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Ego Is Not a Dirty Word/Living in the 70's album at Amazon.com
Skyhooks', "Ego Is Not A Dirty Word"
The Lyrics:
If Jesus had an ego he'd still be alive today
And if Nixon had no ego he might not be in decay
If you did not have an ego you might not care too much who won
If I did not have an ego I might just use a gun
Who They Mention:
Richard Nixon
Submitted by: FussBudget
Skyhooks', "Ego Is Not A Dirty Word"
The Lyrics:
Some people keep their egos in a bottom drawer
A fridge full of Leonard Cohen
Have to get drunk just to walk out the door
Stay drunk to keep on goin'
Who They Mention:
Leonard Cohen
Submitted by: FussBudget
Skyhooks', "Happy Hippy Hut"
The Lyrics:
Take off her cheesecloth kaftan
And brew some Jasmine tea
Read Kerouac and Ginsberg
And trip on poetry
Who They Mention:
Alan Ginsberg
Submitted by: FussBudget
Skyhooks', "Happy Hippy Hut"
The Lyrics:
Take off her cheesecloth kaftan
And brew some Jasmine tea
Read Kerouac and Ginsberg
And trip on poetry
Who They Mention:
Jack Kerouac
Submitted by: FussBudget
Skyhooks', "Jukebox In Siberia"
The Lyrics:
In the land of the midnight sun Rasputin's having so much fun Trotsky, Marx and Lenin too They're all drinkin' at the bar Kruschev, he's there looking cool Michael and Breznev shooting pool Ivan's up from Gorky Park To hang out with the Tzar at that Jukebox in Siberia Deep in the interior
Who They Mention:
Karl Marx
Submitted by: FussBudget
Skyhooks', "Jukebox In Siberia"
The Lyrics:
In the land of the midnight sun Rasputin's having so much fun Trotsky, Marx and Lenin too They're all drinkin' at the bar Kruschev, he's there looking cool Michael and Breznev shooting pool Ivan's up from Gorky Park To hang out with the Tzar at that Jukebox in Siberia Deep in the interior
Who They Mention:
Leon Trotsky
Submitted by: FussBudget
Skyhooks', "Jukebox In Siberia"
The Lyrics:
In the land of the midnight sun Rasputin's having so much fun Trotsky, Marx and Lenin too They're all drinkin' at the bar Kruschev, he's there looking cool Michael and Breznev shooting pool Ivan's up from Gorky Park To hang out with the Tzar at that Jukebox in Siberia Deep in the interior
Who They Mention:
Vladimir Lenin
Submitted by: FussBudget
Skyhooks', "Jukebox In Siberia"
The Lyrics:
In the land of the midnight sun Rasputin's having so much fun Trotsky, Marx and Lenin too They're all drinkin' at the bar Kruschev, he's there looking cool Mikhail, Brezhnev shooting pool Ivan's up from Gorky Park To hang out with the Tzar at that Jukebox in Siberia Deep in the interior
Who They Mention:
Leonid Brezhnev
Submitted by: FussBudget
Skyhooks', "Jukebox In Siberia"
The Lyrics:
In the land of the midnight sun Rasputin's having so much fun Trotsky, Marx and Lenin too They're all drinkin' at the bar Kruschev, he's there looking cool Mikhail, Brezhnev shooting pool Ivan's up from Gorky Park To hang out with the Tzar at that Jukebox in Siberia Deep in the interior
Who They Mention:
Mikhail Gorbachev
Submitted by: FussBudget
Skyhooks', "Jukebox In Siberia"
The Lyrics:
In the land of the midnight sun Rasputin's having so much fun Trotsky, Marx and Lenin too They're all drinkin' at the bar Kruschev, he's there looking cool Mikhail, Brezhnev shooting pool Ivan's up from Gorky Park To hang out with the Tzar at that Jukebox in Siberia Deep in the interior
Who They Mention:
Nikita Kruschev
Submitted by: FussBudget
Skyhooks', "Jukebox In Siberia"
The Lyrics:
In the land of the midnight sun
Rasputin's having so much fun
Who They Mention:
Grigori Rasputin
Submitted by: FussBudget
Skyhooks', "Jukebox In Siberia"
The Lyrics:
Of Balalaika's ringing out
The Beatles singing Twist and Shout
I love the west, I love their beer
I'm so glad Glasnost is here
At that Jukebox in Siberia
Who They Mention:
The Beatles
Submitted by: FussBudget
Skyhooks', "Jukebox In Siberia"
The Lyrics:
When the needle hits that 45
All of Russia starts to jive
When old Chuck Berry rings that bell
You know the revolution's alive and well
Who They Mention:
Chuck Berry
Submitted by: FussBudget
Skyhooks', "Trouble With The Computer"
The Lyrics:
Ten too many zeros on my sixty dollars cash
There I was, like Howard Hughes
A tycoon in a flash
Who They Mention:
Howard Hughes
Submitted by: FussBudget
Skyhooks', "Trouble With The Computer"
The Lyrics:
Went down to the bank to make a deposit yesterday
The system just went haywire began to overpay
Ten too many zeros on my sixty dollars cash
There I was like Howard Hughes a tycoon in a flash
Who They Mention:
Howard Hughes
Submitted by: FussBudget
Skyhooks', "Women In Uniform"
The Lyrics:
Hello there sailor
Hi there Lili Marlene
Good morning schoolgirls
Welcome to the team
Who They Mention:
Lili Marlene
Submitted by: FussBudget

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