The Mayor of Wragg Swamp

The Demonstration Walk

Potshot 101 · USA

The Demonstration Walk – The Mayor of Wragg Swamp (A-side label)

Artist
The Mayor of Wragg Swamp
Title
The Demonstration Walk
Release
The Demonstration Walk / Super-Sneak Double-Aught-Naught
Label
Potshot # 101
Format
7" · EP
Language
English
Country
USA
Songwriter
Lawrence
Genre
Novelty · Novelty · Comedy
Primary theme
Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective

Annotation

Demonstration Walk, The (Mayor of Wragg Swamp, The) Novelty, piano, comedy about protesting. Vietnam-era: demonstrations sweeping the land. Reference to draft card burning.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

Potshot Productions 101, Side A (29941), 45 EP, "Recorded During Actual Performance"; "The Demonstration Walk" (Lawrence), "as seen by The Mayor of Wragg Swamp", time 3:02, Johnny Lawrence Music, BMI. Yellow label with a cartoon of a man throwing a dart at a target held by another figure. [From the record sleeve and labels]

Themes

Demonstration · Draft Card Burning · Draft Dodger · Communism · Kissinger · Draft

In collections

Draft Songs

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