One note: in the 5th line "they'll" should be "he'll".

this deserves fives...here's mime....and there's much more flowing praise here, but it's written in "Mime'

I'm speechless ... NO, WAIT, WAIT, I DIDN'T MEAN THAT, NO, NOOOO--AAAIIIIEEEEEE !!!!! ;-D

I'm not saying a word, I'm just holding up five fingers! (Should you happen to come across a link to a full mp3, know that this song is on my wanted list).

Very different for you - I like it. A lot. 5's

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(c'mon! descending the stairs!! - what, you couldn't guess?)

Red Ant, you've given me the idea for "Bagging A Mime" as a parody of "Dragging The Line" ... hmm ... hmm ... heh heh heh

"Mime eyes have seen the goring of the stunning of May 4." (help yourself to that idea)... I read with OS lyrics side-by-side; well done. 555
btw, since you and I so often DK each other's OS, maybe there could be a little side block (not pop-up - hate those) available to post them with song if one wants to? Wouldn't be any more trouble for the writer than constructing the link....

555, but... I'll have you know some of my best friends are mimes! Heck, my uncle is a mime! If you prick them, do they not bleed? If you tickle them, do they not laugh? If you poison them, do they not die? Oh, wait, you just exemplified that they do. :-)

I'm surprised you used this song, Red Ant, I thought you were a rough rocker, are you gonna tell me you listen to "Listen Without Prejudice?" Because I'm a George Michael fan and I hardly ever dare 'come out' with that.

When a bystander cries for help in the city, most times he/she may as well be a mime, by the lack of willingness to help. Very well done though, Red Ant. 555

Okay, it's ready for submission ... thanks for the inspiration, Red Ant ... watch for my new parody of Tommy James & The Shondells' "Draggin' The Line", "Baggin' The Mimes".

Or maybe I'll title it "Baggin' The Mime".

Quick work, Johnny. ; )

While I don't know the original song, you get 5s for making mimes funny(through their death).

Thanks AFW, Johnny D (x4), Peter, Pat, Stu, TT, Ballooncall, Rick C, Step-chan, and to FA (Fives Anonymous).

AFW: There is apparently a code called MIME (maybe Phil Alexander or Johnny D can elaborate on it), I guess it got stripped out. ;-)

Johnny D: Anything but speechless, heh heh. I'll be on the lookout for that.

Peter: I tried forever to find a full MP3 for this song with no luck. cough *limewire* cough. I'll get this CD eventually, it is very good.

TT: Oddly enough, I don't know "Battle Hymn of the Republic" by heart, and since you did it so well recently I will take a pass on that idea.I do have another mime parody written, one that I never posted. Maybe one day I will.

Concerning the 'sideblock' you mentioned, it is a PITA to read lyrics at the same time as a parody, but thanks for taking the time to do so. MIDIs are also generally awful, however the linked one is true to TOS.

Ballooncall: LOL on the first half of your comment. As for the second, while my tastes in music are (as you've correctly noticed) on the 'rougher' side of rock, I do like quite a bit more than alt/grunge/metal and classic rock. Michael's voice on this song is tremendous, and it's perhaps his best work. Shhh...don't tell anyone I said that.

Rick C: Small towns are better in that respect by a mile - last night, while I was at work, a woman had a serious asthma attack and everyone was doing what they could to help, and, I kid you not, she was painted in white-face (probably an incorrect, un-PC term, but that's how it was). She wasn't a mime, but we would have helped her even if she was.

Step-chan: Well, real death sucks, though launching animated mimes out of a cannon rules (go to 3w.ihatemimes.com -yes, there are real anti-mime flash games).

I played this game, but afterwards I had Too Much Mime On My Hands... sorry STYX.... But Red Ant, this get 5-5-5's!!!

Not if you have ADD; then, it's hard to read only one thing at a time :)

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Thanks Matthias and TT.

Really hilarious parody

Thanks Larry.

(ABC) Comment above. 5's

(ABC-S) Tee-heh--and to think one of my favorite parodies by Matthias is "Mime in Your Life" which is the exact opposite of this song. . .I am probably in the minority on this site, I happen to be a fan of George Michael. . .hmm, well Red Ant I think you know why, not that it's a secret or anything. Good parody. . .pacing is pretty good and I could probably perform this. . .I am random though and it will depend on my mood on any given day:)

Sadistic in a mute sort of way! 555

(ABC3) Workin' on a cold mime, workin' on a cold mime...555

(ABC-S) I liked it.

Yep, we know you're just acting (lol)----MM

(ABC3-S) [puts up two thumbs]

[puts up 5 fingers 3 times]

[goes back to pretending to be in a big glass box]

(ABC) See above!

(ABC3S) see above - we don't have Mime Day in Australia, but it would go down VERY well here - just like those ridiculous mimes would - and they would not be smoothly descending down via escalator

(ABC) What does a mime say on Valentine's Day? Nothing....but, if they could talk, they'd say, "Will you be mime?" Again, I say, "Good one, Jack!"

-Points To Eye, Points Up-

I was sure this was going to be Staying Alive! Great song, could be followed by The Sounds of Silence =)

Ditto the first part of Jeff's comment, loved it.

(ABC) I hate mimes. I seriously want to kick one in the nads so bad to see if they actually make a sound. But your parody is self-satisfying enough. Good job, Red Ant.

Thanks Pat, Dave, Yoidy, Aggy, Jason, MM, pieman, Johnny D, Stu, Rick, Matthias, Jeff, Jack and Mikey.

Dave: There are a few lines that need a bit of minor tweaking to make the a completely effortless sing. If you ever decide to record this, I'll send you some updated lyrics.

Yoidy: I think you mistyped: shouldn't that be "Sadistic to the mute sort..." ;)

Aggy: Good title sub there.

Stu: I hereby declare May 4th to be International Mime-Bashing Day. Have fun!

Rick and Matthias: Groan... =)

Jeff: I would have set this to the Bee Gees' song, but if there's one thing I dislike more than mimes it's disco music. As for TSOS done to a mime theme, I find it improbable no one else hasn't done it before.

Mikey: Any mime that doesn't scream when kicked in the nuts is worthy of respect. Either that or he's had his vocal chords removed to be a better mime.