Mary Matalin

from Gods and Sods by Too Much Joy

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Mary Matalin was a spokesperson for George H.W. Bush during his re-election campaign in 1992. Pretty much everyone knew he was going to lose, but Matalin's job was to go on TV and predict victory. We might have felt sorry for her if her job hadn't also been saying all the nasty things about Bill Clinton the politics of the time precluded Bush from saying directly.

Seems quaint, now.

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MARY MATALIN

Mary’s got some juicy facts
She’s going to relate them
Boss can’t get away with that
And so he delegates ‘em

Mary looks into the lens
And says what she’s supposed to
Despite the evil she intends
She’s someone I feel close to

In spite of all her calculations
We could dance to a rock and roll station
It would be all wrong
But it would feel all right

Here comes Mary
She looks just like your friend
Here comes Mary
Mary Matalin

Mary looks into my eyes
And says just what she has to
We both know she lies
She does it really bad, too

She loves her boss, her loyalty
Has been amply demonstrated
Life is best when it’s simple
And better when it’s complicated

Here comes Mary
She looks just like your friend
There goes Mary
There she goes again

Blumenfield/Quirk/Smallens/Vinton
Published by People Suck Music, 1993

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from Gods and Sods, released September 21, 1999
Recorded at Messina Music, NYC in 1992. Remixed by William Wittman in 1999.

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Too Much Joy Scarsdale, New York

TMJ is/was a punk-pop band of some minor renown. Some of that renown was due to their music, which included semi-hits such as “Crush Story,” “Donna Everywhere,” and “That’s a Lie” — a cover of the LL Cool J tune that featured the man himself in the music video, which actually got played quite a bit during daylight hours on MTV back when they did that sort of thing. ... more

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