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Song Parodies -> "Lester"
Original Song Title:
"Pressure"
Original Performer:
Billy Joel
Parody Song Title:
"Lester"
Parody Written by:
Michael Pacholek
The Lyrics
Only one Canadian (through 2005) has ever received the Nobel Peace Prize: Lester Bowles Pearson. And that was before his much-heralded term as Prime Minister. Sussex Drive: Canada's "Pennsylvania Avenue" -- the Governor-General, the British monarch's representative, lives at Rideau Hall, 1 Sussex, and the Prime Minister lives at 24 Sussex. Maclean's: Canada's major newsmagazine, their TIME.
(instrumental opening)
You had a name they didn't like...
Lester!
Your Great War buddies called you "Mike."
Lester!
You made it out of war.
So far, so good.
But you went out to the rink.
became coach of UT's Blues.
But diplomats need to think.
And so you became one
Lester!
UN gets some people annoyed
Lester!
But peacekeepers you have deployed
Lester!
Awarded Nobel Peace Prize for crusade.
Now there you were, in Suez
honored for your fine advice.
Can't stand what Diefenbaker says.
And we now vote for you
Lester!
All set up with places to go.
Health care, new flag, ideas to flow.
All our life, where has this stuff been?
Sussex Drive sent onto the scene!
(instrumental break)
Lester!
You got some help from NDP
Lester!
Government's still minority
Lester!
I'm sure you'll have some kind of Auto Pact.
Now here you are helping French
speakers get equality.
You've got some whining from backbench
but you've got a handle
Lester!
(instrumental break)
Good write-up in Time magazine.
Who needs those guys writing Maclean's?
(instrumental break)
Lester!
I'm sure you led well in Centennial.
Now there's your name on airport
Toronto, Ontario!
You were a star who brought peace
and so we salute you
Lester!
Lester!
Lester!
Stockholm honored
Lester!
You had a name they didn't like...
Lester!
Your Great War buddies called you "Mike."
Lester!
You made it out of war.
So far, so good.
But you went out to the rink.
became coach of UT's Blues.
But diplomats need to think.
And so you became one
Lester!
UN gets some people annoyed
Lester!
But peacekeepers you have deployed
Lester!
Awarded Nobel Peace Prize for crusade.
Now there you were, in Suez
honored for your fine advice.
Can't stand what Diefenbaker says.
And we now vote for you
Lester!
All set up with places to go.
Health care, new flag, ideas to flow.
All our life, where has this stuff been?
Sussex Drive sent onto the scene!
(instrumental break)
Lester!
You got some help from NDP
Lester!
Government's still minority
Lester!
I'm sure you'll have some kind of Auto Pact.
Now here you are helping French
speakers get equality.
You've got some whining from backbench
but you've got a handle
Lester!
(instrumental break)
Good write-up in Time magazine.
Who needs those guys writing Maclean's?
(instrumental break)
Lester!
I'm sure you led well in Centennial.
Now there's your name on airport
Toronto, Ontario!
You were a star who brought peace
and so we salute you
Lester!
Lester!
Lester!
Stockholm honored
Lester!
Incidentally, the last time the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup, or even appeared in the Cup Finals, Pearson was Prime Minister, rather than the name on the airport they fly back into with their heads hanging low. Anyway, 20 Prime Ministers down, two to go.
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infotainment
You have no right calling me a little boy. For God sakes you don't even seen me before , and your judging because of because ``I don't know how to punctuate.'' Your a jerk in my opinion. Just because certain people don't like what you like , or they want to express themselves the way they want. Doesn't give you the right to critic them. You can be an easy going person...oh no I forgot that's how you were raised...ignorance can not be helped.
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