The thing is, they would probably do both well. The lyrics match up to the music so nicely that even though they present jarringly odd images sometimes (“Truckstop Butterfly, covered in gasoline. Truckstop Butterfly, kiss you till you’re clean”), you find yourself singing along without recognizing that the words aren’t sappy mainstream.
Eddie Vedder once talked about trying to write a song from the perspective of a room service tray. The Presidents did him one better. “So Lo So High” is a love song between a fish and a bird. Yes, you read that right. You know what? It works too.
It would be a mistake to label POTUSA as a total novelty band. Yes, there are some very silly lyrics sometimes, such as on the “Bad Times” chorus (“You twisted your ankle so I carried you, You got a divorce so I married you, You fell off a cliff so I buried you, I wish there were more bad times to see you through”). Another example of this can be found on the song “Ladybug” (“Maggots do a dance in the meat when the meat goes sour”). The occasional clever turn of phrase such as that found on “Fangs” (“He’s the boy with the broken brain, not insane but never happy”) also keeps the sound fresh.
Despite the sometimes silly song content, none of these songs get old and you will never get that novelty song look when you’re blasting them in your dope ride. Just cruising along without really listening to the lyrics can fool you sometimes, talk about a fun game to play on your passengers. Ask them what they think of it before having them really listen to the lyrics. The looks you’ll get as the comprehension comes are priceless.
So, in this year of election, what’s the vote? These Presidents deserve re-election. Hell, I vote for repealing the term limits for them!
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