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From the album Ziggy Stardust, Suffragette City was a big hit for David Bowie in 1972.

Songwriter:
David Bowie


J's Journal:
The choruses of this song focus on Esther, and God’s deliverance of the Jews through her, but the verses are all about the villain of that story, Haman. Although the Book of Esther never mentions God by name, His presence is apparent in the miraculous deliverance of the Jews from Haman’s plans and the fact that Esther asked the Jews to fast for three days for her (Esther 4:16) and that Mordecai told her that “relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews,” whether Esther intervened or not. I remember working on this song during my break times when I working at Equitable Gas in Pittsburgh PA in the mid-1990's. I love the way the final production turned out on the CD.
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Genre: Classic Rock
Length: 3:26

Sufferin' Just Finished (Haman)
Parody of "Suffragette City" by David Bowie
(The Book of Esther)

Haman, oh, he was the one, you know
Haman, who wouldn't let us alone -- I got to
Say man, that guy would spit in my face
That fellow was sick; he could've wiped out our race
Haman, was cruel and insane -- Haman, he was kind of vain
Haman, conceived a terrible plan
But Esther was the queen and then she ... avenged it
So hang it on Haman cause his plan was surely wicked
I'm glad our sufferin' just finished
That mean, grumpy man was an ancient kind of bigot
But now our sufferin' just finished
‘Cause genocide -- is not right
Haman -- oh when he saw Mordecai, he say
Hey, man, I can't wait till he dies, O.K.
Haman -- said "Jews, they won't last here"
He thought that Jews were scum, but Esther's one, so he's done
So hang it on Haman cause his plan was surely wicked
I'm glad our sufferin' just finished
‘Cause the queen took a stand
‘Cause this ain't no time for chickens
I'm glad she's lovely and pretty -- and Mordecai -- is all right
Oh Esther!
So hang it on Haman cause his plan was surely wicked
I'm glad our sufferin' just finished
That mean, grumpy man was an ancient kind of bigot
I'm glad our sufferin' just finished
Yeah the king caught Haman and his end was sorta sickenin'
He had to punish him quickly
Yeah, the queen took a stand
‘Cause this ain't no time for chickens
I'm glad she's lovely and pretty – ‘cause genecide -- is not right
Our sufferin' just finished, our sufferin' just finished
Don't forget! Ahhh, Wham bam hang Haman!
Our sufferin' just finished, our sufferin' just finished
Don't forget!

Esther 3:8
Then Haman said to King Xerxes, "There is a certain people dispersed and scattered among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom whose customs are different from those of all other people and who do not obey the king's laws; it is not in the king's best interest to tolerate them."


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