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Song Parodies -> "The Vigilante"
Original Song Title:
"The Trooper"
(MP3)Original Performer:
Iron Maiden
Parody Song Title:
"The Vigilante"
Parody Written by:
Dylan Baranski
The Lyrics
Ever since high school, I've been a big fan of the "Death Wish" movies, so I decided to do a tribute to them. Note however that I'm not trying to advocate vigilantism; I'm just telling a story. That being said, enjoy the parody!
You killed my wife, so I’ll kill you too!
I’ll grab my Magnum and then you’ll be through!
So while you’re huntin’ for an easy buck,
You better run ‘cause you’re outta luck!
The night has come, the game begins,
But on this battlefield, no one wins!
I see some scummy bloke, I take a breath
As I satisfy my wish of death!
Oh, oh oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh oh! [x2]
My victims shake with fear, they try to run,
Until they get a taste of my gun!
Commoners cheer as the crime rate falls,
They didn’t think one would have the balls!
The police department gets right on the case,
The detectives do their best to trace,
They get so near yet so far away,
Will I live to fight another day?
Oh, oh oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh oh! [x2]
[guitar solo]
I load my gun for another night,
When some mugger gets me in his sights.
I draw my Magnum, but this turkey’s fast,
And now the cops have caught me at last!
And as I lay there in the hospital,
The sergeant colder than a popsicle,
He cuts a deal: “Get outta this town,
Or we’ll make sure that you’ll be goin’ down!”
Oh, oh oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh oh! [x2]
I’ll grab my Magnum and then you’ll be through!
So while you’re huntin’ for an easy buck,
You better run ‘cause you’re outta luck!
The night has come, the game begins,
But on this battlefield, no one wins!
I see some scummy bloke, I take a breath
As I satisfy my wish of death!
Oh, oh oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh oh! [x2]
My victims shake with fear, they try to run,
Until they get a taste of my gun!
Commoners cheer as the crime rate falls,
They didn’t think one would have the balls!
The police department gets right on the case,
The detectives do their best to trace,
They get so near yet so far away,
Will I live to fight another day?
Oh, oh oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh oh! [x2]
[guitar solo]
I load my gun for another night,
When some mugger gets me in his sights.
I draw my Magnum, but this turkey’s fast,
And now the cops have caught me at last!
And as I lay there in the hospital,
The sergeant colder than a popsicle,
He cuts a deal: “Get outta this town,
Or we’ll make sure that you’ll be goin’ down!”
Oh, oh oh, oh, oh oh, oh oh oh! [x2]
Copyright 2020 by Dylan Baranski GmbH S.p.A. Inc. Misuse is punishable by not living to fight another day
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Basically, these were THE inspirations for the "Hobo With A Shotgun" movie.
I've heard of "Hobo With a Shotgun", but I never knew the "Death Wish" movies were inspiration for it.
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