Courtesy of Salmon -- And Country Joe + the Fish

Salmon has composed a very clever riff on this developing pharma-kickback story -- using the Woodstock version of the classic protest song by Country Joe & The Fish (watch video below if you are uninitiated).

. . . .Well, come on all of you, big strong men,
Fast Freddy needs your help again.
He's got himself in a terrible jam
Way down yonder in Vietnam
So put down your checkbooks and pick up a gun,
We're gonna have a whole lotta fun.

And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
Next stop is Vietnam;

And it's five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain't no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! we're all gonna die. . . .

Come on Wall Street, don't be slow,
Why man, this is war au-go-go
There's plenty good money to be made
By supplying the Docs with the drugs for its trade. . . .

[With apologies to Country Joe & The Fish]

-- Salmon

April 1, 2010 1:20 PM

When will it ever end?

UPDATED 04.02.10:

From the "nothing exceeds. . . like excess" department -- Salmon offers another:

FAST BUCK FREDDIE

[Apologies to The Jefferson Starship]

He said hold a dollar bill up to the mirror
And I'll show you something funny
It's only a fast buck, but
It's so hard to make that kind of money

Now it's hard to get serious when the joker
Is laughing
And by now the joker is wild
It's hard to keep laughing when a rich man's
Reflection
Looks like a gun that's gonna smile
What's going on, I ask you
What's going on, can you see?
What's going on, I ask you and
Who;s coming on, is it you or me?

Coming on while it's still soft and warm
Burn it dry before the fiery storm
Sing it now while you still have a song
Grab on now while you're still feeling strong

How long, how long would you like it
How long, how hong will it be
How long, how long can we take it?
How long before we take it back, you and me
Think fast

I was thinking that I should be singing along
Think fast I think he's coming thru
Think fast, he thinks he's coming thru
I was thinking that I should be singing along
Think fast , he thinks he's coming in
Think fast, I think he's wearing thin
I was thinking that I should be singing along
Think fast, he's taking all your time
Think fast, you know he's our of line
But who cares, you know you can , you will you
Know you can

Sing it now while you still
Sing it now while you still
Sing it now while you still have a song

-- Salmon
April 2, 2010 8:42 AM

And the original:



Phenomenal!

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