A Million Ukulele March for Obama
October 23rd, 2008 by Wade Tatangelo in News
London-born, San Francisco-based Sylvie Simmons is a famous rock journalist/critic best known for her work in MOJO magazine, regularly contributing to The Guardian and interviewing everyone from Jagger to Beck to Ozzy to Cash. Simmons, who published the acclaimed short story collection Too Weird for Ziggy in 2004, is also a big fan of Tampa’s own Ronny Elliott and has seen him perform at Skipper’s Smokehouse. When I sat down to have dinner with them before Elliott’s gig she made fun of me for ordering a Newcastle. “That’s what the old people in North England drink,” she scolded.
I was honored to be criticized by Sylvie Simmons.
Simmons’ latest endeavor is launching a Million Ukulele March. Which might be the coolest thing she has done — ever. And that’s saying quite a bit considering this is a woman pictured below interviewing Tom Waits! Because, really, who thinks of something like a virtual ukulele rally? Click here to join her uke brigade on MySpace and to hear Simmons perform the “Million Ukulele March” theme song (or go to the homepage linked to above). 
Here are the words if ya wanna sing along.
“The Million Uke March” (Key of F)
(Sylvie Simmons)Raise your ukes for Obama
Pluck ‘em for the USA
And while you are strumming
A new day is coming
To wash the Republi-cons away
We all know McCain ain’t Mc Able
To organise a party in a bar
If you want your country back
You gotta vote for Barrack
Obama for America
Yes you and your mama
Go and vote for Obama
Obama for America!
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October 27th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
[...] Hardcore troubadour Steve Earle (pictured) wields his ukulele along with famed rock journalist Sylvie Simmons, singer/songwriter Chuck Prophet, Tampa’s own Ronny Elliott, and others in a virtual Million Ukulele March in support of Obama. Huh? Read more about the online rally in my previous post. [...]