I while back I came across this weirdly listenable song called Mary Pickford. It's about United Artists...You guys do watch movies, right?
Anyway, here are some of the lyrics:
Mary Pickford used to eat roses
Thought that they'd make her beautiful and they did,
One supposes.
Douglas Fairbanks, he was so handsome,
He wore a moustache,
Must-a had much cash, too,
Worth a king's ransom,
Charlie Chaplin, he was invited,
When these artists became united.
When these artists became united.
David Griffith worked as an extra,
Then as a stagehand,
Until they let him be
A director
Dave was brave, a mover and shaker,
A true pioneer,
He seemed to show no fear,
A real film maker
Just like Chaplin, he was invited,
When these artists became united.
When these artists became united.
They tied the knot together,
Groom and bride couldn't hide their pleasure.
They tried to pick fair weather,
But love died, didn't last forever.
I don't know about you out there, but I immediately thought about doing a JLI remix. Enjoy (and try singing it). Better yet, try to compose something better.
Martian Manhunter used to eat Oreos
Thought that they contained no lard but they did,
One supposes.
Michael Jon Carter, came from the Future
He wore a gold suit,
Must-a won much loot, too,
Worth a jackpot,
Ice Maiden, she was invited,
When these heroes became united.
When these heroes became united.
Theodore Kord worked as an sidekick,
Then as a hero,
Until they let him be
A martyr
Ted was brave, inventor and acrobat,
A true pioneer,
He seemed to show no fear,
Swordless musketeer
Just like Tora, he was invited,
When these heroes became united.
When these heroes became united.
They banded together,
Heroes and teammates couldn't hide their pleasure.
They tried to pick fair weather,
But they were disbanded, didn't last forever.
Yes, please compose better lyrics...sigh
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Nice songI can see Max Raabe doing a cover of it. Good site, keep it up!
ReplyDeleteLazarus Lupin
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Who knew there was a song about UA? That's an interesting find. And a neat idea to write a song about the JLA, too!
ReplyDeleteI like the verse about Ted. *sigh* When is he coming back? :(
Lazarus, thanks for the kind words...I've been a bad blogger, but hopefully I'll post more regularly now...hopefully. Max Raabe, I see that too!
ReplyDeleteLiss, apparently the artist gets a lot of stick from corners of the internet saying that her songs have the worst lyrics. I wouldn't say worst, but I would say difficult to sing (case i point, take my troubles in replacing those lyrics and keeping the tempo).
Ted? No word yet. Although, there were whispers that he would return as a ghost character, but then Didio mentioned that Dan Garret looked more like the Phantom than Ted and then I thought:
Dan, you do know the Phantom isn't an actual ghost, don't you?
Oh, DiDio...well you never cease to amaze. Oy.
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