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LYRICS
by Freedom Toast
Donald is back in the Oval once more
Ruining somebody’s Sunday
Mama Melania left a note on his door (saying)
“Oh, how I miss my home country!”
Ah, but he thinks that his billionaires
will pay him back-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack?
He ought to know by now (he ought to know by now)
Who needs a president who’s just a hack,
When he only cares about money?
He may understand in time
That’s not what it’s all about
Good sense should kick in or we’ll
Kick him out
We’ll kick him out!
2.
J D’s in Europe, telling Germany’s folks
It’s O K to be Neo-Nazi
He wants to go up to Moscow, tell Ukrainian jokes
And challenge Vladimir to Yahtzee
(and) He’s offered Massachusetts for the next attack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack
He ought to know by now (He ought to know by now)
In Boston, they won’t pat him on his back
‘Cause truth is a thing he can not see
And J D’s such a waste of time
His words are devoid of clout
Common sense should kick in or Trump
Kicks him out.
Trump kicks him out!
3.
You should never hook up with a crazy mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mind
You ought to know by now
Fox News will still give you the T V time
You don’t even have to pay money.
And you’ve shown you’re waste of time
You’re not what it’s all about
If that’s doing well, then I’ll……
Do without!
I’ll do without!
I’ll do without!
(We’ll do without, we’ll do without)
ABOUT THE ORIGINAL SONG
“Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)” is a song written and recorded by Billy Joel, featured on his 1977 album The Stranger as the opening track.
The song critiques the ambitions of working- and lower-middle-class New Yorkers who strive for material success as evidence of social mobility, working long hours to afford the outward signs of having “made it”. Joel describes characters with blue-collar occupations attempting to distance themselves from their working class roots by acquiring status symbols, such as upgrading from a Chevy to a Cadillac or purchasing a home in Hackensack, New Jersey. He implies these efforts are ultimately futile. According to Joel, Anthony is not a real person, but rather “every Irish, Polish, and Italian kid trying to make a living in the US”.
The recording concludes with the sound effect of a car, bass player Doug Stegmeyer’s 1960s Corvette, starting and driving away, symbolizing departure. Live performances of the song can be heard on 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert and 12 Gardens Live.
Billboard described “Movin’ Out” as an “upbeat narrative that is sort of a commentary on upward mobility.” Cash Box said that “growling cellos and a pulsating rhythm section set the mood for Joel’s threatening indictment of middle-class values” and that it has “one of the best choruses he has written in some time, combined with unusual echo effects, a yapping horn section, and a melodic guitar finale that wraps it all up nicely.” Record World said it is “a typically expressive Joel song, with New York City references and an unusual, piano-dominated structure.”
The 45RPM single slightly differs from the album version as the sound effects of the car near the end of the song were removed. The single was originally released in Autumn of 1977, but was pulled when Joel’s previous single started climbing the charts. It was re-released in March 1978.
The Twyla Tharp Broadway dance musical Movin’ Out, featuring the songs of Billy Joel, opened at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City on October 24, 2002, and played 1,307 performances before closing in December 2005. The show’s lead piano player and singer was Michael Cavanaugh. It toured the US extensively from 2004 to 2007, with Darren Holden as lead Piano Man, and Matt Wilson, James Fox and Matthew Friedman as second Piano Men. The show transferred to the Apollo Victoria Theatre in the West End of London on April 10, 2006; James Fox played lead piano and sang, with Darren Reeves as second piano man. It closed early, on May 22, owing to poor ticket sales.
Movin’ Out is also the title of the original Broadway cast album taken from the musical.