The Too Many Candidate Blues
Woke up this mornin’
I turned on the tube
Saw 10 white guys in black suits
All lookin’ like rich boobs
I got the too many candidate blues
They said they was runnin’
To be our president
There’s so many I’m hopin’
Some’ll give up for lent
I got the too many candidate blues
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Lyrics:
Phil Johnson
Music:
Tom Manzi
Editing:
Steve Garfield
Images:
Monica Almeida/NYTimes
United States Democratic presidential candidates, 2008
United States Republican presidential candidates, 2008
Stephen Colbert
What, and he sings too! I think that I’ll make all of the employees learn this song as a requirement for getting paycheck on friday!
A Beat Generation revival moment.
Snapping fingers…
Dylan has nothing on you! Esp. love the professional “Cup o Politics” signage in the background.
Stereo - Phil & the f.i.l. Adding to the mp3 player.
Ditto - what Mimi said.
Dark glasses woulda made it more hep.
It’s fantastic that you are getting ideas from this paragraph as well as from our dialogue made at this time.