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Everybody Wants An Atom Bomb

from Rings Around The Sun by Vegas With Randolph

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Introducing “Everybody Wants An Atom Bomb” in which we simultaneously have a little fun with the ideas of American Pop Culture & WMD’s, crossing “cowboys & movies & rock’n’roll songs” with nuclear armament, and the Bikini Atoll test site with "The Atom” bikini. It’s probably the heaviest song on the album stylistically, while still hopefully maintaining a bit of tongue-in-cheek fun. AND it features the magnificent Bob Wilson of A Band Called Mithras (www.abandcalledmithras.com ) on harmonies, lead vocals on the bridge, and bass. Hope you dig it.

lyrics

EVERYBODY WANTS AN ATOM BOMB
(Ratts/Kern)

everybody wants an atom bomb
put your weapon in a holster and strap it on
don’t slap leather just move along
and everybody wants an atom bomb

everybody needs their own atoll
a nuclear test site to call their own
no one wants to drop it
no one wants to fight,
but deterrence only works if they know you might

bikini, bikini
want have we done to you?
martini, martini
have a drink or two
liberty, liberty
we’ve taken you this far
we’re the u.s. of a
thank god we are

pax americana is running strong
american culture is catching on
cowboys, and movies, and rock and roll songs
and everybody wants an atom bomb

bikini, bikini
looks very good to me
martini, martini
i’ll have another please
houdini, houdini
free at last
veni, vidi, vici :
what a blast!

the atom is the smallest suit around
sure it’s passé now
but once it was profound.
science meets culture in a cold war stare,
america split the atom
and they did it there

bikini, bikini
what have we done to you?
martini, martini
have a drink or two
liberty, liberty
we’ve taken you this far
we’re the u.s. of a
thank god we are

we’re all here ‘till we’re all gone
and everybody wants an atom bomb.

credits

from Rings Around The Sun, released September 30, 2013
c) 2013 Wandering Songs / BMI
Guest vocals and bass by Bob Wilson of "A Band Called Mithras"
Mastered by Steve Turnidge

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Vegas With Randolph Washington, D.C.

Vegas With Randolph’s music has been called “ebullient, unabashed power pop”, “thinking man's party music,” and “blissful pop songwriting at its finest” and their music has been compared to Fastball, Sloan, and Fountains of Wayne.

VWR is currently working on tracks for a fifth CD - look for this release in late 2023! VWR includes John Ratts, Eric Kern, Brock Harris, and David Purol.
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