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I would like your help in writing my next political satirical song! I’ve been planning on doing this for a while, but wanted to wait until a little bit later in the 2012 election season. Now that the Willard Mitt has seemingly clinched the GOP nomination, I feel the time has come.

The name of the tune will be “Romney” sung to the tune of the Cranberries’ song “Zombie”.

Please try your hand writing a stanza or two of our re-make! If you’re not familiar with the tune, you might remember my uke cover of the original:

The lyrics are as follows:

“Zombie”

Another head hangs lowly,
Child is slowly taken.
And the violence caused such silence,
Who are we mistaken?

But you see, it’s not me, it’s not my family.
In your head, in your head they are fighting,
With their tanks and their bombs,
And their bombs and their guns.
In your head, in your head, they are crying…

In your head, in your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie,
Hey, hey, hey. What’s in your head,
In your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, oh, dou, dou, dou, dou, dou…

Another mother’s breakin’,
Heart is taking over.
When the vi’lence causes silence,
We must be mistaken.

It’s the same old theme since nineteen-sixteen.
In your head, in your head they’re still fighting,
With their tanks and their bombs,
And their bombs and their guns.
In your head, in your head, they are dying…

In your head, in your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie,
Hey, hey, hey. What’s in your head,
In your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, oh, oh, oh,
Oh, oh, oh, oh, hey, oh, ya, ya

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Now, please be as creative as you want, but a few things to keep in mind. The closer you can keep to the original cadence, as in matching the number of syllables in each line, the better. It is perfectly okay to deviate from the original rhymes as long the pattern remains the same, in this case, rhyming the second and fifth line of each verse. If you can incorporate some of the same words as the original, all the better.

I’ll get things started with the first verse and then the chorus…

Another drastic changing
Of a position taken,
Romneycare inspired Obamacare but now
He said he was mistaken
.
.
.
(chorus)
He’s one percent! One percent
Romney, Romney, Romney,
Ney ney ney… What’s in your head
Your’re so white bread
Romney, Romney, Romney,
Ney ney ney oh, doh, doh, doh, doh, dou

Okay, Gang of Ten.. Err.. Six.. Maybe Five… Have at it!