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The Joker and The Penguin

from Judge a man by the company he keeps by The Eisenhowers

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The Joker and The Penguin were shooting the breeze. Said one to the other: “Tell me, if you please, why you had that thing for the guy in the cape? You poked him with a stick, you were driving him ape!”
Said the other to the one: “I assumed you knew? I did the things I did because I really wanted to”.

So they had another drink, talked about the old times. Said one to the other: “Our only real crime was we knew what we wanted, we knew our own minds, when most other suckers are kind of resigned”.
Said the other to the one: “I suppose it’s true; I did the things I did because I really wanted to”.
I wanted to be loved. I wanted to be good. I wanted them to think of me as someone who deserved to be understood.

Meanwhile, somewhere, a man sat alone, drinking and thinking and trying to atone.
“Maybe what I did was to fight the good fight, on the side of the angels, where justice is might? But I know that I really needed to find me a deadly enemy or two. Of all the things I’ve learned I know this to be true: I did the things I did because I really wanted to”.
(Joker and Penguin, shooting the breeze).

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from Judge a man by the company he keeps, released January 1, 2021

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The music of The Eisenhowers presents an eclectic mix, inspired by the likes of Elvis Costello, David Bowie, The Kinks and Steely Dan. Following 2021's critically-acclaimed 'Judge a man by the company he keeps', the new album. 'Nudge Unit Blues', represents something of a departure, featuring, as it does, a somewhat dystopian take on recent events. It's still about the tunes, though! ... more

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