Inspired by the staccato brilliance of political bitch-fest The McLaughlin Group, rocker Andrew W.K. has composed a
song (direct mp3) based on a particularly scattered exchange. Here he is
explaining the process on the public radio show "Fair Game." The song has already sponsored a
video tribute.
Transcript of the original exchange (you can hear it played in the radio segment):
MR. MCLAUGHLIN: Question: Does Romney’s endorsement seal the deal? Is McCain now the inevitable Republican nominee? I ask you, Pat.
MR. BUCHANAN: John, absent celestial intervention, I think he’s going to get the nomination.
MR. MCLAUGHLIN: Absent what?
MR. BUCHANAN: Celestial intervention.
MR. MCLAUGHLIN: Well, it happens, Pat. May he rest in peace, Paul Wellstone. John Heinz was killed in an airplane crash.
MR. BUCHANAN: Well, let’s not speculate on it.
MR. MCLAUGHLIN: Death comes in the night on cats’ paws, Pat. You never know.
MR. BUCHANAN: On little cats’ feet. That’s the fog, John, that comes in on little cats’ feet.
Mr. MCLAUGHLIN: I changed it to cat - Sandberg be damned.
And the lyrics to Andrew's song:
If it happens, Pat…
If it happens, Pat…
If it happens, Pat, may he rest in peace
Death comes in the night on little cats’ feet!
If it happens, Pat, may he rest in peace
Death comes in the night on little cats’ feet!
on little cats’ feet, on little cats’ feet!
on little cats’ feet, on little cats’ feet!
The next man on the moon will be Chinese!
The next man on the moon will be Chinese!
The next man on the moon will be Chinese!
The next man on the moon will be Chinese!