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Candle in the Wind 2008
From the <a href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/17/elton-john-keys-it-up-for-clinton">nytimes.com</a>:
<blockquote>Sir Elton John has a new Candle in the
Wind.
Mr. John, the legendary British pop crooner who memorialized the late Princess Diana by rewriting the lyrics to his song, “Candle in the Wind,” will be holding a “one night only” solo concert on behalf of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign on April 9 at Radio City Music Hall in New York.</blockquote>
As a special tribute to the Senator, Sir Elton has rewritten "Candle in the Wind" yet again. Here is a sneak preview:
CANDLE IN THE WIND 2008
<I>Goodbye Hillary
We don't deserve you
You never lost your integrity
And this campaign isn't through.
Obama's a big Muslim
They'll find something on Rezko
And the road to Pennsylvania Avenue
Goes right through Puerto Rico
It seems to me
You ran your campaign
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to turn to
When the spin set in
And I would have liked to've voted for you
And all your dreams fulfill
But your campaign burned out long before
Your ambition ever will…
You're the President of the people
You'll be a fighter for me
Because I gave 5 million to
Bill Clinton's library.
You struggle for the working man
Lobbyists are people too
Sometimes the truth is a fugitive
Just like Norman Hsu
[CHORUS]
As First Lady you did so much
But your achievements went untold.
What was it like when you crossed
The Commander-in-Chief threshold?
You forged Ireland's peace treaty
Into warzones you'll boldly go
As President you can still take
Sinbad and Sheryl Crow
[CHORUS]
The system's stacked against you
Who knew Texas had a caucus?
The media's biased against you
Even George Stephanopoulos
You're the candidate of experience
Until you face McCain
Then experience will count for nothing
Because you'll represent change.
It seems to me
You ran your campaign
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to turn to
When the spin set in
And I would have liked to've voted for you
And all your dreams fulfill
But your campaign burned out long before
Your ambition ever will…
Goodbye Hillary
From an admiring Brit
I sure know about celebrity
If not American politics…</i>













Comments (3)
From someone supporting the other side, let me say well written.
I'd suggest switching to "ain't" in a few places and elsewhere paying closer attention to the meter, but the chorus is darling, and I especially liked the "Commander-in-Chief threshold" rhyme.
March 18, 2008 5:07 AM | Reply | Permalink
PS - you can find "The Harder They Come" here:
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/02/ditty-for-hillit-goes-like-thi.php
March 18, 2008 5:13 AM | Reply | Permalink
Better Elton John than Donnie McClurkin.
March 18, 2008 9:15 AM | Reply | Permalink
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