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Song Parodies -> "Misanthrope"
Original Song Title:
"High Hopes"
Original Performer:
Frank Sinatra
Parody Song Title:
"Misanthrope"
Parody Written by:
John A. Barry
The Lyrics
*Molière: 17th century French playwright, one of whose works is "The Misanthrope"; French philosopher René Descartes, contemporary of Molière, who famously wrote: "I think, therefore I am"; trope: a figure of speech; Up With People was an upbeat touring troupe of wholesome young people. . .not sure if it's still around.
He's always found staring down at the ground.
Humanity he's spurned. He's got a frown.
Just what makes that grizzled old man
A dyspeptic Molière* fan?
A man who has banned "can" from
His semantical plan.
He's a misanthrope, a misanthrope.
He's got low expectations and slight hopes.
There's no day he doesn't feel low
Favorite word is "no,"
Hates displays of elan.
He just is not a warm and fuzzy man.
He troubles all, rare times he comes to call.
He turns them all off with appalling gall.
He calls friendship a silly scam
For Hallmark cards' sappy iambs.
"You stink, therefore, I am!"* Man
Mangles Cartesian
Stanza. Misanthrope blows René's trope.*
To further poke at folks, he'll use no soap.
You know he's always feeling mad.
To make him get glad,
Tie up his feet and hands
And make him watch the "Up With People"* band.
He'll curse this troupe and call them goons,
Then he'll nearly swoon,
Veins about to go pop.
"I'll be nice if you will please make them stop!!!!"
Humanity he's spurned. He's got a frown.
Just what makes that grizzled old man
A dyspeptic Molière* fan?
A man who has banned "can" from
His semantical plan.
He's a misanthrope, a misanthrope.
He's got low expectations and slight hopes.
There's no day he doesn't feel low
Favorite word is "no,"
Hates displays of elan.
He just is not a warm and fuzzy man.
He troubles all, rare times he comes to call.
He turns them all off with appalling gall.
He calls friendship a silly scam
For Hallmark cards' sappy iambs.
"You stink, therefore, I am!"* Man
Mangles Cartesian
Stanza. Misanthrope blows René's trope.*
To further poke at folks, he'll use no soap.
You know he's always feeling mad.
To make him get glad,
Tie up his feet and hands
And make him watch the "Up With People"* band.
He'll curse this troupe and call them goons,
Then he'll nearly swoon,
Veins about to go pop.
"I'll be nice if you will please make them stop!!!!"
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The guy mentioned sounds like he might be Sartre.
Must admit that French Philosophy is not one of my strong points...but a Frank Sinatra song parody, gets my vote....good 5's
Nice job here.
Cinq, cinq, cinq! (No, that's not another "Edmund Fitzgerald" reference.)
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