Showing posts with label Mose Allison. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mose Allison. Show all posts

Monday, August 13, 2012

Mose knows the 5th

When I read about the endorsement from former President Clinton, I heard yet another Mose Allison song playing in my head.

"Do you ever get the feeling you've been taken for a ride?
The bigs ones eat the little ones and there's no place left to hide.
Just don't drink the water, try not to breathe the air.
I'm not discouraged, I am not discouraged, but I'm getting there."

While still in the race I received some unsolicited feedback after the Cornwall debate from two women visiting from New York.  "We can't vote because we don't live here--but you were by far the best candidate during the debate."  Which made me think of what Mose sings:

"The best is supposed to come in first, but they're at the mercy of the worst."

So no matter who wins the Democratic primary tomorrow, I will be listening to the great philospher from Tippo:

"Stop this world, let me off.  There's just too many pigs in the same trough.  Too many buzzards sitting on the fence.  Stop this world, it ain't making sense."