Song Parodies -> The Night They Drove Dick Nixon Down
| Original Song Title: | "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" |
| Original Performer: | Joan Baez |
| Parody Song Title: | "The Night They Drove Dick Nixon Down" |
| Parody Written by: | Airfarcewon |
Nixon, Dick. was his name and he served as our President
Until calamity struck and back to Cali he went
In the winter of "Seven-Three"
That's when the news came up on TV
December sixth, Richard had fell
It's a time we remember, oh so well,
The Night They Drove Dick Nixon Down
And Watergate broke open
It came and flooded DC town,
All the people were talkin'
They went
My, my, my, my, my, my,
My, my, my, my, my, my,
My, my..
Five men arrested..caught inside
Dem Headquarters, charged and tried
They put wiretaps
On phones of Democrats..
Like rats for cheese, they gnawed
And they were known as "The Dirty Tricks" squad
G. Gordon Liddy, and E. Howard Hunt
Had done the planning of every illegal stunt
The Night They Drove Dick Nixon Down
And Watergate broke open
It came and flooded DC town,
All the people were talkin'
They went
My, my, my, my, my, my,
My, my, my, my, my, my,
My, my..
Left black marks on the country,
Spoiled and soiled the land
It took a sub committee
To make true justice stand.
One nineteen minute missing tape.
And from that, Nixon could not escape
We hope it's a time that won't repeat
When Nixon had to resign and go down in defeat
The Night They Drove Dick Nixon Down
And Watergate broke open
It came and flooded DC town,
All the people were talkin'
They went
My, my, my, my, my, my,
My, my, my, my, my, my,
My, my..
Until calamity struck and back to Cali he went
In the winter of "Seven-Three"
That's when the news came up on TV
December sixth, Richard had fell
It's a time we remember, oh so well,
The Night They Drove Dick Nixon Down
And Watergate broke open
It came and flooded DC town,
All the people were talkin'
They went
My, my, my, my, my, my,
My, my, my, my, my, my,
My, my..
Five men arrested..caught inside
Dem Headquarters, charged and tried
They put wiretaps
On phones of Democrats..
Like rats for cheese, they gnawed
And they were known as "The Dirty Tricks" squad
G. Gordon Liddy, and E. Howard Hunt
Had done the planning of every illegal stunt
The Night They Drove Dick Nixon Down
And Watergate broke open
It came and flooded DC town,
All the people were talkin'
They went
My, my, my, my, my, my,
My, my, my, my, my, my,
My, my..
Left black marks on the country,
Spoiled and soiled the land
It took a sub committee
To make true justice stand.
One nineteen minute missing tape.
And from that, Nixon could not escape
We hope it's a time that won't repeat
When Nixon had to resign and go down in defeat
The Night They Drove Dick Nixon Down
And Watergate broke open
It came and flooded DC town,
All the people were talkin'
They went
My, my, my, my, my, my,
My, my, my, my, my, my,
My, my..
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Well done again. I believed Tricky Dick up to the moment of his resignation...I like to think both America and I lost our innocence at that same exact instant. ;D
Well-crafted history lesson in miniature. I think OMR is right. Public perception of the presidency (there's some sparkling alliteration for you!) has never been quite the same.
Just one thing, let me say this about that, and let me make it perfectly clear, because I want all Americans to understand... Aside from the date (December 6, 1973 was merely the day Jerry Ford was confirmed and sworn in as Vice President), this parody is terrific. And I welcome this sort of an examination, because people have gotta know whether or not their parodists are funny. Well, you are funny. Here's a five, and you've earned every five you've got.
Though its Watergate under the [song's] bridge, an excellent re'canting!
An unimpeachable parody and that's the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I have 555 sworn statements to that effect.
I can never get over Dick Nixon since US history class in high school! Watergate may be under the bridge, but will always be unforgettable! This tells all! 5's!
ah...i remember it well...it made my summer
And what a night it was!
That was absolutely brilliant! IIIIIIIIII'mmm not a crook!!!! LOL
What's sad is that it pales in comparison to many other dirty tricks played before and since -- the terrible smear campaign against Goldwater, all lies, incl. the worst political tv ad ever -- played once, then pulled due to the reaction, but left its impression), H. Clinton using the IRS against Republican opponents, Ted Kennedy killing staffers, etc., -- but it was still a bad thing, for sure. I'm no friend of RMN, so don't have to amble across the acrimonious aisle (In yer FACE, Fiddlegirl! :) to Five this.
Ha! Win just one for "the Flipper", eh? Are you chucking a cheeky challenge my way? ;)
One of my favorite songs from The Band. Great job with wording; your history lesson really fits this well.
I'm not sure that true justice resulted from the committee that kept asking "what did you know and when did you know it?", but this is a truly good parody!
Thanks to everyone for V&C
Good job retelling the Watergate scandal (I was born several years after the debacle, but I know it well from reading books about it and about G. Gordon Liddy.) And as for Liddy, I know he is a Nazi sympathizer with no common sense and no fear of being arrested for being a felon in possession of multiple firearms, but his story is very interesting. I liked your parody as much as I am disgusted with political doubletalk and scandals in general (no particular administration or country), and here are more 5s.
I would never challenge anyone to a battle of wits. It's dishonorable to fight an unarmed opponent. (mwahaha)
"Forewarned is forearmed" (or four-flippered). Just so you know what you're up against before jumping into the ring, politely suggest reading
http://www.amiright.com/parody/misc/shirleybassey3.shtml
where the alliteration begins even in the intro, plus phoneme-flipping, neologisms, and neolosyntaxisms (a neologism itself). There's also
http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/shelleyfabares0.shtml
and the comments there.
Still want a piece of me? OK, we'll trade... strike that, DK you well enough yet... (sorry) Make that,
Still wanna dance with me?
"Forewarned is forearmed" (or four-flippered). Just so you know what you're up against before jumping into the ring, politely suggest reading
http://www.amiright.com/parody/misc/shirleybassey3.shtml
where the alliteration begins even in the intro, plus phoneme-flipping, neologisms, and neolosyntaxisms (a neologism itself). There's also
http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/shelleyfabares0.shtml
and the comments there.
Still want a piece of me? OK, we'll trade... strike that, DK you well enough yet... (sorry) Make that,
Still wanna dance with me?
@Tommy T: You win. ;)
Dang it! I was soooo hoping you were gonna go for it! :-( .... just trash-talkin' a bit to get the juices flowing, so to speak!
@TT: Is that what the T.T. *really* stands for? ;)
OK, buddy-- it's on like Donkey Kong! My pebbles and slingshot to your advanced alliter-artillery! No neologisms, but I do have a flipping phoneme. It's an LG...
OK, buddy-- it's on like Donkey Kong! My pebbles and slingshot to your advanced alliter-artillery! No neologisms, but I do have a flipping phoneme. It's an LG...
Darn, ya figgered it out!
OK, I'll call you -- what's your phone # (Just realized that "phoneme" = "phone me OMG!)
OK, I'll call you -- what's your phone # (Just realized that "phoneme" = "phone me OMG!)
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