Every great production needs an equally spectacular soundtrack. So, I offer you this official playlist to commemorate the circus maximus that was the 2010 midterm election season (If you care to remember it, that is):
“California Gurls, We’re Undeniable” AND very, very RICH!
~ Carly Fiorina & Meg Whitman
I am ACTUALLY an “American Idiot”
~ Carl Paladino
“Fight for Your Right” to Get on the Ballot
~ Lisa Murkowski
“I’m a Little Teapot” Partier
~ Rand Paul, featuring Marco Rubio
Obama, “Take This Job and Shove It”
~ Joe Sestak
So What, Who Cares, I’m an “Irresistible Bitch”
~ Sharron Angle, featuring Joy Behar
“Karma Chameleon” 2.0
~ Charlie Crist, Republican Independent ?????
“Funhouse” Full of Silly Clowns
~ The House of Representatives Orchestra, conducted by Nancy Pelosi and John Boehner
“Love the Way You Lie…” About Me Dropping Out of the Race
~ Kendrick Meek, featuring Bill Clinton on sax and Charlie Crist on blow horn
Mike “Castles in the Sky”; I’m Not a “Witchy Woman”; and I Don’t “Touch Myself”
~ The Christine O’Donnell Medley
TEA “Party in the U.S.A.”
~ Sarah Palin
Between a Rock Republican Tidal Wave and a Hard Place
~ President Barack Obama, featuring The Democratic Party House Band
Here are the sources of the official 2010 midterm election season playlist:
“California Gurls” by Katy Perry
“American Idiot” by Green Day
“Fight for Your Right” by the Beastie Boys
“I’m a Little Teapot” by George Harry Sanders and Clarence Kelley
“Take This Job and Shove It” by Johnny Paycheck
“Irresistible Bitch” by Prince
“Karma Chameleon” by Culture Club
“Funhouse” by Pink
“Love the Way You Lie” by Eminem featuring Rihanna
“Castles in the Sky” by Ian Van Dahl
“Witchy Woman” by the Eagles
“Touch Myself” by Divinyls
“Party in the U.S.A.” by Miley Cyrus
“Between a Rock and a Hard Place” by the Rolling Stones
John Schlimm is a member of one of the oldest brewing families in the United States, meaning he sees life through sudsy, gold-colored glasses. A former celebrity publicist, educator , and artist, John is the award-winning author of several books, including his latest, Harrah’s Entertainment Presents…The Seven Stars Cookbook as well as The Ultimate Beer Lover’s Cookbook (named “Best Beer Book in the U.S.” and “Best Beer Book in the World” by the international Gourmand Awards).