"Superdelegate" by Roy Zimmerman

[Matismatt]

This is the man who commented that he is not so good with a guitar. I tried to learn one of his simpliest songs..... it has been half a year.

[Athenafjd9]

Oh wow. I'd never heard this one before. It's amazing (though the amount of high-quality falsetto in this song makes me worry that Mr. Zimmerman may have done injury to himself while recording this).

[chessgoblin2000]

Holy smoke, Roy. I can't decide whether a guy with your level of talent doing political satire is a terrible waste or an awesome stroke of luck. This song's getting favorited, I'll tell you that.

[B7eema]

Something funny about sitting on a piano bench in front of a piano to play a guitar, but maybe that's just me. Great song, as always. Roy rocks!

[amjack11]

just u

[8DX]

I need your super- ... -vision!

[szrgirl]

I like the extra commentary in the center - that's not on the cd :-)

[ArianneHermida]

What kind of guitar is that?

[palmarjp]

Magic one.

[ArianneHermida]

Wow. Looking at my comment that says, "What kind of guitar is that?" I realized how much history it must have. There's a picture of him 1985 with a guitar that looks exactly like that. I think it's the same one because it has the same line on the bottom left of the pick guard. That's so crazy.

[ArianneHermida]

I think it's a Martin D-45.

[vigwig]

Your falsetto is hilarious Roy.

[just2w4tch]

i wish i knew how to play music.

[fuseaction]

He sounds like Prince. hahaha so good.

[Nykytyne]

This could be a Cream song. Only these are better lyrics.

[Hektor88]

based off of Superfly by Curtis Mayfield

[DaiMer82]

Amazing guitarplay!

[edwardwoelke]

i want to see a flash animation video for this song...any takers?

[FrankyBabes]

As an Englishman I owe all my knowledge of American politics to watching The West Wing and this man.

Also his guitar's quite good...

Woo!

[Cafeeine]

Congratulations on being more knowledgeable on American politics than a large chunk of Americans then ;)

[Bondomusic]

I am willing to bet your political view, is far greater than that of many americans, because you are not an american in the political system.

[hobosarah]

It would be great to see this taken one more step... "Electoral College..."

[x1235791113x]

exactly, thats even more important

[Gaazmazk]

I am learning to play this -right away-.

Yet another bullseye combination of satire and awesome music so full of feeling that the message is magnified geometrically. Greetings and support from Sweden. Keep at 'em, Roy!

[646879]

give em hell ...Roy...you know, that mythical place hotter than Florida. If Hell is full up, then just give them Florida complete with mildew, hurricanes and rednecks.

[rkz]

This is such a groovin jam! I love it.

[monkeybiznis2]

you're a genius man keep it up.

[colbertnation401]

marry me?

[colbertnation401]

seriously, I think its the little "oo" at the end that gets me.

[Laramas]

I need your...super...VISION. o.O

[singingnymph]

I can't decide which is more amusing: your falsetto or those faces you're making. Either way, this video kills me. I love it.

[UncleMuscles27]

ROY FOR PRESIDENT! ZIMMERMAN 08'!

[Radioactiveafikomen]

You know, I like the Youtube renditions of Roy Zimmerman's songs more than the iTunes versions. (It's happened enough for me to call it a trend.) Zimmerman really ought to release the audio from the Youtube versions for purchase on his site.

[57girl]

I can't wait for the opportunity to post this as a comment to the next 'superdelegate story' that pops up...I love your sense of humor Roy ... Keep up the good work!

[Ehdral]

Ok, So I agree with the point, but what have you got against Mondale?

[DragonKhana]

Excellent point. I confess I'm not a fan of his singing... but I love his songs! I send his "Defenders of Marriage" song to people sometimes. It suppresses my urge to slap them :P

[happydogwag]

Completely brilliant, as always. Just forwarded a link in an email to our rep Lynn Woolsey (U.S. Rep and superdelegate who, despite "representing" THE most pro-Obama district in California, is currently "pledged" to Hillary). How very "democratic"! The whole system is, indeed, insane. Love you, Roy!!!

[fireclownfish]

Lynn Woolsey is some kind of jerk. She remained a delegate for Kucinich previously, telling a local supporter wearing a Kooch shirt she would "never make that mistake again" or something to that effect.

She can pack sand.

[thejobloshow]

RON PAUL REVOLU... argh... Just kidding, great song!

[SodomizeBabies]

Fucking awesome

I hate you youtube 13yr olds who leave comments on political subjects without having clue.

[krjuarez]

awesome!! great video

[kinglandon21]

This is brilliant, thanks Roy!

[KneelCrispy]

Nice piano

[hatvbmirs]

.. What? ._.

[sasquatchofDU]

rightofcenter sometimes need to speak to drown out the voices in his head.

[hatvbmirs]

Ah of course. XD

[keenthesaurus]

Love the sound of the guitar in this one.

[EmoKidsScott]

What tuning is this in?

[froste12]

its tuned down a half step with a capo in the third fret i believe

[grahamstheman007]

why would you tune it half a step down, just to capo the 3rd fret?

[grahamstheman007]

why would you tune it half a step down, just to capo the 3rd fret?

[froste12]

I'm assuming it was tuned down a half step for another song, i was just basing my comment upon the fact that the capo looks to be placed on the third fret in the video. He might have kept his guitar tuned down a half step rather than tuning it normally and placing capo on the second fret. Also he could have chosen to do this to achieved a desired deeper/heavier tone

[G9GQ]

He has tuned down 1/2 step in all his YouTube videos, with the exception of the instructional ones.

[SodomizeBabies]

Your a fag

[Letranger]

Whose?

[hmhowarth]

To "SodomizeBabies":

Your = possessive

You're = abbreviation

That's all the time I'm willing to waste on you. Please get it right next time.

To Roy:

Your best song. Fantastic.

[ZachValkyrie]

I's in the key of Gb

[Darsises]

Awesome

[jasenjoseph]

Its not superdelegates that are the root of the problem, but the entire process. An elected official that will hold office in the federal government should be elected based on a nationwide popular vote. Sometimes the most simple solution is the best. What the Obama supporters who are shouting about the superdelegates dont tell you is that while Clinton has 49% of the popular vote now, even with the pledged superdelegates she is underrepresented. Look it up yourself, beware of "weird math"

[dodgyhingst]

Is'nt that what I JUST SAID. Sounds like you agree with ME, yet you're making fun of Me.

jasenjoseph-wake up. You must just not GET it.

[kvaks3000]

Wicked vocal performance!

[DcTurner]

Stompin' :D

I like it.

[dodgyhingst]

In third grade, you learn about the election process. One person-one vote. Then the teacher explains the eletorial college. Your vote is worth more if you live in New York and California or is worth less if you live in Wyoming and North Dakota. When I asked my teacher about this, I was told to sit down and shut up.

If the american election process was used to elect the local high school homecoming queen.....people would be rioting in the streets because the system isn't a real election.

[jimsartor]

You made me think. I looked it up, In California there were 55 electors in '04, so that means each elector represents about 650,000 voters. In Wyoming however, each elector is representing about 150,000 voters. The smaller the population, the more your vote counts. In a state with 3 people, they'd all be electors. Thanks for making me look that up, because now we know.

[dodgyhingst]

Thats some weird math. The states with higher numbers of electorate get more attention, which leads to more *favors* come pork time. And since the electorate has NO legal requirement to vote the way the people in their state voted. Its all a big joke.

[jasenjoseph]

Ha, jimsartor sure put you in your place! Weird math? What don't you understand about a per capita delegate ratio? Seriously, you sure made yourself look stupid!!!

[mollificent]

Sigh...now it looks like this song could've been written just for Washington's SDs. Grrrrrr.

[drbroccoli1]

What exactly does a superdelegate do?

[Mattnesss]

I hope you're not from the US

[drbroccoli1]

I hope you're not this arrogant in person.

[samuelshepard]

you're the one who doesnt know what the superdelegates do, so if anyone is arrogant its you telling people they're arrogant and not knowing what it means.

[louspants]

Superdelegates are 795 Dem. party leaders, elected officials, etc who can change their vote in the primary at any time. If neither candidate gets enough pledged delegate support (basically, the popular vote) then the SD vote will decide the nominee. They could, conceivably, give the nod to the candidate who earns LESS popular votes. Next time someone asks an honest question, don't be condescending. You want people to join the political process? Stop making them feel stupid when they try to.

[samuelshepard]

uh..... wow... you're an idiot

[louspants]

Spoken like a true intellect :)

[samuelshepard]

ok everyone is misunderstanding my comment. it wasnt directed towards roy. i love roy. with a passion. i love him.

[drbroccoli1]

That's all I needed. Thank you.

[magicprincess11]

Thanks louspants :) I wasn't all that sure either. And completely agree with you on what you said to samuelshepard. There's no need for him to be such a jerk.

[Mattnesss]

"I hope you're not this arrogant in person." Oh, I'm pretty straightforward actually. I was rather surprised that someone would ask this question here, when, alternatively, a 10 sec google search would have answered your question.

[jcchurch]

Roy. You rock.

[youngThrashbarg]

Superdelegate sounds quite like Curtis Mayfields Superfly... i first wasn't sure, but then came the falsetto. :)

[comquaq]

thanks for putting the lyrics and thanks for posting another great video keep em coming :)

[ladyastralis]

Work that falsetto!

[burtonmoore]

HA! Thank you for putting to lyric what many of us have been thinking.

[starfoxx]

soo good

[webgeek6]

Five stars up!

[gunapie]

We love you - thanks for being on the side of reality and dharma.

[mrl86]

I feel it's worth pointing out, though, that Walter Mondale was not autocratically chosen by the superdelegates. Yes, he was the favored candidate of the party leaders, and no, he didn't have an absolute majority of pledged delegates, but he had more than Gary Hart or Jesse Jackson did. What would be the alternative to the superdelegates? Letting whoever has the "most" pledged delegates, even if it's not an absolute majority, be the nominee. That still would have been Mondale.

[gjk0005]

roy is a superstar!

[PolliFaxToaster]

you're like the coolest guy

[LatinD]

Great as always. Thanks for sharing.

[fondueknight]

This is crazy good!

[zizizzi]

Man that was GREAT! Five stars, added to my favorites, sent to all my contacts!

[achievist]

By the way, this is just screaming out for a "how to play".

The Hendrixness of this tune is way too cool for YouTube. Like someone said here, you should rocking on The Daily Show, dammit!

[PaderWulf]

There's funny.

There's satire.

And then there's Roy Zimmerman.

ALL HAIL!

[achievist]

Screw democracy. I'd be happy to have Roy as a dictator for life. 8)

[Buzzboy8771]

Why aren't you singing in The Daily Show or Tonight Show already.

[BobTKaye]

Yeah he'd be the perfect replacement for that 'Daily Zen' crap that is nearly always empty and unfunny. It would end the show with a strong note of comedy, politics and spirit that is present in the rest of the show.

[HarryMonday]

Moment of Zen. It's called the moment of zen. And they've been doing that since before Jon Stewart was hosting, so let them have their tradition.

[BobTKaye]

Oh yeah, I forgot the official title as the Daily Show's not on More4 any more. Surely tradition is less important than being funny and informative?

[bulbheadmyass]

Roy, you've done it again. This is an awesome great song! We need a super-recission.

[OeditpusRex]

I just re-posted this at democraticunderground(dot)com, where this is a hot issue.

You're gettin' quite a few fans there, dude, and I suspect you'll get even more if you keep knockin' 'em into the second deck like this.

[JavaVoodoo]

I went to your site to buy SuperDelegate but I couldn't find it. Aaarrgh! Must... Have... Super... Delegate!

[RoyZimmerman]

JavaVoodoo -- Thanks for attempting to download. We're working out the bug, and should have downloads available in the next few days. Keep trying, keep listening, and keep working! - Roy

[wjkuijs]

Sounds like a duet of Lou Reed and Prince, with Jimi Hendrix playing the guitar!

[retepvosnul]

Thats is how one uses a guitar ... Wicked !

[BGarcia02]

This is one of your coolest sounding yet, any chance i can get a chord sheet or tab?

[yersi]

this is just brilliant

[Wintermute01001]

Awesome!

[Gavrillo]

I love your influences.

This one's very Hendrix.

[LoonaBimberton]

Roy,

I think I love you.

Keep 'em coming.

[ShinsengumiTaicho1]

Brilliat as usual, Roy, but let's face it. This is our fault for only favoring two parties.

[anmoose]

Superimpositionandperfection! :-P

Love it, Roy!

Moosie

[melcarroll]

Roy, you are where art and irony collide!

Thanks for the edutainment :)

[acoustyistics]

Brilliant!

[paperduckie]

The absolute catchiness of this tune just kills me. It'll never get out of my head! Another rgeta tune. C:

[DigitalAssassin]

Great song! Painfully true.

[scpotts101]

Nice job! Definitely feels Curtis Mayfield-inspired.

[Corestan]

That was awesome. Superb guitar playing with outstanding and powerful lyrics. Jolly good!

[takotheoktopus]

I was born in '72!

[Grancie48]

I need your super-vision. Clever, clever, clever.

[JustOneEarth]

Another great song, Roy. :)

[robm1969]

You're SUPER TALENTED!!!

[splf]

Roy, how on earth do you come come up with so many brilliant and witty lyrics so often!! Thank goodness we have you to express what so many of us think and tell it in such a funny, yet very sharp manner! Thanks Roy, I hope to meet you whenever you come near.

[minniesota54]

Yay Roy! That's a super song.

[vigwig]

Awesome song, great guitar licks!  You GO Roy.

[DocHolliday92966]

Roy you always put a smile on my face brother

:-D

Thanks for all the great songs and the message

Peace bud

[mergfkt]

I love the musicality of this one. It's much more fun to sing along with.

[z0ltarr]

Did the superdelegates pick Bush because it was the will of the people? If so, maybe we can't be trusted.

[awcoburn]

Superdelegates are part of the Democratic Party so, no, they did not pick Bush. A Republican equivalent does exist, but they don't have the level of influence as their Democratic couterparts.

[z0ltarr]

Thanks for the clarification!

[wildheartmuse]

We all know that 'they' want Hillary in the White House and that is what 'they' will get, however they can.

Obama is not one of 'them' and therefore will need all of us to stand up when our vote is NOT counted!

[darksean99]

I think if the superdelegates supercede the peoples vote in a election this close, there will be rioting in the streets the next day.

[Jkief123]

It's been a long time coming. We haven't been free in this country for decades, and now people want to riot? The citizens of America can be so ignorant.

[lorelaifan]

what else could i say then: another fantastic song, youre not only a fantastic satirist, youre also a tremendous guitar player. not that i didnt know that, but this video just made it really clear again :)keep up the great work Roy!!

*Roy for Pres*

[SpiritusDeae]

Another great song by thge master of satire.

[hoglymogly]

Awesome!

[mbolleratgte]

If nothing else Roy, thanks for the great guitar licks ... my guitar work improves with each of your videos. Oh, your lyrics had a point? You may yet cause me to renounce my membership in Po-jama People.

[system0slaven]

Great Stuff

[ramblingvine]

This was great... AND very important.

[seraph644]

The lyrics pretty much carry themselves; there is not really a such an advantage in warping your voice that much.

[SpiritusDeae]

Except the fact that it sounds cool. :D

[LuciaZephyr]

The lyrics are, as usual, witty and political, but I really love the guitar in this. Awesomesauce.

[restive123]

C'mon, what about Humphrey in '68?

[phaedress]

this is musically the best song so far.

yowza!

[EmberDove]

But we ARE too erratic. Aren't we? And we don't really know what we want.  Do we? I mean, we're not SUPER.

[EmberDove]

We're just The People.

[FFRfareak]

Haha.

I must admit, I don't think it's AS funny as other songs...

But still funny =]

[mediumdietcoke]

awesome song!!! you're incredible!!!

[HarryMonday]

Oh my nontheistic God, I get to be the first to tell you how awesome you are. You keep classy.

[mvrichter1]

EXCELLENT - No one has said it better.

[mrl86]

wow, I wasn't even close to the first, hahaha

[Elaina43]

Another winner, Roy!

[mrl86]

Am I the first to comment?!?

Keep those wheels of satire turning, Roy. Another great effort!

[Subfightr]

holy darwin you kick that guitars ass as always, fuck you can play man!

[CousinoMacul]

Super song Roy!

[holybabble]

super--vision! well done as expected...but wasn't walter mondale the right choice? lol

carry on, and on...

[CousinoMacul]

Yeah, the "super-vision" is a great line!

[pattywack666]

Am I really the first to see this? Wow, anyway...Great job, Roy. It was, as always, wonderful.

[agwellin]

first comment, yeah!!!!

[agwellin]

wtf, they weren't showing up! >:(

[Clovions]

pw3ned

[lisamariefan]

First? I think not?

Anyways, cool video. This song is awesome.

[agwellin]

first comment!

[vowsneo]

Awesome as usual,