“Starmer“ - Marsh Family parody adaptation of “Starman“ by David Bowie about the UK Labour leader
The iconic “Starman” was the lead single (recorded and release in 1972) on the late, great, David Bowie’s album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars – though it was actually a late addition to the album. The idea was a message of hope coming to Earth’s youth from an alien. We dunno where a message of hope is coming from these days, and as the lyrics suggest, there certainly hasn’t really been one fully mapped out yet by the Labour Party who are currently leading in the UK polls in a General Election year. In fact, we don’t even know when the General Election is going to be. But we’re hoping both parties don’t wallow in a cesspit of negative messaging and actually put forward a vision for the future that is more than platitudes or self-evident clichés. Hoping, but not expecting.
If you want a sense of where both leaders currently sit in rankings, then there’s this:
The other inspiration behind this song is the Flight of the Conchords’ “Bowie’s in Space” which was essential listening as the kids grew up, and “pointy nipple antennae” remains a household phrase. Check it out if you haven’t.
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LYRICS:
INTRO
Labour now
Looking good
VERSE 1
Didn’t know who Starmer was and his base was low
He seemed bland on the radio
Looked set for stayin’ down in
All the polls - not a lotta cred
Then the Tories did seem to fade
Still had quite a slow voice and a careful turn of phrase
There were some cliches
That were vexing Corbynites
CHORUS
Keir Starmer’s waiting for his try
He’d like to honour pledges
But he might just change his mind
Keir Starmer’s rating’s pretty high
He’s worried that he’ll blow it
So he fence-sits for a while
To simply
Let the Tories lose it
SNP abuse it
Get all the Lib-Dems’ MPs
VERSE 2
He’s had to claim somehow that he’ll stick to fiscal rules
Hey, that’s far out, just don’t tax the private schools
Each time on TV he’ll be bigging up his Dad made tools
Stuck out in limbo he can’t be forthright
He only sparkles when the glitter’s thrown on site
Won’t insult Thatcher for he’s chasing the Centre Right
Keir Starmer’s waiting for his try
He’s better than the others
But the bar’s not very high!
Keir Starmer’s skating on thin ice
He knows that there’s no budget
And there won’t be for a while!
And so he
Hopes that Sunak loses
Hopes the public chooses
Based on their sense of fury
Starmer’s waiting for his try
He’d like to come and lead us
But he’s rather vague on why
Keir Starmer makes no battle-cry
And based on all the polling
It’s been working for a while
And maybe
Yes – the Far Left boos him
GB News abuse him
But why reveal some policies?
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
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