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hay rick

(7,590 posts)
Sun Apr 5, 2020, 08:37 PM Apr 2020

hydroxychloroquine

Trump's obsession with this drug reminded me of the Steppenwolf song, these lyrics in particular:

You know I've seen a lot of people walking 'round
With tombstones in their eyes.
But the pusher don't care
If you live -- or if you die.
God Damn! The pusher.
God Damn! The pusher.
I said God Damn! God damn the pusher man.
You know the dealer, the dealer is a man
With a lump of grass in his hand.
But the pusher is a monster
Not a natural man.


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hydroxychloroquine (Original Post) hay rick Apr 2020 OP
And then... hay rick Apr 2020 #1
Great song, one of my favorites. Mr.Bill Apr 2020 #2
This song was always an earworm for me. hay rick Apr 2020 #3
Here's another great one. Eloquent Spokesman by the Spongetones Deep State Gnostic Apr 2020 #4

hay rick

(7,590 posts)
1. And then...
Sun Apr 5, 2020, 08:44 PM
Apr 2020
Well now if I were the president of this land
You know I'd declare total war on the pusher man.
I'd cut him if he stands, and I'd shoot him if he run,
And I'd kill him with my bible, and my razor and my gun....
GOD DAMN! The pusher
God damn the pusher.
I said God damn! God damn the pusher man!

Mr.Bill

(24,253 posts)
2. Great song, one of my favorites.
Sun Apr 5, 2020, 08:50 PM
Apr 2020

But I think the lyric is
"With love grass in his hand"

In the Haight Ashbury, "love grass" was grass you got for free. A free sample, if you will.

hay rick

(7,590 posts)
3. This song was always an earworm for me.
Sun Apr 5, 2020, 09:14 PM
Apr 2020

Especially the "tombstones in their eyes" lyric. 50 years later, it's a perfect description of Trump's supporters.

 
4. Here's another great one. Eloquent Spokesman by the Spongetones
Sun Apr 5, 2020, 09:16 PM
Apr 2020
You're an eloquent spokesman for today,
You don't know the meaning of the words you say...


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