Ali Handal: Music & Video

• MP3 short clip, hi-fi play (broadband)
• MP3 short clip, lo-fi play (modem)

glitter girl got bright lights in your eyes
jumpin’ through hoops just to win first prize
hope one day to be a Baywatch queen
and steal the spotlight of the silver screen

store-bought body from your head
to your toes
you couldn’t resist once they fixed your nose
now it’s silicone breasts and the collagen lips
suntan from a bottle, nip and tuck those hips

you’re a Slave to ambition,
just close your eyes
Slave to ambition…got to compromise

hard at work, gotta get the job done
be it missionary, doggie-style, two-on-one
the horizontal ladder has a long tradition
gotta bob your head for the right politician

you’re a Slave to ambition, just close your eyes
Slave to ambition…got to compromise

Now that you’re a member of the cultured club
Tell me – was it worth the dues you paid?
you’re a Slave to ambition, just close your eyes
Slave to ambition…got to compromise

STORY BEHIND THE SONG:
“I always introduce this as my LA song. I wrote it about the hopeful starlets who flock to Los Angeles in droves, and how eager they are to do anything they think might help advance their careers, including sleeping with men they ordinarily wouldn’t touch with the proverbial ten-foot pole.
This song particularly pokes fun at women who aim to be "stars" without having any apparent talent other than whipping out their boyfriend's Mastercard at their plastic surgeon's office.