In the House When the House Burned Down
The Eventual Conclusion...Whenever It Happens:
Never Too Late for Love
White lace and promises
A kiss for luck and we're on our way.
And yes, We've just begun.
Before the rising sun we fly,
So many roads to choose
We start our walking and learn to run.
And yes, We've just begun.
Sharing horizons that are new to us,
Watching the signs along the way,
Talking it over just the "three" of us,
Working together day to day
Together.
And when the evening comes we smile,
So much of life ahead
We'll find a place where there's room to grow,
And yes, We've just begun.
For Bill Mitchell:
Now, every morning, just before breakfast,
I don't want no coffee or tea.
Just me and my good buddy Weiser.
That's all I ever need.
Can imagine the Gov and Jones singing this to each other....
"A couple of Buffett tunes…
For Da Gov - A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
For the GA - Livin and Dying in 3/4 Time"
You forgot Madigan - If the Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me
Life of Illusion:
Sometimes I can't help the feeling that I'm living a life of illusion
And hey, how about my GRT
I thought I might get at least one vote for my resolution
I just can’t help the feeling I’m
Living a life of illusion.
Pow, right between my eyes
Madigan cut me up like apple slices
Wow, Papa Tony is going down
I guess I’d better check for listening devices
And the subpeonaes come with no warning
Fitzgerald loves his little surprises
Continual crisis
Hey, time for me to waste another taxpayer’s day
Coming up with empty solutions
That have no meaning, just another hunch
Based upon jumping conclusions
Caught up in endless solutions
Backed up against a wall of confusion
Living a life of illusion
House Dems: We don't get fooled again -- the Who
House GOP:Mayor of Simpleton -- XTC
Senate Dems:Listen like Thieves -- INXS
Senate GOP:Might as well go for a soda -- Kim Mitchell
"Slow Descent Into Alcoholism" - New Pornographers
"Let The Idiot Speak" - Old 97s
"Rollercoaster" - M. Ward
"Enjoy Yourself" - Todd Snider
"Dropkick Me Jesus" - Bobby Bare
"You Don't Make it Easy Babe" - Josh Ritter
"Roll With the Changes" REO
Hotel California --- you can check out any time but can never leave (Blago will just call you back)
For the staffs, plus the rank and file legislators...
'I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor).
Dedicated to the Members of the General Assembly
Well he got a state airplane
And he cruises through the capitol now
Seems he forgot all about the budgeting
Like he told his old lady now
And with the radio blasting
Goes cruising just as fast as he can now
And he'll have fun fun fun
'Til Fitzgerald takes the G-Rod away
(Fun fun fun 'til Fitzgerald takes the G-Rod away)
Well Springfield can't stand him
'Cause he talks and talks and talks like an ace now
(You talk like an ace now you talk like an ace)
He makes the federal government look like its running smooth now
(You look like an ace now you look like an ace)
A lotta guys try to fight him
But he calls them into special session now
(You talk like an ace now you talk like an ace)
And he'll have fun fun fun
'Til Fitzgerald takes the G-Rod away
(Fun fun fun 'til Fitzgerald takes the G-Rod away)
Well you knew all along
That the Feds were gettin' wise to you now
(Be sure you don't lie now, be sure you don't lie)
And since they took your campaign files
You've been thinking that your fun is all through now
(Be sure you don't lie now, be sure you don't lie)
But you can go along with them
'Cause we gotta a lot of things to do now
(Be sure you don't lie now, be sure you don't lie)
And we'll have fun fun fun if that Fitzgerald takes the G-Rod away
(Fun fun fun if that Fitzgerald takes the G-Rod away)
And we'll have fun fun fun if that Fitzgerald takes the G-Rod away
(Fun fun fun if that Fitzgerald takes the G-Rod away)
Blues."
GA. "Chain of Fools", "You Talk Too Much."
Emil. "Can't Touch This."
Mike M: "We're Off to See the Wizard."
What a friend we have in Emil