One of my favorite Georgie songs, performed it when he passed. One thing you notice when you do that is there aren't many words. It's the fancy arrangement that makes you think there's more. I don't get the pacing on "You see, it's not bucks", and "Winona" has the accents in the wrong place. But a funny idea.

Rick - I really like getting comments from you, because you help me hone my craft with your constructive criticism and analysis.....that shows you are really reading my stuff closely, and I appreciate that.

I disagree with you, however, with regards to my choice of pacing at the points you mentioned in this parody --- I feel it is pretty close to right-on:

Original: "But if it's not love" = five beats

Parody: "You see, it's not bucks" = five beats

The first of the two beats in both the original "But if" and my "You see" might sometimes come across as partially swallowed or slurred

Poetic accent-license on pronounciation of "Winona" - my parody asks the singer/reader to pronounce it "Wi--no--NA"....... I should have spelled it as "Wi-no-NA" on that line of the parody, I guess......thanks again for your analysis.

I stand corrected on the first part. Somehow old age and wallowing in parodies made my brain fart. Sorry, I should have known. I'll make it up to ya. And I enjoy this banter, too.

Ah... brains that fart. That is funny. 555 for letting Winona pour her soul out...
Oh, and if I remember correctly, you are a Red Sox fan, right? I need to know for an upcoming song I'm doing.

Hi Static - thanks for your comment and vote. Yes, I'm a fair-weather Red Sox fan. I don't follow them particularly closely unless they're starting to look like they're contenders......so why do you need to know that ol' Johnny D is a Red Sox fan, eh ? How does that factoid figure into your upcoming song ?

terrific job, keep it up

Thank you, Harri Georgeson!