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Song Parodies -> "Plush Bear was German Too"

Original Song Title:

"I Put a Spell on You"

 (MP3)
Original Performer:

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Parody Song Title:

"Plush Bear was German Too"

Parody Written by:

Robert D. Arndt Jr.

The Lyrics

In the late 19th century it was Gebruder that introduced the plush bear in its 1894 catalog and then Steiff that started to crank them out in 1897. In the US the "Teddy" bear came from President Teddy Roosevelt and his bear hunt story and the name was subsequently associated with all plush bears in the world even though Steiff already manufactured the type. Steiff are the ones that got them into production first and it was not uncommon to find Steiffi bears with German and Allied soldiers alike. A Steiff bear also saved a German woman and daughter from Russian rape when the little girl offered her bear to the Red soldiers who were intent on raping the mother. They took the bear instead and left, sparing mother and daughter. And if anyone wants to know the real origins of the Icee and Coke polar bears they also come from Germay during WW2 with the Fanta promotional Polar Bear costume (also provided by Steiff) for Eiskalt (Ice Cold) Fanta. There are photos of the Steiff bear suit in Germany and at the front with German soldiers (not to be confused with any mockery of the Russian bear).
Plush Bear was German too
made by Steiff

Carried by German and Allied troops
I ain’t lyin’
The bear was an item

The German company Steiff made it
19th century, been around
Copied by the US as “Teddy”
I can’t stand it, gotta tear that myth down

Plush Bear was German too
made by Steiff
popular in WW2

We love you
We love you
We love you
We love you everywhere
But lovers beware
It originated in Germany
Yes, it was theirs

Loved universally
Plush Bear was German too
made by Steiff





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John Barry - May 25, 2011 - Report this comment
Welcome to the Screamin' Jay juggernaut.
Wild Child JIN - May 26, 2011 - Report this comment
We should set up a SJH club for amIrighters to join! "Bear" necessity is the creator of invention for this parody! Great Job Rob! 5's, :-)
Rob Arndt - May 29, 2011 - Report this comment
Steiff polar bear in WW2 and postwar (1948): http://www.cryptomundo.com/wp-content/uploads/yetinazis.jpg http://www.cryptomundo.com/wp-content/uploads/germany-1948.jpg

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