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Song Parodies -> "Gorilla Man"
Original Song Title:
"Piano Man"
(MP3)Original Performer:
Billy Joel
Parody Song Title:
"Gorilla Man"
Parody Written by:
The Comedian
The Lyrics
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
Another zoo crowd shuffles in
There's a human looking through the glass
Makin' faces and hoping I'll grin
He says some-thing that I cannot understand
I'm bored, I've been caged-up too long
So I stand on my feet
And on my chest I beat
Then I hear the other apes' song ---
"Ooo, eee-aaa, eee-eee-aaa!
Ooo-aaa, eee-eee-aaa, eee-aaa!"
"King us a Kong, you're the gorilla, man!
King us a Kong tonight!
Well we're all bored to tears with captivity,
So give all those humans a fright!"
That chimp on the bars is a friend of mine
He grooms me and eats each flea
And he's quick and he's wise
But like all of us guys
There is some place that he'd rather be
He says, "Kong, I believe this is killing me,"
As I saw his chimp-simper erase
"Well I'm sure that I could be a circus star,
If I could get out of this place!"
Ohhh...
"Ooo, eee-aaa, eee-eee-aaa!
Ooo-aaa, eee-eee-aaa, eee-aaa!"
That gibbon's a really great tree-gymnast
Who never caused anyone strife
We're all locked in these cages
We've been here for ages
And probably will be for life
And the chimpanzee's back to his grooming tricks
As orang-utans look like they're stoned
Yes we're sharing a stink we call loneliness
But it's better than stinkin' alone
"King us a Kong, you're the gorilla, man!
King us a Kong tonight!
Well we're all bored to tears with captivity,
So give all those humans a fright!"
It's a pretty big crowd for a Saturday
The zoo manager gives me a smile
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
As they're putting coins in his turnstile
And I get up and growl like an animal
Beating on my chest fills them with fear
And they press on the glass
And they point at my ass
Sayin' "Man, what a HU-mongous rear!"
Ohhh...
"Ooo, eee-aaa, eee-eee-aaa!
Ooo-aaa, eee-eee-aaa, eee-aaa!"
"King us a Kong, you're the gorilla, man!
King us a Kong tonight!
Well we're all bored to tears with captivity,
So give all those humans a fright!"
Another zoo crowd shuffles in
There's a human looking through the glass
Makin' faces and hoping I'll grin
He says some-thing that I cannot understand
I'm bored, I've been caged-up too long
So I stand on my feet
And on my chest I beat
Then I hear the other apes' song ---
"Ooo, eee-aaa, eee-eee-aaa!
Ooo-aaa, eee-eee-aaa, eee-aaa!"
"King us a Kong, you're the gorilla, man!
King us a Kong tonight!
Well we're all bored to tears with captivity,
So give all those humans a fright!"
That chimp on the bars is a friend of mine
He grooms me and eats each flea
And he's quick and he's wise
But like all of us guys
There is some place that he'd rather be
He says, "Kong, I believe this is killing me,"
As I saw his chimp-simper erase
"Well I'm sure that I could be a circus star,
If I could get out of this place!"
Ohhh...
"Ooo, eee-aaa, eee-eee-aaa!
Ooo-aaa, eee-eee-aaa, eee-aaa!"
That gibbon's a really great tree-gymnast
Who never caused anyone strife
We're all locked in these cages
We've been here for ages
And probably will be for life
And the chimpanzee's back to his grooming tricks
As orang-utans look like they're stoned
Yes we're sharing a stink we call loneliness
But it's better than stinkin' alone
"King us a Kong, you're the gorilla, man!
King us a Kong tonight!
Well we're all bored to tears with captivity,
So give all those humans a fright!"
It's a pretty big crowd for a Saturday
The zoo manager gives me a smile
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
As they're putting coins in his turnstile
And I get up and growl like an animal
Beating on my chest fills them with fear
And they press on the glass
And they point at my ass
Sayin' "Man, what a HU-mongous rear!"
Ohhh...
"Ooo, eee-aaa, eee-eee-aaa!
Ooo-aaa, eee-eee-aaa, eee-aaa!"
"King us a Kong, you're the gorilla, man!
King us a Kong tonight!
Well we're all bored to tears with captivity,
So give all those humans a fright!"
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I never read one with the gorilla's point of view before. This was a really good one, Johnny. 5's
I loved that one Johnny, esp.
"Ooo, eee-aaa, eee-eee-aaa! Ooo-aaa, eee-eee-aaa, eee-aaa!"
and "better than stinkin alone" - 555
"Ooo, eee-aaa, eee-eee-aaa! Ooo-aaa, eee-eee-aaa, eee-aaa!"
and "better than stinkin alone" - 555
Good one Johnny, 5's
Gitarzan 2004! Great job! 555!
Thanks, Pat, Stuart, Lionel, and Jack. Just a little monkey-business for a Saturday at Zoo Amiright.
The only things missing is a play on the word "simian" and the answer to the question any Johnny D fan wants to hear: "How long is King Kong's dong?"
Thank you, Michael Pacholek-zan, King of The Yankapes.
Now this is a parody that a room full of monkeys could appreciate. Well done, JD.
this is excellent...5s
Thank you, John & Alvin.
I chest barely beat it here in time, it took 555 attempts.
Thanks, Tim.
Excellent, JD - and in a theme to tie in with my current couple of submissions, have you by any chance heard the song "Le Gorille" by George Brassens? (it was translated for an English-speaking audience by Jake Thackray half a century ago as "Brother Gorilla" - I think, nope, I *know*, you'd enjoy it) - lyrics are here: http://joni.soc.surrey.ac.uk/~scs1ec/gorilla.html
Great JD...well done to sticking thematically to the OS and giving it a twist...555
Very good...got the monkey off your back (token bad pun in the comments section for a good parody)
This was sweet, sad, AND funny! I especially giggled at "As orang-utans look like they're stoned!" Fabulous job, JD!
Thanks Philbo, Kristof, Jeff, and Ash.
This totally lifted my spirits. I know how those apes feel. Trapped in a cube all day......... EXCELLENT!!!
John Jenkins: Not to bust your chops or anything, but you do know that gorillas are apes, not monkeys, right? Monkeys have tails, apes don't. Aw, what the hell, you're a Republican, you don't even believe in evolution.
Thanks, Cookie-man!
(ABC05) Already commented.
(ABC05) Like this one. 5s.
(ABC05) I always have to be a party pooper. This was funny, but way too many of the OS words for me to rate this as highest quality--from you, anyway.
(ABC) Nice one, Johnny. 5s.
(G) I was kinda thinking along the same lines as Agrimorfee about the OS. You still managed to work in some chuckles, though!
Terriffic job, JD. Well thought out and lots of humor. High 5's
(ABC05) Good one, Johnny! Good twist on the OS...555
(G) already commented, Gorilla man - I think it was along the lines of "Ooo, eee-aaa, eee-eee-aaa! Ooo-aaa, eee-eee-aaa, eee-aaa!"
(ABC) See above...'nuff said. Great.
The Ohhh... "Ooo, eee-aaa, eee-eee-aaa! Ooo-aaa, eee-eee-aaa, eee-aaa!'s really made the parody, but all of it was really good. It's something that seems like it would have come out of the monkey room... 555 banana peels for this song's detractors to slip on
(ABC) That was great. You went into the mind of a monkey so naturally. I liked the stoned orangutang part the best.
ABC--I don't know how I missed this before, but I loved it, Mr. D! Great job!
(ABC-G) Classic Johnny D monkeyshine.
ABC: Awesome. Going ape over this one!
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