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Song Parodies -> "Galloway, The Missing MP"
Original Song Title:
"Macavity, The Mystery Cat"
Original Performer:
TS Eliot
Parody Song Title:
"Galloway, The Missing MP"
Parody Written by:
Phil Alexander
The Lyrics
Inspired by Ian Macmillan's Galloway the Mystery Cat, heard on the Today programme this morning. Two things made me want to write this: firstly, although it is excellent, Macmillan's version is not a line-for-line parody (which this is), and secondly it's *much* too kind to its target...
George Galloway is an MP, this fact you might not know
For the House of Commons is a place he never seems to go
He'll rant to US senators with such flamboyant flair
But when they vote in Parliament: George Galloway's not there
George Galloway, George Galloway, there's no one quite like Galloway
And now he's on Big Brother, you can see him for an hour a day
For country and consitutents, he doesn't seem to care:
For when they vote in Parliament: George Galloway's not there
You may see him with dictators, you may see him live on air
But in the place where he should work? George Galloway's not there
He's known as "Gorgeous George", but it ain't easy to see why
His rounded, sweaty features are not pleasing to the eye
His sneer is supercilious, his head is slightly bald;
His clothes are dear and stylish: that may be why he is so called
He's not so slim and lissom - you would not call him an elf
He's clearly very much in love, if only with himself
George Galloway, George Galloway, there's no one quite like Galloway
His face is round and pudgy, his complexion is quite sallowy
You may see him on the telly, sitting comfy in your chair
But might he be in Parliament? No, Galloway's not there.
He's outwardly respectable. (The Yanks think otherwise)
And he never has been proven to have spoken whopping lies
So when a fund's been raided, or some oil-for-food misused
OF COURSE IT WASN'T GALLOWAY (just so I don't get sued)
To roundly slating other folk, our George is not averse
But when it comes to double-talk: George Galloway's much worse
He did debate about Iraq with Hitchins t'other day
His demagoguic talents put so proudly on display
In feisty televised debate, you'll hear him rant and swear
But in his MP surgery? No way you'll find him there
And when some documents turn up, the Telegraph will chant:
"It must have been George Galloway" - but he says it's a plant
But who might want to frame him? I only ask, because
Before those papers came to light, no one knew who he was
George Galloway, George Galloway, there's no one quite like Galloway
He'll preach the moral high ground and then always take the shallow way
His arrogant hypocrisy is more than one can bear
The job for which he's being paid: George Galloway's not there
And when his lack of care for his electors is well known
His chance of being re-elected surely *must* be blown
And at the next election, may the voters all reject
This bloated, monstrous ego: quite the converse of "Respect"
For the House of Commons is a place he never seems to go
He'll rant to US senators with such flamboyant flair
But when they vote in Parliament: George Galloway's not there
George Galloway, George Galloway, there's no one quite like Galloway
And now he's on Big Brother, you can see him for an hour a day
For country and consitutents, he doesn't seem to care:
For when they vote in Parliament: George Galloway's not there
You may see him with dictators, you may see him live on air
But in the place where he should work? George Galloway's not there
He's known as "Gorgeous George", but it ain't easy to see why
His rounded, sweaty features are not pleasing to the eye
His sneer is supercilious, his head is slightly bald;
His clothes are dear and stylish: that may be why he is so called
He's not so slim and lissom - you would not call him an elf
He's clearly very much in love, if only with himself
George Galloway, George Galloway, there's no one quite like Galloway
His face is round and pudgy, his complexion is quite sallowy
You may see him on the telly, sitting comfy in your chair
But might he be in Parliament? No, Galloway's not there.
He's outwardly respectable. (The Yanks think otherwise)
And he never has been proven to have spoken whopping lies
So when a fund's been raided, or some oil-for-food misused
OF COURSE IT WASN'T GALLOWAY (just so I don't get sued)
To roundly slating other folk, our George is not averse
But when it comes to double-talk: George Galloway's much worse
He did debate about Iraq with Hitchins t'other day
His demagoguic talents put so proudly on display
In feisty televised debate, you'll hear him rant and swear
But in his MP surgery? No way you'll find him there
And when some documents turn up, the Telegraph will chant:
"It must have been George Galloway" - but he says it's a plant
But who might want to frame him? I only ask, because
Before those papers came to light, no one knew who he was
George Galloway, George Galloway, there's no one quite like Galloway
He'll preach the moral high ground and then always take the shallow way
His arrogant hypocrisy is more than one can bear
The job for which he's being paid: George Galloway's not there
And when his lack of care for his electors is well known
His chance of being re-elected surely *must* be blown
And at the next election, may the voters all reject
This bloated, monstrous ego: quite the converse of "Respect"
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I'm a slightly embarrassed "Cats" fan from way back, so I know this song quite well. Great humor and originality throughout, I actually learned something new in spite of the U.K.-centric topic. 555
wondrous wordplay
First, fine job of tackling TS. Just a few days ago I read about this Galloway clown licking Rula Lenska's paws. The U.S. has got no monopoly on political assholes (is there any other kind?). Thanks for the additional info in an amusing format. 5s
This is awesome. Great job. Excellent pacing and just wicked humor. This one took me up, up, up to the heavyside layer. 555
Excellent spoof of the leader of the ironically named Respect Party. I particularly like the "no one knew who he was" line.
Thanks, guys :-)
"Ironically named Respect Party" - yes, that's exactly how I feel, too, JJ
I've often wondered who planted the documents which the Daily Telegraph found in Baghdad: they've *got* to have been a plant, as it seems staggeringly unlikely that a they just happened to be lying around in a Baghdad office for a DT journo to stumble across without even trying. But who had most to gain from this? There's only one obvious answer, AFAICT.
"Ironically named Respect Party" - yes, that's exactly how I feel, too, JJ
I've often wondered who planted the documents which the Daily Telegraph found in Baghdad: they've *got* to have been a plant, as it seems staggeringly unlikely that a they just happened to be lying around in a Baghdad office for a DT journo to stumble across without even trying. But who had most to gain from this? There's only one obvious answer, AFAICT.
The guy's said to be pally with Saddam Hussein too - GMTV broadcast some footage of him with the Hussein sons.
Poetic justice? Perfect template on which to place it. Nice one Phil.
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