Making fun of music, one song at a time. Since the year 2000.
Check out the two amIright misheard lyrics books including one book devoted to misheard lyrics of the 1980s.
Song Parodies -> "Conway's Song"
Original Song Title:
"Annie's Song"
(MP3)Original Performer:
John Denver
Parody Song Title:
"Conway's Song"
Parody Written by:
Phil Alexander
The Lyrics
Derek Conway is an MP, at least until the next election. He gained a brief notoriety for employing his two sons at taxpayers' expense while they were at University, and not managing to provide any evidence that they'd done any work at all.
In the Parliamentary Standards Commission report, Conway's son Freddie was referred to as "FC". Although Conway senior has said sorry, he has had the party whip withdrawn (in effect, he is no longer a Conservative party MP), but is staying on until the next election (a decision, I am sure, that has nothing whatsoever to do with the pension he will receive being considerably larger if he does remain the full term). The link above also mentions him employing his wife, and a friend of his son who rejoices in the moniker "Pratte". Honest.
Derek Conway is also responsible for possibly the most smug Christmas card photo ever used.
In the Parliamentary Standards Commission report, Conway's son Freddie was referred to as "FC". Although Conway senior has said sorry, he has had the party whip withdrawn (in effect, he is no longer a Conservative party MP), but is staying on until the next election (a decision, I am sure, that has nothing whatsoever to do with the pension he will receive being considerably larger if he does remain the full term). The link above also mentions him employing his wife, and a friend of his son who rejoices in the moniker "Pratte". Honest.
Derek Conway is also responsible for possibly the most smug Christmas card photo ever used.
You fiddled expenses, put your son on the payroll
While he was a student, and was always away
His work was non-existent yet you gave him a bonus
You fiddled expenses, FC did sweet FA
Employed your wife, too, and your elder son, also
All except your daughter - had she more sense than that?
Am I starting to bore you? So who else has worked for you?
Some friend of your son, too - you employed a Pratte
For fiddling expenses, got a ten day suspension
Tory whip was withdrawn and you looked like a fool
Now MPs have decided on a moving of goalposts:
No fiddling expenses - they're changing the rules
While he was a student, and was always away
His work was non-existent yet you gave him a bonus
You fiddled expenses, FC did sweet FA
Employed your wife, too, and your elder son, also
All except your daughter - had she more sense than that?
Am I starting to bore you? So who else has worked for you?
Some friend of your son, too - you employed a Pratte
For fiddling expenses, got a ten day suspension
Tory whip was withdrawn and you looked like a fool
Now MPs have decided on a moving of goalposts:
No fiddling expenses - they're changing the rules
Your Vote & Comment Counts
The parody authors spend a lot of time writing parodies for the website and they appreciate feedback in the form of votes and comments. Please take some time to leave a comment below about this parody.
Place Your Vote |
Voting Results
| ||||||||||||||||||
Voting Breakdown
The following represent how many people voted for each category.
| Pacing | How Funny | Overall Rating | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
User Comments
Comments are subject to review, and can be removed by the administration of the site at any time and for any reason.
Nicely done with yet more arcane references, at least to my Miss South Carolina-esque "U.S-American" provincial brain!
Very good spoof of politics as usual. Thanks for the links.
In this country we're way too kind to our nest-feathering MPs: suspended from the house for ten days, made to pay back roughly a quarter of what one of his children was paid.. and that's it. Grr...
Thanks JJ & TJC
Thanks JJ & TJC
The author of the parody has authorized comments, and wants YOUR feedback.
Link To This Page
The address of this page is: http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/johndenver88.shtml For help, see the examples of how to link to this page.
This is view # 1438
