The Political Chase

All The Girls Love Alice*

Sir Elton John is throwing a party for his very good friend, Hillary Clinton. No media circus around that, with all the controversial things Elton John has said in the past? Hillary will not be repudiating and denouncing Sir Elton?

Dear xxxxx, There is nothing I like better than throwing a party for a good friend. Will you come out to support my friend Hillary Clinton at a special, one-night-only solo concert in New York? I promise this will be one night that you won’t want to miss. Click here for more details and to be notified when tickets go on sale. Sincerely, Elton John

Don’t get me wrong, I think Elton John is a great person and a talented, successful artist and has made substantial contributions to society. I’ve been to many of his concerts and would be delighted to go to future events. But, Elton John does not represent the right-wing "value" voters, for numerous reasons. So why is this acceptable to the puritanical electorate and others are the anti-Christ?

*Lyrics from All the Girls Love Alice (1)

Raised to be a lady by the golden rule
Alice was the spawn of a public school
With a double barrel name in the back of her brain
And a simple case of Mummy-doesn’t-love-me blues

Reality it seems was just a dream
She couldn’t get it on with the boys on the scene
But what do you expect from a chick who’s just sixteen
And hey, hey, hey, you know what I mean

All the young girls love Alice
Tender young Alice they say
Come over and see me
Come over and please me
Alice it’s my turn today

All the young girls love Alice
Tender young Alice they say
If I give you my number
Will you promise to call me
Wait till my husband’s away

Poor little darling with a chip out of her heart
It’s like acting in a movie when you got the wrong part
Getting your kicks in another girl’s bed
And it was only last Tuesday they found you in the subway dead

And who could you call your friends down in Soho
One or two middle-aged dykes in a Go-Go
And what do you expect from a sixteen year old yo-yo
And hey, hey, hey, oh don’t you know

1. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". MCA Records. 1973.  Music: Elton John, Lyrics: Bernie Taupin