SINGLE CELLS (Parody of Jingle Bells)
LYRICS FOR “SINGLE CELLS” (Written by Don Caron) They called us all snowflakes! We thought that was quite nice. All snowflakes are unique. You’ll never see one twice, and when they are combined their unity is strong, go stand beneath … Continued
MONKEYS ON A BIG BLUE SPINNING BALL (Parody of Funiculi Funicula)
HISTORY OF THE SOURCE MATERIAL: FINICULI FINICULA A journalist living in Castellmare di Sagabia, by the name of Peppino Turco talked a composer friend of his into writing the music for “Funiculi Funicula” as a sort of tongue-in-cheek commemoration of … Continued
TO ANACREON IN HEAVEN – Source of the Star Spangled Banner!
The Anacreontic Song was specifically written, as a commission, for a men’s club known as the Anacreontic Society around 1780. This London gentlemen’s club was named after the Greek poet Anacreon (c. 570-485 BC), who was known for his poems … Continued
THE DEMISE OF THE DNC (Parody of Tangled Up In Blue)
LYRICS TO THE DEMISE OF THE DNC Lyrics by Don Caron – Music by Bob Dylan Early one morning sippin’ on coffee, hot pepper with a scrambled egg Wondering how to get her party in the black, how long she’d need to … Continued
SIXTEEN TUMS (Parody of Sixteen Tons)
LYRICS TO SIXTEEN TUMS Lyrics by Don Caron – Music by Merle Travis Some people say a man has the freedom to choose But the people in power never walked in his shoes A walk in his shoes wouldn’t make … Continued
THE AGE THAT WILL BURY US (Parody of The Age of Aquarius)
The hip and cool iconic classic from 1967, The Age of Aquarius, sets the stage for this parody called The Age That Will Bury Us. Because the title and lyrics are a bit weighty, though funny too, we left the … Continued
WHERE HAVE ALL THE STATESMEN GONE? (Parody of Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Where Have All the Flowers Gone was a big hit as a protest song back in 1955 when Pete Seeger wrote it. We’ve used it with some updates to ask the question, where have all the statesmen gone.” We’ve kept … Continued
HIS BRAIN (Parody of Eric Clapton song)
Following the SOTU this parody from back in 2017 seems more relevant than ever. We’re recirculating a few of the parodies from last year that are still applicable since it won’t be long before parodies about “— — —” are completely … Continued
FIFTY WAYS WE CAN RECOVER (Parody of Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover)
Just in the interests of full disclosure, we don’t actually list a full fifty ways but then Paul Simon didn’t list fifty ways either in his original song — Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover, so there you go. … Continued
CONFOUNDS THE SCIENCE (Parody of Sound of Silence)
A key element to the administration of 45 is to dismantle the role of science in decision-making going so far as to attempt the elimination of the use of the terms “science-based” and “evidence-based” from the CDCs reporting structure. Yes, … Continued