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Song Parodies -> "Beaver"
Original Song Title:
"Fever"
Original Performer:
Ella Fitzgerald
Parody Song Title:
"Beaver"
Parody Written by:
Phil Alexander
The Lyrics
Always thought it was a rodent
Swimming round and making a dam
Then I found out another meaning
Now I know how lucky I am
Look, it's a beaver - in the water
Beaver holding onto a stick
Beaver! When you're shouting
Beaver heads away pretty quick
Ev'rybody's wants a beaver
That is something we all know
Beaver - and if you ain't got one
You want a beaver for yourself even mo'
Damming up the river
Damming up-a the stream
I say damn! when I see that beaver
And I know tonight I'm going to dream...
Look, there's a beaver - in my email
Beaver looking hairy and tight
Beaver! Click the link, there's
Beaver all through the site
Watching Basic Instinct
Seeing Sharon Stone in that chair
Just like Michael Douglas
I couldn't tear my eyes from down there
I saw her beaver - on the freeze-frame
Beaver shown to all o' the cops
Beaver! Once it's started
Publicity like that never stops
I saw Loaded Weapon
Unlucky for you if you've not
They made fun of Sharon Stone
With a gratuitous "beaver" shot
It was a beaver - a man-sized beaver
Beaver sitting down in the chair
Beaver! Veryhairy
With teeth sticking down right to there
Now you've listened to my story
Now you see how lucky I am
Chicks will hide away their beaver
But this beaver doesn't build a dam
They give you beaver when you kiss them
Beaver, taken out for a meal
Beaver! Just elliptical
What a lovely beaver to feel
What a lovely beaver to feel
What a lovely beaver to feel
Swimming round and making a dam
Then I found out another meaning
Now I know how lucky I am
Look, it's a beaver - in the water
Beaver holding onto a stick
Beaver! When you're shouting
Beaver heads away pretty quick
Ev'rybody's wants a beaver
That is something we all know
Beaver - and if you ain't got one
You want a beaver for yourself even mo'
Damming up the river
Damming up-a the stream
I say damn! when I see that beaver
And I know tonight I'm going to dream...
Look, there's a beaver - in my email
Beaver looking hairy and tight
Beaver! Click the link, there's
Beaver all through the site
Watching Basic Instinct
Seeing Sharon Stone in that chair
Just like Michael Douglas
I couldn't tear my eyes from down there
I saw her beaver - on the freeze-frame
Beaver shown to all o' the cops
Beaver! Once it's started
Publicity like that never stops
I saw Loaded Weapon
Unlucky for you if you've not
They made fun of Sharon Stone
With a gratuitous "beaver" shot
It was a beaver - a man-sized beaver
Beaver sitting down in the chair
Beaver! Veryhairy
With teeth sticking down right to there
Now you've listened to my story
Now you see how lucky I am
Chicks will hide away their beaver
But this beaver doesn't build a dam
They give you beaver when you kiss them
Beaver, taken out for a meal
Beaver! Just elliptical
What a lovely beaver to feel
What a lovely beaver to feel
What a lovely beaver to feel
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Ella Shmella! How could you not give ME credit for this!?!?!? Mine is the most famous version, and I WROTE the damn song! Oh, good song.
Because it's "based on the performance by..." and the first (well, the only) recording I could find was Ella Fitzgerald's. But thanks, anyway.
Ah, but who can forget the version by the McCoys? This is dam funny.
very kinky, Phil
Phil!! ROFL...from a (quote) naff, pedantic writer...here's some 5's :-)
Hot DAM!
Oh Phil...as a woman I think I'm supposed to be somehow offended, but I love it! Oh so clever and funny!
Ash, I'm glad you're not offended... I'd hate to think I'd caused offence (unintentionally, that is). I was rather in two minds how to write this one, and ended up mixing the two threads - if it seems rather confused, that's because the author was when he wrote it.
Very good parody! 5's
Beaver is great Phil, I really like it a lot. Not everyone will get it, but those who do are sure to love it. ;)
;-) Those that get the joke might like it, too...
too funny....and fun to sing along with...definite 5s
Come on Phil, it was beaverlicious, and you know it! Oh, and Melhi, LOL!
DKYOS but it made me laugh anyway!
Used to love those cute critters! Now, as a hitched-up guy, we have only one in the house. But I love it as much as all the others put together, honey, just in case you're stopping by here!! Absolute gem, Phil, 5s fall short.
Very good; I like "Beaver" almost as much as "Uranus"
Just sampled this 'oldie but goodie', after completing my own reworking of it, which I hope will appear in Monday's list. It's a rather obvious switch but very tastefully handled considering the subject matter. I especially liked the way you seamlessly wove the two threads, animal weft and human warp for a rich fabric. The 'Loaded Weapon' ref was also a nice touch. Good to have one of those when beaver is in the offing, no? This parody deserved a lot more attention and praise, so here's some. Dk Ella's version but I know I can trust your pacing.
As 'Peggy Lee' has posthumously pointed out, hers is THE version (rec.1956) and its smouldering bass'n'drum suggestiveness has never been surpassed imo. According to Miss Lee's bio on Wiki, the song was written by Eddie Cooley and John Davenport and first recorded by Little Willie John. Miss Lee (I never presume to call her Peggy) added two uncopyrighted verses of her own, the ones beginning 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Captain Smith and Pocohontas'.
She was an estimable lyricist in her own right - credits include 'We are Siamese if you please' (voicing also) from Disney's 'Lady and the Tramp', 'It's a Good Day', 'Johnny Guitar' and a final (1969) late hit with the alcoholic lament 'Is that all there is'. But to see her at her best, you need to check out her live, early 40s appearances with the Benny Goodman Orchestra. She just oozed it. As Elton would say, 'I would have liked to know you ...' but I wasn't even a kid back then.
As 'Peggy Lee' has posthumously pointed out, hers is THE version (rec.1956) and its smouldering bass'n'drum suggestiveness has never been surpassed imo. According to Miss Lee's bio on Wiki, the song was written by Eddie Cooley and John Davenport and first recorded by Little Willie John. Miss Lee (I never presume to call her Peggy) added two uncopyrighted verses of her own, the ones beginning 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Captain Smith and Pocohontas'.
She was an estimable lyricist in her own right - credits include 'We are Siamese if you please' (voicing also) from Disney's 'Lady and the Tramp', 'It's a Good Day', 'Johnny Guitar' and a final (1969) late hit with the alcoholic lament 'Is that all there is'. But to see her at her best, you need to check out her live, early 40s appearances with the Benny Goodman Orchestra. She just oozed it. As Elton would say, 'I would have liked to know you ...' but I wasn't even a kid back then.
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