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The Price of Gasoline
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Remember the Exxon Valdez? Enjoy driving amidst all those gas guzzling SUV's? Finally, a song for you!
good without one politica
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liberal ranting and raving, but sensitive explorations of the current American malaise
Good Without One was a drummerless and mercifully leaderless rock trio performing off the track and often humorous, often political originals and originally arranged covers. The players are George Potor, guitar and vocals, Joe DeCristopher, guitar and vocals, and Rick Totten, bass and vocals. These folks have played together in different contexts for decades, but only as this particular trio from 2003 - 2008. While the level of musicianship is high, their disdain for the trappings of rock stardom is legendary. Two of the members even remained seated throughout performances, despite no obvious physical impairments. Their drummerless approach was a novel but occasionally successful scam to get electric instruments into acoustic venues.
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Genre
Country Country-Pop
Charts
#8,704 today Peak #147
#1,708 in subgenre Peak #9
Author
Joe DeCristopher
Rights
Joe DeCristopher 1986
Uploaded
August 14, 2003
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MP3 3.0 MB 128 kbps 0:00
Story behind the song
We have an energy addiction; recent crusades in the name of countering terrorism have a price. About $3.39/gallon.
Lyrics
I like to drive in the country, cruising in my clean machine But I ain’t been cruisin’ lately, ‘cause I just can’t pay the price of gasoline I never owned a caddie, I never rode in no limousine But now I’m not drivin’ my Honda, ‘cause I just can’t pay the price of gasoline Up in Alaska, that crew got plastered and caused a spill That oil gushed out, and there ain’t no doubt, who paid the bill The president’s trying to tell us ‘bout some Iraqis, so vicious and mean But I find it hard to believe him, since blood became the price of gasoline We’ve known for a good many years now our reserves have been getting lean But if they’re not charging for sun light, why do we pay the price of gasoline? That spill was polar, but when there’s solar, who’ll mind the till? The sun keeps pumping, without gunking, so get your fill. It’s not just the words with 4 letters that turn out to be obscene Try Exxon, Atlantic and Mobil when you pay the price of gasoline It’s not just the words with 4 letters that turn out to be obscene Try Exxon, Atlantic and Mobil when you pay the price of gasoline When you pay the price of gasoline
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