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Song Parodies -> "Shooting at the Pigeons"

Original Song Title:

"Losing my Religion"

 (MP3)
Original Performer:

REM

Parody Song Title:

"Shooting at the Pigeons"

Parody Written by:

Josh 2

The Lyrics

I'm back with my latest parody
See them flying
Flying overhead
The rats of the sky
They keep pooping on our head
This vision in my eyes
oh yes
I've got the stuff
I'll set it up

That's me with the shotgun
That's me taking pot shots
Shooting at the pigeons
Trying to obliterate
But I don't think that I have hit one
And now I'm in a huff
Cos I fired off too much

Theres no more ammo
No more firepo'er so I'll
Choose my rocks carefully
Trying to kill just one pigeon
I just missed it by a smidgen
oh yes
I just got one
But it's not dead

Yes I got it
The shot of the century
Cos I hit it
The shot that took it's little knees failed
To knock it out of the tree
It's flying around
I've got one last shot
Take aim on the little fella
That little sky rat by there
Ah damn somebody else got him
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Voting Results

 
Pacing: 4.2
How Funny: 4.4
Overall Rating: 4.2

Total Votes: 5

Voting Breakdown

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    Pacing How Funny Overall Rating
 1   0
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 2   1
 0
 1
 
 3   0
 1
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 4   1
 1
 1
 
 5   3
 3
 3
 

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Josh 2 - July 24, 2006 - Report this comment
Someone voted for 2 on pacing? Get a life, that was perfectly placed, i just didn't add commas, lol, get a life and know what the song is and sing along muppet
Red Ant - July 24, 2006 - Report this comment
Well mate, I hate to be the one to break it to you but this wasn't very good. The title is great, and so were a few lines like "The rats of the sky", but there's a lot more to the song than what you have here. Where are the "I thought that I heard you laughing/I thought that I heard you sing/I think I thought I saw you cry" parts (x3)? Or the second chorus? Or the outro?

Since you've been around a while, I'm trying not to be too harsh, but if you listen to TOS you'll see what I'm talking about. 232.
Red Ant - July 24, 2006 - Report this comment
PS- I've stated openly, repeatedly, and for some time now (like, over a year) that seriously incomplete parodies are going to get pacing docks from me. If you'd have rather seen a 431 vote from me, then perhaps that's a more "fair" representation of the pacing. Either way, no one who knows TOS is going to give you an honest set of 5s here. Sorry.

And, for the record, I'm not being vindictive or spiteful either. If that were the case, I'd simply inform ChuckyG (which I won't - you won't learn anything that way) about this being a fragment, and it would be bye-bye.
Josh 2 - July 24, 2006 - Report this comment
Fair enough, that's your opinion. Choose my rocks carefully Trying to kill just one pigeon I just missed it by a smidgen thats the bit ur after mate. and the only outro i missed was the dream part, which i didnt class as part of the song.
Josh 2 - July 24, 2006 - Report this comment
p.s. I am not you, I cannot control your thoughts or your humour so ur choice of a 3 is fair enough on funny, but when i wrote this,a dns till stand by it now, the pacing makes complete and perfect sense, but only down to the fact that its my song, i shall fomr now on include more punctuation into my stuff. and as i said on inthe00s, this was my first parody in a long time, just starting back up being the holidays are here.
Josh 2 - July 24, 2006 - Report this comment
p.s.2 . a dns? and i still.*
Dick Cheney - July 24, 2006 - Report this comment
You should try shooting at some quail instead. (Apologies to a previous VP)
Lionel Mertens - July 25, 2006 - Report this comment
I don't know if you see the irony here Josh2, but people are taking pot shots at your pigeon parody. That's typical of this site. Anyway, that's what you have to accept when posting to this site.. People's inner voices never seem to be in unison. I heard you fine. 5's
Stuart McArthur - July 25, 2006 - Report this comment
lol, Dick Cheney!! - I'm glad I read this for the pigeon/smidgen rhyme, Josh2 - and the comments, but that "smidgen"s gotta make a good title sub for this OS somehow!
Matthias - December 06, 2006 - Report this comment
Not bad, it's pretty funny, but it's not your best, even though I enjoyed the term, "Sky Rat"
bobpiecheese - December 18, 2006 - Report this comment
(Decathlon - Event 9) Two Decathlon Animal entries about hurting animals - wait, three (I forgot mine!). As I don't know the song, I can't dock you on pacing. And I'm a strange person, so I found it hilarious!
tomario - December 28, 2006 - Report this comment
pesky birds doncha just hate em ! lol liked it !!!
Johnny D - December 28, 2006 - Report this comment
(DEC) No, no, don't shoot 'em, POISON 'em, like Tom Lehrer said!
Stuart McArthur - December 30, 2006 - Report this comment
(decath9) see above - still like the title sub, Josh
Arwen - January 03, 2007 - Report this comment
Decathlon...I have to agree with Red And re: incomplete parodies...but this was fun to read anyway. I'm a little concerned, however, about the safety our airborne friends after reading only two round 9 entries and finding two entries about killing birds! ; )
Josh 2 - January 05, 2007 - Report this comment
I rote this quite a while ago now so ic ant actually remember missing out anything? im confuddled now, but thanks for the feedback

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