Post by barnestormer on Jul 19, 2011 23:29:03 GMT -5
I've got some unfinished parodies that I thought I'd share, in case anybody has any ideas. If I can make enough of them and they're good enough, and I can get a band together, I may even audition for a future season of America's Got Talent. (Yeah, right, and monkeys might fly out of my butt.)
AnyHooters, here's the first unfinished parody, presented next to the original song lyric:
This next parody idea was actually completely written 20+ years ago when I was still in high school, but I lost the original parody and am trying to reconstruct most of it from memory. (If I wanted to perform it on AGT, I wonder when would be the best time to go for the "suck-up factor")
(Recently I went looking on YouTube for old Gravy Train commercials in order to find old footage of dogs chasing chuck wagons, only to find that that was a whole different product (Purina's Chuck Wagon dog food, which also made its own gravy when you added water). Damn, now I have to change that reference in the third verse altogether because it doesn't make sense. Still I'd love to keep the chuck wagon reference because I loved the gimmick of the dog chasing the chuck wagon until it disappeared either in the TV or the kitchen cupboard.)
I've also got one for Colby Callat's song Bubbly about Froot Loops cereal that I'm calling Follow My Nose, but right now I've only got part of the chorus written because every time I hear Bubbly, I start hearing the old Froot Loops jingle,
If anybody's got any ideas, I'll be glad to entertain them.
AnyHooters, here's the first unfinished parody, presented next to the original song lyric:
| NO TIME by THE GUESS WHO | NO DIME (To the tune of NO TIME by THE GUESS WHO) Parody lyrics by David Barnes |
| (No time left for you) On my way to better things (No time left for you) I found myself some wings (No time left for you) Distant roads are callin' me (No time left for you) You-da-un-da-un-da-un-da-un-da | (No dime left for you) Got no change to spare today (No dime left for you) I've got some bills to pay (No dime left for you) Collectors are calling me (No dime left for you) All day they say "must pay", won't go away |
| No time for a summer friend No time for the love you send Seasons change and so did I You need not wonder why You need not wonder why There's no time left for you No time left for you (Instrumental Break) | No dime for the telephone Paycheck for the week's been blown Bank will not extend my loan I cannot spare a dime Catch me some other time There's no dime left for you No dime left for you (Instrumental Break) |
| (No time left for you) On my way to better things (No time left for you) I found myself some wings (No time left for you) Distant roads are callin' me (No time left for you) You-day-un-day-un-day-un-day-un-day | (No dime left for you) Got some nerve to hustle me (No dime left for you) So broke it's not funny (No dime left for you) Distant folks are callin' me (No dime left for you) All day I pay and pay and pay and pay |
| No time for a gentle rain No time for my watch and chain No time for revolving doors No time for the killing floor No time for the killing floor There's no time left for you No time left for you (Instrumental Break) | Got no dough for the cab fare Can't afford to buy your wares Only thing that's free is air No end to my money woes I'm in debt up to my nose There's no dime left for you No dime left for you (Instrumental Break) |
| No time for a summer friend No time for the love you send Seasons change and so did I You need not wonder why You need not wonder why There's no time left for you No time left for you | Alimony's way past due Lawyers tell me she will sue Not a whole lot I can do I cannot tell a lie I'm so broke I could cry There's no dime left for you No dime left for you |
| No time, no time, no time, no time No time, no time, no time, no time I got, got, got, got no time I got, got, got, got no time I got, got, got, got no time No-no-no, no-no-no, no time No-no-no, no-no-no, no time I got, got, got, got no time No-no-no, no-no-no, no-no-no No-no-no, no-no-no, no-no-no, no time I got no time, got no time, Got no time, got no time, got no time Got no time, got no time | No dime, no bread, no scratch, no buck Sorry about your own bad luck I got, got, got, got no cash Always got to dine and dash |
This next parody idea was actually completely written 20+ years ago when I was still in high school, but I lost the original parody and am trying to reconstruct most of it from memory. (If I wanted to perform it on AGT, I wonder when would be the best time to go for the "suck-up factor")
| CRAZY TRAIN by OZZY OSBOURNE | GRAVY TRAIN (To the tune of CRAZY TRAIN by OZZY OSBOURNE Parody Lyrics by DAVID BARNES |
| All aboard! Hahaha! Crazy, but that's how it goes Millions of people living as foes Maybe it's not too late To learn how to love and forget how to hate | Dinnertime, Spot! Gravy, that's what my dog loves It's all that she whines for and she's dreaming of Maybe it's not too late To whip up a huge batch to put on her plate |
| Mental wound's not healing Life's a bitter shame I'm goin' off the rails on a crazy train I'm goin' off the rails on a crazy train | The only thing she'll eat is the Gravy Train The only thing she'll eat is the Gravy Train |
| I've listened to preachers I've listened to fools I've watched all the dropouts Who make their own rules One person conditioned to rule and control The media sells it and you live the role | She don't want a chew toy She don't want a bone And forget the rawhide She'll leave it alone |
| Mental wound's still screaming Drivin' me insane I'm goin' off the rails on a crazy train I'm goin' off the rails on a crazy train | If her dish is empty I'm the one she'll blame The only thing she'll eat is the Gravy Train The only thing she'll eat is the Gravy Train |
| I know that things are goin' wrong for me You've got to listen to my words, yeah, yeah | I know the price is way too high for me But I just want my dog happy, yeah, yeah |
| Heirs of a cold war That's what we've become Inheriting troubles I'm mentally numb Crazy, I just cannot bear I'm living with something that just isn't fair | A million chuck wagons She chases 'til noon 'Cause she knows that dinner Will be coming soon Gravy, she just cannot wait |
| Mental wound's not healing Who and what's to blame I'm goin' off the rails on a crazy train I'm goin' off the rails on a crazy train | Breakfast, lunch and dinner In sunshine or rain The only thing she'll eat is the Gravy Train The only thing she'll eat is the Gravy Train |
(Recently I went looking on YouTube for old Gravy Train commercials in order to find old footage of dogs chasing chuck wagons, only to find that that was a whole different product (Purina's Chuck Wagon dog food, which also made its own gravy when you added water). Damn, now I have to change that reference in the third verse altogether because it doesn't make sense. Still I'd love to keep the chuck wagon reference because I loved the gimmick of the dog chasing the chuck wagon until it disappeared either in the TV or the kitchen cupboard.)
I've also got one for Colby Callat's song Bubbly about Froot Loops cereal that I'm calling Follow My Nose, but right now I've only got part of the chorus written because every time I hear Bubbly, I start hearing the old Froot Loops jingle,
I FOLLOW MY NOSE
IT ALWAYS KNOWS
THE FLAVORS OF FRUIT
WHEREVER IT GOES
IT ALWAYS KNOWS
THE FLAVORS OF FRUIT
WHEREVER IT GOES
If anybody's got any ideas, I'll be glad to entertain them.
