Song Parodies -> The Bite of a Viper's Fangs
| Original Song Title: | "The Court Of The Crimson King" |
| Original Performer: | King Crimson |
| Parody Song Title: | "The Bite of a Viper's Fangs" |
| Parody Written by: | Adagio |
MIDI (rictus: a gaping grimace) Poisonous Snakes.
You trusted snakes, they poisoned you
It mattered not to them.
I walked a road, not wise to change,
My contentment's undone.
That old pit viper made me swoon
Then I began to hum.
I thought I sang in an ancient tongue,
That's my bite from the viper's ....
....Faaaaaaangs! Owwwww, Oww, Oww!
In weakness was my pity plea,
Please shut your mouth, I plead.
I lay outside the viper's hole,
Hallucinated schemes.
And there I chant
a piper's march.
I'm cracked; perhaps he'll sing
And summon back the fire which
The bite of the pit viper....
.....briiiiiiings! Owwwww, Oww, Oww!
~snake dance instrumental~
Owwwww, Oww, Oww, Oww!
I'm pardoner and I intervene
Don't trample poor snake's power.
I taste the wine of that crimson rip
It tasted metal and sour.
The patterned wriggler lifts his head
My final song begins.
As slowly leaks the winding gore
From the bite of the viper's......
.........Faaaaangs! Owwwww, Oww, Oww!
~~~~pied piper music~~~~
My skin's gray, mourning over me,
And I began to choke.
I run to grab watering vines,
To satisfy my bones.
I'm the yellow viper's done prey
He roughly pulls the strings.
His rictus as his puppet danced
From the bite of the viper's......
.........Faaaaangs! Owwwww, Oww, Oww, Oww......!
It mattered not to them.
I walked a road, not wise to change,
My contentment's undone.
That old pit viper made me swoon
Then I began to hum.
I thought I sang in an ancient tongue,
That's my bite from the viper's ....
....Faaaaaaangs! Owwwww, Oww, Oww!
In weakness was my pity plea,
Please shut your mouth, I plead.
I lay outside the viper's hole,
Hallucinated schemes.
And there I chant
a piper's march.
I'm cracked; perhaps he'll sing
And summon back the fire which
The bite of the pit viper....
.....briiiiiiings! Owwwww, Oww, Oww!
~snake dance instrumental~
Owwwww, Oww, Oww, Oww!
I'm pardoner and I intervene
Don't trample poor snake's power.
I taste the wine of that crimson rip
It tasted metal and sour.
The patterned wriggler lifts his head
My final song begins.
As slowly leaks the winding gore
From the bite of the viper's......
.........Faaaaangs! Owwwww, Oww, Oww!
~~~~pied piper music~~~~
My skin's gray, mourning over me,
And I began to choke.
I run to grab watering vines,
To satisfy my bones.
I'm the yellow viper's done prey
He roughly pulls the strings.
His rictus as his puppet danced
From the bite of the viper's......
.........Faaaaangs! Owwwww, Oww, Oww, Oww......!
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555, and bravo, Adagio! You and me, Pat --- we're the only wackos crazy enough around here to attempt writing a parody of "In The Court of The Crimson King" !! ;-)
Well, I am DKTOS on the OS, but the writing is quite good here. I need to hear the tone of the OS to get a real feel for whether I think those "Oww" lines are as funny as they read or whether they are more towards "serious", but either way you did a nice job.
Thanks Johnny (I noticed...a whole two of us trying it....lol)
Thanks Paul (try the midi).
Thanks Paul (try the midi).
Having just heard this OS recently, I am very familiar with it. Great job, Adagio. Poetic and haunting, like the OS. :-)
Wow! It's just as if Pete Sinfield (King Crimson's lyricist) got a snake bite and tried to put it in song! A goodnatured rip on prog rock. 555.
sinuous AND sensuous...like the puppet dancin' bit
Aww! Thank you all...Rick C., Agrimorfee, and alvin.
I hope this isn't your final song. 5's
Your use of language constantly astounds me, Pat. Loved this alot. 555
Final song, Lionel? No way and thanks. (BTW, where am I going? lol)
Thank you Kristof. I do like the way some words can be interwoven...that part is fun to me.
Thank you Kristof. I do like the way some words can be interwoven...that part is fun to me.
I sunk my teeth into this one! DKTOS, but I'm sure the pacing is right on, as always. 555. PS - Maybe a follow up to "Eye of the Tiger" with a similar title? ;-)
Thanks Jack.
Oh, Jack...I don't know the OS.
Brilliant, Pat. Simply marvellous. :-D
SOTM - not exactly "bitingly" funny but well written.
Thanks, Phil !! That means a lot coming from you. : )
Thank you, wannabemustangjockey.....I forgot the disclaimer again, you interpet the parody how you want it to be.
Thank you, wannabemustangjockey.....I forgot the disclaimer again, you interpet the parody how you want it to be.
(SOTM) Great imagery here Adagio, one of your best.
SOTM-Good
Thanks Cat and Max.
i didn't know you'd met the wife lol epic parody should be a film top marks
Thanks a lot, tomario!
Respect! A more than eight minutes long song has got to be some sort of SOTM record (and I've d/l a version more than nine minutes parallell to the Midi), you're really not making it easy for yourself Pat.
Thanks Peter! It was fun parodying the OS.
This Song Bites, but in a good way
Thanks Matthias.
(SOTM) Pretty poison for sure, Adagio :-)
Thanks Rick C! : )
(SOTM) See above ... every BIT of this parody BYTES ... in a GOOD way!!! ;-)
Thanks a lot Johnny. : D
(SOTM) See above, and I did d/l TOS, all 9:27 of it (wow!). This maps tightly to it, as I suspected, and around the 7:05 mark there are some light cymbals that sound remarkably like a snake's rattle slowed down a bit. Great use of TOS, especially the "Owws".
I love your attention to litle details like the time, cymbals, etc. Thanks a lot, Jack! : )
(SOTM) See above...Amiright's very own female Wordsworth..
Aww! Thanks, Kristof.
(SOTM) Best pacing I've read in a while, but it's the first about an injury I've read! Which means about one injury, not repeated injuries. Nice work, Adagio!
(SOTM) Rick C nailed this with "poetic and haunting - I didn't K the OS, but the midi worked perfectly to show off your pacing, Pat - nicely done - one of your best :-) - 555
Thanks bobpiecheese!
Thanks a lot, Stu!
Thanks a lot, Stu!
SOTM...I don't know the original...but enjoyed reading this, Adagio.
Thanks Arwen!
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