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Song Parodies -> "Market Crash"
Original Song Title:
"Monster Mash"
(MP3)Original Performer:
Bobby "Boris" Pickett
Parody Song Title:
"Market Crash"
Parody Written by:
Phil Alexander
The Lyrics
I know AFW has done one with the same title sub about the 1929 one; this one is about the more recent popping of the Chinese stock market bubble
I was looking at my screen, late last night
When my eyes beheld a scary sight
Waiting for my stocks and shares to rise
But ooooh.. instead, to my surprise
It was a crash, it was a market crash
It was a crash, there was a selling dash
It was a crash, it tumbled in a flash
It was a crash, a global market crash
On the Shanghai index in the Chinese East
Stocks were overvalued, prices had increased
Investors bought, bought more and shopped
'til BANG! The bubble popped
It was a crash, it was a market crash
It was a crash, as people switched to cash
It was a crash, you could hear teeth gnash
It was a crash, a global market crash
Nobody was having fun
The fallout had just begun
The drop was 30%
..or maybe 31
Hang Seng fell, the Nikkei Index
Dropped, as did Aussie ASX
South Korea's Kospi didn't thrive, a
Shame, it would have been the Seoul survivor
They joined the crash, they joined the market crash
The market crash, it was a worldwide rash
They joined the crash, nobody showed panache
They joined the crash, the global market crash
The Chinese government gave their all
In an attempt to mitigate the fall
They showed they couldn't stop the slides
Proving where the market power resides
Now it's a crash, it's now a market crash
A market crash, governments abashed
'Cause it's a crash, and they made a hash
A hash of crash, a global market crash
Now everything's cool, we would like to announce
An upturn, well, maybe a dead cat bounce
Next time: query advisability
Of betting on market volatility
Don't cause a crash, don't make a market crash
'Cause it'll crash, and you'll lose your stash
So show panache, just twiddle your moustache
If there's a crash, a global market crash
When my eyes beheld a scary sight
Waiting for my stocks and shares to rise
But ooooh.. instead, to my surprise
It was a crash, it was a market crash
It was a crash, there was a selling dash
It was a crash, it tumbled in a flash
It was a crash, a global market crash
On the Shanghai index in the Chinese East
Stocks were overvalued, prices had increased
Investors bought, bought more and shopped
'til BANG! The bubble popped
It was a crash, it was a market crash
It was a crash, as people switched to cash
It was a crash, you could hear teeth gnash
It was a crash, a global market crash
Nobody was having fun
The fallout had just begun
The drop was 30%
..or maybe 31
Hang Seng fell, the Nikkei Index
Dropped, as did Aussie ASX
South Korea's Kospi didn't thrive, a
Shame, it would have been the Seoul survivor
They joined the crash, they joined the market crash
The market crash, it was a worldwide rash
They joined the crash, nobody showed panache
They joined the crash, the global market crash
The Chinese government gave their all
In an attempt to mitigate the fall
They showed they couldn't stop the slides
Proving where the market power resides
Now it's a crash, it's now a market crash
A market crash, governments abashed
'Cause it's a crash, and they made a hash
A hash of crash, a global market crash
Now everything's cool, we would like to announce
An upturn, well, maybe a dead cat bounce
Next time: query advisability
Of betting on market volatility
Don't cause a crash, don't make a market crash
'Cause it'll crash, and you'll lose your stash
So show panache, just twiddle your moustache
If there's a crash, a global market crash
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Phil, you are diversified in your broad selection of rhyming words! Let's hope that "There's nothing left but ash" never comes as an addendum. Here's a 555% winner.
One bad, bad pun (Seoul survivor) helps make one great, great parody.
now that's what I call a Graveyard Smash! ...oh and those of us still living appreciate this too! 5's
Thanks for first title credit and the link, Phil....I agree with John, and Jonathan, fine job on this, 555
:-) Thanks all - this one was written while it was still topical and in the news, but like the others I've written for submission to NewsRevue, I'm not posting them here until I was fairly sure they weren't going to be using them in the show. Expect to see a few more just-out-of-the-news parodies before too long
Agree with John Jenkins, but also loved the panache/moustache rhyme; somebody must have thought of that before; I will ask around up here.
Down 111 points!
Only to stage a dramatic late afternoon rally to end the session up 555!
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