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Song Parodies -> "Lester, Play"
Original Song Title:
"Yesterday"
Original Performer:
The Beatles
Parody Song Title:
"Lester, Play"
Parody Written by:
Chris Caillouet
The Lyrics
This is my ode to Lester Holt who, though notable as anchor of NBC Nightly News and Dateline NBC, is less well known for his skills as a bass player.
Lester, play
Slap that bass, yeah daddy, thump away
Like a Stanley Clarke straight from Today
Oh man, how can that Lester play!
Verily
What an upright guy he seems to be
Based on scenes I’ve plucked from my TV
Oh, Lester can play, verily
Brian had to go from the show, the Nightly News
Lester, in his prime, now marks time in twelve-bar blues
Lester, play
Man, that crazy rhythm makes me sway
Like a sharp and punchy Chardonnay
Oh, Lester, play, take me away
One year Jimmy Fallon and Holt were in cahoots:
On The Tonight Show, Lester jammed out with The Roots
Lester, play
Basie jazz that strums my cares away
Ellington and Davis, Holiday
Oh, I do love when Lester plays
Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Slap that bass, yeah daddy, thump away
Like a Stanley Clarke straight from Today
Oh man, how can that Lester play!
Verily
What an upright guy he seems to be
Based on scenes I’ve plucked from my TV
Oh, Lester can play, verily
Brian had to go from the show, the Nightly News
Lester, in his prime, now marks time in twelve-bar blues
Lester, play
Man, that crazy rhythm makes me sway
Like a sharp and punchy Chardonnay
Oh, Lester, play, take me away
One year Jimmy Fallon and Holt were in cahoots:
On The Tonight Show, Lester jammed out with The Roots
Lester, play
Basie jazz that strums my cares away
Ellington and Davis, Holiday
Oh, I do love when Lester plays
Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
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