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The Dick Nixons
Paint the White House Black (1992)
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"Discovered" by Mojo Nixon and produced by Jim Dickinson, the Dick Nixons are not only really funny, they're good musicians — or at least good enough. The band swallowed a large dose of punk rock but they're also part folk and bad pop, and they make it a great combo; their one and only album to date remains a pleasure long after its release, not to mention long after the death of the band's disgraced anti-hero. Half of Paint the White House. . . is composed of Nixon paeans like "Tricky Dick (Was A Rock-n-Rolla)" — the band claims to have wanted him to run again in 1992 — and they're as diverse as they are hilarious, so much so that one wishes bandleader Kirk "The Jerk" Springstone would find a new obsession and make another album about it. Besides the Nixon material, they pair the tune from the classic Chef Boy-R-Dee Ravioli commercial with a cover of "Red Red Wine"; there may not be a better version of "Knock Three Times" ever recorded; and their shambling cover of Kenny Rogers' "Lucille" lasts barely over a minute, which is short enough to keep the smile it brings from turning to a frown.

1. Plot Against The President 1:27
2. Tricky Dick (Was A Rock-n-Rolla) 1:34
3. Conspiracy 1:43
4. Cardiac Arrest 2:31
5. Knock Three Times 2:40
6. She A Slut 1:56
7. Ping Pong Ball Head 0:49
8. Lucille 1:20
9. N-I-X-O-N 2:33
10. Do The Dick Nixon 1:28
11. The Answer 1:58
12. All A Dream 1:51
13. The Patriot Song 3:31
14. Raveoli 1:22
15. Red Red Whine 2:05
16. MTV 1:49
17. Paint The White House Black 3:08
18. We Are The Dick Nixons 4:27
19. Misfit 1:58

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