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Song Parodies -> "Red Beans And Rice"
Original Song Title:
"Red Skies"
(MP3)Original Performer:
The Fixx
Parody Song Title:
"Red Beans And Rice"
Parody Written by:
Jeff Reuben
The Lyrics
Red beans and rice
Mm mm...mmm, mmm, mmm, mmmmmm
Red beans and rice
Mm mm...mmm, mmm, mmm, mmmmmm
Can't run to the border
To find, best side orders
Cole slaw, french fries, corn
I must find, find a place to go
To get red beans and rice
Mm mm...mmm, mmm, mmm, mmmmmm
Heading off to Popeye's, to find
Curly french fries
Crunchy, greasy, hot
Tastes just fine, and they sure would go
Great with red beans and rice
Mm mm...mmm, mmm, mmm, mmmmmm
Red beans and rice
Mm mm...mmm, mmm, mmm, mmmmmm
Someone took my order
And they say that they'll make it
Just for me
Someone said it's my drink they're pouring
Someone starts frying
Red beans and rice
Mm mm...mmm, mmm, mmm, mmmmmm
Mm mm...mmm, mmm, mmm, mmmmmm
Red beans and rice
Mm mm...mmm, mmm, mmm, mmmmmm
Can't run to the border
To find, best side orders
Cole slaw, french fries, corn
I must find, find a place to go
To get red beans and rice
Mm mm...mmm, mmm, mmm, mmmmmm
Heading off to Popeye's, to find
Curly french fries
Crunchy, greasy, hot
Tastes just fine, and they sure would go
Great with red beans and rice
Mm mm...mmm, mmm, mmm, mmmmmm
Red beans and rice
Mm mm...mmm, mmm, mmm, mmmmmm
Someone took my order
And they say that they'll make it
Just for me
Someone said it's my drink they're pouring
Someone starts frying
Red beans and rice
Mm mm...mmm, mmm, mmm, mmmmmm
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Voting Breakdown
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 5 | 14 | 10 | 12 |
User Comments
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I couldn't pass up a song about red beans and rice..............mmmmmmmm. Guy, as long as there is red beans and rice, why don't you do one about Pasta Guitano?
They do seem to do a lot of food stuff out here. I think they were all inspired by the greatest bard of parody, Weird Al himself with that 'Eat it' parody he did so well. If I get a clue, you may get a view. I'll stash that idea away.
Enjoyed it!
I did too; surprised that not many people commented and/or voted.
Jeff R - Don't know original song so I couldn't vote. Red Beans & Rice are cool in a very hot kind of way, but I don't scarf them much anymore. "Popeye's"...ooohhh, really liked the spicy-ness but that stuff kills me these days...
Thanks X and Paul, I think this one didn't get more votes because people don't know the original.
Jeff - well, the vote count looks to have picked up a bit today so it may have been just missed by most folks when originally posted. I do think quite a few more people are looking at this site and voting in the last few months (I didn't here until around Nov.10th).
I was tempted to vote 4 for pacing, since you didn't quite finish it at the end, but many of us who know the original know that the title is repeated several times at the end, so I went ahead and voted 5 in all three categories.
Thanks Max, you're all heart! Now how in the world did you come across this =) I ran out of words from the original song pretty quickly, so not one of my best efforts, but I had the chorus stuck in my head so I had to do it.
(ABC) That's a funny one, dude! That brings back some sweet memories of MTV in the '80s, when they actually played music videos. 555
(ABC) 5's and Popeye's biscuits
(ABCs) It was well done, but I just didn't find it funny, as there was a real niche for flatulence jokes here.
(ABC) Hey, Jack Wilson oughta check out this one!
Jeff, I love ya, but there really wasn't much here.
Well, like the above comments, it wasn't overly funny, but sometimes parodies are good if they are just kept plain simple, and I thought Jeff did well with what there was.
(ABC's) Restoring my 555 vote.
must try this sounds yummy ... doesn't feature in our fast food joints...
(ABC) - Jeff - still a DKTOS to me, but I sure did love those Popeye's Red Beans & Rice side orders. Although I don't dare eat them anymore.
Fives with that, sir?
I've got to commend you for going against the Atkins fad, but it was lacking a great punch line.
Not one of your best, Jeff - rather fun, anyway.
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