Song Parodies -> Ralph Bellamy
| Original Song Title: | "Ma Belle Amie" |
| Original Performer: | Tee Set |
| Parody Song Title: | "Ralph Bellamy" |
| Parody Written by: | Mari Aranoff |
Every time that I heard this actor's name over the years, the same song would start running through my head. Maybe it will get better (or worse!) now. The original lyrics look dumb -- "Let the bells ring / Let the birds sing" (and repetitive!). But they're excusable since English was not the writer's first language. That doesn't explain a lot of other lyrics, though!
Ralph Bellamy
He was a character actor in plays, movies and TV
Ralph Bellamy
His career spanned most all of the twentieth century
There's "Pretty Woman," "Follow That Man," "Rosemary's Baby"
"War and Remembrance," "Oh God," "Nightmare in Badham County,"
Played FDR twice -- for twelve years led Actor's Equity
Ralph Bellamy founded S.A.G.
"Trading Places" --
Played a racist
Though a nice guy typically on big screen
Though he went far
Lost the Oscar
Stage debut was at age sixteen
Ralph Bellamy
He was a character actor in plays, movies and TV
Ralph Bellamy
Early ones were "The Wolfman," "Spitfire," and "Carefree"
There's "Pretty Woman," "Follow That Man," "Rosemary's Baby"
"War and Remembrance," "Oh God," "Nightmare in Badham County,"
Played FDR twice, and twelve years led Actor's Equity
Ralph Bellamy founded S.A.G.
"Trading Places" --
Played a racist
Though a nice guy typically on big screen
Though he went far
Lost the Oscar
Stage debut was at age sixteen
Ralph Bellamy
He was a character actor in plays, movies and TV
Ralph Bellamy
In four films played a sleuthing Queen named Ellery
There's "Pretty Woman," "Follow That Man," "Rosemary's Baby"
"War and Remembrance," "Oh God," "Nightmare in Badham County,"
Played FDR twice, and twelve years led Actor's Equity
Ralph Bellamy founded S.A.G.
Ralph Bellamy, still on DVD
He was a character actor in plays, movies and TV
Ralph Bellamy
His career spanned most all of the twentieth century
There's "Pretty Woman," "Follow That Man," "Rosemary's Baby"
"War and Remembrance," "Oh God," "Nightmare in Badham County,"
Played FDR twice -- for twelve years led Actor's Equity
Ralph Bellamy founded S.A.G.
"Trading Places" --
Played a racist
Though a nice guy typically on big screen
Though he went far
Lost the Oscar
Stage debut was at age sixteen
Ralph Bellamy
He was a character actor in plays, movies and TV
Ralph Bellamy
Early ones were "The Wolfman," "Spitfire," and "Carefree"
There's "Pretty Woman," "Follow That Man," "Rosemary's Baby"
"War and Remembrance," "Oh God," "Nightmare in Badham County,"
Played FDR twice, and twelve years led Actor's Equity
Ralph Bellamy founded S.A.G.
"Trading Places" --
Played a racist
Though a nice guy typically on big screen
Though he went far
Lost the Oscar
Stage debut was at age sixteen
Ralph Bellamy
He was a character actor in plays, movies and TV
Ralph Bellamy
In four films played a sleuthing Queen named Ellery
There's "Pretty Woman," "Follow That Man," "Rosemary's Baby"
"War and Remembrance," "Oh God," "Nightmare in Badham County,"
Played FDR twice, and twelve years led Actor's Equity
Ralph Bellamy founded S.A.G.
Ralph Bellamy, still on DVD
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Nice tribute to a great actor. Loved your song. I did this one myself once. Not an easy one to parody due to some French lyrics and the fact that English is the artist's second language. Nice job. Research effort and making it work this well is well worth 5's for this parody.
Puits fait, mon bon ami Mari !
Merci! This one was hard!
If you're a basketball fan, try Walt Bellamy.
When I read this, i almost ralphed.
Good job Mari!
Definitely extra credit for research (unless you already happened to know all that stuff) Didn't know he founded SAG. Well done.
Thanks, everyone! I did do some research on ol' Ralph. Now I feel like watching some of his movies! Michael, I hope that you do the Walt Bellamy parody!
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