Song Parodies -> Take It Back
| Original Song Title: | "Paint It Black" |
| Original Performer: | Rolling Stones |
| Parody Song Title: | "Take It Back" |
| Parody Written by: | Stuart McArthur |
Rule 1: it's never my fault
I bought a toaster and I have to take it back
No matter what goes in, it comes out mostly black
I pull my crumpets out before they decompose
I have to scrape those crumpets till their darkness goes
I bought a barbecue - I have to take it back
No matter what it cooks, it ends up charcoal black
it burnt my bratwurst, and a tropical kebab
The fire brigade arrived while it was grilling crab
I look inside myself to see if I'm to blame
"Absolutely not!" I write on my insurance claim
If they believe me, I won't have to face the facts
I will continue to take faulty items back
No-one but me do these misfortunes happen to
I could not foresee these things happening to you
If I look hard enough there's someone else at fault
Accountability comes with a grain of salt
I bought an iron - now I have to take it back
It added to my shirt a triangle of black
When I stamped out the fire I wrecked my favourite boots
Without some compensation, someone's getting sued
Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm
I'm a victim - take it back, take it back
It's a dud, clear as mud
I won't take the blame, it's such a shame
I wanna take it, take it, take it, take it, take it, take it back
Yeah....
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You can't take back these fives. Well, if you bribe Chucky, maybe...
Clever reworking of the original.
FABULOUS! Accountability Shcountability!
wonderfully witty...here's some fives...i will not take them back
5s, Stuart...this is wonderful!
Excellent conversion...very good and funny topic...My bro-in-law used to be notorious for taking back...We even nicknamed him, "Take Back, Howard"
Stuart - Great imagery here. Too many fav lines to metion. I bought a TV once that faded to black and the movie wasn't even over yet. It had 555 channels.
Thanks Johnny....thanks John......thanks fuschia (it's hard to get the "sch..." to work without a leading syllable isn't it? - I've had the same problem - not my fault though)....good on you alvin..... wonderful and wisterious, Arwen...very amusing AFW...thanks Guy, those TV things never work
Stuart, you forgot rule 2; when it is my fault, see rule 1. 555, very funny!
Very funny! ummm...cooking lessons might help. ;-) j/k And you could wear black like Johhny Cash. 5's
thanks Dee - I forgot to put that rule there, but the bastards at amIright should have KNOWN I wanted it there - that's it! I'm writing them a letter - thanks Adagio, and then I could sing "and it burns, burns, burns, this thing on fire, this thing on fire" :-)
Just make sure you don't burn the stu... good job!
like it, Merry! - good one - ta for 5s
I liked this one a lot.
Excellent Stu. Hey! You have my rule! Am I right in thinking it doesn't work for you either?
thanks so much karen (is that Mr SkyPink?)
thanks Pippin - are you enquiring if I've learned from my mistakes? because absolutely not! I remain proudly blameless and bitter :-(
thanks Pippin - are you enquiring if I've learned from my mistakes? because absolutely not! I remain proudly blameless and bitter :-(
Absolutely splendid! My rule of thumb when cooking is "When it's smoking it's cooking, when it's black it's done" Maybe you could send those products my way. :) Excellent work my friend!
agreed, mr ecru, as long as you get there before it's entirely ashes, there'll still be some nutritional value. ;-)
Murphy's Law in today's society, eh?
not exactly Murphy's Law, agri - and where did you have the pacing problem?
:D, Stuart! ' thanks Adagio, and then I could sing "and it burns, burns, burns, this thing on fire, this thing on fire" :-)'
well, thankYOU, Adagio, for setting up the gag!!! :-)
Shit, man...I ain't ever coming to one of your barbies...brilliant; another McArthur Classic! 555
thanks Kristof - I liked this one too - probably should've been my SOTM entry :-)
I thought it was hilarious.
I must have missed this one earlier, it's hilarious though! Good job, and sorry for the lateness.
thanks Shan and Jeff - it's great having oldies unearthed :)
(ABC) see above. Stu, sorry I never responded to your query about pacing. I don't think I did judge a 4 there.
(ABC) Already commented and voted. Good. : D
(ABCT05) Funny stuff Stu. 555. I would suggest buying a watch or timer but I burnt a pizza the other night because while the brand-new timer we got was working and set to the correct cooking time, I forgot to hit start. At least I know my smoke alarm works!
ABC: D.A.M.N. I found a copy of this song n it wouldnt play. :'(. DKTOS soz
(ABC05) Damn pieces of crap! Doesn't anybody make quality merchandise any more? Wait a second, this parody is quality merchandise! 555
(T) Still funny after more than a year.
(ABC) See above!
(ABC) One of your early classics. Bravo!
(T) Great to read again...glad to see I'm not the only one who's always getting shafted! Superb pacing and funny as hell, Stu!
DKTOS, funny
ABC--I, being a fabulously talented cook who never ever makes any mistakes, cannot relate to this. But I have a really good friend...named...um...Erwan...who can. Funny stuff, Stuart...
Fire, heh heh... fire. Funny take and good use of the original, Stu. That's how you handle insurance claims.
(T) See above, and still good!
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