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Song Parodies -> "Wish You Were Here 2006"
Original Song Title:
"Wish You Were Here"
(MP3)Original Performer:
Pink Floyd
Parody Song Title:
"Wish You Were Here 2006"
Parody Written by:
Chris Bodily TM
The Lyrics
I was shocked when I found out that Syd had died. It really hit me hard, but I knew he'd one day be the first to go. It was kinda hard for me to write this, because how could I say any of this better than David and Roger did? So I just thought I'd start by rephrasing the original and then find a way to make the song my own.
(Beautiful acoustic guitar intro)
Syd, so you thought you could tell
Heaven from Hell
Cold snow from rain
Could you tell a brick wall
From a cold jail cell
A laugh from a wail
Did your music prevail
And could they get you trade
Your lyrics for poems
Old records, CDs
Your mind had a brain breeze
Dark Side of the Moon
(Could) you sing the tune
Another Brick in the Wall
Or a man who died too soon
(Instrumental break)
How I wish, how I wish you were here
Syd, you died two times
Now's the end of your rhymes
Let's shed our tears
Running over the same old songs
They can't be wrong
You were Premier
Wish you were here
(Beautiful acoustic guitar outro)
Syd, so you thought you could tell
Heaven from Hell
Cold snow from rain
Could you tell a brick wall
From a cold jail cell
A laugh from a wail
Did your music prevail
And could they get you trade
Your lyrics for poems
Old records, CDs
Your mind had a brain breeze
Dark Side of the Moon
(Could) you sing the tune
Another Brick in the Wall
Or a man who died too soon
(Instrumental break)
How I wish, how I wish you were here
Syd, you died two times
Now's the end of your rhymes
Let's shed our tears
Running over the same old songs
They can't be wrong
You were Premier
Wish you were here
(Beautiful acoustic guitar outro)
Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett: January 6, 1946 - July 7, 2006
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Wonderful tribute
Gee, that's a nice one, CB.
beautiful...who knows what wondrous music was locked up inside his poor tortured mind
(SOTM) its beautiful. touching. amazing. and sad!! but its a great tribute. im not the biggest pink floyd fan but i still like it.
(SOTM) A fitting tribute to a largely forgotten hero. 555
(SOTM) A bit short but very well-written.
This wasn't really meant to be funny, but it was very thoughtful. Maybe someone should attempt a parody of the other "Wish You Were Here", sung by Mark Wills. -- MM
(SOTM) I didn't vote it high on humor since that was inappropriate. It's a nice tribute. (but you do know that he wasn't on Dark Side Of The Moon, right? He only appeared on Floyd's Piper At The Gates Of Dawn album. Sorry to spoil it for you, just thought you might like to know.)
A very well done tribute
(SOTM) What I said (sniff!)
SOTM - RIP!
(SOTM) A fitting tribute to a great man...I think, as I don't know who Syd is.
SOTM-Alright
(SOTM) What Peter said.
(SOTM) I read about his death on the inthe00s.com messageboard. Truly sad, but this was a very well thought out tribute, Chris.
(SOTM) lovely tribute, Chris - and I notice the guitar intro from Comfortably Numb, off this album, just won "Best Guitar Solo EVER" last week - not that Syd had anything to do with it, but even so, I guess he was in some way responsible - 555
(SOTM) Nicely done. Not funny, but that wasn't the point here. Good job.
SOTM...nice job...I'm not especially familiar with Syd or his work...but this is clearly heart felt...
Very good tribute. I have some Floyd fan friends who would really appreciate this song.
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