SoTD: The Ramones – Havana Affair

PT-boat on the way to Havana
I used to make a living, man
Pickin’ the banana.
Now I’m a guide for the CIA
Hooray for the USA!

Baby, baby, make me a loco
Baby, baby, make me a mambo

Sent to spy on a Cuban talent show
First stop – Havana a go-go
I used to make a living, man
Pickin’ the banana
Hooray for Havana!

Baby, baby, make me a loco
Baby, baby, make me a mambo

PT-boat on the way to Havana
I used to make a living, man
Pickin’ the banana.
Now I’m a guide for the CIA
Hooray for the USA!

Baby, baby, make me a loco
Baby, baby, make me a mambo

Sent to spy on a Cuban talent show
First stop – Havana a go-go
I used to make a living, man
Pickin’ the banana
Hooray for Havana!
Baby, baby, make me a loco
Baby, baby, make me a mambo

Artist: The Ramones
Album: The Ramones
Release Date: 1976

SoTD: Rush – The Trees

There is unrest in the forest
There is trouble with the trees
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas

The trouble with the maples
(And they’re quite convinced they’re right)
They say the oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light
But the oaks can’t help their feelings
If they like the way they’re made
And they wonder why the maples
Can’t be happy in their shade

There is trouble in the forest
And the creatures all have fled
As the maples scream ‘Oppression!’
And the oaks just shake their heads

So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights
‘The oaks are just too greedy
We will make them give us light’
Now there’s no more oak oppression
For they passed a noble law
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet, axe and saw.

Artist: Rush
Album: Hemispheres
Release Date: 1978