Song Parodies -> Spell's No More
| Original Song Title: | "Elenore" |
| Original Performer: | Turtles |
| Parody Song Title: | "Spell's No More" |
| Parody Written by: | John A. Barry |
KVELLED: gloated; PHONEMES: units of speech sound; WHELK: large marine gastropod (snail) found in temperate waters. BETE: short for "bête noire," "bane,' literally "black beast"; BELLES LETTRES: light and elegant literature, especially that which is excessively refined by aestheticism and minor in subject, substance, or scope; CRENELS: notches. Thanks to Merry & Pippin ("Hell in Lore") for reminding me of this Turtles classic.
I had a thing for a tune
Yelled by a fellow, a loon--
Held me in its spell. Quelled for sure, hear me.
Impelled, I was fixated,
Compelled; he ululated,
Bellowed; well, I'm through--
"Spell"s no more, really.
"'Spell'"s by score," my belle kvelled, "unwell;
Expel what's made me hell-dwell;
Squelch it pell-mell, boy, get better!"
"Spell"s no more; a wealth of my time
Fell finding phonemes, "ell" rhymes;
Felt that to "Spell" I was fettered.
Zealous I felt; "Spell"s moved me.
I's a shell; it behooved me
To swelter on those "Spell"s no more; clammy
Were digits swelled and held low
O'er Dell's letters; I'd meld no
Dial, Selsun, Prell; smelled smelt, shell-whelk chummy.
"Spell"s no more; "Swell!" svelte belle yells, "Well,
Healthy, you; I's repelled; tell
Me bell's knelled for hellish bête, sir."
"Spell"s no more; I tell swell belle I'm
Delving twelve-step paradigm.
I've dispelled "Spell"s for belles lettres.
"Spell"s no more; cranium's crenel's rebel!
"Spell"s no more in cer'bellum gel, expelled!
Well. . . ?
Yelled by a fellow, a loon--
Held me in its spell. Quelled for sure, hear me.
Impelled, I was fixated,
Compelled; he ululated,
Bellowed; well, I'm through--
"Spell"s no more, really.
"'Spell'"s by score," my belle kvelled, "unwell;
Expel what's made me hell-dwell;
Squelch it pell-mell, boy, get better!"
"Spell"s no more; a wealth of my time
Fell finding phonemes, "ell" rhymes;
Felt that to "Spell" I was fettered.
Zealous I felt; "Spell"s moved me.
I's a shell; it behooved me
To swelter on those "Spell"s no more; clammy
Were digits swelled and held low
O'er Dell's letters; I'd meld no
Dial, Selsun, Prell; smelled smelt, shell-whelk chummy.
"Spell"s no more; "Swell!" svelte belle yells, "Well,
Healthy, you; I's repelled; tell
Me bell's knelled for hellish bête, sir."
"Spell"s no more; I tell swell belle I'm
Delving twelve-step paradigm.
I've dispelled "Spell"s for belles lettres.
"Spell"s no more; cranium's crenel's rebel!
"Spell"s no more in cer'bellum gel, expelled!
Well. . . ?
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Damn it to spell, I'm gonna miss these!
your computer must have spellcheck on it
Thanks, TJC; maybe I'll break my vow some day. You've got me fired up for a few Edelweisses LOL at your comment, Alvin, thanks.
LOL.
This was great John, and thanks for the shout out! :-)
Like I said: Yeah right! You can't resist the siren call of the Spell any more than I can raise the Edmund Fitzgerald!
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