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Song Parodies -> "Middle of the Road"
Original Song Title:
"Middle of the Road"
(MP3)Original Performer:
The Pretenders
Parody Song Title:
"Middle of the Road"
Parody Written by:
Scathe
The Lyrics
I've done two types of driving parodies. This one makes three.
In the middle of the road, my new car is dying
It's sitting in the middle of traffic it's really trying
I'm getting the finger from everyone I see
Long as they don't try ramming my heap
'Cause it's a time bomb on the street
Oh, come on, lemon, get off the road
Just wheeze on, off the middle of the road, please
In the middle of the road, I see and hear bad things
Like bad shafts grinding around and tires leaking air
The windshield is flying and gears stick
The muffler has fallen and both bumpers, too
And man I don't need a brake fluid pool
But when you buy a bad chunk of plastic and metal
The car smoke just comes with the down payment
Oh, come on, you junk heap, get off the road
Just sputter on, off the middle of the road, please
One, two, three, four, five,....AAAAUGH!!!!
In the middle of the road I think back to that dealer
I couldn't get a single word to him
When I get home I'll be a squealer
Cops will go see him
I will watch it on the news, and laugh 'till I'm blue
He won't be such a big jerk now
In 20 years, they'll let him out
But now, get off the road
Take this junk, off the middle of the road
It's sitting in the middle of traffic it's really trying
I'm getting the finger from everyone I see
Long as they don't try ramming my heap
'Cause it's a time bomb on the street
Oh, come on, lemon, get off the road
Just wheeze on, off the middle of the road, please
In the middle of the road, I see and hear bad things
Like bad shafts grinding around and tires leaking air
The windshield is flying and gears stick
The muffler has fallen and both bumpers, too
And man I don't need a brake fluid pool
But when you buy a bad chunk of plastic and metal
The car smoke just comes with the down payment
Oh, come on, you junk heap, get off the road
Just sputter on, off the middle of the road, please
One, two, three, four, five,....AAAAUGH!!!!
In the middle of the road I think back to that dealer
I couldn't get a single word to him
When I get home I'll be a squealer
Cops will go see him
I will watch it on the news, and laugh 'till I'm blue
He won't be such a big jerk now
In 20 years, they'll let him out
But now, get off the road
Take this junk, off the middle of the road
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Don't forget the "skin the cat live" harmonica solo at the end. Or in this case, the "run over the cat" harmonica solo.
If ya can't find 'em, GRIND 'EM !!!
"But when you buy a bad chunk of plastic and metal The car smoke just comes with the down payment" Great line! 555
nice job on a tough song to pace
Very good parody, 5s.
Great job on a common problem that has happened to me more than once. I hope there is a seperate level in Hell for lyin' car salesmen! 555
Unfortunately a DKTOS for me but this would be an interesting parallel to my "We Want to Kick the Tires" parody...
Remember, when life hands you a lemon, SHOOT THE FREAKING CAR DEALER WHO SOLD IT TO YOU! Enjoyed this!
DKTOS, but this parody wasn't a lemon. 5's
(SOTM)Makin' lemonade from a lemon.
(SOTM) DKTOS (Thank you, MTV.com) I don't know many Pretenders songs, so I try to avoid Pretenders parodies like the plague unless I know the song. (I think I only know "Back on the Chain Gang" and that "I wanna thank you, thank you... something something..." song, what's it called?) But I'm lucky MTV.com Overdrive had the video for me to watch. You're lyrics were very clever and the pacing fits the song, but the "one, two, three, four, five aauuugghhh" isn't in TOS. But that doesn't really matter, does it? I'm sure other people have added extra lines and verses to parodies. Great work, Scathe. 555
SOTM-Got that right.
(SOTM) Enjoyed this just as much the second time around!
(SOTM) What Rex said.
(SOTM) Scathe, it seems like you, like WMJ, have a bit of a propensity for car parodies. This was really good! Some nice imagery goin' on.
(SOTM) 1-555-DISS-AUTO pick up the votes all five are free!!!!
(SOTM) I like a good car parody. 'At 115(MPH)' was good. So was Spaff's 'You Made Me Drive'. This one, annoyingly, gets a DKTOS. Don't you just hate that? I know I do. Not just when I get them, when I give them.
(SOTM) Reminds me of my trip to PA where our car blew out a CV joint on the turnpike. Good work here, and I agree with Alvin.
SOTM - 555 dipsticks and a Scandinavian blonde for backseat usage, she might prefer a different kind of dipstick though.
(SOTM) See above ... if ya can't drive 'em, five 'em!
Ah, so it's you that the guy sold my last car on to... :-)
(SOTM) 20 years! - hmm, that's tough sentencing where you come form Scathe - 2 car entries in one month is a first - nice work
SOTM...this reminds me a little bit of an adventure I had a couple of weeks ago, when I was in a car that was stuck in the middle of the road...not because it was not functioning...but because the driver of said car (not me, for a change) lost his ability to function in traffic. It was one of those horrifying moments when we were sort of diagonally placed across two lanes, and just not moving. I was mortified. I think I would have rather been in your heap at that point, Scathe!
(SOTM) DKTOS, but really liked it! 5's
(SOTM) See waaaaaay above.
Been there, done that, Scathe - it surely sucks...Fortunately, however, not since I finally broke down and bought a new car (that was in 1998 - For some reason I still think of it as "new"...lol...). Arwen...this whole TOWN is FULL of people who have "lost their ability to function in traffic"...unfortunately, it doesn't stop them from driving. 5's on the parody ~ ~ ~
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