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Song Parodies -> "Anaphora/Anna, Fork-a!"

Original Song Title:

"That's Amore"

Original Performer:

Dean Martin

Parody Song Title:

"Anaphora/Anna, Fork-a!"

Parody Written by:

John A. Barry

The Lyrics

Anaphora: repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive, phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses, especially for rhetorical or poetic effect--Merriam-Webster's Collegiate; voce bella: beautiful voice; da capo: musical term meaning "from the beginning"; cannoli: rolled, deep-fried pastry tube filled with sweetened Ricotta cheese; forno: oven.
In this tune, you will spy a bit repeated. Why? Anaphora.
In this tune, there will rhyme the same three words six times--and a fourth? Na.

Hellish thing, repeating, -ting, -ting, repeating, -ting, -ting--
I don't sing voce bella.
Start each phrase the same way, then stray. Have you lost your place?
Find your way, errant fella.

[alternate verse, with "beller" being a regional pronunciation of "bellow":
Hellish thing, repeating, -ting, -ting, repeating, -ting, -ting--
I don't sing voce bella.
Start each phrase the same way, oy vey! what you say, you bray
Like a spayed-ferret beller.]

In this tune, seems like school, with a pastor with rule that would score ya.
In this tune there's a beat, but it's drowned in repeats at the front.
In this tune, a bad dream, it make you want to scream, and it bore ya.
In this tune, re-do-ti, each da capo leads to anaphora.

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When loony Chico guys hits golf balls toward his wife: "Anna, fore-a!"
What he blurts when she drives, using a number five: "Anna, four-a!"

Swells who swing. "Ringa-dinga-ding, ringa-dinga-ding,"
Frankie sings, fino, bello.
Pars they'll play, lips'll sip away, tipple-tip all day,
Tight that way, Dino bellows.

When Chico's on a stool, wanting pasta to spool--"Anna, fork-a!"
There's an entrancing treat; he has vowed that he'll eat what he loves.
The Alfredo has cream. . .so hot steam from it makes an aurora.
"'Scusa me," then says he, grabs a rolled cannoli, at a forno.


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AFW - April 05, 2005 - Report this comment
This parody, it does please And like rich goat milk cheese...It's a Gouda
Dee Range - April 05, 2005 - Report this comment
Beautifully done, John. 555 And thanks for all the lessons these last few days...very educational. I've used most of them without knowing there was actually a name for what I was doing :-)
Leo Jay - April 05, 2005 - Report this comment
Interesting idea -- great job! How weird that we both did Amore parodies today! Was there was some reference to the song we both happened to read yesterday...?
John Barry - April 05, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks, AFW, Dee, Leo--I was inspired by Guy DiRito's "Boy, They're Ornery" on April 1.
alvin rhodes - April 05, 2005 - Report this comment
delightfully goofy fun...5s
Rick Cormier - April 05, 2005 - Report this comment
WOW !! 5's
Kristof Robertson - April 06, 2005 - Report this comment
John Barry....master of the English language! 555
Johnny D - April 06, 2005 - Report this comment
JB, if you keep this up, your head just MIGHT explode! ;-) 5's!
theTipsy Gypsy - November 14, 2007 - Report this comment
Sir, You are indeed nasty ! ~a little typsy Gypsy

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