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Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 08:55 AM Apr 2012

Nominating for best song to describe Romney.

Had this song going through my head this morning.


Lyrics for The Beatles' song, The Fool on the Hill...

But nobody wants to know him,
They can see that he's just a fool,
And he never gives an answer,

But the fool on the hill,
Sees the sun going down,
And the eyes in his head,
See the world spinning 'round.

Well on the way,
Head in a cloud,
The man of a thousand voices talking perfectly loud
But nobody ever hears him,
or the sound he appears to make,
and he never seems to notice,

But the fool on the hill,
Sees the sun going down,
And the eyes in his head,
See the world spinning 'round.

And nobody seems to like him,
they can tell what he wants to do,
and he never shows his feelings,

But the fool on the hill,
Sees the sun going down,
And the eyes in his head,
See the world spinning 'round.

Ooh, ooh,
Round and round and round.

And he never listens to them,
He knows that they're the fools
They don't like him,

The fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down,
And the eyes in his head,
See the world spinning 'round.

Ooh,
Round and round and round

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Nominating for best song to describe Romney. (Original Post) Skidmore Apr 2012 OP
Another Beatles song Ineeda Apr 2012 #1
"I only have lies for you" TheCowsCameHome Apr 2012 #2
"Loser" by Beck LonePirate Apr 2012 #3
That song is way too good for him. craigmatic Apr 2012 #20
They're coming to take me away ha-haaa Lasher Apr 2012 #4
Perfect longship Apr 2012 #9
The flipside of the 45 was the same song played backward. Lasher Apr 2012 #25
"Will The Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up" - easily the best Capt. Obvious Apr 2012 #5
Something from the book of Morman? Champion Jack Apr 2012 #6
"21st Century Schizoid Man" HopeHoops Apr 2012 #7
(Domo Arigato) Mr Roboto??? NightWatcher Apr 2012 #8
... Fumesucker Apr 2012 #10
The O'Jays' "The Backstabbers" refrain? Lyrics below: coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #11
Doing The Chameleon aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2012 #12
The Etch-A-Sketch commercial jingle aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2012 #13
Several bongbong Apr 2012 #14
Rmoney get back, I'm alright jack KurtNYC Apr 2012 #15
...And Justice For All. Bladian Apr 2012 #16
OSHC " I Don't Care About You".....FEAR (explicit) Tikki Apr 2012 #17
They Call Him Flipper aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2012 #18
*bursting out laughing. Whisp Apr 2012 #21
"Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies" rusty fender Apr 2012 #19
Fleetwood Mac hfojvt Apr 2012 #26
Thanks--didn't have a chance to rusty fender Apr 2012 #30
The Temptations: Plastic Man gratuitous Apr 2012 #22
Dead Kennedys Go Vols Apr 2012 #23
Oh yes..amazingly accurate.. Tikki Apr 2012 #24
"I'm a Loser" by the Beatles... PCIntern Apr 2012 #27
Or...better yet... WYSIWYG the song by The Dramatics PCIntern Apr 2012 #28
you're so vain - carly simon IcyPeas Apr 2012 #29
Awesome selection. Brings back my youth and coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #32
Oh now that is a good one! Wind Dancer Apr 2012 #33
If I Only Had A Brain, from The Wizard of Oz LeftishBrit Apr 2012 #31
"A Well Respected Man" The Kinks Zorra Apr 2012 #34

Ineeda

(3,626 posts)
1. Another Beatles song
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 09:01 AM
Apr 2012

Nowhere Man

He's a real Nowhere Man
Sitting in his Nowhere Land
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody

Doesn't have a point of view
Knows not where he's going to
Isn't he a bit like you and me?

Nowhere Man, please listen
You don't know what you're missing
Nowhere Man, the world is at your command

He's as blind as he can be
Just sees what he wants to see
Nowhere Man, can you see me at all?

Nowhere Man, don't worry
Take your time, don't hurry
Leave it all 'til somebody else lends you a hand

Doesn't have a point of view
Knows not where he's going to
Isn't he a bit like you and me?

Nowhere Man, please listen
You don't know what you're missing
Nowhere Man, the world is at your command

He's a real Nowhere Man
Sitting in his Nowhere Land
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody

Lasher

(27,579 posts)
4. They're coming to take me away ha-haaa
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 09:15 AM
Apr 2012

And they're coming to take me away ha-haaa
They're coming to take me away ho ho hee hee 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 ha haaa

 

coalition_unwilling

(14,180 posts)
11. The O'Jays' "The Backstabbers" refrain? Lyrics below:
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 11:05 AM
Apr 2012

(What they do!)
(They smile in your face)
All the time they want to take your place
The back stabbers (back stabbers)
(They smile in your face)
All the time they want to take your place
The back stabbers (back stabbers)

 

bongbong

(5,436 posts)
14. Several
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 12:00 PM
Apr 2012

Fortunate Son - CCR
Somewhat Off The Way - Dogs Die In Hot Cars
Driving In The Rain - The Golden Dogs

KurtNYC

(14,549 posts)
15. Rmoney get back, I'm alright jack
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 12:07 PM
Apr 2012

Keep your hands off my stack!

Rmoney, it's a gas
Grab Bain cash with both hands and make an off-shore stash

New cars, caviar four-star daydream
Think I'll buy me a NASCAR team

Rmoney it's a hit
Don't give Mitt that do goody-good bullshit....

Bladian

(475 posts)
16. ...And Justice For All.
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 12:08 PM
Apr 2012

Halls of Justice Painted Green
Money Talking
Power Wolves Beset Your Door
Hear Them Stalking
Soon You'll Please Their Appetite
They Devour
Hammer of Justice Crushes You
Overpower

The Ultimate in Vanity
Exploiting Their Supremacy
I Can't Believe the Things You Say
I Can't Believe
I Can't Believe the Price You Pay
Nothing Can Save You

Justice Is Lost
Justice Is Raped
Justice Is Gone
Pulling Your Strings
Justice Is Done
Seeking No Truth
Winning Is All
Find it So Grim
So True
So Real

Apathy Their Stepping Stone
So Unfeeling
Hidden Deep Animosity
So Deceiving
Through Your Eyes Their Light Burns
Hoping to Find
Inquisition Sinking You
With Prying Minds

The Ultimate in Vanity
Exploiting Their Supremacy
I Can't Believe the Things You Say
I Can't Believe
I Can't Believe the Price You Pay
Nothing Can Save You

Justice Is Lost
Justice Is Raped
Justice Is Gone
Pulling Your Strings
Justice Is Done
Seeking No Truth
Winning Is All
Find it So Grim
So True
So Real

Lady Justice Has Been Raped
Truth Assassin
Rolls of Red Tape Seal Your Lips
Now You're Done in
Their Money Tips Her Scales Again
Make Your Deal
Just What Is Truth? I Cannot Tell
Cannot Feel

The Ultimate in Vanity
Exploiting Their Supremacy
I Can't Believe the Things You Say
I Can't Believe
I Can't Believe the Price We Pay
Nothing Can Save Us

Justice Is Lost
Justice Is Raped
Justice Is Gone
Pulling Your Strings
Justice Is Done
Seeking No Truth
Winning Is All
Find it So Grim
So True
So Real

Seeking No Truth
Winning Is All
Find it So Grim
So True
So Real

Tikki

(14,557 posts)
17. OSHC " I Don't Care About You".....FEAR (explicit)
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 12:19 PM
Apr 2012


rmoney's message to Hardworking Americans...

Tikki

hfojvt

(37,573 posts)
26. Fleetwood Mac
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 05:33 PM
Apr 2012

but fortunately you can barely hear Nicks

I'd probably go with this one

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gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
22. The Temptations: Plastic Man
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 03:32 PM
Apr 2012

Not every stanza fits Mitt, but enough of it does that I'm tempted to call him "Plastic Man" except that it would date me horribly, and "plastic" doesn't quite have the same meaning nowadays that it did back in the 1970s:

Well he specializes in talking trash;
Calls himself the worlds biggest spender,
but ain’t never got no cash
The clothes he wears are second to none
He a jack of all trades and master of none
Agrees with everything he knows nothing about
So he doesn’t feel left out
Secondary are the things in life he really wants
Being in his thing so he got to keep up his front
Plastic Man, trying to get over any way he can
Plastic Man, trying to get over any way he can

He’s a self preservationist yes he is
Let me hear you say yea, yea, yea
And a super conversationalist yes he is
Let me hear you say yea, yea, yea
Well he always borrows, never lends
He says you know me man, I’m with him let me in

Says he is willing to stick through thick and thin
But when the chips are down you can find him if you can
Plastic Man, Claim to fame he has none
Friends in this world maybe one
He may just another face in the crowd
Giving another brother five and talking loud
Plastic Man, trying to get over any way he can
Plastic Man, trying to get over any way he can

Ooooo
You know he does a little dipping and dabbing
In the game they call back stabbing
You better stop your fantasizing
Start to a ba boo boo realizing
Black is black and white is white
Wrong is wrong and right is right
trying to get over any way he can
Plastic Man, trying to get over any way he can
Plastic Man, trying to get over any way he can

Go Vols

(5,902 posts)
23. Dead Kennedys
Thu Apr 26, 2012, 04:10 PM
Apr 2012

"Kill The Poor"

Efficiency and progress is ours once more
Now that we have the Neutron bomb
It's nice and quick and clean and gets things done
Away with excess enemy
But no less value to property
No sense in war but perfect sense at home:

The sun beams down on a brand new day
No more welfare tax to pay
Unsightly slums gone up in flashing light
Jobless millions whisked away
At last we have more room to play
All systems go to kill the poor tonight

Gonna
Kill kill kill kill Kill the poor:Tonight

Behold the sparkle of champagne
The crime rate's gone
Feel free again
O' life's a dream with you, Miss Lily White
Jane Fonda on the screen today
Convinced the liberals it's okay
So let's get dressed and dance away the night

While they:
Kill kill kill kill Kill the poor:Tonight

PCIntern

(25,541 posts)
28. Or...better yet... WYSIWYG the song by The Dramatics
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 06:32 PM
Apr 2012

especially the first few lines...


Some people are made of plastic
You know some people are made of wood
Some people have hearts of stone
Some people are up to no good
Aaaaah, but baby, I'm for real
I'm as real as real can get
If what you're looking for
Is real loving
Then what you see
Is what you get

Ha, whatcha see (whatcha see)
Is whatcha get (is whatcha get)
Whatcha see (whatcha see)
Is whatcha get (is whatcha get)
I said, what you see (whatcha see)
Is whatcha get, now baby (is whatcha get)
And the real thing is the best thing yet
(Is the best thing yet)

You know some people
Are made of lies
To bring you down
And shame your name
But baby, I have good intentions
(Good intentions)
'Cause breaking hearts just ain't my game
All I want to do is love you
And sugar I won't pin you with regret
If what you're looking for
Is real lovin' (real lovin')
Then what you see
Is what you get

I say again
Whatcha see (whatcha see)
Is whatcha get (is whatcha get)
Look at me
Whatcha see (whatcha see)
Is whatcha get (is whatcha get)
I mean, what you see (whatcha see)
Is whatcha get, now baby (is whatcha get)
And the real thing is the best thing yet
(Is the best thing yet)

IcyPeas

(21,865 posts)
29. you're so vain - carly simon
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 07:08 PM
Apr 2012

You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht
Your hat strategically dipped below one eye
Your scarf it was apricot
You had one eye in the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte
And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner
They'd be your partner, and...


....

Well I hear you went up to Saratoga and your horse naturally won
Then you flew your lear jet up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun
Well you're where you should be all the time
And when you're not you're with
Some underworld spy or the wife of a close friend
Wife of a close friend, and...

 

coalition_unwilling

(14,180 posts)
32. Awesome selection. Brings back my youth and
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 02:00 PM
Apr 2012

very fond memories

I still think the O'Jays "Backstabbers" is good too. But yours is even better.

LeftishBrit

(41,205 posts)
31. If I Only Had A Brain, from The Wizard of Oz
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 01:57 PM
Apr 2012

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

I'd unravel any riddle
For any individ'le
In trouble or in pain

(Dorothy)
With the thoughts you'd be thinkin'
You could be another Lincoln
If you only had a brain

(Scarecrow)
Oh, I would tell you why
The ocean's near the shore
I could think of things I never thunk before
And then I'd sit and think some more

I would not be just a nuffin'
My head all full of stuffin'
My heart all full of pain
I would dance and be merry
Life would be a ding-a-derry
If I only had a brain

Zorra

(27,670 posts)
34. "A Well Respected Man" The Kinks
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 02:20 PM
Apr 2012

(Lyrics by Ray Davies)

'Cause he gets up in the morning,
And he goes to work at nine,
And he comes back home at five-thirty,
Gets the same train every time.
'Cause his world is built 'round punctuality,
It never fails.

And he's oh, so good,
And he's oh, so fine,
And he's oh, so healthy,
In his body and his mind.
He's a well respected man about town,
Doing the best things so conservatively.

And his mother goes to meetings,
While his father pulls the maid,
And she stirs the tea with councilors,
While discussing foreign trade,
And she passes looks, as well as bills
At every suave young man

'Cause he's oh, so good,
And he's oh, so fine,
And he's oh, so healthy,
In his body and his mind.
He's a well respected man about town,
Doing the best things so conservatively.

And he likes his own backyard,
And he likes his fags the best,
'Cause he's better than the rest,
And his own sweat smells the best,
And he hopes to grab his father's loot,
When Pater passes on.

'Cause he's oh, so good,
And he's oh, so fine,
And he's oh, so healthy,
In his body and his mind.
He's a well respected man about town,
Doing the best things so conservatively.

And he plays at stocks and shares,
And he goes to the Regatta,
And he adores the girl next door,
'Cause he's dying to get at her,
But his mother knows the best about
The matrimonial stakes.

'Cause he's oh, so good,
And he's oh, so fine,
And he's oh, so healthy,
In his body and his mind.
He's a well respected man about town,
Doing the best things so conservatively.

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