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In light of todays bizarre events, I can't help but have this song stuck in my head.... (Original Post) Javaman Dec 2018 OP
That's a good one... Moostache Dec 2018 #1
Well you'll work harder with a gun in your back, for a bowl of rice a day . . . hatrack Dec 2018 #2
My inner monologue since the night of November 6 2016 violetpastille Dec 2018 #3
yup, played that a lot in 2016 and in 2000 after that debacle. Javaman Dec 2018 #4

hatrack

(59,583 posts)
2. Well you'll work harder with a gun in your back, for a bowl of rice a day . . .
Fri Dec 21, 2018, 12:07 PM
Dec 2018

Slave for soldiers 'till you starve and your head is skewered on a stake!!

Good times!


violetpastille

(1,483 posts)
3. My inner monologue since the night of November 6 2016
Fri Dec 21, 2018, 01:53 PM
Dec 2018

When my pretty suburban neighborhood rang with gunfire to celebrate the election of Trump.



Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons,
Packed up and ready to go
Heard of some grave sites, out by the highway,
A place where nobody knows
The sound of gunfire, off in the distance,
I'm getting used to it now
Lived in a brownstone, lived in the ghetto,
I've lived all over this town
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,
This ain't no fooling around
No time for dancing, or lovey dovey,
I ain't got time for that now
Transmit the message, to the receiver,
Hope for an answer some day
I got three passports, a couple of visas,
You don't even know my real name
High on a hillside, the trucks are loading,
Everything's ready to roll
I sleep in the daytime, I work in the nighttime,
I might not ever get home
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,
This ain't no fooling around
This ain't no Mudd Club, or C. B. G. B.,
I ain't got time for that now
Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit?
Heard about Pittsburgh, P. A.?
You oughta know not to stand by the window
Somebody might see you up there
I got some groceries, some peanut butter,
To last a couple of days
But I ain't got no speakers, ain't got no
Headphones, ain't got no records to play
Why stay in college? Why go to night school?
Gonna be different this time
Can't write a letter, can't send a postcard,
I can't write nothing at all
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,
This ain't no fooling around
I'd like to kiss you, I'd love you hold you
I ain't got no time for that now
Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock,
We blended with the crowd
We got computer, we're tapping phone lines,
I know that ain't allowed
We dress like students, we dress like housewives,
Or in a suit and a tie
I changed my hairstyle, so many times now,
I don't know what I look like!
You make me shiver, I feel so tender,
We make a pretty good team
Don't get exhausted, I'll do some driving,
You ought to get some sleep
Get you instructions, follow directions,
Then you should change your address
Maybe tomorrow, maybe the next day,
Whatever you think is best
Burned all my notebooks, what good are notebooks?
They won't help me survive
My chest is aching, burns like a furnace,
The burning keeps me alive
Try to stay healthy, physical fitness,
Don't want to catch no disease
Try to be careful, don't take no chances,
You better watch what you say


Javaman

(62,517 posts)
4. yup, played that a lot in 2016 and in 2000 after that debacle.
Fri Dec 21, 2018, 01:55 PM
Dec 2018

btw: that is one of my all time favorite Talking Heads songs.

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