Reindeer Power
Reindeer Power
by David Mussen
No song I’ve ever written has elicited more scrutiny than “Reindeer Power”. It has received equal amounts of praise and criticism from environmental groups, energy leaders and animal rights advocates alike. “It is this type of bold, innovative thinking that we need if we are to stem the tide of our warming planet and rising oceans” said the Director of EPA Gina McCarthy’s administrative assistant’s intern, Dorothy Knox. Meanwhile, the custodian at the Humane Society of New York, Tommy “Hawkeye” Bowman, has been overheard mumbling to himself that “Mussen is one sick mother for encouraging the exploitation of reindeer to power America’s war industry!” This is usually followed by a diatribe of conspiracy theories that include myself, Jay-Z, Santa Claus, and the Illuminati. Lastly, Danny “Speed Bump” Speer, the Limousine driver for the embattled former President of British Petroleum, Tony Hayward, said “As the long as the reindeer run on oil, I couldn’t give a sh*#”. I enjoyed writing this song. That Joe Rozler is one talented fella, isn’t he?
Jonathan Hughes: Bass, Electric Guitar
Joelle Labert: Vocals
Rob Lynch: Drums, Vocals
Alex Lynne: Vocals
David Mussen: Acoustic Guitar
Naryan Padmanabha: Sleigh Bells
Joe Rozler: Piano, Melodica, Vocals