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Follow on Google News | For relief from all those negative political ads...Here's a song and a poem called "Run For Office"Tired of all those nasty political ads? Well now you can vent some of your frustrations with a song and a poem called "Run For Office." The poem is included in this article. You can hear a FREE CLIP of the song version at www.barrows.com/music.html
"Run For Office" Now available on iTunes Do you need some relief from all that negative political advertising? *How much nastier can political ads get? *And which ads are true? Which ads are false? And which ads are just plain old misleading? *Is it true that the candidate eats his young? *Not sure whom you are going to vote for? *Not sure how you should vote on the propositions? *Does voting yes really mean voting no? *Are you tired of choosing between the lesser of two evils? Do you already hate the candidate you plan to vote for? Do you wish you could vote for none of the above? Don't you wish they would take the high road for once? "Sometimes they do take the high road," according to ad man Robert Barrows, president of R.M. Barrows, Inc. Advertising and Pubic Relations of San Mateo, California. "They take the high road in one ad and sling the mud in another. It's like the old joke about politicians, they pat you on the back with one hand and pick your pocket with the other." "It would be a lot funnier if the stakes weren't so high," says Barrows. That's what led him to write a poem and co-write a song called "Run For Office." "Run For Office" is a satire about power, politics, sex, lies, money and greed. "The people will love this song and poem, politicians will hate it," says Barrows. You can see the poem version of Run For Office at the end of this article. There is also a song version of "Run For Office." You can hear a free clip of the song version of "Run For Office" at www.barrows.com/ There is also a link on that page where you can download the song for 99 cents on iTunes. Here is some background and information on the poem and the song version of "Run For Office." Barrows started writing the poem version of "Run For Office" in the early 1980s after watching an election season filled with very nasty political ads. Then, in 1998, he teamed up with a musician named Gary Warren, and they co-wrote a song version of "Run For Office." They released the song version of "Run For Office" in 1999 and it got some airplay on various radio stations that played rap and hip-hop. Barrows also ran for office. He ran for Congress in the Democratic Primaries in the 12th Congressional District in California in 2006 and in 2008. He lost both times. There is also another song that Barrows co-wrote with Gary Warren. That song is called "Big Bucks." "Big Bucks" is a song about pulling down big money. "If money is indeed the root of all evil, you can vent your frustrations a song called with 'Big Bucks' too," says Barrows. You can hear a free clip of "Big Bucks" at www.barrows.com/ and there is a link on that page where you can download the song for 99 cents on iTunes. HERE IS THE POEM VERSION OF RUN FOR OFFICE: "RUN FOR OFFICE" Copyright 1995, Robert Barrows Out of work? Need a job? Run for office! Big debts, lots of sex? Run For Office! Need prestige? Run for office! Get elected! Get respected! You even get yourself protected! Give unto Caesar that which is his! Get me Redford! Get me Liz! I'm going to make it really big... I'm going to run for office! All the money you need... The pleasures of power and greed... Got to start planting the seed... I'm going to run for office! Get elected! Get respected! Got to get myself selected! My future in bliss! I'll promise you that... I'll promise you this! ...With this big warm smile, hey, I can't miss! There's nothing to lose, and I could actually win! A couple of lies, hey, that's not like a sin? Which race is open? I'm ready to go! I'll toss my hat in! Here comes the dough! Where do I stand? It doesn't matter... I'm shaking everyone's hand! Oh what a feeling! I'm in command! Hey, nice to meet you! I'm running for office! Your goals are my goals! Vote for me! I'm your man! What are my plans? I'll show you when I get in office! "The song lyrics to 'Run For Office' are even more biting than the poem" says Barrows. You can hear a free clip of the song version of "Run For Office" at www.barrows.com/ For additional information, contact Robert Barrows at R.M. Barrows, Inc. Advertising and Public Relations at 650-344-4405, http://www.barrows.com End
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