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Song Parodies -> "Barry, Seems It's Screamin' Jay, Preferred"

Original Song Title:

"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"

 (MP3)
Original Performer:

Elton John

Parody Song Title:

"Barry, Seems It's Screamin' Jay, Preferred"

Parody Written by:

Michael Pacholek

The Lyrics

You know you've made it when people are not only doing tribute parodies to you, but to your parody habits as well.
What do I do to get you laughing?
Alone, again, naturally.
What do I do to get you singing?
The Wreck of Edmund, there, you see.

What do I do to get my mind set
on you with often-redone word?
What do I see? He's done it over.
John Barry, seems it's Screamin' Jay, preferred.

It's rad!
(It's rad!)
So rad!
(So rad!)
It's a rad, rad situation.
Parody, two-hundred-third!

It's rad!
(It's rad!)
So rad!
(So rad!)
This song he's doing over!

It always seems to me
that Barry, seems it's Screamin' Jay, preferred.

(instrumental break)

It's rad!
(It's rad!)
So rad!
(So rad!)
It's a rad, rad situation.
Parody, two-hundred-third!

It's rad!
(It's rad!)
So rad!
(So rad!)
This song he's doing over!

It always seems to me
that Barry, seems it's Screamin' Jay, preferred.

What do I do to get you laughing?
What do I do to spread the word?
What do I do when John does Hawkins?
What have I got to do?

What have I got to do?

When Barry, seems it's Screamin' Jay, preferred!

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Voting Results

 
Pacing: 3.9
How Funny: 2.4
Overall Rating: 2.4

Total Votes: 20

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User Comments

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John Barry - May 08, 2007 - Report this comment
Michael, I've been sidetracked, so to speak, with intractable back problems, but I just happened to drop in today and saw this. Brightened up my day.
AFW - May 08, 2007 - Report this comment
Humorous and deserving tribute
MasonR - May 08, 2007 - Report this comment
Great tribute! John--good luck with your back. I had a sprained Sacral Iliac a few months ago and couldn't move for a week, so I can empathize--it's no picnic (although the muscle relaxants were kind of fun...)
alvin - May 08, 2007 - Report this comment
john has left us ALL spell-bound with his screamin' jay reworkings...nice tribute..hope your back feels better, john
TJC - May 08, 2007 - Report this comment
Intractable? Jeez, I hope not John! Sefishly, we want you, er, um... back! And the difference between 'tribulation' and 'tribute' is 'elation' (which is, I hope, nothing like a laminectomy!) And high fives to you, Michael for this thoughtful one.
Dylan Baranski - May 08, 2007 - Report this comment
Hmmm, perhaps Bernard could take a hint from this one so his parody won't get deleted next time.
malcolm higgins - May 14, 2007 - Report this comment
does that make him screamin ( in pain ) John Barry? hope not.. get better John p.s nice work Michael as always with a off the wall subject

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