Songs which mention a public official, but not by personal name (and the lyric)
“Loves Me Like a Rock,” Paul Simon (“And if I was the President…”)
“I Shot The Sheriff”, Eric Clapton, et al. ("…but I did not shoot the Deputy")
“Fortunate Son”, Credence Clearwater Revival (“It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no Senator’s son…”)
“I Am The Walrus”, The Beatles (“Mister City Policeman sitting, pretty little policemen in a row…”)
“Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd (“In Birmingham, they love the Governor.”)
“Tombstone Blues”, Bob Dylan (“A bald wig for Jack the Ripper who sits/At the head of the chamber of commerce”).
“The Clerks Of Oxenford”, Scottish folk song (“But they hadna been in Billsbury/A twallmonth and a day/Till the twa bonnie clerks of Oxenford/With the mayor’s twa daughters lay”)
“Band on the Run”, Paul McCartney and Wings (And the county judge, who held a grudge, will search for ever more for the band on the run.")
“Purple Toupee”, They Might Be Giants (“I remember the book depository where they crowned the king of Cuba”)
“Patricia the Stripper” - Chris de Burgh ("But the judge said, “Patricia, Or may I say, Delicia,The facts of this case lie before me…”)
Songs which mention a public official, but not by personal name (and the lyric)
“Loves Me Like a Rock,” Paul Simon (“And if I was the President…”)
“I Shot The Sheriff”, Eric Clapton, et al. ("…but I did not shoot the Deputy")
“Fortunate Son”, Credence Clearwater Revival (“It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no Senator’s son…”)
“I Am The Walrus”, The Beatles (“Mister City Policeman sitting, pretty little policemen in a row…”)
“Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd (“In Birmingham, they love the Governor.”)
“Tombstone Blues”, Bob Dylan (“A bald wig for Jack the Ripper who sits/At the head of the chamber of commerce”).
“The Clerks Of Oxenford”, Scottish folk song (“But they hadna been in Billsbury/A twallmonth and a day/Till the twa bonnie clerks of Oxenford/With the mayor’s twa daughters lay”)
“Band on the Run”, Paul McCartney and Wings (And the county judge, who held a grudge, will search for ever more for the band on the run.")
“Purple Toupee”, They Might Be Giants (“I remember the book depository where they crowned the king of Cuba”)
“Patricia the Stripper” - Chris de Burgh ("But the judge said, “Patricia, Or may I say, Delicia,The facts of this case lie before me…”)
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“Makin’ Whoopee” - Eddie Cantor et alia (“He says now, ‘Judge suppose I fail?’ / The judge says ‘Budge right into jail! You better keep her - I think it’s cheaper / Than makin’ whoopee’.”)
Songs which mention a public official, but not by personal name (and the lyric)
“Loves Me Like a Rock,” Paul Simon (“And if I was the President…”)
“I Shot The Sheriff”, Eric Clapton, et al. ("…but I did not shoot the Deputy")
“Fortunate Son”, Credence Clearwater Revival (“It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no Senator’s son…”)
“I Am The Walrus”, The Beatles (“Mister City Policeman sitting, pretty little policemen in a row…”)
“Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd (“In Birmingham, they love the Governor.”)
“Tombstone Blues”, Bob Dylan (“A bald wig for Jack the Ripper who sits/At the head of the chamber of commerce”).
“The Clerks Of Oxenford”, Scottish folk song (“But they hadna been in Billsbury/A twallmonth and a day/Till the twa bonnie clerks of Oxenford/With the mayor’s twa daughters lay”)
“Band on the Run”, Paul McCartney and Wings (And the county judge, who held a grudge, will search for ever more for the band on the run.")
“Purple Toupee”, They Might Be Giants (“I remember the book depository where they crowned the king of Cuba”)
“Patricia the Stripper” - Chris de Burgh ("But the judge said, “Patricia, Or may I say, Delicia,The facts of this case lie before me…”)
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“Makin’ Whoopee” - Eddie Cantor et alia (“He says now, ‘Judge suppose I fail?’ / The judge says ‘Budge right into jail! You better keep her - I think it’s cheaper / Than makin’ whoopee’.”)
“Senator” - Stephen Malkmus, (“I know what the senator wants/ What the senator wants is a blow job”)
Songs which mention a public official, but not by personal name (and the lyric)
“Loves Me Like a Rock,” Paul Simon (“And if I was the President…”)
“I Shot The Sheriff”, Eric Clapton, et al. ("…but I did not shoot the Deputy")
“Fortunate Son”, Credence Clearwater Revival (“It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no Senator’s son…”)
“I Am The Walrus”, The Beatles (“Mister City Policeman sitting, pretty little policemen in a row…”)
“Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd (“In Birmingham, they love the Governor.”)
“Tombstone Blues”, Bob Dylan (“A bald wig for Jack the Ripper who sits/At the head of the chamber of commerce”).
“The Clerks Of Oxenford”, Scottish folk song (“But they hadna been in Billsbury/A twallmonth and a day/Till the twa bonnie clerks of Oxenford/With the mayor’s twa daughters lay”)
“Band on the Run”, Paul McCartney and Wings (And the county judge, who held a grudge, will search for ever more for the band on the run.")
“Purple Toupee”, They Might Be Giants (“I remember the book depository where they crowned the king of Cuba”)
“Patricia the Stripper” - Chris de Burgh ("But the judge said, “Patricia, Or may I say, Delicia,The facts of this case lie before me…”)
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“Makin’ Whoopee” - Eddie Cantor et alia (“He says now, ‘Judge suppose I fail?’ / The judge says ‘Budge right into jail! You better keep her - I think it’s cheaper / Than makin’ whoopee’.”)
“Senator” - Stephen Malkmus, (“I know what the senator wants/ What the senator wants is a blow job”)
“Summertime Blues” by Eddie Cochrane (“I wrote to my Congressman and he said quote ‘I’d like to help you Son, but you’re too young to vote.’”)
