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The State of the Union


by

Monkaton

 Genre: Acoustic Rock

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This song was written back in 2000 as I watched President Willie give The State of the Union address. It's only gotten better since then.
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Lyrics
The State of the Union

(Chorus)
It’s hard to be the guy
in charge of the State of the Union
It’s hard to be the guy
who’s the boss of the world.
It’s hard to be someone
whose life is made of illusion
It’s hard to be the guy
who’s the King of the World

When I was just a boy
I went away to summer camp
And there I learned that
I had been annoited by God’s own hand
From God to me, Now me to you
It’s time you learned this simple truth.

Chorus

When I was just a teen
I went away and I met the President
He looked me in the eye and shook my hand
And then I knew I was meant
To be the man, the man for you
It’s time you learned this simple truth.

Chorus

And as I’ve made my way
from scamp to tramp
I’ve done all that I could
I’ve passed the buck,
I’ve never ducked
A chance to make myself look good.
It's known to me, It’s known to you
It’s good you learned this simple truth.

Copyright Tim Kniest 2007
Song Stats
Hits: 941
Comments: 17
Fans: 5
Plays: 66
Downloads: 65
Votes: 2
Uploaded: Apr 26, 2007 - 08:52:56 PM
Last Updated: Feb 22, 2008 - 08:59:15 PM Last Played: Nov 11, 2009 - 12:40:58 AM
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Hardware:
eMac
Larrivee 12 String Acoustic Guitar
Gibson L-50 Acoustic Guitar
Gretsch Electromatic Guitar (Pro)
Fender Jazz Bass
ART Tube MP Pre-Amp
Audio Technica 3035 Microphone
Roland JW-50 Keyboard
Software:
GB 3
Comments
Monkaton said 941 days ago (April 26th, 2007)
Flag Waving Time!!!
It's time to put on your blue stained dress, your high heel combat boots and leopard skin pill box cowboy hat for a romp and a march around the living room. Leave no stone unturned as you make war, not love.
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dreadmon said 940 days ago (April 27th, 2007)
Nice!
Catchy as hell, very nice light touch. It would've been easy to go with bitterness and bile, but your ironic treatment here works well here without copping out. It's a tune that could very well be humming around inside ol' George Dubya's head right now. Nice mix and great spirit in your performance!
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Monkaton said 940 days ago (April 27th, 2007)
Thanks D-Man
Thanks for the nice comments. I had originally written this as more of a lament and much slower. My wife suggested the increase in tempo and being a dutiful husband I increased the tempo.

Thanks again for stopping by and commenting.

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Vic Holman said 940 days ago (April 28th, 2007)
at the base of this
lies a good ole front porch folk tune. kinda follows suite with springsteens current album. a good foot stomper!
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Monkaton said 939 days ago (April 28th, 2007)
Don't Hurt Your Bunions!
Thanks for the comments Vic, always good to hear from you. Haven't heard the new Springsteen album, but thanks for the reference.

Be sure to wear your Doc Martins if you do any foot stompin.'

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peacepiano said 935 days ago (May 2nd, 2007)
Chorus
The chorus still rings true. Maybe truer...

Thanks for sharing.
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Monkaton said 935 days ago (May 3rd, 2007)
As Frank would say . . .
Ring-a-ding-ding.

Thanks peace PeacePiano for stopping by and commenting. I hope you enjoyed the song.

Many thanks.

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dajama said 924 days ago (May 14th, 2007)
Nice
Head-bopping, foot-tapping track with clever lyrics and nicely performed. Good vocal performance - I especially like the harmonies. Do I hear something that sounds like bagpipes? Very cool. Nice work. Peace.
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Monkaton said 922 days ago (May 15th, 2007)
Bagpipes
You are correct, those are bagpipes, at least bagpipes from a Roland JW-50 in the background.

Thanks so much for listening and commenting.



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woofer3 said 643 days ago (February 18th, 2008)
well written
Good meaty sound. I think that this song is your best that I've heard up to now. Excellent piece that's well written with good form. What I like about your songs is that you have taken care and time with them and it does show.

John.
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Monkaton said 643 days ago (February 19th, 2008)
Thanks
Thanks, Woofer, for coming by and listening. I thought this might be a companion piece for your song about Bonnie Prince Charles.

Thanks.
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woofer3 said 641 days ago (February 20th, 2008)
He may be-
many things but bonnie ain't one of them!
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helenmorris said 640 days ago (February 22nd, 2008)
This is excellent
I love it, what a great tune.
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Monkaton said 639 days ago (February 22nd, 2008)
Helen Wheels
Thanks Helen for coming by and showing your teeth and commenting. I enjoyed your tooth song.

Nice of you to take a listen.
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helenmorris said 639 days ago (February 23rd, 2008)
Its a great song
Ive listened quite a few more times. Well done
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Lennon714 said 599 days ago (April 2nd, 2008)
cool perspective
I love the perspective of the lyrics. That picture of Willie and JFK freaks me out so I'm glad you found a cool way to reference it. It's almost as if these people start politic-ing for the job from the time they're 8. One criticism would be the drums. I think the song would be stronger without them in a folk-rock kind of way. All in all, cool tune!
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Monkaton said 598 days ago (April 4th, 2008)
State of the Union
Thanks for stopping by, listening and commenting.

Some political careers do start early and unfortunately, some do not end as quickly, but when you've been chosen by God to lead, then by God you lead.


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