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Song Parodies -> "Crazed Elmo Buyer (Mom in Motion)"
Original Song Title:
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
Original Performer:
John Parr
Parody Song Title:
"Crazed Elmo Buyer (Mom in Motion)"
Parody Written by:
The Comedian
The Lyrics
"Tickle Me Elmo", a plush-toy of the Sesame Street character Elmo, was the focus of a now-legendary nationwide shopping frenzy during the 1996 Christmas shopping season in America.
Pulling up
You don't see the fighting at the mall
Passers-by
They're shaking their heads, they see it all
And maybe guns might help you beat the race
You find you're not alone, just another face
Play the game
You know you can't quit until it's bought
So go on
Only you can fight what must be fought
You know your kids' brain-washing by TV
Made you a prisoner
And you're tryin' to break free
You can see the neon shinin'
Underneath the toy-store sky!
You'll be where the price is rising higher and higher!
Just another mom in motion,
On a Toys-R-Us ferris wheel
Just another stupefyin' crazed Elmo buyer!
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo, ooo!
Scarf 'em up!
Don't know just how many you can buy
(that you can buy!)
Soon be none!
Only just a few more left in sight
You can make it
You know you can
You broke the bank indeed
Buying all that you can
You can see the neon shinin'
Underneath the toy-store sky!
You'll be where the price is rising higher and higher!
Just another mom in motion,
On a Toys-R-Us ferris wheel
Just another stupefyin' crazed Elmo buyer!
You can climb the escalator
Shop the wildest spree
You're a real crazed Elmo buyer burnin' in greed
Burnin' in greed!
(instrumental)
Just once in your life,
A madness sublime!
To buy mindless now,
Psychotic, you strive!
You can hear the MUZAK playin'
And the checkout scanner's eye
So you run back in again,
Still hopin' to buy
Just another mom in motion
On a Toys-R-Us ferris wheel
Just another stupefyin' crazed Elmo buyer!
You can see the neon shinin'
Underneath the toy-store sky!
You'll be where the price is rising higher and higher!
Just another mom in motion,
On a Toys-R-Us ferris wheel
Just another stupefyin' crazed Elmo buyer!
You can climb the escalator
Shop the wildest spree
You're a real crazed Elmo buyer burnin' in greed
Burnin' !
Burnin' in greed!
You can feel it burnin' !
Ooo-ooo burnin' inside, indeed!
(fade)
You don't see the fighting at the mall
Passers-by
They're shaking their heads, they see it all
And maybe guns might help you beat the race
You find you're not alone, just another face
Play the game
You know you can't quit until it's bought
So go on
Only you can fight what must be fought
You know your kids' brain-washing by TV
Made you a prisoner
And you're tryin' to break free
You can see the neon shinin'
Underneath the toy-store sky!
You'll be where the price is rising higher and higher!
Just another mom in motion,
On a Toys-R-Us ferris wheel
Just another stupefyin' crazed Elmo buyer!
Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo, ooo!
Scarf 'em up!
Don't know just how many you can buy
(that you can buy!)
Soon be none!
Only just a few more left in sight
You can make it
You know you can
You broke the bank indeed
Buying all that you can
You can see the neon shinin'
Underneath the toy-store sky!
You'll be where the price is rising higher and higher!
Just another mom in motion,
On a Toys-R-Us ferris wheel
Just another stupefyin' crazed Elmo buyer!
You can climb the escalator
Shop the wildest spree
You're a real crazed Elmo buyer burnin' in greed
Burnin' in greed!
(instrumental)
Just once in your life,
A madness sublime!
To buy mindless now,
Psychotic, you strive!
You can hear the MUZAK playin'
And the checkout scanner's eye
So you run back in again,
Still hopin' to buy
Just another mom in motion
On a Toys-R-Us ferris wheel
Just another stupefyin' crazed Elmo buyer!
You can see the neon shinin'
Underneath the toy-store sky!
You'll be where the price is rising higher and higher!
Just another mom in motion,
On a Toys-R-Us ferris wheel
Just another stupefyin' crazed Elmo buyer!
You can climb the escalator
Shop the wildest spree
You're a real crazed Elmo buyer burnin' in greed
Burnin' !
Burnin' in greed!
You can feel it burnin' !
Ooo-ooo burnin' inside, indeed!
(fade)
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Excellent work, Johnny! =)
I think you captured how the craze hits moms. :) 5's
This vote was brought to you by the letters J and D, and by the number 5...bravo!
Thank you, Arwen, Adagio, and Ingeborg!
Hey, I liked this one. Sorry I couldn't read it earlier; I had lots of work to do today. Now I'm at home, so if I try to vote and it doesn't register, don't worry; I'll try again tomorrow morning. Anyway, my vote on this parody will be 5-5-5.
I thought it was good too. I also vote 5-5-5.
Thanks Joe, and thanks Serafina.
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