"Superdelegate" by Roy Zimmerman

http://royzimmerman.com

A song for one of those 795 Democratic Party insiders who put the mock in Democracy. "Superdelegate" is available for download (or will be soon) at http://royzimmerman.com/ With apologies to Curtis Mayfield.

SUPERDELEGATE

words and music
copyright © 2008 by
Roy Zimmerman

Superdelegate
Won't you supersede my decision
Ooo, Superdelegate
I need your...super...vision


I can't be trusted
To choose my own nominee
Democracy is just too important
To leave it to people like me

So gimme my election
'Cause it feels good to check that box
And when you determine how it should have turned out
I'll be right here sucking rocks

'Cause only when the ballots have all been collected
Can they be corrected


Superdelegate
Won't you supersede my decision
Ooo, Superdelegate
I need your...super...vision


When your vote is counted
It's like ten thousand to my one
It's good to know that my representative
Has such representation

So, do someone a favor
'Cause you know they'll remember that
You scratch their back and they'll scratch yours
It's his or her tit for your tat

The Democratic Party is too democratic
'Cause Democrats so erratic


Nineteen-Seventy-Two
The nominee was chosen by the people
And that nominee
Was George McGovern
Ooo

Nineteen-Seventy-Six
The nominee was chosen by the people
And that nominee
Was Jimmy Carter
Ooo

But Nineteen-Eighty-Four
The nominee was chosen by the Superdelegates
And that nominee
Was Walter Mondale!


Superdelegate
Won't you supersede my decision
Ooo, Superdelegate
I need your...super...imposition

Ooo

Category:

Music

Tags:

• barack
• obama
• hillary
• clinton
• superfly
• nomination
• curtis
• mayfield
• presidential
• campaign
• satire
• song

[UncleMuscles27]

ROY FOR PRESIDENT! ZIMMERMAN 08'!

[vigwig]

Your falsetto is hilarious Roy.

[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.

[8DX]

I need your super- ... -vision!

[amjack11]

just u

[ArianneHermida]

I think it's a Martin D-45.

[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.

[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!

[szrgirl]

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

[palmarjp]

Magic one.