# Political song lyrics

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**Created:** [October 22, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-song-lyrics/769353 "2016-10-22T16:26:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 30, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-song-lyrics/769353/41 "2016-10-30T17:43:05Z")

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Pretty much everything from [The Foremen](http://foremen.royzimmerman.com/).

Eminem, [Mosh](https://vimeo.com/27790825).

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**Post date:** [October 30, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-song-lyrics/769353/42 "2016-10-30T19:22:31Z")

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“West of the Wall”, by Toni Fisher, about the Berlin Wall, 1962.

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**Post date:** [October 30, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-song-lyrics/769353/43 "2016-10-30T19:29:41Z")

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“Big City”, Merle Haggard.

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**Post date:** [October 30, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-song-lyrics/769353/44 "2016-10-30T19:33:01Z")

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> [@RealityChuck](#):
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> The [Capitol Steps](http://www.capsteps.com/), who have been doing political songs since the first Bush administration (though they use existing songs and write new lyrics).

One of my favorites, though now happily moot, is “How Do You Solve A Problem Like Scalia?”.

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