The People's Cube - Political Satire

Sung to the tune of "Whip It!"

by Devo and Stalin for Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_QLzthSkfM

Bail them out.
Give the banks a pass.
Smoke some more crack.
Listen to Barak.

When Obama comes along,
Hide your wallet.
Before Pelosi gets too strong,
Hide your wallet.
Something's always wrong,
Thanks to Congress.

Now tax us,
Into hell,
Make us pay,
Steal it all,
Help the banks.
Marxism,
It is defective.
It's way too late,
To stop it,
Bail them out.

When the good times turn around,
Hide your wallet.
Stock market's going down,
Hide your wallet.
No one gets away,
With their paycheck.

I say tax it!
Steal it all.
I say tax it!
Steal it all.

Bail them out.
Give the banks a pass.
Smoke some more crack.
Listen to Barak.

When Obama comes along,
Hide your wallet.
Before Pelosi gets too strong,
Hide your wallet.
Something's always wrong,
Thanks to Congress.

Now tax us,
Into hell,
Make us pay,
Steal it all,
Help the banks.
Marxism,
It is defective.
It's way too late,
To stop it.
Into hell,
Make us pay,
Steal it all,
Help the banks.
Marxism,
It is defective.
It's way too late,
To stop it,
Bail them out.

Devolution.

Quite appropriate.

Yeah. Since Marxism is basically just political Darwinism.

Which is weird because Darwin based his theory on Malthus' book An Essay on the Principle of Population which is nothing but laissez-faire economics. Marx then told Engels that The Origin of Species had the proof in the natural world for their political beliefs.

That's messed up....

Comrades,

This is glorious! I still own the 45 rpm of this source material's hit single. Too bad the DEVO gang are, unsurprisingly, apparently commitedly "progressive."

NOOOOO!!!!!

Comrade Premier Betty,

I'm afraid it's the ugy truth. Jerry Casale has a side band, Jerry Jihad and the Evildoers and a nice anti-Bush video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlU20YC6Ly4

I've read an interview or two with Mark Mothersbaugh that led me to the conclusion that DEVO is as devolved as the rest, just more entertaining and novel. Kinda irks me I gave them money (but that was before the internet liberated the fruits of the labor of leftist (f)artists).

Last trip to the US I considered timing to coincide with a DEVO get-together concert, but in the end concluded there was enough of a chance to get a political rant that I decided not to bother.

If you're intersted, Mark Mothersbaugh did the music for the cartoon Rug Rats.

Yes, I've heard that. He seems to be a very productive sort, which I respect. Maybe like Oingo Boingo's front man Danny Elfman who now makes lots of movie music (and probably very profitably).