Song Parodies -> I Am A Major Model And We're Very Thin In General
| Original Song Title: | "I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major General" |
| Original Performer: | Pirates of Penzance |
| Parody Song Title: | "I Am A Major Model And We're Very Thin In General" |
| Parody Written by: | Leo Jay |
Revised version of parody previously submitted under the author name 'Bush League'. Indirectly inspired by Rick Duncan's Media Celebrity.
I am a Major Model: Barbie doll-ish, pretty, thin as well
I'm very thin, I'm scary thin – my HAIR is thin (my skin as well)
One year, I grew a rear, and my career was damn near null and void
The snobs who give out jobs called me a 'slob', and I was unemployed
Flat broke, the 'butt' of jokes, and only spoken of as 'flabby-thighed',
I swore that evermore I would ignore the pangs of appetite
**For at my level, there's a price for 'Janet' boobs and 'J.Lo' butts**
**Your mod'ling agent won't think twice when making drastic payroll cuts**
Since all of that, I'm small and flat (my wallet's fat, I'm too-too thin)
I'm paid off, never laid off (so the trade-off's that I 'lose' to 'win')
**So now I'm very rich in wealth, though most days I am poor in health, **
**I am a Major Model, and we're very thin in general**
Red meat I cannot eat, for it defeats my weight-loss purposes,
And any meat means 'Jenny C', and many weight-loss services;
From grains I must abstain, and I refrain from eating cereals,
And starches make me large – I'll have no part of such materials!
Legumes make me balloon – I've just no room for such insanity,
And treats of cakes and sweets only defeat the cause of vanity;
**So at my level, we survive most days on air-and-water meals**
**For our careers would never thrive on fatty take-out-order deals**
A runway walk is fun, but when I'm done, I'm drained of energy
My nutrients are few, but what to do -- I have no yen to eat
**A model at my level often gets her sleep from fainting spells**
**I am a Major Model, and we're very thin in general**
I'd find, with a behind, that Calvin Klein would not look right on me
And if I had some tits, a Dior slip dress would look tight on me
For Valentino gals, even a salad is a big to-do
To pour into a Lauren, you can't store an extra inch or two
The Ricci folks get "beetch-y" if the "steetch-ing" starts to come apart
Chanel won't fit me well if I have jelly, so my buns are hard
**For I'm a Major Model, and must always, always look my best**
**When strolling down the runway in an overpriced haute couture dress**
It's clear a rounded rear to my career is antithetical:
Big buns found on 'size ones' are like a running joke – hysterical
**A girl who gains an ounce or two is marked as undependable**
**I am a Major Model, and we're very thin in general**
Emaciation's wasted if your face is just not up to par:
Designers, you will find, will pay no mind if homely's what you are;
The hair and makeup chair's my cross to bear, and all the magazines
Have squads for 'face' and 'bod' so that a 'hottie' not a 'hag' is seen
'Brit Elle' and 'Vogue' as well, employ a swell airbrushing stratagem
(Though 'Harpers' is bizarre, because a carcass still looks fat to them)
**Although we do our part, as any Major Model will attest**
**We very often need a bit of help to look our very best**
I'm very fond of Evian – with every ounce I kill a zit,
But water, though it oughta keep me taut, at times will fill my hips
**So I need help to look good when I break out or I start to swell**
**I am a Major Model, and we're quite enhanced in general**
In time, I will retire, and I'll buy a bar and restaurant --
I'll eat big slabs of meat, greasy 'pommes frites', and all the rest I want;
I'll burst with kraut and wurst and be well versed in all the stouts and beers,
And make up for the cake and all the shakes I've missed throughout the years;
I'll notice that I'm bloated as a float in Macy's big parade,
But I won't mind, for my designer life to rest will have been laid;
**With 'Gluttony', concerns about the 'Seven Deadly Sins' emerge**
**But I'd do better pigging out than perishing from 'binge and purge'**
For years, my whole career's been people cheering just the sight of me,
And thus, it may be tough to learn to love what's deep inside of me
**But not 'til I retire can I let my body start to swell**
**I AM A MAJOR MODEL, AND WE'RE VERY THIN IN GENERAL!**
I'm very thin, I'm scary thin – my HAIR is thin (my skin as well)
One year, I grew a rear, and my career was damn near null and void
The snobs who give out jobs called me a 'slob', and I was unemployed
Flat broke, the 'butt' of jokes, and only spoken of as 'flabby-thighed',
I swore that evermore I would ignore the pangs of appetite
**For at my level, there's a price for 'Janet' boobs and 'J.Lo' butts**
**Your mod'ling agent won't think twice when making drastic payroll cuts**
Since all of that, I'm small and flat (my wallet's fat, I'm too-too thin)
I'm paid off, never laid off (so the trade-off's that I 'lose' to 'win')
**So now I'm very rich in wealth, though most days I am poor in health, **
**I am a Major Model, and we're very thin in general**
Red meat I cannot eat, for it defeats my weight-loss purposes,
And any meat means 'Jenny C', and many weight-loss services;
From grains I must abstain, and I refrain from eating cereals,
And starches make me large – I'll have no part of such materials!
Legumes make me balloon – I've just no room for such insanity,
And treats of cakes and sweets only defeat the cause of vanity;
**So at my level, we survive most days on air-and-water meals**
**For our careers would never thrive on fatty take-out-order deals**
A runway walk is fun, but when I'm done, I'm drained of energy
My nutrients are few, but what to do -- I have no yen to eat
**A model at my level often gets her sleep from fainting spells**
**I am a Major Model, and we're very thin in general**
I'd find, with a behind, that Calvin Klein would not look right on me
And if I had some tits, a Dior slip dress would look tight on me
For Valentino gals, even a salad is a big to-do
To pour into a Lauren, you can't store an extra inch or two
The Ricci folks get "beetch-y" if the "steetch-ing" starts to come apart
Chanel won't fit me well if I have jelly, so my buns are hard
**For I'm a Major Model, and must always, always look my best**
**When strolling down the runway in an overpriced haute couture dress**
It's clear a rounded rear to my career is antithetical:
Big buns found on 'size ones' are like a running joke – hysterical
**A girl who gains an ounce or two is marked as undependable**
**I am a Major Model, and we're very thin in general**
Emaciation's wasted if your face is just not up to par:
Designers, you will find, will pay no mind if homely's what you are;
The hair and makeup chair's my cross to bear, and all the magazines
Have squads for 'face' and 'bod' so that a 'hottie' not a 'hag' is seen
'Brit Elle' and 'Vogue' as well, employ a swell airbrushing stratagem
(Though 'Harpers' is bizarre, because a carcass still looks fat to them)
**Although we do our part, as any Major Model will attest**
**We very often need a bit of help to look our very best**
I'm very fond of Evian – with every ounce I kill a zit,
But water, though it oughta keep me taut, at times will fill my hips
**So I need help to look good when I break out or I start to swell**
**I am a Major Model, and we're quite enhanced in general**
In time, I will retire, and I'll buy a bar and restaurant --
I'll eat big slabs of meat, greasy 'pommes frites', and all the rest I want;
I'll burst with kraut and wurst and be well versed in all the stouts and beers,
And make up for the cake and all the shakes I've missed throughout the years;
I'll notice that I'm bloated as a float in Macy's big parade,
But I won't mind, for my designer life to rest will have been laid;
**With 'Gluttony', concerns about the 'Seven Deadly Sins' emerge**
**But I'd do better pigging out than perishing from 'binge and purge'**
For years, my whole career's been people cheering just the sight of me,
And thus, it may be tough to learn to love what's deep inside of me
**But not 'til I retire can I let my body start to swell**
**I AM A MAJOR MODEL, AND WE'RE VERY THIN IN GENERAL!**
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LOL funny! Now excuse me while I go get a burger and fries.
Frankly, I'm in awe. Two excellent G&S parodies in as many days. Bravo!
Holy MOLY, Leo! This is FABulous...=) I couldn't write ONE parody to this OS...look at you go! Bastard.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it takes a first rate parodist to take on gilbert and sullivan and you've pulled it off masterfully...5s plus
Thanks for the plug, but yours is great! Makes me hungry.
Like Andy Senior, I'm in awe. Fine work.
DKTOS, but I did enjoy reading. The lyrics carry a lot of weight.
Excellent parody. All size 5's ( which is fat for a runway model, no figure ). ;-)
Well, I'll be switched. 5's all around.
WOW
This is hilarious! I tried to pick out one line, but they were all good. I got hungry reading this one, too. :D 5's
From what I've read
It's very clear,
When choosing topics edible,
Our Leo Jay is capable
Of parodies incredible.
It's very clear,
When choosing topics edible,
Our Leo Jay is capable
Of parodies incredible.
Good Lord!
Oh thank goodness, I thought this parody had disappeared forever! Great job, I love it.
This really is parody writing at it's very best. I'm speechless...great great job, Leo. 555
Very funny stuff. 5's :-)
Thanks, very, very much everyone -- I practically shed blood trying to pull this one off, so I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I just ate this one up!
Bravo! - imaginative and masterful - 555
I've never used the term 'they should have a 6', but this parodying mastery will be difficult to match again.
I don't know if you have someone or a way to sing this, but if you'd like, I'll send you the MP3 of the string arrangement we used for "Media" and that Phil used for his parody. I thought when doing it it could be an "all purpose" track. You have to have a way to put vocals on, though.
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