Roy Zimmerman-Funny Songs about Ignorance, War and Greed
April 2, 2007 5:35 PM Subscribe
What's funny about war, poverty, ignorance, bigotry, neo-conservatism, homophobia, greed, lust and fear? Ask Roy Zimmerman. He's been writing satirical songs for twenty years. Don't miss his Love Song to Dick Cheney.
That barrel of oil crack was pretty good.
posted by Richard Daly at 6:15 PM on April 2, 2007
posted by Richard Daly at 6:15 PM on April 2, 2007
So how many guys has he shot in the face? Only Jeff Gannon may know for sure.
Funny stuff. Thanks.
posted by Benny Andajetz at 6:32 PM on April 2, 2007
Funny stuff. Thanks.
posted by Benny Andajetz at 6:32 PM on April 2, 2007
Is it Cheney day today?
posted by BrotherCaine at 6:42 PM on April 2, 2007
posted by BrotherCaine at 6:42 PM on April 2, 2007
I love Roy Zimmerman's songs, but I really wish that his group, The Foremen, had stayed together. Even though "The Best of the Foremen" is out on cd, it doesn't have everything from Folk Heroes and What's Left? ("Who Needs Art?" is an example of a continually relevant song which is missing from this collection). I saw them live twice, and they were terrific fun.
Still, Roy's all we've got today to carry Tom Lehrer's mantle. (I wish I still had my copy of Folk Heroes so I could type up Tom Lehrer's quote from the liner notes; damn computers making it easy to sell off your cd collection yet still keep all your music! You only regret it later.)
Art is ageless and sublime;
a waste of otherwise productive time--
it leads to yoga, hacky-sack, and mime!
Who needs it? Who needs it? Who needs it? Who needs it?
posted by tzikeh at 7:18 PM on April 2, 2007
Still, Roy's all we've got today to carry Tom Lehrer's mantle. (I wish I still had my copy of Folk Heroes so I could type up Tom Lehrer's quote from the liner notes; damn computers making it easy to sell off your cd collection yet still keep all your music! You only regret it later.)
Art is ageless and sublime;
a waste of otherwise productive time--
it leads to yoga, hacky-sack, and mime!
Who needs it? Who needs it? Who needs it? Who needs it?
posted by tzikeh at 7:18 PM on April 2, 2007
Any relation to Bob Zimmerman?
posted by ZenMasterThis at 7:51 PM on April 2, 2007
posted by ZenMasterThis at 7:51 PM on April 2, 2007
Hmm, I dunno about this. I think I prefer Phil Ochs.
posted by nasreddin at 10:15 PM on April 2, 2007
posted by nasreddin at 10:15 PM on April 2, 2007
Hot damn, he's actually surprisingly really very quite especially unexpectedly good!
posted by Milkman Dan at 7:16 AM on April 3, 2007
posted by Milkman Dan at 7:16 AM on April 3, 2007
My favorite lyrics from Defenders of Marriage:
Every time we think about same-sex parents
"Oh, my gosh!" we exclaim
I mean, two people who want to provide a protective
And nurturing family environment
Have they no shame?
It's so deviant!
It's the Lord's holy word, as my second wife said to my third
That a family's based on obligation and fear
posted by ColdChef at 9:23 AM on April 3, 2007
Every time we think about same-sex parents
"Oh, my gosh!" we exclaim
I mean, two people who want to provide a protective
And nurturing family environment
Have they no shame?
It's so deviant!
It's the Lord's holy word, as my second wife said to my third
That a family's based on obligation and fear
posted by ColdChef at 9:23 AM on April 3, 2007
I find Mark Russell and Tom Lehrer to be toothless, obnoxious, and dull, (Russell far more so than Lehrer...)
This guy? He's okay.
posted by stenseng at 11:19 AM on April 3, 2007
This guy? He's okay.
posted by stenseng at 11:19 AM on April 3, 2007
Zimmerman just seems better cuz he's more current. And because Mark Russell was never really that good.
posted by Doohickie at 11:42 AM on April 3, 2007
posted by Doohickie at 11:42 AM on April 3, 2007
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