Osler's Razor

Far too complicated, if not precious.

The clear all time champion law song is "I Fought the Law and the Law Won" by the Bobby Fuller Four, later redone by the Clash, amongst others.
 

My favorite:
"The Beast"- by the Fugees, from The Score

[CHORUS:]
Warn the town the beast is loose,
Word 'em up y'all
C'mon

[LAURYN:]
Conflicts with night sticks
Illegal sales districts,
Hand-picked lunatics, keep poli-TRICK-cians rich
Heretics push narcotics amidst its risks and frisks,
Cool cliques throw bricks but seldom hit targets
Private-DIC sell hits, like porno-flicks do chicks.
The 666 cut W.I.C. like Newt Gingrich SUCKS D***

[CLEF:]
Meanwhile the government brings Star Wars from glocks to glockers
C.O.P. has an APB out on Chewbacca
Mista Mayor, can I say something in yo honor
Yesterday in Central Park they got the Jogger
Okay, okay.
Let's get the confusion straight in ghetto Gotham
The man behind the mask you thought was Batman is Bill Clinton.
Who soon retire, the roof is on fire
Connie Chung brung the bomb as it comes from Oklahoma
Things are getting serious, Kuumbaya,
On a mountain satan offered me, Manhattan help me Jah Jah

[CLEF:]
You can't search me without probable cause
Or that proper ammunition they call reasonable suspicion
Listen I bring friction to your whole jurisdiction
You planted seeds in my seat when I wasn't lookin.
Now you ask me for my license/registration
"WHAT THE F**K" is my name
"WHAT THE F**K" is my occupation
Well I'm an MC, I'm down with the Fugees
Mother Mary caught a flashback like Rodney now the cops got Lolly.

[LAURYN:]
The subconscious psychology that you use against me,
If I lose control will send me to the penetentiary
Such as Alcatraz, or shot up like al Hajj Malik Shabazz
High class get bypassed while my ass gets harrassed.
And the fuzz treat bruh's like they manhood never was,
And if you too powerful, you get bugged like Peter Tosh and Marley was.
And my word does nothing against the feds,
So my eyes stay red as I chase crazy bald heads, WORD UP.

[CHORUS:]
Warn the town the beast is loose, Ah - ah, Ah - ah
Word 'em up y'all

[CLEF:]
The chase is on I feel like the bad guy
Fifth gear 125 like New Jersey drive
Looked in my rear view mirror
Police was getting closer
Heard a roar in the sky,
Looked up and saw the Blue Thunder.
My inner conscious says throw your handkerchief and surrender,
BUT TO WHO???
The star spangled banner ooh.
Say can't you see cops more crooked than we
By the dawn's early night robbin' niggas for kis.
Easy low key crooked military
Pay taxes out my ass but they still harrass me.

[PRAZ:]
The streets of corruption got me bustin and cussin' in the concrete jungle
Thoughts being dribbled like that tall kid Mutumbo
Handled by Hannibal
Soon I'm gonna be a fugitive like Dr. Kimble.

[CLEF:] Hey yo should I slow down?

[PRAZ:]
Nah kid go faster,
Just cause they got a badge, they could still be impostors.
Probable cause, got flaws like dirty draws
Meet me at the corner store so we can start the street wars.

[CHORUS:]
Warn the town the beast is loose, Ah - ah, Ah - ah,
Word 'em up y'all
 

OK, if we're including complicated crime songs, my fave would be "Hurricane" by Bob Dylan, which is based on what he and others was the true version of crime that took place in Paterson, NJ.

Then there's also "Hot Rod Lincoln."
 

An APB on Chewbacca? Yikes!
 

..what he and others THOUGHT was the true version of A crime that took place...
 

My favorite legal song is by Vicki Lawrence.... "The night the lights went out in Georgia."
 

"I Shot the Sheriff" and the theme song to "Cops"
 

"Bad boys... whacha gonna do?"

Love that tune.
 

TT,

Is there a law based Aria that should be considered?
 

I Pagliaci?

(I am the sad clown)



OR


Nessun Dorma: from Turandot:

No one sleeps until she is mine, (or I win the case?)

I am a secret opera fan.
 

"Eri tu" from **Un Ballo in Maschera** comes to mind, though it's about a husband accusing his wife of infidelity more than about something law-related.

In **Gianni Schicchi**, there's an entire scene where a guy dictates a bogus will to a notary, but it's not really an aria. Pretty funny, though.

**The Crucible** has a very long "trial" scene, a' la the Salem Witch trials.

Lemme think about an aria, though...
 

I've got it... "A More Humane Mikado" from **The Mikado**. Very funny text about making sure that for any infraction of the law, "the punishment fits the crime."
 

TT,

I believe you are correct. That even beats "I Fought The Law."

It doesn't rock, however.
 

Well, no doubt about that. But is *is* an aria.
 

My favorite Bill Murray movie? "Meatballs"! A classic. And not available on DVD or video, as far as I know, so if anyone has a bootleg copy, I'm ready to pony up. It is a personal favorite of the CL couple, as we were both voted "Best Camper" at Baylor Camp, albeit several years apart. We were on opposite tribes, though, the CL was a Kiowa, and I was a Huaco. We have our trophies proudly displayed in the marital home. Sometimes we Indian Leg Wrestle for the remote.....and I can totally take him down! Do not make me stern the War Canoe! You CANNOT beat me!
 

Mrs. CL,

You're on the wrong string! This is tunes. Movies are one up.

But I agree, Meatballs is a great and totally underrated movie. It makes my point too. Bill Murray was NOT the only important character in the movie. The stories of the kids were important too. And He was not a crazy man, like his character in Caddyshack or Belushi in Animal House.

--and yes, you and his Honor should plan to see us when you're in DC this summer
 

I'm dying to go to Inn at Little Washington with Mrs. CL. Is there anyway we can get in for a dinner reservation? Most importantly, we would want you to join us. Also, we want to check out D.C.'s biggest and best dive. Perhaps we can call it the 2007 D.C. Razor International Summit and invite all blog members.
 

Whoopsie, I was putting some of the 18 miscellaneous children to bed, and hey, I'm blonde, I got confused, plus I've been up since the buttcrack of dawn. I'll repost, because "Meatballs" never gets any lovin'. Gratzi!
 

Your honor,

Get my real email/phone from the Prof. and we'll talk.

The Inn shouldn't be a problem, but it is a good hour plus drive from DC, so either plan to spend the night or go light on the wine.

I'm not sure if I've ever been to a dive that would be considered "best" that was also "big." The best are often quite tiny. And with a 6 month old, I'm kind of in hiatus mode on that regard. But I'll try to get back into training.

The other problem is that the City has gone and cleaned itself up. Gone are the days of Marion Barry crawling around on the floor of a strip club. The current Mayor runs marathons as oppposed to doing lines. Its just not the same.