The Republic of Thoronia

1. “The Pre-Primary Campaign (The System Boots)” – 0:23

• • I. Front Runners – For upon these men and women the media shall rest its hopes. If chosen wrongly, we shall suffer. If chosen right, may the angels sing blessings upon the world.

2. “Primaries & Caucuses, Caucuses & Primaries” – 16:56

• • I. Iowa – The decider of fates, the revolution begins with you, dear Iowa. Dear Iowa, you have decided our fate, it appears that we’ll sit back and wait, we’ll wait for another date.
    II. Texas and Ohio – McCain is now in the light, so stand up and fight you know we are right.
    III. Stripping Florida and Michigan* – Keyboard solo
    IV. April through June (The Dance of the Giant Hogweed) – Change is for freedom. Freedom. Change. Freedom. Change. Change. Change.

3. “Conventional Partiers throw a Party Convention” – 7:43

• • I. Constitution and Libertarian (Slow and awful builds)
  • II. Green (Handclaps and timeouts)
    III. Reform (Drum solo)
  • IV. Democratic (Climax)
    V. Republican (and Surprise)

4. “The Running of Mates (VEEP-EM&WEAP)” – 3:25

• • I. Biden – Brother to our Zeus, for Biden we shall yield, yield down to our Poseidon of the sea.
    II. Palin – Our Palin, penicillin to your needs. She is Robin to our Batman, she is here to save the day.

5. “A Lively Debate?” – 9:34

• • I. O v M (Warm acoustic guitar)
    II. B v P (Mellotron solo)
    III. O v M (Interlude)
    IV. O v M (Start growing the Campaign Beards)

6. “Swinging States Like Pendulums” – 19:26

• • I. Oh, Colorado – Counting on a state with four right angles.
  • II. It’s True That Florida Matters – Black Matter/Real Fodder.
  • III. Michi-Can – And will decide.

*Theremin accompaniment thanks to Roberta McCain.

All Music Composed By: CAMPAIGN 2008

Played By: The ’08 Players.

Barack Obama: Organ, Mellotron, Piano, Flute, Vibes, Vocals

John McCain:  Bass, Guitar, Maverick, Vocals

Sarah Palin: Guitars, Vocals backing

Joe Biden: Drums, Lead vocal on “Michi-Can”

Guests:

Mike Huckabee: Bass on “Front Runners”

Rudy Giuliani: Conga Drums on “Stripping Florida and Michigan”

Mitt Romney: Percussion on “April through June”

Hillary Clinton: Flute and Backing Vocals on “April through June”

John Edwards: Trombone and Tenor Sax on “Vice-President’s Named”

Vocal Choir on “Swinging States Like Pendulums”: Chris Dodd, Dennis Kucinich, Bill Richardson, Duncan Hunter, Ron Paul, Tom Tancredo, Fred Thompson Tommy Thompson, Ralph Nader, Bob Barr, Charles Baldwin, Cynthia McKinney, Alan Keyes, Gloria La Riva, Brian Moore

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This has been a groundbreaking and altogether interesting election process, but the music, as per usual, is bland – do presidential candidates listen to music? Do we really want to elect someone without knowing their tastes? You could all win my vote if you switched some things up.

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