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Ferguson Strong: The Talkin’ Headline Blues #141

The Talkin’ Headline Blues is a weekly series of recordings using unedited headlines from CNN.com written as a song. This week’s topic: Ferguson Strong.

Ferguson Strong: The Talkin' Headline Blues #141

Are my big trains strong?
World’s human dream sabotaged.
Her black Ferguson store does demand ‘Ice Bucket’.

Restroom Sex: The Talkin’ Headline Blues #138

The Talkin’ Headline Blues is a weekly series of recordings using unedited headlines from CNN.com written as a song. This week’s topic: Restroom Sex.

Restroom Sex: The Talkin' Headline Blues #138

Has Christi excited classmate?
Burn man meat!
Plane offers attractive plane operator woman sex in restrooms too.

The Talkin’ Red Light Blues

The More Things Change…

So, I caught this report about red light traffic cameras on the news the other day. And, at first, I kind of laughed to myself. HA HA HA Mayor Rahm screwing up again! But then I was like, “Hey, wait a minute, wasn’t this an issue back in 2009? Didn’t I write a song about something like this?”

The Talkin' Red Light Blues
A city of Chicago worker making the city a safer place.

Yeah. I did. Here it is.

Now, Rahm was not Mayor of Chicago back then, so CTA buses speeding through red lights and getting tickets from red light cameras installed by His Holiness Mayor Daley really can’t be blamed on him.

Oh, wait. Oops.

So, nothing has changed, except that Mister Mayor himself got caught by the cameras this time. And not just the red light cameras, but also the speed-trap cameras that he had installed. HILARIOUS.

Seriously, did you read this article? READ IT.

“No one is above the law.” (Unless no one notices.)

Mayor Emanuel wants the city to be SAFER, so he installed cameras to make us all drive slower. But he’s got a city to run, okay? Get out of his way.

So you see, I had to do a rewrite of the Talkin’ CTA Bus Blues. HAD TO.

Enjoy.

Hey! You can now download this song by clicking here.

Drunk Cheerleaders: The Talkin’ Headline Blues #125

The Talkin’ Headline Blues is a weekly series of recordings using unedited headlines from CNN.com written as a song. This week’s topic: Drunk Cheerleaders.

Drunk Cheerleaders: The Talkin' Headline Blues #125

Protest to your NBA cheerleaders.
Success selling grave music.
You drunk?
Freedoms free!
Tornado a taboo.

Waffle Yuks: The Talkin’ Headline Blues #123

The Talkin’ Headline Blues is a weekly series of recordings using unedited headlines from CNN.com written as a song. This week’s topic: Waffle Yuks.

Waffle Yuks: The Talkin' Headline Blues #123

Hunt these yuks.
Will waffle snakes charge?
Kansas house changed green. Moon provokes who?
Baby? Oops!