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Jokes:

A philosopher goes to a website and discovers the song “Rhythm Steps” by Herbie Kay. After playing it just one time, the philosopher dislikes the song so much that he decides to look up where Herbie is buried, so he can visit it in person. In the middle of the night, he visits the cemetery where his grave is located, brings out a brown paper bag from his car, and places the bag on his grave. He breathes a sigh of relief. When he gets back into the car, he turns on the radio, expecting to listen to “Red Eye Radio”, but instead “Rhythm Steps” plays! The driver is so shocked that he accidentally drives faster than he normally would, and goes off a ramp and lands into an indoor kids’ playground that is closed. The car crashes through the roof and lands inside, fortunately not harming anyone. As the airbags are deployed, the car is still playing “Rhythm Steps”. When the last words, “Simple as the day is long!” are sung, a paper bag from seemingly nowhere drops into the car, which has no roof anymore. It lands on the face of the driver, who immediately passes out from smelling the bag.
Submitted by: George&GermaineBriantFan
At the end of a show Herbie Kay asks the audience if they have any requests. A man keeps yelling, “Simple as the day is long,” but he is ignored by the other people requesting songs. So the band plays a few more songs, and then Herbie asks if there are any more requests. Again, the guy says, “Simple as the day is long”, but is ignored yet again. Finally after the last song request, Herbie says they are going to close out their set, but the one man is adamant about “Simple as the day is long”. Herbie Kay admits that he does not know the song. So Herbie asks him, “OK, how do you sing it?” Suddenly, two other men join that man in the audience, who turn out to be members of his vocal trio. All three of them sing: “If you’re not a dunce, you’ll catch on at once; you know this one, Herbie: It’s the Rhythm Steps, whoa! … Simple as the day is long!”
Submitted by: George&GermaineBriantFan

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Rhythm Steps""Toilet Steps (Reprise)"George&GermaineBriantFan
"Rhythm Steps""Pepper X — World’s New Hottest Pepper"George&GermaineBriantFan
"Rhythm Steps""If Herbie Kay did “White Christmas”"George&GermaineBriantFan
"Rhythm Steps""Run, Girl, Run!"George&GermaineBriantFan
"Rhythm Steps""Retail Theft (Reprise)"George&GermaineBriantFan
"Rhythm Steps""T-Mobile"George&GermaineBriantFan
"Rhythm Steps""DriveTime Steps"DriveTime
"Rhythm Steps""Black Friday"Captain Obvious & The “Rhythm Steps” Experience
"Rhythm Steps""Herbie Kay Does Thanksgiving"Herbie Kay & His Orchestra
"Rhythm Steps""Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley"Phil Ossifer and the “Rhythm Steps” Experience

There are additional song parodies available.

Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
Rhythm StepsPlanet FitnessA Kansan

Misheard Lyrics:

"Rhythm Steps"
Misheard Lyrics:
Simple as the rain is long!
Original Lyrics:
Simple as the day is long!

Song Parody Fragments:

"Rhythm Steps"
Better Lyrics:
If you’re not a dunce,
You’ll date her at once,
Find a girl, 23,
It’s the human steps, whoa!
(Simple as her legs are long!)
Original Lyrics:
If you’re not a dunce,
You’ll catch on at once,
Simple as ABC,
It’s the Rhythm Steps, whoa!
(Simple as the day is long!)
Submitted by: Take Two Records

Boasting in Song Lyrics:

"Rhythm Steps"
The Boasting Lyrics:
If you’re not a dunce,
You’ll catch on at once,
Simple as ABC,
It’s the Rhythm Steps, whoa!
Simple as the day is long!
Comments:
Yes, the original song is really THAT boastful. First of all, it insults the people who refuse to “dance the Rhythm Steps” by calling them dunces. Second, it calls the dance “simple as ABC”, and uses the exclamation “whoa!” in describing it. And to top it all off the singers exclaim “Simple as the day is long!!” as the very last lyrics that are sung, right before the end, which is completely irrelevant to the topic at hand. A comparison between the length of the day and this obscure dance (two steps forward, one step back) does not tell the 21st-century listener ANYTHING useful about how to actually dance to it. Maybe at the time it was exciting. Nowadays this song is just perfect fodder for AmIRight.
Submitted by: George&GermaineBriantFan
 

Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:

Kay Jewelers
Submitted by: George&GermaineBriantFan

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