Monday, April 16, 2018

Citizen Gadfly: Lyricist For Hire . . . .


The Gadfly has way too much energy for someone of his age and girth.  But it has to be expended some way.  In light of recent events, here's a little ad hoc redo of the song "Shooting Star" by Bad Company, with The Gadfly's "creative" touch:

C'MON, SING ALONG E V E R Y  B O D Y !




SHOOTING STAR by 'VERY BAD COMPANY'

Donny was a schoolboy
When he heard his first Beatles song
'Back in The USSR' I think it was
And from there it didn't take him long

Got himself an inheritance
And it was hookers and coke all night
Now his mob is in the White House
And everything's all right
Don't ya know

Donny told his papa
Hey, papa, I bought me a casino today
I'm gonna hit the big time
Gonna be a big star someday

Papa came to Donny's door
With Mikey Cohen by his side
Donny said "Don't cry Papa,
Me and Mikey gonna let it ride."

Don't you know...

Don't you know
That you are a shooting star, (don't you know, don't you know)
Don't you know that you are
A shooting star
And all the morons will love you
Just as long, as long as you are?

Donny ran for president
Went straight up to number one
Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sling his dung
Watching the world go by
Surprising it goes so fast
Donny looked around him
And said "Vlad, We made the big time at last."

Don't you know
That you are a shooting star, (don't you know, don't you know)
Don't you know that you are
A shooting star
And all the morons will love you
Just as long, as long as you are?
...A shooting star

Don't you know
That you are a shooting star, (don't you know, don't you know)
Don't you know that you are
A shooting star
And all the morons will love you
Just as long, as long as you are?

Donny died one night
Died in his prison bed
Bottle of diet Coke, Big Mac wrapper
By his head

Donny's life passed him
By like a pussygrab one fine day
If you listen to close to the media crow
You can still hear them bray

Don't you know...

Don't you know
That you are a shooting star, (don't you know, don't you know)
Don't you know that you are
A shooting star
And all the morons will love you
Just as long, as long as you are?





----TFG



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