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Song Parodies -> "Jackson"

Original Song Title:

"Jackson"

Original Performer:

Johnny & June Cash

Parody Song Title:

"Jackson"

Parody Written by:

John A. Barry

The Lyrics

Action painting, sometimes called "gestural abstraction," is a style of painting in which paint is spontaneously dribbled, splashed or smeared onto the canvas, rather than being carefully applied.
He got markin' in a fever
Once he got that paint to spout.
I am talkin' 'bout Jackson--
Too bad that his tire blew out.

Goin' too fast, Jackson;
That car wreck wrecked his health
So bad that he became a dead man
Who'd amassed a large pool of wealth.
It's sad 'bout Jackson--he had a lot of flair
He left us those throw-all "actions."
Losin' his hair.

When he breezed into the city
From a small Wyoming town,
Got Thomas Benton to teach him
How to lay those pigments down.
Beyond that, Jackson starts on canvas to emote;
Worked in an abstraction expressive, they wrote.

But some critics laughed at Jackson,
Said he was a phony. "Dregs"
They called paint dripped down
From above ground;
Jackson turned more and more to kegs--
Soaked it up, Jackson, a big-drinkin' man,
And he had been tastin', Jackson,
Behind wheel when car slammed.

Drove his car, and its receiver--
Large immovable redoubt.
And so for Jackson, the final act
Opposite reaction to action when he smacked.

Had fire-in-the-belly fever
A man of action, no doubt,
He's one of the greats, Jackson,
Too early the fire went out.





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alvin rhodes - February 13, 2007 - Report this comment
jackson'a art never bowled me over but i dig your parody
Michael Pacholek - February 13, 2007 - Report this comment
Jack the Dripper. No problem seeing the number 5 here.
John Barry - February 13, 2007 - Report this comment
Thanks, Alvin, Michael--glad you liked my Pollock joke.
crazy8snake - February 13, 2007 - Report this comment
An artist with a habit. Go figure (hic)
Kristof Robertson - February 13, 2007 - Report this comment
Never Mind The Pollocks, Heres A Cinq Fistful!
John Barry - February 13, 2007 - Report this comment
Thanks, crazy8 and Kristof--comment of the day, masterful!
Meriadoc - February 13, 2007 - Report this comment
Kristof beat me to it.... :-)
John Jenkins - February 13, 2007 - Report this comment
50 years after his death, some of his paintings are going for more than $100 million. Even though I like lines such as "Opposite reaction to action," I'm only paying 555 for this parody.

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