The Ballad of Joe Biden

[DFW]

Sort of a parody on the Kenny Rogers song, "The Gambler," but the melody seemed to fit the subject.

https://soundcloud.com/user-227049517/joe-biden-4-14

Cross-posted from the video forum

[liberaltrucker]

1. That's pretty good!

Gotta admit, when I first saw your headline, I
thought of a "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" parody.

[DFW]

2. Did that one 12 years ago!

Think Jeb Bush in the 2008 primary: https://soundcloud.com/user-227049517/kennebunkbillies-23-aug

(Though we are contemplating an update, and I'll bet you can't imagine about whom...............)

[liberaltrucker]

3. I remember now. Thanks!

nt

[True Blue American]

23. I can not wait to hear

That one.

Has anyone posted about Biden getting the site Make America Great Again? That is a good one.

[woodsprite]

4. That is awesome!!! You did a great job!

Is it ok if I share the link?

[DFW]

5. Be my guest!

Glad you liked it!

[True Blue American]

25. I just did!

[DFW]

27. I hope you get some cool feedback.

Let me know if any of it is from the Biden campaign!

[True Blue American]

28. Joe just said

He is going to fact check Trump at the debates. That should be fun.

[DFW]

31. Trump won't care

He'll just say "whatever," go on to the next lie, and his fans will cheer him on.

Trump could say there are thirty hours in a day and forty days in a month, and his fans would cheer him on as if he had announced mandatory ten week vacations for everybody.

[True Blue American]

34. Meanwhile though,

The voters who realize just how bad Trump is will agree.

Trump has become a laughing stock now and his hateful attacks on Joe are being answered by Joe himself. At this point it really does not matter what Trump thinks. It is what those who have watched him for 4 years think.

They even tuned out his speech at the Convention. Ratings fell.

[DFW]

35. I'm not worried about what the voters want. I'm worried about those who count the votes.

That Biden will win the election is a given. That he will be able to take office is not.

[Chili]

6. have you sent that to the campaign?

They'd love it!

[DFW]

7. I wouldn't know who to send it to (that would actually listen)

But if you want to search, you have my blessings. It has been my experience that many of the creative things I do get hugely appreciated--after it's too late.

We had a superb satire stage show in NYC in 2008, tore the Republicans to shreds, and Howard wanted it as part of the Denver convention that nominated Obama. I talked to John Hickenlooper recently. He is now a candidate for Senate from Colorado, but he was mayor of Denver at the time, and convention chairman. He said that if he had known, he would have had our show featured prominently, but no one ever told him, and word from Howard never got to his desk.

And I'll bet you're right--I think the Biden campaign would love it. A friend of mine who is the former DNC Treasurer thought it struck just the right note.

[Chili]

8. somebody reads their tweets

...but more likely, is your phone getting texted 3 times a day by Team Biden? How about your email inbox? Hoo boy, I'm getting hammered by Joe, Kamala, Jill, Barack, Michelle, Tammy Duckworth, Buttigieg, Carol King (!), Khizr Khan, James Taylor! Lost count. If you're not, surely there's an email address that will go right to them. You could certainly tweet it to @JoeBiden !

[DFW]

18. I try not to look at mail on my phone

I am on Central European Time and still work for a living. I look at mail on my laptop when I have time. I do indeed get bombarded with requests for money from everybody. You‘d think someone told them all I was Bill Gates‘s richer uncle. I ignore them all usually. By this time I have sent checks to whom I want to send checks. I have no idea how to use Twitter, so I don‘t.

[True Blue American]

26. My email box over flows.

[True Blue American]

24. After reading that

The Biden team bought Make America Great Again and is using it I am sure they would love it.

Are there Copyright restrictions?

[DFW]

32. Not for parodies

And it's not like we are making money off it (the Capitol Steps has been doing this for over 20 years).

[True Blue American]

37. Then you are good to go.

I will spread it on email. I send it to one, they send it to 5

[JI7]

30. I think just posting it on Social Media can help get attention including those who have closer

contacts to the campaign. Maybe someone will see this posted here.

[Hekate]

9. Love it, DFW! You are a fount of creativity

[DFW]

19. Or I have too much time on my hands

Oops, it can‘t be that. I have no free time!

[Wounded Bear]

10. Well done! nt

[DFW]

21. Thanks! n/t

[erronis]

11. DFW - many talents! And giving us a unique view of the US from DE.

[DFW]

20. Everyone needs a hobby.

This is one of mine

[PatSeg]

12. Is that you singing?

I assume you wrote the lyrics.

[DFW]

15. No, that isn't me singing.

But I did indeed write the lyrics. I write the lyrics for all The Freedom Toast numbers except „Dumb Down“ and „Stand With Your Man,“ which were written by my brother.

[DFW]

22. For the record, btw

Last edited Sun Aug 30, 2020, 04:56 AM - Edit history (1)

I have done the vocal on only one of our videos:

[PatSeg]

36. I love that

You are such a fun creative group of people.

[True Blue American]

38. Some much better than others!

We are proud to have them on our side!

[localroger]

49. Wow, that's been pretty much my experience

Being named "Roger Williams" I have been detained for "extra processing" about half the times I've tried to return to the country from overseas. On the last flight TSA check was at the airport in Montreal, and it was only the diligence of the Canadians watching the situation and holding my plane that kept me from missing my flight home. At that point I vowed I'd never fly in to the US from overseas again.

We did take another trip to Canada though, and this time we flew to Seattle, rented a car, and drove across the border. On our return the kid looked at our passports and asked "What's your relationship?"

"We're married."

"Well they haven't updated your wife's passport with her new name."

"That's because she didn't change her name. We got married in our forties. Didn't make any sense."

*BOGGLE* "You can do that?"

"You don't notice Angelina Jolie changing her name to Pitt recently, do you?"

[DFW]

50. I was once stopped coming in on the ferry from Vancouver Island to Seattle

CBP asked me who I worked for. I said, "we're the ones you guys call when you have a question in my field."

"Oh." That did the trick.

[niyad]

13. Absolutely wonderful.

[DFW]

17. Glad you like it! n/t

[ornotna]

14. Fabulous!

It's on Facebook now.



Ghost Donald in the Sky is good too.

[DFW]

16. Thanks for that!

Ghost Donald has a fun video, too. Check Youtube.
We don‘t have one yet for the Biden song.

[panader0]

29. That's great! Thanks DFW.

[DFW]

33. Thanks for that!

Always good to hear that from a fellow musician!

[panader0]

39. Is that your twelve string I hear?

I've never had one, only played one a few times, but they really sing.

[DFW]

40. Not on that one. However........

I used two 12 string guitars on this one:
https://soundcloud.com/search?q=canyonlands%2Bmarc%20emory

A heavy one with fingerpicks, and a lighter one with just fingers in a simultaneous overdub.

[Duppers]

41. K & R

Enjoyed the whole thread, especially hearing your voice.

[DFW]

46. Don't count on hearing THAT too often!

The TSA Blues was one of those rare occasions where I was able to fly to Atlanta in the morning with just a set of lyrics and and idea, had most of the group in the studio at the same time, told them what I had in mind, and wrapped the piece four hours later. Every member of The Freedom Toast is a total professional (except me!). We had the basic tracks down in an hour, and our harmonica guy is a genius. I did the guitar tracks myself, vocal next to last, and some simple lead guitar for enhancement at the end. The mixing took a little longer, but I was still able to fly back to Dallas that evening with the final version of a piece no one had ever heard before, including the guys who played on it!

[Aviation91]

42. I LOVE IT!!!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

43. heeey DFW, Joe Biden, a man we take pride in!

I like the Bill Bar song too!

[Generic Other]

44. I would love to collab with you on a video

This is so wonderful.

[DFW]

45. I'm open to that, why not?

Send me a PM and we can explore the subject.

[VA_Jill]

47. Good campaign song

[raccoon]

48. You rock. Nt