Politics (Live / 1988) by Tom Paxton - VitaMusik

LIVE

Every five years or so, Tom Paxton returns to his roots as a topical satirical songwriter, releasing an album--usually live--of what he terms his "short shelf-life" material. 1989's POLITICS: LIVE AT OLD TOWN covers the latter half of the age of Reagan, with barbed and often hilarious shots taken at yuppie heartlessness ("On the Good Ship I've Got Mine"), government bailouts (an updated version of the well-known "I Am Changing My Name To Chrysler," with added lines about the savings and loan crisis), drug testing ("We're Filling A Bottle For Ronnie"), and people who should have known better ("The Ballad of Gary Hart"). Not all of the songs are funny; the moving "The Death of Steven Biko" is at least as emotionally powerful at Peter Gabriel's better-known and more oblique song about the martyred South African. However, the laughs tend to come hard and fast through most of this 16-track CD.

1. I Am Changing My Name To "Chrysler"

Performer: Rich Maisel
Billy Panda
Tom Paxton; Performer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer
Mixing: Tim Butler; Production
Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Banjo: Billy Panda; Performer
Double Bass: Rich Maisel; Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton
Billy Panda; Performer
Mandolin: Billy Panda; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Recording: Steve Fisk; Production
Recording Assistant: Hudson Fair; Production
Recording Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Butler
Hudson Fair
Steve Fisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Other

2. Evacuation

Performer: Rich Maisel
Billy Panda
Tom Paxton; Performer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer
Mixing: Tim Butler; Production
Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Banjo: Billy Panda; Performer
Double Bass: Rich Maisel; Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton
Billy Panda; Performer
Mandolin: Billy Panda; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Recording: Steve Fisk; Production
Recording Assistant: Hudson Fair; Production
Recording Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Butler
Hudson Fair
Steve Fisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Other

3. One Million Lawyers

Performer: Rich Maisel
Billy Panda
Tom Paxton; Performer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer
Mixing: Tim Butler; Production
Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Banjo: Billy Panda; Performer
Double Bass: Rich Maisel; Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton
Billy Panda; Performer
Mandolin: Billy Panda; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Recording: Steve Fisk; Production
Recording Assistant: Hudson Fair; Production
Recording Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Butler
Hudson Fair
Steve Fisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Other

4. The Mail Will Go Through

Performer: Rich Maisel
Billy Panda
Tom Paxton; Performer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer
Mixing: Tim Butler; Production
Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Banjo: Billy Panda; Performer
Double Bass: Rich Maisel; Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton
Billy Panda; Performer
Mandolin: Billy Panda; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Recording: Steve Fisk; Production
Recording Assistant: Hudson Fair; Production
Recording Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Butler
Hudson Fair
Steve Fisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Other

5. On The Good Ship "I've Got Mine"

Performer: Rich Maisel
Billy Panda
Tom Paxton; Performer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer
Mixing: Tim Butler; Production
Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Banjo: Billy Panda; Performer
Double Bass: Rich Maisel; Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton
Billy Panda; Performer
Mandolin: Billy Panda; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Recording: Steve Fisk; Production
Recording Assistant: Hudson Fair; Production
Recording Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Butler
Hudson Fair
Steve Fisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Other

6. The Ballad Of Spiro Agnew

Performer: Rich Maisel
Billy Panda
Tom Paxton; Performer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer
Mixing: Tim Butler; Production
Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Banjo: Billy Panda; Performer
Double Bass: Rich Maisel; Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton
Billy Panda; Performer
Mandolin: Billy Panda; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Recording: Steve Fisk; Production
Recording Assistant: Hudson Fair; Production
Recording Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Butler
Hudson Fair
Steve Fisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Other

7. A Little Bitty Gun

Performer: Rich Maisel
Billy Panda
Tom Paxton; Performer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer
Mixing: Tim Butler; Production
Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Banjo: Billy Panda; Performer
Double Bass: Rich Maisel; Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton
Billy Panda; Performer
Mandolin: Billy Panda; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Recording: Steve Fisk; Production
Recording Assistant: Hudson Fair; Production
Recording Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Butler
Hudson Fair
Steve Fisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Other

8. We're Filling A Bottle For Ronnie

Performer: Rich Maisel
Billy Panda
Tom Paxton; Performer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer
Mixing: Tim Butler; Production
Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Banjo: Billy Panda; Performer
Double Bass: Rich Maisel; Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton
Billy Panda; Performer
Mandolin: Billy Panda; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Recording: Steve Fisk; Production
Recording Assistant: Hudson Fair; Production
Recording Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Butler
Hudson Fair
Steve Fisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Other

9. The Ballad Of Gary Hart

Performer: Rich Maisel
Billy Panda
Tom Paxton; Performer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer
Mixing: Tim Butler; Production
Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Banjo: Billy Panda; Performer
Double Bass: Rich Maisel; Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton
Billy Panda; Performer
Mandolin: Billy Panda; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Recording: Steve Fisk; Production
Recording Assistant: Hudson Fair; Production
Recording Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Butler
Hudson Fair
Steve Fisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Other

10. When Princes Meet

Performer: Rich Maisel
Billy Panda
Tom Paxton; Performer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer
Mixing: Tim Butler; Production
Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Banjo: Billy Panda; Performer
Double Bass: Rich Maisel; Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton
Billy Panda; Performer
Mandolin: Billy Panda; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Recording: Steve Fisk; Production
Recording Assistant: Hudson Fair; Production
Recording Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Butler
Hudson Fair
Steve Fisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Other

11. Lyndon Johnson Told The Nation

Performer: Rich Maisel
Billy Panda
Tom Paxton; Performer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer
Mixing: Tim Butler; Production
Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Banjo: Billy Panda; Performer
Double Bass: Rich Maisel; Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton
Billy Panda; Performer
Mandolin: Billy Panda; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Recording: Steve Fisk; Production
Recording Assistant: Hudson Fair; Production
Recording Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Butler
Hudson Fair
Steve Fisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Other

12. Jimmy Newman

Performer: Rich Maisel
Billy Panda
Tom Paxton; Performer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer
Mixing: Tim Butler; Production
Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Banjo: Billy Panda; Performer
Double Bass: Rich Maisel; Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton
Billy Panda; Performer
Mandolin: Billy Panda; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Recording: Steve Fisk; Production
Recording Assistant: Hudson Fair; Production
Recording Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Butler
Hudson Fair
Steve Fisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Other

13. The Unknown

Performer: Rich Maisel
Billy Panda
Tom Paxton; Performer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer
Mixing: Tim Butler; Production
Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Banjo: Billy Panda; Performer
Double Bass: Rich Maisel; Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton
Billy Panda; Performer
Mandolin: Billy Panda; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Recording: Steve Fisk; Production
Recording Assistant: Hudson Fair; Production
Recording Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Butler
Hudson Fair
Steve Fisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Other

14. Peace Will Come

Performer: Rich Maisel
Billy Panda
Tom Paxton; Performer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer
Mixing: Tim Butler; Production
Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Banjo: Billy Panda; Performer
Double Bass: Rich Maisel; Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton
Billy Panda; Performer
Mandolin: Billy Panda; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Recording: Steve Fisk; Production
Recording Assistant: Hudson Fair; Production
Recording Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Butler
Hudson Fair
Steve Fisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Other

15. The Death Of Stephen Biko

Performer: Rich Maisel
Billy Panda
Tom Paxton; Performer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer
Mixing: Tim Butler; Production
Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Banjo: Billy Panda; Performer
Double Bass: Rich Maisel; Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton
Billy Panda; Performer
Mandolin: Billy Panda; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Recording: Steve Fisk; Production
Recording Assistant: Hudson Fair; Production
Recording Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Butler
Hudson Fair
Steve Fisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Other

16. I Don't Want A Bunny Wunny

Performer: Rich Maisel
Billy Panda
Tom Paxton; Performer
Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Composer
Mixing: Tim Butler; Production
Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Composer: Tom Paxton; Composer
Primary Artist: Tom Paxton; Main Performer
Banjo: Billy Panda; Performer
Double Bass: Rich Maisel; Performer
Guitar: Tom Paxton
Billy Panda; Performer
Mandolin: Billy Panda; Performer
Vocals: Tom Paxton; Performer
Recording: Steve Fisk; Production
Recording Assistant: Hudson Fair; Production
Recording Producer: Bob Gibson; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Butler
Hudson Fair
Steve Fisk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Tom Paxton; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

16 tracks available

Type

LIVE

Format

Digital Media

Duration

56 minutes and 29 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 3000x3000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

8/16 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Folk, Americana, Alternative Folk, Singer & Songwriter, Rock, Children's Music, Folk Revival

Label

Flying Fish

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1987

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

888072087163