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Song Parodies -> "Deadline"
Original Song Title:
"Memory"
Original Performer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Parody Song Title:
"Deadline"
Parody Written by:
Rex Ungericht
The Lyrics
From the musical "Cats".
Evening
And I'm here at my PC
'Cause my company needs me to be working this late
There's a deadline that must be met tomorrow at noon
So I'm stuck here with the moon
Midnight
I'm alone in the office
With the clack of my keyboard, I continue to work
In the break room I've got some coffee brewing again
I can hear it as it perks
Sunrise
And I suddenly wake up
And I try not to panic, just six hours to go
Get more coffee and splash some water onto my face
Yesterday seems long ago
Every keystroke seems to beat a fatalistic warning
Got to focus on some hocus pocus
To finish up this morning
Daylight
Everyone is arriving
But I've got to ignore them and just finish the task
I'm so close now I just ignore my email and phone
Three more hours' all I ask
Burnt out brain and coffee stains won't stop me from my mission
Management will applaud my skill
And give me recognition
High noon
And I've finished the project
So I give it to my boss and I wait for the praise
And he tells me the deadline got extended a week
Then I punch him in the face
And I'm here at my PC
'Cause my company needs me to be working this late
There's a deadline that must be met tomorrow at noon
So I'm stuck here with the moon
Midnight
I'm alone in the office
With the clack of my keyboard, I continue to work
In the break room I've got some coffee brewing again
I can hear it as it perks
Sunrise
And I suddenly wake up
And I try not to panic, just six hours to go
Get more coffee and splash some water onto my face
Yesterday seems long ago
Every keystroke seems to beat a fatalistic warning
Got to focus on some hocus pocus
To finish up this morning
Daylight
Everyone is arriving
But I've got to ignore them and just finish the task
I'm so close now I just ignore my email and phone
Three more hours' all I ask
Burnt out brain and coffee stains won't stop me from my mission
Management will applaud my skill
And give me recognition
High noon
And I've finished the project
So I give it to my boss and I wait for the praise
And he tells me the deadline got extended a week
Then I punch him in the face
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Very well done Master Rex, you managed to make me feel sorry for the office worker while laughing at the same time. Not an easy feat at all. 5,5,5!
"And he tells me the deadline got extended a week/ Then I punch him in the face"...what a payoff! Other fave is "Got to focus on some hocus pocus"...Sterling effort, Rex! 555
Thank you both. The first few lines had been bouncing around in my head for a long time, and when I decided to write the full parody everything just fell into place.
(SOTM) Jeez, I'm back already...I'm getting my SOTM commenting done early this month...my opinion of this parody hasn't changed in the last two days. Good job, Rex
(SOTM) I hate it when this happens. The deadline's been extended until 5:55PM.
(ABC) So I give it to my boss and I wait for the praise
And he tells me the deadline got extended a week
Then I punch him in the face.......hehehe 5's
And he tells me the deadline got extended a week
Then I punch him in the face.......hehehe 5's
(ABC05) Teehee, hee, hee!Fortunately, it'snot too late to give you555!
(ABC-D) See above comments.
D: Love the punchline!
(ABC) Agreed, nice punchline ;-)
(ABC) Been there, done that!
(ABC) a little less parody-writing and you would have been out of there by three - loved that, Rex
Hilarious denouement, a theme many can relate to. 555
(ABC) Very funny :-)
(ABC) see previous 2 comments....still fab
(ABC-D) Sweet ending, Rex.
Must say, I was set on giving this a 4 for humour, till the last couple of lines :-) To quote Douglas Adams: "I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go past"
(ABC) DKTOS but gave you 5's anyway.
ABC--this is hilarious, Rex!!
I haven't read a parody that good in a long time. And I read a LOT of parodies ^_^ as previouses (is that a word?) I loved the punchline (literally punchline) It actually stayed with the tune... that's hard to find these days.... 555!!!
A funny parody of such a serious song.
I loved it! Great imagery that people can relate to. Pacing was good, but the stress should always fall on the natural syllable and the number of syllables should match the original (management will applaud my skill). I plan to sing your parody at karaoke - I'll give credit where it's due, of course!
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