Top100 Songs that mention US presidents

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And that is one excellent song. I think The Fools did it originally around 1979-80.

Also: Johnny Horton - Battle of New Orleans

In 1814 we took a little trip, Along with Colonel Jackson
down the mighty Mississip...
He got promoted to president at a later date.

jim wentworth (wench), Sunday, 24 July 2005 02:21 (eighteen years ago) link

"Ronnie Talk to Russia" Prince

gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Sunday, 24 July 2005 03:13 (eighteen years ago) link

"Bush" David Banner

gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Sunday, 24 July 2005 03:14 (eighteen years ago) link

"Ronnie Talk to Russia" Prince

-- gypsy mothra (meetm...), July 24th, 2005.
good taste , good song

bambi, Sunday, 24 July 2005 11:52 (eighteen years ago) link

NOFX - Reagan Sucks

cicatrix, Monday, 25 July 2005 01:56 (eighteen years ago) link

and, er, a college roomate used to play this..cuz, I, like, honestly hate the band:

Phish - "Dear Mrs. Reagan"

cicatrix, Monday, 25 July 2005 01:58 (eighteen years ago) link

And that is one excellent song. I think The Fools did it originally around 1979-80.

Hmm... HSR version I'm familiar with dates from same period, can be found on Rhino's D.I.Y. Boston disc. Always thought they originated it... or could there be confusion similar to the "ween" version of "gin & juice" that turns out to be The Gourds?

Adding Lennon again, in "God" : "I don't believe in Kennedy"

Declan Zimmerman, Monday, 25 July 2005 03:17 (eighteen years ago) link

Lost on the numbering, but Jefferson Airplane's "Mexico" and Paul Kantner/Jefferson Starship's "Mau Mau (Amerikon)" both reference Nixon directly.

Also, from the Hair soundtrack, "Happy Birthday Abe-y Baby."

Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Monday, 25 July 2005 04:59 (eighteen years ago) link

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Hmm... HSR version I'm familiar with dates from same period...

Well, the song is a bit too obscure for google to come to our rescue but the more I think about this, the more I think you're right. I'll give it to ya.

I don't know why I keep mulling this over, but now I'm sure you're correct.

Also: (if this counts) Happy Birthday Mr. President - Marilyn Monroe

jim wentworth (wench), Monday, 25 July 2005 05:09 (eighteen years ago) link

Presidents on drugs:

Cypress Hill, "I Wanna Get High": "Tell Bill Clinton to go and inhale!"
My Dog Popper, "Acid Flashback" (Reagan suffers one!)
Country Joe & The Fish, "Super Bird" ("It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a man insane/It's my President, LBJ!"; and even HE drops some acid at song's end!)

Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Monday, 25 July 2005 07:56 (eighteen years ago) link


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