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[โ€“] CheeseAndCatsup@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

That song is from the movie A Hole In The Head. Frank sang a modified version as a political song, but that was a different song sang in the same tune. The actual song was a big hit at the time. Singers changing lyrics to support candidates is still a thing.

[โ€“] ThePantser@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I'm embarrassed to be an American

Where I get charged fees

And I won't forget the man who won't die that did this crime to me

There I did a bad parody about a piece of shit, it's almost as cringe as the original.