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Dolores O’Riordan’s got me thinking about this song again

it’s an atrocious ‘90s pastiche, but that’s the general theme of the musical and it’s one of the only female leads; this version’s actually pretty great how Maria Elena Ramirez wanders so fluidly through so many Lilith Fair (/pre/post) styles

the really Cranberries part is 1:07 on to the breakdown

New followers might not be aware of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, the ‘10 emo-rock musical about the then most populist President

Dolores O’Riordan’s got me thinking about this song again

it’s an atrocious ‘90s pastiche, but that’s the general theme of the musical and it’s one of the only female leads; this version’s actually pretty great how Maria Elena Ramirez wanders so fluidly through so many Lilith Fair (/pre/post) styles

the really Cranberries part is 1:07 on to the breakdown

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Rock Star

Washington crossed the Delaware River
Washington acted like a
Rock Star

Washington made America deliver
Washington tried to be a
Rock Star

But all the fame that he had won
it wasn’t really any fun
soon the people started turning
(woah-oh-oh)

that boy who couldn’t tell a lie
two terms and then he said goodbye
Georgie went back to Mount Vernon
(woooooahhh)

why don’t you just shoot me in the head
‘cause you know I’d be better off dead
if there’s really no place in America
for a celebrity of the first rank

Ladies and gentlemen!
Governor!
Andrew!
Jackson!
(yeeah)

That’s right motherfuckers
Jackson’s back!

one-two-three

John Adams tried to be an American idol
Jefferson tried to be a
Rock Star

Madison tried to make the presidency vital
and James Monroe was a
DOUCHEBAG

the story always ends the same
it’s hard to handle all that fame
if you don’t really have it in you
(woah-oh-oh)

there’s no place in democracy
for your brand of aristocracy
take that shit back to Virginia
(or Massachusetts, beyotch!)

why don’t you just shoot me in the head
‘cause you know I’d be better off dead
if there’s really no place in America
for a celebrity of the first rank

you can’t just be a founding father
(would you like to see my stimulus package?)
when everybody wants you to be their father

you can’t just be a founding father
(I’m gonna fill you with POPULA-JISM!)
when everybody wants you to be their father

why don’t you just shoot me in the head
‘cause you know I’d be better off dead
if there’s really no place in America
for a celebrity of the first rank

(crosstalk medley)

man, can you imagine if this musical was written by an actual songwriter?

Lin-Manuel Miranda rates like one win and two places in the filk competition at an off-season con and look where it got him

sometimes you have to take the initiative
sometimes your whole family dies of cholera
sometimes you have to make your own story
sometimes you have to shoot the storyteller in the neck
sometimes you have to take back the country
sometimes you have to kill everyone
everyone
everyone
everyone
everyone
everyone

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
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