Has anyone ever noticed how apt the old popsong "The Great Pretender" is? It could almostbe George Bush's theme song.

First I thought it could be aparody, like "Oh yes, I'm the great Dictator. Or "Defender" since thats what he claims to be. But... the song works almost as is. For instance

Oh-oh-oh yes, I'm the great Pretender,
My conscience A-Dubya-O-L,
My need is such I pretend too much
I'm lonely but I'm doing swell,
Oh-oh-oh yes, I'm the great Pretender,
Adrift in a world of my own,
I play the game in a tower of flame
I'm carving my heart out of stone,
Too real is this feeling of make believe
Too real is my spiel, as my prisoners squeal,
Oh-oh-oh yes, I'm the great pretender,
So what if I act like a clown,
I seem to be what I'm not, you see,
I'm breaking my enemies down,
I'm running this merry-go-round

and so on...you'd be surprised how many of those words are from the original!!!