We Hate Bill Kristol So Much That We Wrote a Song About It

Enjoy some angry punk rock for Bill Kristol and his new employers at the Times.

*click the play button to listen*

Max and the Marginalized are a band in Los Angeles that writes and records a new song every week for Huffington Post. Be their friend on Facebook or MySpace.

Black and White and Red All Over

So they finally got to you
These defenders of misdeeds
Start the week with your attitude
It's fit to print but not to read
Guaranteed to make it difficult to keep our breakfast down
There's nothing wrong with a counterweight to balance out a bluish tint
Another space to prognosticate, it's AM radio in print
I am squinting at the horoscopes for predictions less unsound
How long will you keep this guy around?

Set your weekly standards lower
Black and white and red all over

So you finally got to them
You told them once, you told them twice
Collect the dividends, coming from the left and from the right
Acolytes, keep your two cents off the newsstand price
Tell me why I don't like Mondays, tell me why

Set your weekly standards lower
Black and white and red all over

In every column inch of copy
There's a stain on the page, it's not my coffee
Set your weekly standards lower
Black and white and red all over

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Comments

[WMK]

Great lyrics!

my 2 cents...

IMO the generic 'punk' hyperactive high pitched jangly sound paired with the high pitched singing tends to diminish the impact the song could have.

1) build a better/str­onger/cont­rasting/em­phasis providing musical element behind the chorus to relieve some of that punk-sound monotony. Get a good hook + pump up the vocal energy of the chorus (maybe have a 'band all in' chant for chorus = more emotion).

2) put the high pitched signing verses over a 'deeper/stronger' sounding guitar/rhythm riff (more metal-ish - less jangle - add some bass) in order to allow contrast/depth between vocals & instruments.

YMMV

[Wilburrr]

I give it a 9 with a bullet. Great lyrics, you can dance to it, and I like the minor at the end of the first chorus.