by frog
The Canadian Greens blog is seeking suggestions for a campaign theme song for their upcoming election. The Canadian Greens are on a bit of high at the moment with their increasingly respected leader Elizabeth May and their song reflects that up beat North American ‘straight to the point’ sort of attitude – it’s ‘Your English is Good‘ by the Ontario band Tokyo Police Club, and the chorus goes “give us your vote, give us you yote, If you know what’s good for you.”
It raises the question what should the Greens’ theme song be here in Aotearoa New Zealand? I reckon it needs to be a New Zealand song, and it needs to convey green values and principles. Any suggestions? Remember it will be competing against Chris Knox’s ‘You’re better off with Labour‘ (*cough*)!
Published in Campaign | Video by frog on Thu, May 15th, 2008
Tags: , Canada, Chris Knox, Elizabeth May, Frog, frogblog, green party, greens, new zealand, Theme Song, Tokyo Police Club
on the trolls and those who are unable to keep on topic
The jumping off waterfalls looked kind of scary.
Head like a Hole, Never Mind Today.
http://www.amplifier.co.nz/release/20858/13.html
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um..!..how about..?
“vote for us.!..
vote for russ..!
vote for us..!
cos’ there’s no-one else..!
eh..?..”
or..
“our rivers are brown..
but our hearts are green
vote for us.!…
y’know what i mean..?”
or..
“her name is jenny..
his name is russ..
and they want you..
to get on the green bus”..
phil(whoar.co.nz)
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or..
“..labour’s let us down..
and national haven’t a clue..
and act and new zealand first..
just don’t know what to do..
or say..
here’s a thought..!
vote green on the day..!”
or..
“..there once was a country so dirty and brown..
it’s beauty no longer seen..
our leaders’ don’t know where to go..
they hardly no where we’ve been..
we really have no choice..
we’ll just have to vote green..!..”
phil(whoar.co.nz)
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I See Red
I Hope I Never
How Bizarre
Slippin’ Away
Room That Echoes
Can’t Get Enough
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or..
the time for waiting is past.
our(collective) ar*e is nearly grass…
the procrastination is done..
as the planet cries for..’someone !’..
we must change somehow..!
or we will seal our fate..
vote green now..!
before it’s too late..!
phil(whoar.co.nz)
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“Nature”, of course. The Muttonbirds version, for preference…
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or..(in attack-ad mode..)
‘vote for us..!
cos’ everyone else is ’suss’..!..”
or..
“..helen is mean..!
this we’ve all seen..
..as for key..?
we don’t know where he’s been..!
peters is baubled..
act and united a joke..
beyond hope..
and voting for any of them..
would be ‘a pig in a poke’..
voting green is the only way..
you can gaurantee your ’say’..
and maybe..save the day..!..”
phil(whoar.co.nz)
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I’d ask the pheonix foundation, they’ve endorsed you guys before and they are great…
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Well I would have to go with
Hope – Fat Freddy’s Drop
I mean – this is beautiful
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRYGhNosNFQ
or maybe
Politician – Kora
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I should point out that all the people in that video are Kiwis, ex-high school buddies who went on their OE a few years ago.
Small world.
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philu, very well done! Probably a tad short but maybe you could combine them…
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Off Topic
I see Sue Bradford has described “P” as nothing more than a distraction..
The woman is a disgrace, one can only hope that legalising P is not part of the Green party manifesto.
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off topic: where?
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Kal-Q-lated Risk “Angelina” or Link “Only Time Could Let Us Know”
Anything that doesn’t include the cynical line “You don’t need to change, just give us your vote.”
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while p is not a distraction the p issue which has just arisen is a distraction.
it’s ridiculous that they’re chasing ordinary household stuff like isopropyl alcohol out of shops just because a few people use it to make drugs. gee i sure hope no-one figures out how to make drugs out of bread.
the stupid thing is that these weird & wonderful concoctions only have a market because natural drugs like marijuana & cocaine are banned. legalize those things & the p epidemic will disappear
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Cocaine…because it’s NOT massively and horribly addictive?
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meh, sex is addictive for some people. you going to ban that?
frog are the greens really looking for a theme song?
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