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So I posted this morning about the letter to Santa taped to Giant Marilyn's leg. Just to prove I wasn't messing with you:



(Click to embiggen.)

It's gone now -- I can't imagine it lasted long. It read, as far as I could make out:

DEAR SANTA,
For Christmas I would like:

1. More buses & trains
2. Libraries (with librarians)
3. Living wage & pensions for employees
4. 911 dispatchers
5. Affordable utilities
6. No Police HQ closures
7. Trauma center on the south side
8. Mental health clinics
9. For at least ONE alderman to GROW A BACKBONE

NOTE: I transcribed it before as "Police HQ closures" but it actually reads "No police HQ closures" which does make slightly more immediate sense. My bad, I was reading it off a tiny camera viewscreen.

Anyway, mamculuna suggested perhaps Marilyn should sing it as a verse of "Santa Baby" and...well, it is a musical time of year. By popular request, a rewritten version of the original in comments:

Santa bring me a trauma center on the South Side,
No lie,
been an awful good boy,
Santa baby, so answer 911 tonight

Santa baby, more trains and buses would be nice too,
Light blue?
We'll wait up for them dear,
Santa baby, so answer 911 tonight

Think of all the pensions I've missed,
Think of aldermans that I haven't kissed,
Libraries could be just as good,
If librarians are on my Christmas list

Santa baby, utilities are what I want,
For not a lot,
It's been cold this year
Santa baby, so answer 911 tonight

Santa cutie, our wards could use some low-cost clinics,
Mental health checks,
Sign your 'X' on the line,
Santa cutie, so answer 911 tonight

Santa baby, forgot to mention one little stop:
The cops,
Please don't close their HQs
Santa baby, Chicago's gonna love you tonight...

Comments

[laurick.livejournal.com]

Santa baby, forgot to mention one little stop:
The cops,
Please don't close their HQs
Santa baby, Chicago's gonna love you tonight...

I laughed out loud at this, contemplated explaining the whole thing to my office mate (starting with "Well, in Chicago there's this really hideous giant statue of Marilyn...), and decided to just get back to work instead. Too funny!

[pyrotechnik.livejournal.com]

You know, I don't normally post anything pod-ish, but I might just figure out how to sing this. Just might. Possibly using the Eartha Kitt rendition.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Good luck...I don't think it scans :D

[pyrotechnik.livejournal.com]

Well, I did make a recording, and it came out decent, I think. Since I can't post it in comments, I'll email it to you, and you can decide what to do with it.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Got the email! I haven't listened yet but I will today :) I'm sure it sounds great!

[ladyyueh.livejournal.com]

I think this is the third (fourth?) rewritten holiday song that I've seen in as many days. I have to say: Fandom does it right. It makes me long for a compilation that I could gleefully blast while driving around town.

[tjs-whatnot.livejournal.com]

♥

Brilliant!

[memprime.livejournal.com]

That is so full of win. Thank you!