Boy You’re Gonna Be President

6 responses to “Boy You’re Gonna Be President”

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   Jaako

   Jan 22, 2009 at 1:34 pm

   who invented the term jumbotron, anyway??

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2. 

   heet_myser

   Jan 22, 2009 at 4:17 pm

   And who you callin’ "boy?"

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3. 

   jurvetson

   Jan 22, 2009 at 5:30 pm

   Exactly! ► Pink Houses ♫ ♪

   There’s a black man with a black cat
   Living in a black neighborhood

   He says: lord, this must be my destination
   cuz they told me, when I was younger
   Boy, you’re gonna be President

   Oh but ain’t that America for you and me
   Ain’t that America; we’re someting to see baby
   Ain’t that America, home of the free

   Jaako: must be the jumbo shrimp marketing geniuses…

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4. 

   billehunt

   Jan 22, 2009 at 5:57 pm

   Awesome!

   Just out of curiosity, did he cut out or change the lyric "and just like everything else, those old crazy dreams – just kinda came and went"

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5. 

   biotron

   Jan 22, 2009 at 7:33 pm

   "jumbotron" would be my Flickr name had i taken my grandfather’s advice about only spreading Rodda’s Clotted Cream on toast – with a dusting of sugar – every morning…

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6. 

   jurvetson

   Jan 22, 2009 at 9:59 pm

   Ladytron smiles upon you.

   bilehunt: Nope… John kept the lyrics as is… If I was performing, I’d be awfully tempted to adapt the lyrics to the context.

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