'Re-Indicted' Parody Song Marks One-Year Anniversary of Blagojevich Impeachment

One year ago today, Rod Blagojevich became the first sitting Illinois governor to be impeached and booted out of office by a 59-0 vote of the Illinois Senate in Springfield. Now, the 53-year-old Democrat and his lawyers are waiting for the next shoe to drop in legal wranglings related to allegations that he attempted to sell the Illinois senate seat once held by Barack Obama.

According to the Chicago Tribune, federal prosecutors said Wednesday that a revised indictment against Blagojevich should be returned by late next week. That news prompted me to write a parody based on the 1980 song, "Reunited," by Peaches & Herb. I call it "Re-Indicted."

"Re-Indicted" (A parody sung by Rod Blagojevich)

I was a fool because I tried to hide

From news reporters gathered right outside

The tapes that they have

Have left me angry and sad

I realize you caught me

And you think I’m bad

Hey, hey

I spend the evenings on the radio

Listeners ask me why I don’t just go

Evidence was such

A way of learning so much

I know now I must fight it

Or I’ll be locked up

Hey, hey

(Chorus:)

Re-indicted, and it don’t look grand

Re-indicted, ‘cause they understand

They caught me on tape

And now things don't look so great

And now I’m not excited

‘Cause I’m re-indicted

Hey, hey

Their case against me looks like it’s a lock

Soon I’ll be joggin’ ‘round my own cell block

Yes, I did the crime

And now I’m facin’ hard time

For trying-to-sell-a-senate-seat-to make a dime

Hey, hey

They caught me cheatin’, now, I have to pay

I find it very hard to face each day

As I reminisce

On perilous moments like this

I won’t miss the reporters

While my life gets shorter

Hey, hey

(Chorus:)

Re-indicted, and it don’t look grand

Re-indicted, ‘cause they understand

They caught me on tape

And now things don't look so great

And now I’m not excited

‘Cause I’m re-indicted

Hey, hey

(Repeat chorus)

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