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Song Parodies -> "Michael Jackson"
Original Song Title:
"Jackson"
Original Performer:
Johnny Cash and June Carter
Parody Song Title:
"Michael Jackson"
Parody Written by:
Lifeliver
The Lyrics
Why did the world lose this extraordinarily talented but fundamentally insecure man so early? The reasons are complicated and go beyond the findings of the coroner's inquest.
I'm a great admirer of MJ, but not a fan, if that makes any sense. I'd lost interest in radio pop by the time he hit big, so I had the privilege of escaping from growing up with his music, though my daughters studied his every move and wallpapered their rooms with his ghoulish image.
The original actually fades out on the last verse in a kiss between that celebrated musical couple, John and June, but I thought I'd finish the verse anyway. Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood also did a pretty good (probably better) cover of this, but their ending is not so happy.
Check out Airfarcewon's baseball parody of this song last week for an entirely different treatment.
I'm a great admirer of MJ, but not a fan, if that makes any sense. I'd lost interest in radio pop by the time he hit big, so I had the privilege of escaping from growing up with his music, though my daughters studied his every move and wallpapered their rooms with his ghoulish image.
The original actually fades out on the last verse in a kiss between that celebrated musical couple, John and June, but I thought I'd finish the verse anyway. Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood also did a pretty good (probably better) cover of this, but their ending is not so happy.
Check out Airfarcewon's baseball parody of this song last week for an entirely different treatment.
MICHAEL JACKSON
We got moonwalked in a fever, hottest dance move to flout
People talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since his lights went out
Poor Michael Jackson, he was the best around
Yeah, that sore Michael Jackson. Pain brought Jackson down
Well go on, Michael Jackson. Go ahead and wreck your health
Go make your stand, you fast-movin' man, make a dance doll of yourself
Oh, Michael Jackson, don't burn your hair
Daddy's gonna break-ball Jackson
See if I care
Breezed into Motown city, way back in 69, wow!
Jackson Five gave us ABC, taught us what we don't know how
Teen star Michael Jackson, had good a-reason to gloat
His star was a-waxin'
- That's not all she wrote
They laughed at you, young Jackson. Your nose became a bony peg
Then you went to town: 'Thriller' - no longer brown, and a crutch-grab between your legs
Well, keep your dacks on, you sob-chokin' man
Whoopin' gyratin' Jackson, and ten-year-old apin' fan
Watched Peggy Lee sing 'Fever', hotter than a pepper sprout
She didn't move a muscle and knocked everybody out
But not Michael Jackson, he just couldn't hold back
Doin' that at fifty: ain't never comin' back
Caught up in moonwalk fever, wriggle and twitch and shout
Caught in a trap was Jackson, no wonder the lights went out
Tell me, Mr Jackson, doctor really to blame?
Oh yeah, sore Michael Jackson. Was it worth all the pain?
original here.
We got moonwalked in a fever, hottest dance move to flout
People talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since his lights went out
Poor Michael Jackson, he was the best around
Yeah, that sore Michael Jackson. Pain brought Jackson down
Well go on, Michael Jackson. Go ahead and wreck your health
Go make your stand, you fast-movin' man, make a dance doll of yourself
Oh, Michael Jackson, don't burn your hair
Daddy's gonna break-ball Jackson
See if I care
Breezed into Motown city, way back in 69, wow!
Jackson Five gave us ABC, taught us what we don't know how
Teen star Michael Jackson, had good a-reason to gloat
His star was a-waxin'
- That's not all she wrote
They laughed at you, young Jackson. Your nose became a bony peg
Then you went to town: 'Thriller' - no longer brown, and a crutch-grab between your legs
Well, keep your dacks on, you sob-chokin' man
Whoopin' gyratin' Jackson, and ten-year-old apin' fan
Watched Peggy Lee sing 'Fever', hotter than a pepper sprout
She didn't move a muscle and knocked everybody out
But not Michael Jackson, he just couldn't hold back
Doin' that at fifty: ain't never comin' back
Caught up in moonwalk fever, wriggle and twitch and shout
Caught in a trap was Jackson, no wonder the lights went out
Tell me, Mr Jackson, doctor really to blame?
Oh yeah, sore Michael Jackson. Was it worth all the pain?
original here.
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Always room for one more, as they say...same name parodies happen now and then...maybe a bit blunt for some Jackson fans...but well constructed
I was never a fan of MJ, but I could be a fan of this parody. Liked the nose line.
Hmmm.... security code was llr - lifeliver rocks? :)
Hmmm.... security code was llr - lifeliver rocks? :)
Pretty thoughtful look at the man, the myth, and the madness.
Thanks AFW, Merry, Warren. Some people obviously thought I was trying to diss MJ, but I was making a point that he contributed to his own demise. Yes, AFW, blunt, esp. 'bony peg' but that substitution was just begging to be made. @ Merry: LLR could also mean 'Lifeliver lyrics ridiculed'.
In retrospect, clearly WAS a bit blunt for some MJ fans, who seem to have lost sight of the definition of the word 'parody'. Oh well, sad. For me, I thought the guy was clearly immensely talented, but not always my cup of tea. You had me from the first half a line!
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