I believe (US presidential election)

[malumbu]

A light-hearted look at politics over the pond (but in reality is is not a laughing matter).

Here's a ditty from an earlier time

I believe that life is happy and death is sad

I believe my mum was married to my dad

I believe that things that aren't good tend to be bad

Oh I believe

I'm prepared to believe that Nixon wasn't a crook

I'm prepared to believe Love Story's a readable book

I believe the Dirty Dozen weren't really dirty

I believe that Lucille Ball's still under thirty

Yes I believe Gerald Ford is clever

That Bob Hope will live forever

And that lever is pronounced le-ver

And the best movie ever made was Saturday Night Fe-ver

I'm prepared to say that Colonel Sanders can fry

And that pigs and even DC-10s can fly

I'm prepared to believe that things go better with coke

And the Ayatollah tells a darn good knock-knock joke

I believe that some folk can hear what Bugs Bunny's saying

And that Salt Lake City is a real nice place to stay in

I believe that JR really loves Sue Ellen

I believe that things sound better when you're yelling

I believe that the Devil is waiting to repent

But I can't believe ****** is president

(there's a more recent version for Boris but I'll leave that till later)

[JohnL]

With the other lines - has to be Ronald Reagan originally

[malumbu]

Yep, you'll get it on Youtube www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmWLJmbytkk

[rendelharris]

Another American gem:

[malumbu]

Nice one. Pete Seger was effectively ostracised at the time for being a commie. Only in America!

If Trump wins we can party likes in 1981

Not sure if there is a song for Clinton winning

[rendelharris]

Nice - love the way, like me, he still runs his hands through hair that isn't there any more!

[malumbu]

Two final ones (from a hero of mine), the first of which again is anti-Republican/Regan so it would be good to have a nice song for Clinton. Warning it is 12 mins long.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLtRHN7fsgY

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnJFhuOWgXg

[red devil]

Thanks for the warning malumbu, although a 4 minute warning seems more appropriate for this thread...

[malumbu]

Wow there is a whole wiki entry for Regan songs - mainly protest I hasten to add.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_in_music

Do we have one for Donald and for Hilary?

One good thing has come out of this, a rekindled admiration of Gil Scott Heron.

And here's protest song from Blighty - old school punk

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZJxFo5Br_0