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Song Parodies -> "Ding-Dong! The Ding-Dong's Dead!"
Original Song Title:
"Ding-Dong! The Witch is Dead!"
(MP3)Original Performer:
The Wizard of Oz
Parody Song Title:
"Ding-Dong! The Ding-Dong's Dead!"
Parody Written by:
Melanie Lee
The Lyrics
Admittedly, the title comes from a recent tweet over the Hostess Cakes debacle. "Fun' Bones" is a contraction for Funny Bones (once my favorite!). OS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdi1Jrgv_7Q
Ding-dong! The Ding-Dong’s dead!
Hostess Cakes is in the red!
Ding-dong! The Hostess Sno-Ball’s dead!
Goodbye to Devil Dogs,
Wonder Bread, and Fun’ Bone logs.
Ring-ding! The gol-darn Ring-Ding’s dead!
Don’t go where the gobbling be—
Below—in bankruptcy!
Ho-Hos are so ho-hum:
They’re why…I’ve put on five tons!
Wake up to carrot sticks,
Apples, grapes, and healthy picks!
Junk food’s sick!
The Hostess Twinkie’s dead!
Hostess Cakes is in the red!
Ding-dong! The Hostess Sno-Ball’s dead!
Goodbye to Devil Dogs,
Wonder Bread, and Fun’ Bone logs.
Ring-ding! The gol-darn Ring-Ding’s dead!
Don’t go where the gobbling be—
Below—in bankruptcy!
Ho-Hos are so ho-hum:
They’re why…I’ve put on five tons!
Wake up to carrot sticks,
Apples, grapes, and healthy picks!
Junk food’s sick!
The Hostess Twinkie’s dead!
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Reports of Hostess's demise are premature; unions or a buyer may rescue it.
Dead, along with 20,000 irreplaceable jobs. But who goes on strike in the middle of a depression? Against a company that's already on the eve of destruction? Looks like Hostess and the union are going into mediation. Maybe something good will come out of it.
It might go south of the border; Grupo Bimbo looks like the most likely buyer.
Doesn't Grupo Bimbo make Entenmann's, Kings Hawaiian and Orowheat too? They will be good in-house competition if so.
Quality work here, and I haven't eaten a Hostess product in years other than the Snoballs and Zingers I had to say that I ate some of the last of an era.
Quality work here, and I haven't eaten a Hostess product in years other than the Snoballs and Zingers I had to say that I ate some of the last of an era.
Cute idea, topically tops...Short song with mega spoofing
Wonderfully done, I'm getting hungrier. They may come back.
I don't really get this being from the UK, but I have to admire Melanie Lee's skill in putting words to a melody. More, please!
As a non-American, I first came across 'Twinkies' in the children's fantasy novel 'Bridge to Terabithia' and didn't know what they were. Unfortunately I found out. Nice match and subs. As the song's so short, I would have challenged myself by running through it twice, though. Have 555 Twinkies - er, you sure you want them?
Alas, the Twinkie's demise came 34 years too late to save poor Harvey...
The best part of this? Very nearly EVERYBODY caught in the implosion was a Democrat, and they won't be rehired in any bankruptcy deal. Moreover, their union membership will forever be a big black stain on their work histories. The Twinkie itself may survive, albeit under a different company logo and maybe a different product name, but the mediation just fell through and Hostess is basically dead now.
Fun song! 555! Good to see you back!
This seems like a fun OS to parody and you got the most out of it. Excellent title and you are to be commended for your honesty. I suspect most of us would have taken all the credit ourselves.
@Meriadoc: Yes, the “Twinkie defense” was used by Dan White to explain his temporary insanity and assassination of Harvey Milk, but I think it was a very feeble excuse.
@Meriadoc: Yes, the “Twinkie defense” was used by Dan White to explain his temporary insanity and assassination of Harvey Milk, but I think it was a very feeble excuse.
@JJ - so glad that somebody got my tasteless joke... ;)
Meriadoc: I got it, too, although it took me a minute or two.
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