A few short weeks ago, there was a televised debate for New York's gubernatorial candidates. While most were expecting a fairly standard debate, it was one man, and his party, that made the biggest impression and ended up being the most memorable part of the whole event. Jimmy McMillan, leader and founder of the Rent is Too Damn High Party, held quite a commanding presence during the debate to the point that Saturday Nigh Live did a spoof of him on a recent episode. If you happened to miss this memorable, one-of-a-kind gubernatorial debate, check out a quick video below.
At this point, you're probably wondering why I'm bothering to bring this up on a music blog. Well, I woke up this morning to a press release announcing the forthcoming release of Jimmy McMillan's debut album, The Rent is Too DAMN High (Volume 1). It turns out, aside from being a prospective governor, leader of the Rent is Too Damn High Party, karate expert, and a former stripper, McMillan is a singer/songwriter and actually released music in the '70s under the name Jimmy Mack. Check out his song "A Woman is So Hard To Understand" -- it sounds like disco-meets-soul -- below, which was a popular track back in the '70s.
