Jobin Shabe

I was listening to Bowie the other day and a parody of Ziggy Stardust popped into my head - focussed on the mayoral election, and how I felt about Ford, Smitherman, Rossi, etc. Permit me to share - Hope you enjoy: Ohh, no... Rob Ford played the part, rantin' good for 'Burbs and Angry, who felt taxed too far He played it Right hand; a populist star Became the zeitgeist man, 'spite Miller's still-strong brand Rob Ford really spun, lying eyes, Dennehy hairdo Florida forgotten Could lick 'em by pandering, intolerance would stun He came on so loaded, man Service cuts with no plan So where was Smitherman? while this guy defined the campaign? Mr. Nice Guy "incumbent"? We'd prefer George Furious, 'though now Rocco-curious Rob Ford's playing for time, jiving with "not perfect" voodoo The guy is just crass Low-rent Harris; such a one-note ass Can he go all too far, playing the inch-deep part? Making love with his ego Rob Ford believed his own bluster, like a tax cut Messiah If George thinks its a cakewalk then the voters will balk Ohh, no... Rob Ford played the part - Jobin Shabe @jobinshabe on Twitter **** THE ORIGINAL BOWIE/ZIGGY STARDUST LYRICS **** Ohh, yeah Ziggy played guitar, jammin' good with Weird and Gilly And the Spiders from Mars, he played it left hand But made it too far Became the special man, then we were Ziggy's band Ziggy really sang, screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo Like some cat from Japan, he could lick 'em by smiling He could leave 'em to hang They came on so loaded man, well hung and snow white tan So where were the Spiders? While the fly tried to break our balls Just a beer light to guide us So we bitched about his fans, and should we crush his sweet hands? Ziggy played for time, jiving us that we were voodoo The kids were just crass, he was the nazz With God given ass He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar Making love with his ego Ziggy sucked up into his mind Like a leper Messiah When the kids had killed the man I had to break up the band Ohh, yeah Ziggy played guitar