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Song Parodies -> "I Think Therefore I Am"
Original Song Title:
"Simple Twist of Fate"
Original Performer:
Bob Dylan
Parody Song Title:
"I Think Therefore I Am"
Parody Written by:
The Comedian
The Lyrics
(guitar intro)
That French philosopher Descartes
Listened to his pounding heart
He thought a bit and he felt a spark
Tingle in his spine
'Twas then he coined the line
From which
His fame be-gan
That pompous line --
"I think, there-fore I am!"
They walked along drinkin' rum an' coke
A little confused, they remembered jokes
And passed around a joint for tokes
In a roach-clip burnin' bright
They drank whiskey through the night
Before
The big ex-am
Then they cried --
"I drink, there-fore I cram!"
A hurricane someplace far off blew
As he was workin' wind-jammer's crew
As the tide bust through a big gust threw
His sailboat upside down
He dropped into the sea to drown
But he was a
Stubborn man
And he shouted out --
"I sink, there-fore I swam!"
(harmonica & guitar instrumental)
He walked up, her back was bare
He didn't see hair anywhere
He told himself he'd charm her there
Push in-to her open thighs
Felt a gassiness inside
Blew wicked gust-ings from his can
Coughed and cried --
"I stink, there-fore I scram!"
He hears the ticking of the bomb
And works along with a careful aplomb
Shuts it down with a wonderful calm
'Til the timer's stopped its spin
Maybe it's ticking loud again
He's a
Worried man
His last thought --
"I think, there-fore I--" BLAM!!
People tell me
I'm a fool
To waste what I
Did learn in school
I still believe that this is cool
Writing parodies
I'll write more of these
'Cause I
Was born a man
Whose motto's --
"I think, there-fore I can!"
That French philosopher Descartes
Listened to his pounding heart
He thought a bit and he felt a spark
Tingle in his spine
'Twas then he coined the line
From which
His fame be-gan
That pompous line --
"I think, there-fore I am!"
They walked along drinkin' rum an' coke
A little confused, they remembered jokes
And passed around a joint for tokes
In a roach-clip burnin' bright
They drank whiskey through the night
Before
The big ex-am
Then they cried --
"I drink, there-fore I cram!"
A hurricane someplace far off blew
As he was workin' wind-jammer's crew
As the tide bust through a big gust threw
His sailboat upside down
He dropped into the sea to drown
But he was a
Stubborn man
And he shouted out --
"I sink, there-fore I swam!"
(harmonica & guitar instrumental)
He walked up, her back was bare
He didn't see hair anywhere
He told himself he'd charm her there
Push in-to her open thighs
Felt a gassiness inside
Blew wicked gust-ings from his can
Coughed and cried --
"I stink, there-fore I scram!"
He hears the ticking of the bomb
And works along with a careful aplomb
Shuts it down with a wonderful calm
'Til the timer's stopped its spin
Maybe it's ticking loud again
He's a
Worried man
His last thought --
"I think, there-fore I--" BLAM!!
People tell me
I'm a fool
To waste what I
Did learn in school
I still believe that this is cool
Writing parodies
I'll write more of these
'Cause I
Was born a man
Whose motto's --
"I think, there-fore I can!"
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Hehe.... "I think, there-fore I--" BLAM!! 5's
i read...therefore i laughed...5s
I doubt, therefore I might be.
Heh heh, thanks Pat, Alvin, and Peter!
Hmm... I sense a pattern developing in the comments on this parody....
Hmm... I sense a pattern developing in the comments on this parody....
Some fine rhyming work here. Nice.
very witty - calls to mind that witty recent commentator, "The Philosophers Stoned" Johnny ;-) great idea - 555
btw, I couldn't get onto your parody yesterday - the URL was wrong - I'll check it out now
btw, I couldn't get onto your parody yesterday - the URL was wrong - I'll check it out now
Thanks, JB, and thanks, Stuart. Yes, I confess, I am indeed "The Philosopher Stoned" who posted that silly little Cartesian comment the other day:
" Would you care for some tea, Monsieur Descartes? "
" I think not ... "
And with that, Rene Descartes vanished.
" Would you care for some tea, Monsieur Descartes? "
" I think not ... "
And with that, Rene Descartes vanished.
The really good ones I go tell Mari to read...Like this one
If you're a fool, what does that make the rest of us? Anyway, this parody has excellent humor in a clever context.
Another JD classic....niiiice...555
Thank you Rick, JJ, and Kristof.
(SOTM)Gee, it only seems like February 2nd since I last read this.:-). Of course you know how fine this is, JD; I don't need to tell ya!
(SOTM) Amazing.
555+. I love the OS, and your lyrics are amazing as usual. Fantastic job!
(SOTM) Glorious! Love all the various variations. 555
(sotm) Don't ever stop that twisted mind of yours from thinking.
Thank you, Kristof, Guy, Charlie, Luke, and Scathe.
(SOTM) Already voted and commented...still wacky.
Lovely, witty, punny stuff, Johnny DD. My fave verse is the "ticking of the bomb" one. Heh heh. And, off the subject, but I've noticed that many of your parodies have a lot of extra line breaks - is that due to the word processing program you write them in? After nearly two years, I'm still trying to get the hang of which characters/commands work and which ones don't. Anyhoo. Great work.
Thanks, Pat and Spaff. Spaff, I write my parodies in a plain ASCII text editor, and I just hit enter to make the paragraph-breaks. I like to be generous with my use of line-breaks, since I try to use them as a form of implied quasi-musical notation to signify changes in rhythm and tempo that align with those of the original song.
(SOTM) Eye pink, therefore eye ran! Funny stuff.
(SOTM) Very well done, loved the Drink Therefore I Cram, and it only got better from there.
SOTM--excellent job, Mr. D!
sotm - everything I said before - another inspired idea JD
Very clever. Excellent work.
Thanks Rex, Jeff, Arwen, Stuart, and Claude.
I vote, therefore, you win? great one
Thanks Jordan.
Damn, DKTOS. Reads very well and witty, though. Actually, I don't think I ever commended you on that. You are very good at entering your parodies when you submit them such that they are easy to read for your audience. Back in the day when I was writing more, I based my spacing of certain songs on parodies that you wrote. I know I did for 'Bohemian...' at least. So I guess, thanks for keepin' it real... and legible man.
Thanks 2nz!
(SOTM) Brilliant!
Thank you, Tim.
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