Song Parodies -> And I Guess That's Why They Call Me The Blue
| Original Song Title: | "And I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" |
| Original Performer: | Elton John |
| Parody Song Title: | "And I Guess That's Why They Call Me The Blue" |
| Parody Written by: | Medemia |
A song idea I have been milling around for a while without an actual song to parody. What better way to celebrate the umpires of the world than a song full of umpire heckles? Yes, I am a Little League umpire. Yes, I've heard some of these (not all.) Yes, I still find them funny when used in the right situation.
Don’t quit your day job
Working on a Braille typewriter
Wish you could see, you’re a homeless slob,
That’s not a fifteen foot batter
Hey blue, what’d you say
Dust off the plate and your eyes
If you had one more eye up there on your head
They’d call you Cyclops, I’ll confide
That I guess that’s why they call me the Blue
Jeers from the stands, would they stand in my shoes?
Blind as a ding bat, dog’s name is Rover
Walking to my car deep undercover
And I guess that’s why they call me the Blue
This isn’t a race
You can call ball when it’s bad
Flip over the plate and read the directions
I don’t think your dog understands
You call more strikes
Than a union delegate
But let me ask you, is this your cell phone
It shows three missed calls. To restate:
And I guess that’s why they call me the Blue
Jeers from the stands, when the count’s three and two
Blind as a ding bat, career is over
Walking to my car deep undercover
And I guess that’s why they call me the Blue
Spoken:
I've seen better Blues in a box of crayons!
I've gotten better calls from my ex-wife!
If you need help calling it, I'll help you out.
Do you know the rules?
Here’s the rules written in Braille
Hey, Satan called, and he misses you
When you’re done here, you can go back to... (STRIKE THREE!)
And I guess that’s why they call me the Blue
Jeers from the stands, would they stand in my shoes?
Blind as a ding bat, dog’s name is Rover
Walking to my car deep undercover
And I guess that’s why they call me the Blue
(Walking to my car, deep undercover)
And I guess that’s why they call me the Blue
(Walking to my car, deep undercover)
And I guess that’s why they call me the Blue
And I guess that’s why they call me the Blue
Working on a Braille typewriter
Wish you could see, you’re a homeless slob,
That’s not a fifteen foot batter
Hey blue, what’d you say
Dust off the plate and your eyes
If you had one more eye up there on your head
They’d call you Cyclops, I’ll confide
That I guess that’s why they call me the Blue
Jeers from the stands, would they stand in my shoes?
Blind as a ding bat, dog’s name is Rover
Walking to my car deep undercover
And I guess that’s why they call me the Blue
This isn’t a race
You can call ball when it’s bad
Flip over the plate and read the directions
I don’t think your dog understands
You call more strikes
Than a union delegate
But let me ask you, is this your cell phone
It shows three missed calls. To restate:
And I guess that’s why they call me the Blue
Jeers from the stands, when the count’s three and two
Blind as a ding bat, career is over
Walking to my car deep undercover
And I guess that’s why they call me the Blue
Spoken:
I've seen better Blues in a box of crayons!
I've gotten better calls from my ex-wife!
If you need help calling it, I'll help you out.
Do you know the rules?
Here’s the rules written in Braille
Hey, Satan called, and he misses you
When you’re done here, you can go back to... (STRIKE THREE!)
And I guess that’s why they call me the Blue
Jeers from the stands, would they stand in my shoes?
Blind as a ding bat, dog’s name is Rover
Walking to my car deep undercover
And I guess that’s why they call me the Blue
(Walking to my car, deep undercover)
And I guess that’s why they call me the Blue
(Walking to my car, deep undercover)
And I guess that’s why they call me the Blue
And I guess that’s why they call me the Blue
Many thanks to the WRLL umpire group I frequent for helping me come up with some of these heckles. Some rights reserved but not too many.
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Such imagery - an umpire with a seeing eye dog. I should have seen this one comin' .
Best lines:
You call more strikes
Than a union delegate
Full count -3 Balls - 2 Strikes makes 5 votes.
Best lines:
You call more strikes
Than a union delegate
Full count -3 Balls - 2 Strikes makes 5 votes.
You're a braver man than most! $555 for new glasses...(hehe)
@ Guy: Those were my fave lines, too!
@ Guy: Those were my fave lines, too!
Just to clarify... that's not me writing as me. That's another nobody apparently :) Thanks for the comments Guy and.... other me.
YERRRRRR out of there!!!!
LOL, very funny parody!
Medemia - I'll bet the commenter made an error. I have caught myself many times putting the author's name in the "Your Name" space. That is why I usually address the author first in the comment section. This snaps me out of the error of putting the author's name where my name should go. Wonder who made that comment? The (hehe) in the comment reminds me of an author I've known from before I came to this site. I won't venture an open guess about who it may be. This person I have in mind has been on the site today. I'm just glad for you that others are commenting. This is a decent parody - there should be more comments. C'Mon folks give Medemia a shout out.
Oops! My bad. Guy's on to me, though. :)
Sorry, Medemia... but you know what they say-- imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!
Sorry, Medemia... but you know what they say-- imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!
555 bad calls.
(SOTM) My "ruling" is, this was a great one!!!
Reminds me of a school game of soccer when the very bald referee made an obvious errer and half the stand started chanting "he's got brylcreem in his eyes, he's got brylcreem in his eyes...".
Unique parody subject and very well executed!
Unique parody subject and very well executed!
"You call more strikes, Than a union delegate" Great lines!! Awesome!
(SOTM-Sep-09)
Medemia - Still like the "union delegate" line. This is my 3rd comment on this parody and it is worth it. I still don't understand why it did not get more traffic in the form of V/C. At least they are not striking your balls. =;-)
Medemia - Still like the "union delegate" line. This is my 3rd comment on this parody and it is worth it. I still don't understand why it did not get more traffic in the form of V/C. At least they are not striking your balls. =;-)
(SOTM) Interesting idea, but I know sod all abou baseball outside of the basic idea of 'hit the ball with a thin bat and roun in a circle'. Which sounds fun [/sarcam].
SOTM...I would have liked to have seen more gags/variation in the choruses...the more laughs the better, right? But overall this was solid, Medemia...nothing's worse than a bad call!
You're a Little League umpire? Wow, that's a new one. Great job here! 555
So umpires in baseball wear blue? Nice idea, then - Like some others here I have no knowledge of baseball whatsoever, but I was amused to see the similarity between some of these and comments made about our football (OK, "soccer", if you must) referees.
This was pretty great. Like Arwen said I would have liked to see some variation in the choruses but overall this one was as American as Apple Pie.
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