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maxrandb

(16,872 posts)
25. My God! The Kinks were spot-on.
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 12:04 PM
Sep 20
GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT

hey, hey...
Give the people what they want

Well, it's been said before, the world is a stage
A different performance with every age.
Open the history book to any old page
Bring on the lions and open the cage.

Give the people what they want
You gotta give the people what they want
The more they get, the more they need
And every time they get harder and harder to please

The Roman promoters really did things right.
They needed a show that would clearly excite.
The attendance was sparse so they put on a fight
Threw the Christians to the lions, it sold out every night

Give the people what they want
You gotta give the people what they want
The more they get, the more they need
And every time they get harder and harder to please

Give 'em lots of sex, perversion and rape
Give 'em lots of violence, and plenty to hate
Give the people what they want
Give the people what they want

The French Revolution was a crazy scene
All those aristocrats getting guillotined
The promoters cleaned up, the expenses were low
An execution costs nothing, it's a wonderful show

Give the people what they want
Give the people what they want
Blow out your brains, and do it right
Make sure it's prime time and on a Saturday night.

The world wants a fight, peace is a bore
Every now and then you gotta give 'em a war
Give the people what they want
Give the people what they want

When Oswald shot Kennedy, he was insane
But still we watch the re-runs again and again
We all sit glued while the killer takes aim
"Hey Mom, there goes a piece of the president's brain!"

Give the people what they want
You gotta give the people what they want
Blow out your brains, and do it right
Make sure it's prime time and on a Saturday night.
You gotta give the people what they want
You gotta give the people what they want
Give the people what they want
Give the people what they want
Give the people what they want

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This is a joke, right? UpInArms Sep 20 #1
The Groundkeepers must be having early nightmares. What a shambles this will be. n/t SheilaAnn Sep 20 #2
Cheap BoRaGard Sep 20 #3
Beverly Hillbillies had more class. Irish_Dem Sep 20 #4
An oil rig on the White House lawn would look better newdeal2 Sep 20 #5
Granny at the ce-ment pond would look better. Irish_Dem Sep 20 #6
Granny at the ce-ment pond would look better. Irish_Dem Sep 20 #7
You Can Say THAT Again! MineralMan Sep 20 #23
Tacky on steroids. Just what the "TRUMP" brand symbolizes. nt Buns_of_Fire Sep 20 #8
He's doing the exact same thing that Obama made fun of him for at the White House correspondents dinner Walleye Sep 20 #11
And Joe Biden brought a concert by Elton John to his White House. No fighting. Walleye Sep 20 #9
And I assume that the taxpayers are footing the bill for this goat rodeo? greatauntoftriplets Sep 20 #10
I remember the bicentiniel, indusurb Sep 20 #12
The Freedom Train. I was 9. I remember it well. underpants Sep 20 #20
Oh! I didn't hear about that! In NYC we went down under the George Washington Bridge near the... electric_blue68 Sep 20 #32
NEXT: Emperor Trump releases lions to devour people who refuse to worship Charlie Kirk dalton99a Sep 20 #13
The funeral is tomorrow at 1 eastern. I won't be surprised underpants Sep 20 #18
UFC is a Russian Org. multigraincracker Sep 20 #14
+1. The White House looks like shit. Putin is laughing his ass off dalton99a Sep 20 #16
Brought to you by Brawndo! Brawndo's got what plants crave! Solly Mack Sep 20 #15
🎖️ underpants Sep 20 #17
They must be mocked. No matter how hard they work to stop it. Solly Mack Sep 20 #24
I've decided that "Idiocracy" was far too benign relative to what's happening. Buns_of_Fire Sep 20 #19
Yes, this is our illustrious Magatocracy at work. ananda Sep 20 #21
Excellent point. Solly Mack Sep 20 #22
My God! The Kinks were spot-on. maxrandb Sep 20 #25
👍 As I heard or read once - if the FCC would allow it underpants Sep 20 #30
No class. Garish. Disgraceful. C_U_L8R Sep 20 #26
It's a circus and they are bringing in the clowns. sheshe2 Sep 20 #27
A more accurate snapshot of America doesn't exist. n/t flvegan Sep 20 #28
Do they sit around and intentionally cook up stuff to make the White House seem even tackier? Vinca Sep 20 #29
Oh c'mon!! Sweaty man-on-man action, y'all! chowder66 Sep 20 #31
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