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Song Parodies -> "Did You Hear What I Heard?"
Original Song Title:
"Do You Hear What I Hear?"
Original Performer:
Noel Regney & Gloria Shayne Baker
Parody Song Title:
"Did You Hear What I Heard?"
Parody Written by:
Patrick McWilliams
The Lyrics
I thought this was an old, traditional carol. Then I learned that it was written in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The authors were named Noel and Gloria. How cool is that? One of the local TV stations has been playing round the clock Christmas videos, so I have heard various renditions several times a day. And, you know what that leads to.
Said the night wind to the little lamb
"Do you see what I see?
In the cloudy sky, little lamb
Do you see what I see?"
The lamb, the lamb, taken by surprise
Didn't know that "Windy" had eyes
Didn't know that "Windy" had eyes
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy
"Did you know that lambs speak?
Grazing in the field, all us lambs
Yes, it's true that we speak
If you tell your daddy what I've said
He will think you're touched in the head
He will think you're touched in the head"
Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king
"Do you know what I know?
Sitting on your throne, mighty king
Do you know what I know?
A child, a child,shivers in the cold
Let us bring him silver and gold
Let us bring him silver and gold"
Said the wise king to his servant, Fred
"Did you hear what I heard?
From this silly boy, servant Fred
Did you hear what I heard?
A child, poor child, sleeping in the cold
He would send him silver and gold
What's he need with silver and gold?"
Said the servant to the mighty king
"Wanna know what I think?
About this kid's idea, Majesty?
Wanna know what I think?
This child, young child, freezing in his bed
Let us take a blanket instead
We should take a blanket instead",
"Do you see what I see?
In the cloudy sky, little lamb
Do you see what I see?"
The lamb, the lamb, taken by surprise
Didn't know that "Windy" had eyes
Didn't know that "Windy" had eyes
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy
"Did you know that lambs speak?
Grazing in the field, all us lambs
Yes, it's true that we speak
If you tell your daddy what I've said
He will think you're touched in the head
He will think you're touched in the head"
Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king
"Do you know what I know?
Sitting on your throne, mighty king
Do you know what I know?
A child, a child,shivers in the cold
Let us bring him silver and gold
Let us bring him silver and gold"
Said the wise king to his servant, Fred
"Did you hear what I heard?
From this silly boy, servant Fred
Did you hear what I heard?
A child, poor child, sleeping in the cold
He would send him silver and gold
What's he need with silver and gold?"
Said the servant to the mighty king
"Wanna know what I think?
About this kid's idea, Majesty?
Wanna know what I think?
This child, young child, freezing in his bed
Let us take a blanket instead
We should take a blanket instead",
Has anyone seen this Christmas video? 9-pane window. Blacked out. As each pane opens, there is a musical instrument. That instrument joins the melody until all nine are playing. Celtic sound. Scroll across the screen "Merry Christmas from Aunt Camille, Matthew and Amalie". Closes on black screen with flaming letters "CSP". I need the title. Hope one of you music fans might know what this might be.
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A strange parody, but 555! Another thing about the Cuban Missile Crisis you might find interesting is that all the U-2 photos were processed in a rundown part of D.C. in an office above a Ford dealership!!! Steurt Ford. The office above contained the NPIC (National Photographic Interpretation Center)!!!
What spy would think to look for the NPIC in a Ford showroom? As for the parody, I always thought the shivering baby needed a blanket first. The silver and gold can wait.
^ yeah, I mean, wouldn't the silver & gold just make him even colder? seems weird... also, I, like you and apparently many others, also always thought the OS was one of those old-timey traditional Christmas songs. had no idea it was from the '60s, until I saw it on TvTropes, in the category "newer than they think." which explains that, it is apparently a very common misconception, to think that the song is much older than it really is! Merry Christmas! 5s
Actually, the three Magi brought gold, Frankincense, and myrrh. All gifts to the new King and symbolic of royalty, priesthood, and prefiguring of death and embalming.
The Bible names three of the gifts, without limiting them. There were probably more, including, I would suspect, blankets. The number of visitors also owes to the novel "Ben Hur" rather than scripture. There could have been two, or twenty. The compact, high value density gifts were a providential possession for a family that would soon have to flee for their lives. That gold bought passage to Egypt and money to live on until it was safe to return.
What's really interesting is that the story of the inn is a complete mistranslation! There was no major road in Bethlehem, so no commercial inn. Joseph and Mary stayed with cousins who had a house built into a hillside. The ground floor was for animals and had a manger. The upper floor was for people. There was "no room on the upper floor" so Mary gave birth on the ground floor with the animals which incidentally was the warmest place in the house because there were no stoves nor fireplaces! The Magi were in Jerusalem inquiring when Jesus was born, they were not present when He was born. They were later received in the upper room and went down to see the child. He was already wrapped in swaddling cloth and had the animal heat. He didn't need a blanket. Also, Jesus was born in October, not December, on the Yom Kippur. The shepherds were still in the fields (pre-November)!
The valuable gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh would have come in handy when the family was forced to flee the country to escape Herod's assassins. High value in compact form to pay for lodging and food while in exile.
The mystery tune turned out to be "In Dulci Jubilo" by Mike Oldfield.
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