Kevin Sings the News: 'Take the Rum'

Our Patch troubadour had a lot of interesting crime news to choose from this week. And he managed to mention just about all of it.

The result is called “Take the Rum,” and it’s a rollicking affair. For those unfamiliar with this weekly feature, here’s how it works. Each week, local musician Kevin Trudo will write and perform a song based on the last seven days of Patch headlines. Previous songs have involved , a woman who said her GPS told her to , and the virtues of .

This time, Kevin’s looking askance at all kinds of weird stories. There’s the one about two kids around 3:30 a.m. There’s the one about a couple who into an empty store. And how about the one about the deaf man who ?

The song is based around a story about an in Naperville. It also touches on a slew of that took effect July 1, including making good-tasting antifreeze illegal. (Really.) It’s all wrapped up in a fun little tune.

Lyrics are printed below for your convenience. For more on Kevin Trudo, check out his Facebook page.

Take the Rum
 
This week no one’s where they were expected to be
Perhaps the easiest one to explain is
(Because he lives there)
What were those two doing in ?
Why was that couple ?
A deaf man
That’s the kind of thing that’s not so easy to ignore
 
There’s that my second verse will plumb
First they took the bikes, then they
 
We got rid of getting rid of criminals
Although no one's got the needle in 10 years
Antifreeze that tastes, well, delicious is out
And it’s harder to wreck a car when you’re on beer
 
They took a before they made their run
Said first you take the bikes, then you
That stupid stuff they sold seems a sad stream of income
I’ve just got one more thing to say, it’s just a well-wish, then I’m done
Hope your July 4 was loud and bright and fun

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