The King & Cos tune “The President’s An Alien” presents a
Zappa-esque guitar song with elements of American folk music.
The music pumps you up and the lyrics make you think. King and
Cos are Virginia King and John Costigan, a duo that plays intricate,
stylish original music. John’s music is a blend of styles from Latin
influenced songs to tunes with jazz infused harmonies, and text
with a sense of the ridiculous. You’ll always find challenging
vocal arrangements paired with literate lyrics in songs
often suggested by real life events.
lyrics
The President’s an Alien
The president’s an alien.
So’s his wife; so’s all their friends.
So are all conservatives,
That’s why they’re good at golf.
Aliens brought us kangaroos,
Cigarettes and canapes.
We have not evolved from these,
But everything else did.
B-Verse Bill and Hillary drop a dime.
And the hot line puts ‘em right in touch,
With Richard Nixon and his wife.
Aliens brought ‘em back to life…brought ‘em back to life.
Chorus Alien…the prez is an,
Alien…the prez is an,
Alien…the prez is an,
And here’s Fox News with the proof.
Martian fundamentalists,
Rule the world and you’re on their list.
So are all you humanists,
That’s why you’re goin’ to hell.
Alien conservatives,
There’s millions of ‘em here today.
Sneakin’ in from outer space,
Like Jesus once did.
Chorus Alien…the prez is an,
Alien…the prez is an,
Alien…the prez is an,
Aliens brought us kangaroos,
Cigarettes and canapes.
We have not evolved from these,
But everything else did.
credits
from Cottage Industry,
track released October 21, 2018
Song Composed by John Costigan
All instruments played by John Costigan
Vocals Virginia King & John Costigan
Mixed by Larry Hinds
King and Cos are a duo that plays a surprising variety of music. They perform often-ignored songs in a zany bi-polar array
of styles. John’s original songs tell stories of budding twits with biting wit. He studied theory and song-writing for three years at UW-Parkside with Dr. Augie Wegner, who helped to refine his song writing.
Among Virginia’s influences are Joni Mitchell, and Billie Holiday....more
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