Patterico's Pontifications

8/27/2007

We need a Song

Filed under: Humor,Law,Music — DRJ @ 12:26 pm



[Guest post by DRJ]

Patterico’s Pontifications needs a theme song but it should be something better than the Nixon Peabody song.

Any suggestions?

27 Responses to “We need a Song”

  1. Live and Die in L.A.

    Stephen Macklin (68591a) — 8/27/2007 @ 12:29 pm

  2. The theme song from “Law and Order.”

    Paul S. (8cbb16) — 8/27/2007 @ 12:40 pm

  3. Fave LA song:

    Welcome to the boomtown
    Pick a habit
    We got plenty to go around
    Welcome, welcome to the boomtown
    All that money makes such a succulent sound
    Welcome to the boomtown.

    steve (b70664) — 8/27/2007 @ 12:41 pm

  4. I Fought the Law and the Law Won

    Pal2Pal (73f60a) — 8/27/2007 @ 12:53 pm

  5. Is anybody there -From 1776

    Dr T (b1f404) — 8/27/2007 @ 1:07 pm

  6. When he’s here, Jimmy Buffett’s “Quietly making noise”, and when he’s not, his “Gypsies in the Palace.”

    …
    Quietly making noise (quietly making noise)
    Starts with kindergarten toys
    Not too soft, not too loud
    Just enough to draw a crowd
    Quietly, quietly, quietly making noise …

    …
    — Spoken:
    “In days of old, when knights were bold,
    And journeyed from their castles,
    Trusty men were left behind,
    Knights needed not the hassles.
    They helped themselves to pig and peach,
    And drank from King’s own chalice.
    Oh, it was a stirring sight
    These gypsies in the palace.”
    “And some things never change. Hit it boys!”

    So long boss, knock ’em dead, don’t worry ’bout a thing
    Wish that we could come along, we’d love to hear you sing
    Limo’s here, your bags are packed, the list is by the phone
    Me and Snake will watch your place and treat it like our own

    Look at all this liquor
    Look at all this food
    It’s only gonna go to waste
    We’re not really being rude
    But the good stuff’s in his closet, I swear he wouldn’t mind
    Hell we’ll just shoot the lock off, I do it all the time …

    htom (412a17) — 8/27/2007 @ 1:42 pm

  7. Nothings gonna stand in our way by Spectre General. heh…

    The fortunate ones
    To be fast and free and young
    I want to count myself among
    The fortunate ones

    We won’t be denied
    We know that time is on our side
    We’ve got the passion and the pride
    We won’t be denied

    * This generations
    With fire in our eyes
    Strong are the ties that bind us
    We don’t need no alibis

    ** Nothing’s gonna stand in our way
    Nothing’s gonna stand in our way
    Nothing’s gonna stand in our way
    Not tonight

    We want it all
    And tonight we got the call
    We’re running high but we won’t fall
    We want it all

    We won’t be denied
    Like a breaker at high tide
    We’re gonna take this sweet joy ride
    We won’t be denied

    Grew expectations
    Moments in the sun
    We’ve waited all our lives
    And now we know our time has come

    G (722480) — 8/27/2007 @ 1:49 pm

  8. How about this …
    http://tinyurl.com/33y5mk

    tomjedrz (562284) — 8/27/2007 @ 2:50 pm

  9. TomJedrz,

    The USC Fight Song? I admit it made me laugh (in a good way – it was a fun choice) but if we’re going to play that game, I nominate The Eyes of Texas since Patterico is a UT Law grad or Cornell’s Give My Regards to Davy.

    Let’s face it, though – I don’t think Patterico would choose a fight song. We better keep trying.

    DRJ (8b9d41) — 8/27/2007 @ 3:23 pm

  10. By genre:

    1. Country: I Will Stand My Ground by Darryl Worley
    2. Rock: All Star by Smashmouth
    3. Pop: Anything But Ordinary by Avril Lavigne (yes, Avril Lavigne… listen to it and give it a chance)
    4. Worship: Completely by Ana Laura (from Facing the Giants)
    5. Foreign: No. 1 by Boa (Korean)
    6. Alternative: LA Song by Christian Kane
    7. Grateful Dead (its own category): Victim or the Crime
    8. Folk: Leader of the Band by Dan Fogelberg

    Stashiu3 (992297) — 8/27/2007 @ 3:24 pm

  11. What rhymes with “Pontifications”?

    Kevin Murphy (0b2493) — 8/27/2007 @ 4:00 pm

  12. “terrific nations?”

    ras (adf382) — 8/27/2007 @ 4:35 pm

  13. How about classifications, complications, explanations, or even fornications? I don’t think we’re going to find a decent song that rhymes unless we get into the rap music section. 😉

    Stashiu3 (992297) — 8/27/2007 @ 4:44 pm

  14. “Certifications?”
    “Exonerations?”
    “Thirty-three citations?”

    Paul (09c70a) — 8/27/2007 @ 4:45 pm

  15. Plus, it has to complement the background accompaniment (whining) by the usual suspects.

    Another Drew (8018ee) — 8/27/2007 @ 4:47 pm

  16. Stashiu3 wrote: 3. Pop: Anything But Ordinary by Avril Lavigne (yes, Avril Lavigne… listen to it and give it a chance)

    Does Avril gratutitously use any form of the word “motherf—–” in that track, like she does in her new single?

    L.N. Smithee (7d35d5) — 8/27/2007 @ 5:20 pm

  17. Nope, earlier stuff. Like I said, give it a chance… she’s not my typical listen either.

    Stashiu3 (992297) — 8/27/2007 @ 5:42 pm

  18. I understand that Patterico has written a song himself. But if he does not want to use that I vote for The Song of Death from Once Upon A Time In The West.

    nk (a6ecc6) — 8/27/2007 @ 5:58 pm

  19. It’s Raining Men.

    Kevin (4890ef) — 8/27/2007 @ 7:27 pm

  20. Pat-Ter-Ico
    Pat-Ter-Ico

    We’re here to fight the LA Times
    We’re here to dish out harm to slime
    But we’re here to talk politics
    Maybe this song don’t exactly rhyme

    We know what side we’re on; we’re right
    And we don’t give in without a fight
    But if you’re a loon, you just might
    Find your nutty views brought out to light

    Pat-Ter-Ico
    Pat-Ter-Ico

    Even though we’re conservative
    We don’t let bad ideas live
    To Coulter, Gonzalez, and Buchanan we give
    Absolutely nothing postive

    We want to deport the criminals first
    We know that sock puppets are the worst
    Our genius comes in lengthy bursts
    Our enemies are permanently cursed

    Pat-Ter-Ico
    Pat-Ter-Ico

    Come on over, we want you to read
    Everything we write; yes indeed
    Come and tell us what it is you need
    To know more about politics, crime, and greed.

    –JRM

    “I wrote this poem in 90 seconds.” – JRM on a case-related poem.

    “Does it take you 60 seconds to hit, ‘send’?” – Colleague

    JRM (355c21) — 8/27/2007 @ 7:47 pm

  21. I second the first and third comments – Boomtown or “To Live and Die in LA” would be my choices.

    This is the site where I first read about “Tuesday Night Music Club” and how David & David got their start. And that piano riff from (NOT Tupac) Wang Chung is just too cool on “To Live and Die in LA.”

    I know that it’s been said before, but I second all of the previous comments regarding the lack of efficacy of the ‘link’ button. It would be nice to just highlight text and press ‘link’ vs. the current setup.

    carlitos (b38ae1) — 8/28/2007 @ 6:32 am

  22. I was starting to wonder about that, carlitos. I didn’t figure most of you guys to be fans of the gangsta-rap genre.

    Leviticus (35fbde) — 8/28/2007 @ 6:50 am

  23. When he’s gone, Jimmy Buffett’s “Gypsies in the Palace”.

    htom (412a17) — 8/28/2007 @ 6:57 am

  24. My gangsta-rap days are long behind me Levi. Though I did buy the last Nas album, mostly I’m into the mellower stuff now, like Common or Jurassic 5.

    carlitos (b38ae1) — 8/28/2007 @ 9:46 am

  25. OK…my pal DRJ has issued me a personal challenge, and here is my response: the theme song for Patterico’s Pontifications should be the magnificently sardonic and iconoclastic “Fortunate Son.” It has nothing in particular to do with LA or with “the Law.” It is all about attitude. This particular version is especially fun, being from The Ed Sullivan Show almost 40 years ago. Come to think of it, John Fogerty did spend several decades fighting with lawyers to gain control of his own music catalog….
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=X90T5sY5c2oCreedence vid

    driver (faae10) — 8/28/2007 @ 10:13 am

  26. “Lawyers, Guns and Money”

    Was, Not Was had a song called “Hello Dad. I’m in Jail” that has a prosecutorial flair to it…

    Hello dad, I’m in jail
    Hi dad, I’m calling you from jail
    Hi dad, happy birthday, I’m in jail
    Jail, jail, hi dad

    All those years, I’m in jail now
    I’m in jail, I like it here
    It’s nice, I like it
    Hello dad, I’m in jail
    Hello, hello dad, hi, I’m in jail
    Say hi to mom, from jail
    I’m in jail, I’m gonna stay here
    I like it here
    I like it, yeah, throw away the key
    I’m in jail

    Hello dad, I’m in jail
    Jail, jail, jail, jail

    carlitos (b38ae1) — 8/28/2007 @ 10:43 am

  27. Lawyers, Guns, and Money….oh yeah. Good choice. I stand down.
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=S5puAN1PGQw
    I crossed paths with Warren a few times, and linked a really interesting recent article about him here: http://www.amusedcynic.com/?p=250
    He was wildly talented, and wildly wild.

    driver (faae10) — 8/28/2007 @ 11:05 am


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