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 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!