Takin' it Back with Barack Jack! (For Swing voters!!!)

Hate to see the nation being run by a hack
Dig the situation that he dug in Iraq
Half the population wants to give him the sack
And now he's lookin' round for somebody else to attack
We need somebody great to get us back on the track

So we're takin' it back with Barack, Jack!

Choo Choo, Change to believe in
Woo woo, we can achieve it
Choo Choo, Change to believe in
Takin' it back with Barack, Jack!

Now that global warming is a matter of fact
The only real question is just how to react
The new administration needs the guts to enact
Drastic legislation, leave the planet intact
We can't be foolin' round with some Republican Mac

So we're takin' it back with Barack, Jack!

Choo Choo....

He only gets his money from your regular macs
Doesn't take a penny from some whackity PAC's
For bringin' folk together he's the man with the knack
And he'll supply the hope and inspiration we lack
Cause he's the best we got and did I ....mention he's black?

So we're takin' it back with Barack, Jack!


Harmonica, vocal, guitar, lyrics- Will Galison

Piano, vocal- Murray Weinstock

Drums- Wally "Gator" Watson

Bass (sound recording)- Paul Nowinsky

BG vocal (video)- Ilene Kristen

BG vocal (audio) Shije

Flugal Horn- Ryo Sasaki

Tenor Sax- Yaacov Mayman

vocals- Murray Weinstock, Shije Solid, Dean Franzen

Bass (video) Dean Franzen -

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[tomfooleryprod]

Wow, talk about willful ignorance! "He only gets money from regular macs..." You meant to say Goldman Sachs, right? Goldman contributed four times as much money to Barry as they did to McCain. The ONLY presidential candidate who refuses money from special interests is Ron Paul.

[willgalison]

@tomfooleryprod

Y'know the lyric actually works pretty well: "he also gets his money from Goldman and Sachs".

I didn't know that at the time, but since my name is Will, I guess it counts as willful ignorance.

:)

[cterwindt]

Hi Will, after you gave me the link to your sing in the subway back from the Iraq Veterans Against the War in 2008, I probably have listened to this tune already a thousand times. It is great!! Thanks for making it.

[willgalison]

@cterwindt

Oh thanks! I'm making some new ones. Stay tuned!

w

[Zanmatt2g]

I don't understand the Jack part...

[willgalison]

@Zanmatt2g

It rhymes with Back.

[katehret]

I loved it! I've listened to it over and over! Go Barack!!! Jan. 20th can't come soon enough!

[oxox8]

i didnt say he'd make the world change, i said the world is changing...and he knows how to adapt to the change and have americans open their eyes to the cultural crisis that is going on in this country..maybe invest money on education instead of on war ...or building museums and theatres and more cultural centers instead of the marketing of material consumerism..thats what i mean by the world is changing and thinking mccain and sarah "einstein" palin wouldve left us in the same ignorant shithole

[BrandonCRC]

@katehret Still think that?

[Femtex05]

Oh man, if a conservative made a song like this, all hell would break loose calling it hate speech or something ridiculous, lol. Country music at large is conservative, but their songs are usually regarding the military, not outright propaganda that actually calls out the other party in their lyrics. The constant whining & boo-hooing from each side about each other and everyTHING these days is really just sad. Nothing ever changes. It only ever has and always will just keep getting worse.

[christellester]

Sounds like a classic Jazz tune, and I love it...Thanks a lot for sharing this video with us William