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Rockin' the Vatican
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A tribute to Benedict XVI, et al.
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George Potor and Joe DeCristopher both were raised in New Jersey in the 1950's and 60's, and schooled and settled in Pennsylvania, but they didn't meet until late 1979. Though they played occasionally as a duo, their first excursion as a band was with the ppits, a motley crew of seven (and sometimes more), full of political irreverence and fun. The ppits morphed into a quintet, Veto and the Hitmen, which like the ppits, performed twice on WVIA's Homegrown Music with a bundle of original tunes, mostly by George, by George. Over the last few years, George and Joe, with Rick Totten, formed Good Without One, the drummerless rock trio fueled by the retrograde administration of Cheney and W, spawning such gems as "Less Scratch, More Itch", "The Ballad of W, M.D. (Ducking Like a Quack)", "Above the Law", "Things Could Get Worse", and "The Gitmo Swing." The winds of change continue to blow, and George and Joe continue to collaborate, sometimes as a duo, sometimes with the help of others. Happily, Fred Strickland has come onboard with his 5-string bass, vocals & songwriting. They look forward to introducing new tunes, some political (George's "Low Infaux Voter", Joe's "Subprime Blues" and Fred's "Fox U"), some not, like the rocking "Inis Mor", named for the island off the coast of Ireland that George visited in the summer of 2008.
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Peak #20
Peak in subgenre #1
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George Potor
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Potor 1984
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May 10, 2009
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MP3 5.0 MB 128 kbps 5:26
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1 Second floor apartment in the middle of Rome Overlooks a beautiful square. Nice historic neighborhood filled with catacombs, Voices of the ancients in the air, Voices of the ancients in the air. For him it is affordable; they’ve had the rent controlled For something close to fourteen hundred years. His firm is well-established; it’s endowed with Spanish gold; His job description’s always been unclear, His job description’s always been unclear. CHORUS: Rockin’ the Vatican, Rockin’ the Boat, Rockin’ the Holy See (2X) 2 Once he’s been elected, he’ll always have a job; They burn up all the ballots right away. Receive a bunch of titles; he’ll have more gold than God; Summers he’ll reside at his chalet, Summers he’ll reside at his chalet. To say that he’s infallible when quoting Byzantines; I swear he’s gonna need his Swiss Guard. Forget about Da Vinci Code; we know what he means; There’s fightin’ in the old Church yard, There’s fightin’ in the old Church yard. CHORUS CODA: Martyrs to beatify, babies to be blessed, Nuns that need direction on sins that they confessed, Bishops in Bavaria lookin’ for some hope, He’s Livin’ La Vida Popa. He’s spoken Ecumenical ‘bout how to save the gays, Wrote a few Encyclicals that tell ya how to pray, Catechism questions show us how to cope, He’s Livin’ La Vida Popa.
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