[lbo-talk] Re: "master's tools" (was po-mo prince)

[/ dave /]

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http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~tewing/2003_03_23_singlesa.html

THE MONOCHROME SET – “The Jet Set Junta”

Short, witty, and sharply cut, this is my idea of a good 
‘political’ song, which I’m told we need more of right now. Like 
an editorial cartoon, it makes its point, jogs the memory, and 
raises a grim smile, and it’s over in two pert minutes of 
jangles, organ riffs and crisp singing. You could say – maybe 
you could even sing – “the collusion between our establishments 
and dictators is all the more invidious for having a social 
element” – but the Monochrome Set do it more elegantly and 
catchily. ”Vroom vroom goes the armoured Cadillac through 
Montevideo / Rat-a-tat go the submachineguns to restore the 
status quo / Snip snip go the tailor’s scissors on a suit at 
Saville Row.” Elegance may be somewhat of a luxury, though – the 
song was not a hit.

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THE JET SET JUNTA

Tick, tock, go the death-watch beetles in el presidente's swill
Pop, pop, goes the Cliqout magnum at the reading of the will
Hiss, hiss, goes the snakeskin wallet, stuffed with Cruziero bills

(chorus)
Here we come, the Jet Set Junta
Here we come, the Jet Set Junta
Here we come, the Jet Set Junta

Vroom, vroom, goes the armoured Cadillac through Montevideo
Rat-a-tat go the sub-machine guns to restore the status quo
Snip, snip, go the tailors' scissors on the suit at Saville Row

(chorus)
Here we come, the Jet Set Junta
Here we come, the Jet Set Junta
Here we come, the Jet Set Junta

Thud, thud, goes the rubber truncheon on the Indian peon's heel
Buzz, buzz, go the brass electrodes, as the flesh begins to peel
Rattle, rattle, goes the bullet, round and round the roulette wheel

(chorus)
Here we come, the Jet Set Junta
Here we come, the Jet Set Junta
Here we come, the Jet Set Junta

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