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Roy Zimmerman is an American folk satirist who sings primarily political songs from a left-wing perspective. Before going solo, he was in a band called The Foremen.
* ''Comic Sutra'' (1998)
* ''Homeland'' (2004)
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* ''You’re Getting Sleepy'' (2011)
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* [[Album Title Drop]]: The lyric “you’re getting sleepy” appears in the song “Vote Republican”.
** "Thanks for the Support" shares its name with a song on the album, as does "Peacenick."
* [[Anti
* [[Armoured Closet Gay]]: "Ted Haggard is Completely Heterosexual":
** "He preached the gospel message of intolerance and self-loathing..."
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* [[Double Entendre]]: "I'll Pull Out" contains several of these including the title which is a reference to both "Pulling Out" of Iraq and the Withdrawal Method.
* [[Heteronormative Crusader]]: Parodied in "Defenders of Marriage".
* [[Hurricane of Euphemisms]]: “Firing the Surgeon General” is a song made up of several euphemisms for [[A Date
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: in "To Be A Liberal":
** "And in yoga today, I got bent out of shape, ‘cause the guy doing bow-pulling pulls in front of me was intolerant, which I hate!"
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* [[Pedophile Priest]]: Referenced in the song "Love Your Neighbourhood Priest".
* [[Protest Song]]: Much of Roy Zimmerman's catalogue is this:
** Criticism of [[George W. Bush]] and the war in Iraq, notably "Chickenhawk", "Thanks for the Support", "Saddam Shame".
** "Hope, Struggle and Change" is a song written for Occupy Wall Street.
** "Homeland Security" is a song criticising the US response to 9/11.
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* [[Subject 101]]: "Creation Science 101"
* [[Subverted Rhyme Every Occasion]]: In many of his songs, but most notably in “Ted Haggard Is Completely Heterosexual”
* [[The Man Is Sticking It to
** "Think Different, cos some 24-year old silk suited substance abuser who'd shove his mother down an escalator for a shot at the Nabisco account told you to!"
* [[Too Much Information]]: The song "T.M.I." is about a guy who has some unfortunate conversations with random strangers about their problems.
* [[Unusual Euphemism]]: [[A Date
* [[War Is Hell]]: "I Won't Be Home For Christmas", "Thanks for the Support" and "The Last Man".
* [[You Know Who Said That]]: This appears in "That is The War On Terror":
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