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SpinTunes #12: Round 1

by Various Artists

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That didn’t go like I expected And nothing like we’d dreamed It may feel bad to miss the mark But good to have a team Your trust has given me courage And your hope has given me drive If tomorrow brings us darkness We’ve shown we can shine a light So here’s to the losers You can laugh, there’s plenty of us here tonight Here’s to healing hearts and clever minds Finding another way to fight Now’s not the time to rest But to plot our moving on To stand and make it known that We’re defeated but not gone It would be so easy To become the things we hate To let our righteous fire Burn us from within Keep your eyes ahead So here’s to the losers You can laugh, there’s plenty of us here tonight Here’s to healing hearts and clever minds Finding another way to fight Here’s to the fighters Down but not quite out just yet To keeping faith, refusing hate And changing what you can’t accept Here’s to the losers You can laugh, there’s plenty of us here tonight Here’s to healing hearts and clever minds Finding another way to fight Here’s to the fighters Down but not quite out just yet To keeping faith, refusing hate And changing what you can’t accept
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boy who you gunna run to when the shit hits the fan boy cant you see you’ve made a mistake she dont know how to behave you made a wrong move she don’t represent you i don’t wanna get political but that girl is a stereotypical bitch election of love she can’t love you like i can she don’t know how to love a man love a man love a man like you election of love she don’t get you like i do she don’t know how to move you move a man move a man like you boy you know youre lookin like a fool boy i’m boutta take you to school, i’m boutta teach you the truth you made a wrong move she don’t represent you i dont wanna get political but that girl you picked is a rather basic bitch election of love she can’t love you like i can she don’t know how to love a man love a man love a man like you election of love she don’t get you like i do she don’t know how to move you move a man move a man like you
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Warm air rises, but I'll stay cool. I'll lie low and watch you make yourself a fool. You'll fly up high like a kite on a string... watch you look down on us and everything, and I'll wonder why they all scream when you come around. Kick the chair from under chad. Dangling, he hangs from a thread like a tattered flag... Hey, are you listenin'? You're no Jesus. I've got a calling, yeah, I'm ordained. I'm gonna rid this place of every trace and stain. Pay you no mind to the blood on my hands or to the cash behind the curtain's plans. Trust I'm the man to brace and stand in the coming storm. Kick the chair from under chad. Dangling, he hangs from a thread like a tattered flag... Hey, are you listenin'? You're no Jesus. You're not even Christian... What goes around's coming around this time. I've got a bone I'd like to pick. History can drown, difference abounds this time. I've got a hunch it's gonna stick. Fairly pandered, gerrymandered me... Hey! Are you listenin'? You're no Jesus. You're not even Christian and all your believers are stoned...
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Behind closed doors You've coalesced your ideologies Before the council of the hook and hammer It's plain to see That I believe I am in the right And right of mind So now I face those 37 faces Mercy In the light of the back room haze Everybody wants a taste Some would skin a soul to pull the strings And you've done all you can to persuade the table All you need is 19 1 vote, 2 vote, 3 vote 4 5 will get your chances through the door 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Looking like they're buying what you been selling 12 votes keep your hopes alive 13 is the place where tensions rise 14, 15, 16 on a run Or so it seems An age till 17 18 you hope you are the one If 19 ever comes As the council deliberates You look into the madman's face He knows that you have seen behind his sheen In his eyes is a glint of retaliation All he needs is 19 1 vote, 2 vote, 3 vote 4 5 will get your chances through the door 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Looking like they're buying what you been selling 12 votes keep your hopes alive 13 is the place where tensions rise 14, 15, 16 on a run Or so it seems An age till 17 18 you feel that you have won But 19 never comes Judgment is a funny thing How can they hand the reins to one Who pulls the wings off flies? And so you fight for all that you believe in Hoping that you reach Those 37 minds And the world will never see Behind the curtain Where the council handles all the locks and keys And who they choose to lead 19 votes is everything 1 vote, 2 vote, 3 vote 4 5 will get your chances through the door 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Looking like they're buying what you been selling 12 votes keep your hopes alive 13 is the place where tensions rise 14, 15, 16 on a run Or so it seems An age till 17 18 you feel that you have won But 19 never comes
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Basked in spotlights Drowned in red Now in hindsight What else did you think you’d find Crown of plastic On my head I feel fantastic But I wish that you could just be kind New order running here, time for a new reign New sense of power running bloody through my veins I only want my mother, I’m only seventeen I only want to sleep, but, baby, long live the queen I’d do fine on my own If you’d just leave me alone In my room with my crown I think I could be okay I could swim in the flood I could bathe here in the blood In my room with my crown If you’d all just go away Draped in moonlight Virgin bride Pretty tonight And don’t you think that it’s my turn Sew the stitches Down the side We’re the witches But you’re the one that’s gonna burn New order running here, time for a new reign New sense of power running bloody through my veins I only want my mother, I’m only seventeen I only want to sleep, but, baby, long live the queen I’d do fine on my own If you’d just leave me alone In my room with my crown I think I could be okay I could swim in the flood I could bathe here in the blood In my room with my crown If you’d all just go away I’d do fine on my own If you’d just leave me alone In my room with my crown I think I could be okay I could swim in the flood I could bathe here in the blood In my room with my crown If you’d all just go away New order running here, time for a new reign New sense of power running bloody through my veins I only want my mother, I’m only seventeen I only want to sleep, but, baby, long live the queen
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Tough campaign; an uphill climb, now it’s time for poppin’ the Good Champaign; so upper crust, there was just no stoppin’ the Populace from hoppin’ the Me Train. All high road; no bad blood from the mud they slingin’ on. That’s my code: ain’t no sludge if a grudge ain’t clingin’ on. I’d say “good game”, but psych! I win, so you can all like… Suck it, (suck it, suck it). All you haters know you can Suck it, (suck it, suck it). Y’all can kiss my ass, ‘cause I’m the man. Especially you, Abernathy Fitzgerald. Oh I know; I got no qualm with my promises to keep. That sly dough guarantees I can triage in my sleep, While the sheep keep peepin’ the freakshow. Got your back; I know what side my ride is buttered on. What’s more whack is the good and kind who blindly putter on. You know you got to know, which way the winds are blowin’… Suck it, (suck it, suck it). All you haters know you can Suck it, (suck it, suck it). Y’all can kiss my ass, ‘cause I’m the man. Especially you, Abernathy. Aberathy? More like SCABernathy, amirite? Cause you’re scabby. Oh, I’M the asshole?! No that sounds more like your mom! Well WHO’S STUFFED IN THE LOCKER NOW, ABERNATHY?! My snow job: it made you mad, musta had some salt in it. It’s no prob when your oaths are acts and your facts are alternate. Hey, what’s this note for you? Oh yeah, it’s telling you to… Suck it, (suck it, suck it). All you haters know you can Suck it, (suck it, suck it). Y’all can kiss my ass, ‘cause I’m the man. Especially you, Abernathy. Suck it, (suck it, suck it). Abernathy Fitzgerald. Suck it, (suck it, suck it). Abernathy Fitzgerald. Suck it, (suck it, suck it). Suck it, (suck it, suck it).
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Vote for me! I'll make you great Vote for me! Tell you who to hate Vote for me! I'll build a wall Vote for me! 30 foot tall Vote for me! I'll slam the door Vote for me! Start a trade war I went and got myself elected Now I don't know what I should do I have a need to feel respected By all of you Vote for me! I'll bring back jobs Vote for me! And angry mobs Vote for me! You'll pay less tax Vote for me! Get alternative facts Vote for me! I'll lock her up Vote for me! Yeah she'll get trumped I went and got myself elected I've no idea what to do I cannot bear to be rejected By all of you Vote for me! Take back control Vote for me! Then sell your soul Vote for me! Let's make a deal Vote for me! Make piggy squeal Vote for me! I'll light the fuse Vote for me! Now you're fake news I went and got myself elected Now I don't know what I should do I have a need to feel respected By all of you I went and got myself elected I've no idea what to do I cannot bear to be rejected By all of you
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She didn’t win, someone else did They came along, with a much louder song The banners came down, signs collected around town Boxes full of stickers and buttons, all those extras made for nothin’ Some folks say it’ll be ok, while others just look away She shuffles on home, where she can be alone The campaign shirt she wore is now crumpled up on the floor What’s a girl to do when her dreams don’t come true? She gon go have a cocktail and sit at the bar She’s gon go outside and take a look at the stars She gon do whatever she wants to do cause She isn’t responsible for any of you She gon lay around and watch TV all night She gon make some popcorn and have a pillow fight She gon do whatever she wants to do cause She is not responsible for any of you She had decided to run for a mix of work and fun But after facing the rejection, she took some time for reflection Thought about what she learned, there in was the turn Her mood began to change when her thoughts rearranged She felt strong in what she did, even though she did not win Her efforts were there, she had shown that she cared Handshakes and smiles, connecting with people for a while She thought about all she’d done, decided she deserved some fun She gon go have a cocktail and sit at the bar She’s gon go outside and take a look at the stars She gon do whatever she wants to do cause She isn’t responsible for any of you She gon lay around and watch TV all night She gon make some popcorn and have a pillow fight She gon do whatever she wants to do cause She is not responsible for any of you Ooo-ooo, do what you do-oo, things may fall through, but do what you do Ooo-ooo, do what you do-oo, cause they can work out too, so do what you do Ooo-ooo, do what you do-oo things may fall through, but they can work out too, so do what you do​
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Taken by death too soon My father lies in his tomb Cold and at peace in her shroud I'll do my mother proud Coursing through my veins Is a liquid made to reign Destine to rule from birth A godsend to this Earth Royal blood lives in me Royal blood lives in me Royal blood lives in me But royal blood ain't all that turns a man into a king! Royal blood don't make a leader Won't make you strong Can't guide your conscience To right from wrong But in this country's hour of need I'll be exactly who you need me to be I'll be your king I'll be your king I'll be your king I'll be your king With royal blood This royal blood My royal blood
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We started this side by side You were along just for the ride And 4 year in it felt so great We signed up for another slate But then I got an itch to scratch You set the fire and lit the match You've flipped on many things I trusted you and it still stings So I'm gonna start a party and Taft, you're not invited You've taken down my 'nitiatives and now I am incited and it's Bully for you! Bully for you! So follow me form Town to Town If I can't have it burn it down You've proven you can't do this right We'll both go down in this fight So here's the new edition from an old Police Commission A man with fresh ambition, locked and loaded on a mission The Sherman Regulations gave too much aggravation So to retain my reputation - goin' back to lead the nation Cause I'm Bully for You. Bully for You! (Spoken) In 1912 Theodore Roosevelt split the Republican vote by running his own Bull Moose Party against his former friend turned arch rival William Howard Taft, putting Democrat Woodrow Wilson in the White House. Ain't that a Kick in the F-in teeth? I tried to tell the world that you're not really Progressive But I didn't think about this role you'd be so damn possessive So it's Bully for You. Bully for You! Bully for You. Bully for You! Speak Softly and carry a big guitar
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I've been elected a minister But I don't know what for First day: a trade dispute to manage An outbreak and the war Just yesterday I was some guy who fixed the maglev trains Now it's my face up on the Free-Vee And everyone complains The vote's done by videophone And your thoughts may not be your own We're all either droids or clones I may not make tomorrow but tonight I'll be alone Overthrown To vote you swipe to the left or to the right Depends on who you like the best The winner runs Titan Colony till they're replaced or put under arrest Choosing candidates at random may have closed a few loopholes But if you can't refuse the service then who's really in control? The vote's done by videophone And your thoughts may not be your own We're all either droids or clones I may not make tomorrow but tonight I'll be alone Overthrown The vote's done by videophone And your thoughts may not be your own We're all either droids or clones I may not make tomorrow but tonight I'll be alone Overthrown
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I can see how she looks at him now and remind myself That it should have been me My speech was much more clear but he’s popular so he’s in ASB So she won’t pass me notes anymore I’m pretty sure that he’s the one she voted for And I’ll just go back to homeroom, just like everybody else Back to homeroom where I’ll here his voice announce the pledge Reminding me I lost the edge And I’m back in homeroom Just like everybody else There goes my lifelong dream of studying poli sci at USC But it wouldn’t matter anyway if she’s not with me So he’ll go plan the dances I won’t attend Anyway I know she’d just be dancing with him So I’ll just go back to homeroom, just like everybody else Back to homeroom where I’ll hear his voice announce the pledge Reminding me I lost the edge And I’m back in homeroom and she’s listening to him I lost the vote, I lost the girl, it feels like I lost my whole world And I’m back in homeroom Just like everybody else
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The Valley lies there dormant waiting for one man to lead And in I ride upon my mighty proverbial steed That gleam upon my teeth means satisfaction guaranteed It's my rally It's easy to be Mayor - give the people what they want Health inspections waived for all your local restaurants Yes, you can ask for anything, I'm this town's confidant In Hill Valley I pride myself in keeping these streets clean Mayor Goldie The Sherriff Bart of this municipality Of Hill Valley Integrity, Honesty, Decency Mayor Goldie All hail Mayor Goldie Wilson My brothas have been kept down all throughout the 70's So now I take the power from the Hill Valley Police The homeless and graffiti could be a conversation piece In a dark alley Lou exclaimed "A colored Mayor! That'll be the day!" Well, the results are coming in, it's Goldie all the way How hard could it be to keep this town from disarray In Hill Valley I grew up here, I'm keeping my streets clean Mayor Goldie The Sherriff Bart of this municipality Of Hill Valley Integrity, Honesty, Decency Mayor Goldie All hail Mayor Goldie Wilson My dear mom worked 40 years and got nowhere The time has come to show the world that I'm somebody And to think I'd still be a server If it wasn't for that kid in the life preserver Don't need your prayers Cos I'm your mayor Of Hill Valley It won't be long 'fore we're out of money Mayor Goldie That clock tower is ancient history In Hill Valley Let's build a mall right by that ol' pine tree Mayor Goldie Today's a day that will live in infamy Mayor Goldie The very first day of my legacy Mayor Goldie All hail Mayor Goldie Wilson!
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I've been disappointed for the last time My hard word tossed aside, but I still have my pride Is doing what's best really such a crime? There's much work still left undone So many battles yet to be won So few are strong, too many are weak But change only comes from the brave minority It's not too late for us, or for me... just you watch...and you'll see We've been let down for 14 years By failing leaders and degenerate peers God put me here to repair destiny I'll rise up here first and rid democracy Then I'll rule the world... Just you watch and see! I have scar tissue and anxieties to prove I fought for our Blood, our Land, and Virtue Branded a failure and painted a fool But I will be peaceful...as much as I am cruel! You say we are great, no illness to cure But if things stayed the same, we'd never endure Our culture is lost, we're no longer pure But I will restore us, when I become Führer!
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I am Latveria’s protector I can soothe or correct her And the UN inspectors Are so many fools All the armchair debators And the Internet haters Try to call me dictator And label me cruel But it's plain to see All the people love me And they call me a charmer As they polish my armor [musical break] Fatigued of useless opining All my enemies whining I began redefining A political tool I appointed electors To discredit defectors And all the objectors Who question my rule And on election day I've declared it a holiday Unlike the U.S. in disarray They all vote or there's hell to pay And by Royal decree... Every vote is for me! So the whole world can see My legitimacy Lob zu Latveria (Praise to Latveria!) Lob zu Latveria (Praise to Latveria!) Und unser Koenig (and our king) Victor von Doom (Victor von Doom)
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I’ll come across the waves to sing it to you every day and I can teach you how to toss your cares aside and put aloha on your mind get you swinging to the sound I’ll be your Kahuna of the Corn Tropics oh let me be your ohana make me Kahuna of the Corn Tropics and I’ll put tiki in suburbia I never thought I’d see the day come along where you would say you want me with your votes So I’ll give the sun a wave and soon be on my way I’ll make sure to bring a coat I’m your Kahuna of the Corn Tropics so glad to be your ohana you made me kahuna of the Corn Tropics now we’ll bring tiki to suburbia
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My fellow Mannabadoos ... We’ve won the election, we are the owners of everything now! That’s how this all goes Now you get to gloat! You’ve won the election and you are the bridge trolls and everyone knows whatever goes on past the curtain's not real (in fact there’s no curtain at all..) oh look! oh they’re making a scene! just look what they're doing Oh! No! They’re embarrassing me! … everyone who disagrees may they spend millennia with their underwear full of fleas my fellow Mannabadoos ... My fellow Mannabadoos ... You know that I won this this thing fairly. squarely. and you know I keep score! and if you disagree we’ll work out a square deal, I’ve done this before! (that’s what prison is for) ...my fellow Mannabadoos … my fellow Mannabadoos
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I stand here today Like any other Just a bit farther from my goal My glasses fog Dust yourself off man I see that my vision Has always been clear I'll never give up I will fight the fight I don't claim to be superman I just want what's right Victory wasn't in for me But Don't you worry A Little birdie told me everything will be alright The votes are in Your people have spoken But my heart remains unbroken No pyres burn in effigy I lose with much more dignity Not everyone can lose with a smile I'll never give up I will fight the fight I don't claim to be superman I just want what's right Behind these wizened wrinkles reigns A rage for rights, and better days But Don't worry You got a berdie on your shoulder Don't worry Do what your berdie told ya Don't worry And everything will be alright
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I won; victory turns to ashes in my mouth Blood is running down to further south I won; I knew before we met you’d make me sorry Stealing all the joy out of my glory ‘cause I am the king in a crown of thorns and I am the one wishing I’d never been born and I am the one bathing in your scorn I am the king in a crown of thorns You lost; I thought by now that you would have stopped fighting But you’re still out there scratching and biting I won; I’m up here at the top with all the winners But all my dreams are feeling so much thinner ‘cause I am the king in a crown of thorns and I am the one wishing I’d never been born and I am the one bathing in your scorn I am the king in a crown of thorns If this is what winning feels like, I’d rather lose If this is what winning feels like, I’d rather lose If this is what winning feels like, I’d rather lose ‘cause I am the king in a crown of thorns and I am the one wishing I’d never been born and I am the one bathing in your scorn I am the king in a crown of thorns
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I offered myself as a candidate for your affection But I wasn't prepared for your subsequent complete rejection I been walking round the streets shaking my head in disbelief shedding tears of disappointment, morbid fear and grief But I don't think that its fully hit me yet Things are pretty bad, but not as bad as they will get Well when we played those party games I thought you shared my idealism But you grabbed that other guy like he grabs feline euphemisms Its dark and getting darker but not yet my darkest hour Though Im dirty and degraded like 'Ive had a golden shower But I don't think that its fully hit me yet Things are pretty bad, but not as bad as they will get I could have been so good for you But instead of building bridges you chose to build a wall You just don't know whats good for you Faced with two clear choices, you chose deplorable But I don't think that its fully hit me yet Things are pretty bad, but not as bad as they will get But one thing reassures me as things fall into disorder Im looking forward to a lovely dose of schadenfreude Looking forward to a lovely dose of schadenfreude
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This is how I make myself feel better Because I lost the election by a lot I might have been the greatest school board member ever But the odds say probably not On the couch as the polls closed Looks like I lost by a lot of votes I tried to make a change I should have done more to campaign All right. Oh yeah. Uh-huh. Yeah. I'm not so good with persuasion. Not so good at confrontation not so good at socializing Public speaking makes me frightened, whoa yeah. Oh yeah. Congratulations go out to the winner Hope you have a most productive winner Jerry, you're gonna do just fine Maybe in four years I'll give it another try Uh-huh. Oh yeah. All right. I'm not so good with persuasion. Not so good at confrontation I'm Not too good at socializing Public speaking makes me frightened, whoa yeah. Oh yeah.
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It was never about winning Our choice of direction affects us all We'll steer ourselves to a new beginning Or runaway straight toward a wall And I thought I could be the one to pull the damn brakes The one who saves face, not the one who raises the stakes But you're in charge now and I pray your conscience awakes Or consequences will cause a million heartaches So what's your answer to me? So much is riding on this We'll scrutinize your every move You've shown us how much you can promise But you've got so much more to prove You'll find you're hated and you're learning those are the damn breaks You're in over your head and you're measured by your mistakes You can't solve all of this with back room smiles and handshakes It's time you listened to more than sycophant snakes So will you listen to me? Changing winds and changing tides The times you lie are the times you drown When the waters decide to rise You'll not be able to talk them down No, you don't wanna be on top of the dam when the dam breaks Foundations are fragile, imagine the toll our fight takes The march of the masses are known for causing earthquakes You're just our employee, don't forget the difference that makes Don't forget the difference that makes Don't forget the difference that makes Now you answer to me Now you answer to me Now you answer to me
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Won the election and now everyone will see Just what I meant the other day when I told you my policy Gonna change the world The times are changing and I’m gonna be the one To show my vision to the world and I won’t stop until I’m done Gonna change the world You’ll never knew how hard I fought Everything I had to give up But I’m here in office and I won’t let you down I’m the man to handle power cause my ethics are sound And I’ll be the President you want to see I hope The lobbyists are always knocking at my door Say they can help me but their smile says the devil’s keeping score Can I change the world? This latest compromise I’m not so sure about They gave me something but what I lost I don’t wanna talk about Can I change the world? I only tried to do what’s right I know I’m fighting the good fight Cause I’m here in office and I won’t let you down I’m the man to handle power cause my ethics are sound And I’ll be the President you want to see I hope My wife is yelling and the public doesn’t care Don’t touch my coffee I swear What’s more important what I say or what I do You judge but what if it was you? Cause I’m here in office and I won’t let you down I’m the man to handle power cause my ethics are sound And I’ll be the President you want to see I hope Cause I’m here in office and I won’t let you down I’m the man to handle power cause my ethics are sound And I’ll be the President you want to see I hope
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Taking your decision I know you chose with your heart In hindsight that may have been not so smart What's happening now scares you a lot There is a gap between what you want and what you've got Why didn't you vote for me I am the man for you Why didn't you root for me I could have made your world anew It is hard to make up your mind Trust someone who pretends to be kind You feel betrayed when it turned out so bad Seeing you cry makes me feel sad Why didn't you vote for me I am the man for you Why didn't you support me I could have made your world anew Next time I'll win
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Hello I’d like to introduce myself As candidate for president of the United States I’d like to help you all I can According to the facts up on this chart To which I point with my tentacle I’ll increase productivity by enslaving all humans I have won your nomination But now I must shift to the center And so I’ll reveal our master plan As I recite another quip The point is that we'll enslave you And force you to strip your own planet Of all its natural resources As we return them to our ship We will make a better place to live We will make a better place to live And now that I have won this election I might as well tell you Your corpses will be used as toys For our children to teeth on And many of you will be used as farms From which we’ll drink your blood Forever in a cage, so there’s no way That you can run We will make a better place to live We will make a better place to live For us Not you Why so surprised? You needn’t be terse I mentioned “enslavement" in the second verse We’ve won We’ve won We’ve won
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Up for election when the old man died the board gets together, but there's a divide no one's sure if he's too young for the job Moved the family across the State Now they're not sure if he's the right age to lead these assholes where they don't deserve The children prayed, the decision is made you get what you get and you don't throw a fit Old people afraid, and they complain these kids are ruining what we built Now there's a portrait in a darkened hall Every dead man hangs on that wall and kids make up their stories to match the face The children prayed, the decision is made you get what you get and you don't throw a fit Old people afraid, and they complain these kids are ruining what we built What a strange way to build a career Dad didn't whistle for a couple of years Because music is how let us know he's okay. He's elected He's elected And ready to serve
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When they stopped going to His Church I thought that they would come to mine Instead they’re queuing up to take my place as the anti-divine? When I looked up at these plutocrats who ruled to help but few A plan to outdo these pretenders within my cold heart grew You see this country has two party, a system I quite admire For it leaves a broken country that's a roaring dumpster fire For neither side needs to be good or smart or right or able For in two party one need be but the lesser evil So I put on the uniform of crooks and legislators A tailored suit, a coloured tie, shook hands to open doors I joined the opposition party to trick and cheat and lie And I felt right at home, between just you and I Some money in the right hands and I stood for election To the House of Commons, the home of upper high class corruption Now I had the trial of beating the standing MP Honestly hardly a challenge for the likes of me You see his mother had become my guest down in the abyss And she’s all too happy to spill his secrets for a spell of bliss “Oh, he’s been a naughty boy, you know”, oh go on, do tell Turns out he will be joining her in the darkest pits of Hell I passed on his skeletons towards the gutter press And watched the government PR fumble with that mess A landslide win in that bielection began my rise to power I was shadow home secretary in scarcely half an hour With the general election looming, we needed a new leader Somebody with a silver tongue to take over, Mr Speaker Better the devil that you know, than the one that you do not Me? Leader of the opposition? Thanks a lot My strategy to win the vote was familiar and simple Lie to all the public, a skill at which I am quite artful And the most important thing, truly tactics perverse Whatever the government said, I’d say the reverse They said “more wars”, I said “less wars”, instead let’s take that money And spend it on the NHS, they believed me, very funny “Cut taxes for the rich”, they say? Well, I will tax them extra The people were overjoyed for a liberal agenda It came down to the wire on election night The internet was all ablaze at the poor country’s plight At last the BBC announced that the count was done And who’d have thought? Can you believe I actually had won God came down to Earth as I passed my first hate bill With a choir of angels and the ghost of Benny Hill “I hope this is a lesson to MPs red and blue If you oppress the populace the Devil gets his due” Now I am prime minister, Satan himself is risen The scientists are all gagged and the journos are in prison If I ban all Muslims, why not ban Catholics as well? It doesn’t mean a thing to me, they all believe in Hell
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Democrat pixie of the ‘64 race Melodramatic mixing up, but fell into place It might be different If we counted the dead I might be pissed off, or I might be off base Conventional wisdom had me losing to George I might not represent you, but I won’t be ignored I’ll send up Millhouse And watch him react I’m a dirty trickster, but at least you’re not bored I never wanted to be malicious I only wanted to keep the spotlight on It’s true, I don’t play to lose And if I still do I’m incredibly shrewd At playing a ruse They get who they’ve chosen And by the same token The bastards have spoken (as a) Republican strategist with sardonic wit (I) had a supplicants candor but a devilish twist It was all too easy To trick Tricky Dick Delightfully fitting, to see him have a fit Fool Hearted Donald was the replacement he found He took what I started and ran it into the ground I was cringing And you were unhinging When you opened up the gate and inevitably drowned Careening ‘round the corner of influence I merely tickled the crowds conclusions It’s true, I don’t play to lose And if I still do I’m incredibly shrewd At playing a ruse They get who they’ve chosen And by the same token The bastards have spoken It’s true, I don’t play to lose And if I still do I’m incredibly shrewd At playing a ruse They get who they’ve chosen And by the same token The bastards have spoken
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El Dios Mas Sumo El dió a luz el mar Mis perros seguían de cerca la presa Ahorita, estoy a la merced de la gente. No me arrojas a los lobos Arriba las olas de fe Para que vivirá a contar la cuenta Estamos en la flor de la edad Sutilmente debemos romper La gitana llora por la guerra la gitana reclamará su tierra olé con olé gitana!! Oh Most High god You who have birthed the ocean My wounds are full of their tears For now I am at the mercy of the people Awaiting to be thrown to the depths of hades Awaked the waves faith So that I may live to tell the tale We are in the age of the flower In which we must pluck delicately The gypsy has began to cry for war the gypsy will reclaim her land Exclaiming exultations We sing Olé long live the gypsy.
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All these plans, what a waste. I'll have so much free time now. Oh God, the speech. Imagine myself on a beach. They can't blame me, I did my best. I feel gross, I need a rest. But there's no escape. I can already feel it. The somber devil on my shoulder At every turn jarringly brushing my cheeck allows me no solace, no solace, no solace Can I resist sinking deep into the irony cackling madly as the house burns down as the corn-fed simpletons gasp bulge-eyed in bewilderment fodder for the fresh forged crown It's not their fault, it's indoctrination it's not their fault, or some such jazz it's not their fault, it's indoctrination it's not their fault. The great weight that was nearly mine it weighs on me despite and still And I'm queer with fear, that it always will. I mean attacking the press is an attack on the 1st amendment. It's the very first amendment. It's like Mao's back from the dead once more leading the reds with the same inane rhetoric and propoganda for the people, against the people, onward, onward to autocracy. Sycophants trading dignity for your daily bread No resentment No contentment.
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I've led a mighty struggle, which we've won with reason and debate To free us from foreign shackles no more our rights to abdicate Now let us cling to freedom and to ever eschew hate As Once again together we will make our Britain Great They called me Mr Brexit for an idea whose time had come I gathered every vote I needed so why am I so glum I gathered every vote I needed, every voter save one From every loyal Breton except a vote from my own mum
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This changes everything. Many of you have expressed reservations About President Trump’s personality, Communication style, And even about some unanswered questions About the presidential campaign Before the election. But this changes everything. After [The Events] of [The Date], It’s time for all Americans To come together And help support our nation In the face of this unprecedented [Event] Caused by [Antagonist]. It’s time to set aside our differences And support President Trump In [Response to Event]. It’s time to join once again as Americans, Under God, To protect our nation and our way of life. This changes everything. God Bless America.
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I stand alive i won. i'm one.
34.
Now, 2016 was a crappy year I think that we are in agreement here And though many bit the dust At least it wasn't us And we're still putting music in your ear! I've been elected the new mayor of Spintunes The votes are counted and there's only one But it's a vote for me So I'm probably home-free And I'll work to make this contest great again! Hail, hail to Spintunes All hail to thee Hail, hail to Spintunes A true Democracy! When I take office I will make my mark But you won't find the changes very stark 'cept you won't have to pander If you're a Michigander Like you have to with Spintown as your monarch I'd like to keep our standards very high That's why I will appoint Miss Cherry Pi To ride herd on Orion Sound And help him hold the cursing down And keep him "occupied" if he should try Hail, hail to Spintunes All hail to thee Hail, hail to Spintunes A true Democracy! This verse is here to flatter those who judge I know their reputations have no smudge But Zarni, Nick, and Joe, And Teddy oughtta know The check is in the mail if they should budge. Hail, hail to Spintunes All hail to thee Hail, hail to Spintunes A true Democracy!
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One night I settled my aim upon a fine dame One look at her frame would light a hot flame I told her Dr. Lindyke was my stage name She heard of my fame. She liked my A-game. She invited me into her door... on the second floor and I was sure... that I was gonna score, like the corps On the shore in the war... and our rapport It would be the stuff of lore I turned my face to the fore, to the woman I adore To pour out my amour, but nothing more... [trumpet fail...] This never happened before... no recollection Hopin' to have some time... for introspection Tryin' to get in the mood.... for reconnection Rekindle my affection... for her complexion The sweet confection of - our love connection Imagine my dejection at - her interjection "Cain't... Cain't get it up! Cain't... Cain't get it up!" "Cain't... Cain't get it up! Cain't... Cain't get it up!" [scratch] "Lindyke, what in the hell are you doing?" "I'm doin' the challenge. I'm singing about a lost erection." (laughter) "Jeez" "That's not the challenge. You're supposed to sing about the ELECTION. an E-LLLECTION." "Oh. well that's very different. Nevermind. (It's still about a dick, though)"
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I fought hard for your vote couldn't change your mind your ballot is a love note, couldn't you be mine? four more years of loneliness i'll be feeling blue more than anything i wish i could be leading you when i turn on the nightly news pour me a glass of booze all that i hear about is my ratings are down for now i understand you taking issue with my business affairs but aren't things more exciting when there's controversy there rules were made to be broken but my heart took the fall wish that i could get you on a conference call when i turn on the nightly news pour me a glass of booze all that i hear about is my ratings are down for now not for long i'll turn it around soon i'll earn your support do what i gotta do to fill these shoes

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The Challenge:
Party Mix - Write a song from the point of view of someone who just won or lost an election. It could be a recent election, one from the past, or even a fictional one. It doesn't even have to be political. (2 minute minimum length) (they had 9 days)

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released January 31, 2017

Album art by Matt Schubbe

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I used to run a songwriting contest called SpinTunes. Most of the material hosted on this account is a result of that contest. The rest is mostly Minecraft related songs.

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