Randy Rainbow Narrates the Battle Between Donald Trump & Kamala Harris in New Parody Video
Written by djfrosty on August 12, 2024
The last few weeks of political news has felt like a decade — so, Randy Rainbow is summing it all up in one convenient, five-minute video.
For his latest parody, Rainbow took on Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic musical Oklahoma! with his own rendition of Act II opener “The Farmer and the Cowman.” In order to frame up the current state of political affairs, Rainbow decided to change the title to reflect the contenders in the 2024 election, calling it “The Lawyer and the Conman.”
Kicking off the track in full cowboy regalia, Rainbow welcomes the audience by pointing out the constant deluge of political news in recent days. “I reckon the last few weeks alone have been enough to fill 10 chapters in the history books, and frankly I can’t keep up!” he offers with a Southern twang. “I’ve had to re-write this damn song six times … we need a Rodgers and Hammerstein B-side just to keep things straight.”
Starting the song back in early July, when Democrats expressed unease over President Joe Biden’s slipping poll numbers against former president Donald Trump, Rainbow sings the story of “the conman” (Trump) and “the old guy” (Biden) vying for the highest office in the land. Quickly covering the assassination attempt on Trump and Biden’s disastrous debate performance, Rainbow explained their respective issues as candidates early on in his song: “One was crooked and unfit/ The other couldn’t run for s–t/ But just the same they damn sure ran for prez.”
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But once Biden announced his decision to drop out of the 2024 race, Rainbow re-framed the presumptive Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris as “the lawyer” coming after Trump’s “conman” on the campaign trail. “One’s a felon and a crock/ The other’s ’bout to clean his clock/ And now it’s up to us who will be prez,” he sang.
What ensued was Rainbow’s classic brand of roasting-via-musical-number, where he described Trump and his campaign as wanting to “block our rights,” claiming that he has his “head up Putin’s a–” and very simply describing him as a “whiny little putz.”
But right near the end of the song, Rainbow slowed things down to deliver a full-throated endorsement of Harris, and asking his viewers to keep paying attention until the election in November. “I know we’ll choose the light and this all will turn out right,” he sang. “Or maybe not, girl what the f–k do I know?”
Watch Rainbow’s full parody video of “The Lawyer and the Conman” above.