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Song Parodies -> "When You Really Need TV"
Original Song Title:
"Rhythm Steps"
Original Performer:
Herbie Kay & His Orchestra
Parody Song Title:
"When You Really Need TV"
Parody Written by:
Charlie Ergen & The Dish Network Experience
The Lyrics
The greatest advertisement in television history.
Rain, (Start in to rain, soon, it’ll be raining)
Here’s that rain, (Start in to rain, soon, it’ll be raining)
Dish Network is bound to get you,
Oh, (What’s on? It’s “My Mermaid & Me”)
Don’t go slow, (What’s on? It’s “My Mermaid & Me”)
Dish Network is bound to get you,
Rainfall... rainfall... rainfall... rainfall... rainfall... mmm...
(vocal solo)
Dish Switch Steps,
Call for the rain, soon, it will be raining,
Dish Switch Steps,
Pool party planned, almost out of handling,
One, two, three,
Signal through the nation, (dee-de-oh!)
Sugar-free,
Is the cake that’s putting the world on its feet,
Dish Switch Steps,
Once you begin, you have to give in to
Dish Switch Steps,
Get on your toes, ‘cause Dish Network knows that
If you’re not a dunce,
Oh, you’ll get Dish at once,
Well, keep that cake sugar-free,
Do the Dish Switch Steps!
(vocal trio)
Dish Switch Steps,
Call for the rain, soon, it will be raining,
Dish Switch Steps,
Pool party planned, almost out of handling,
One, two, three,
Signal through the nation, (doo-doo-do-doo!)
Sugar-free,
Is the cake that’s putting the world on its feet,
Dish Switch Steps,
Once you begin, you have to give in to
Dish Switch Steps,
Get on your toes, ‘cause Dish Network knows that
If you’re not a dunce,
You’ll get Dish at once,
Keep that cake sugar-free,
Do the Dish Switch Steps, whoa!
Dish Switch Steps,
(instrumental call-back)
Dish Switch Steps,
(instrumental call-back)
One, two, three,
Signal through the nation, (doo-doo-do-doo!)
Sugar-free,
Is the cake that’s putting the world on its feet,
Dish Switch Steps,
(instrumental call-back)
Dish Switch Steps,
(instrumental call-back)
If you’re not a dunce,
You’ll get Dish at once,
Keep that cake sugar-free,
Do the Dish Switch Steps, whoa!
Simple as the rain is long!
Here’s that rain, (Start in to rain, soon, it’ll be raining)
Dish Network is bound to get you,
Oh, (What’s on? It’s “My Mermaid & Me”)
Don’t go slow, (What’s on? It’s “My Mermaid & Me”)
Dish Network is bound to get you,
Rainfall... rainfall... rainfall... rainfall... rainfall... mmm...
(vocal solo)
Dish Switch Steps,
Call for the rain, soon, it will be raining,
Dish Switch Steps,
Pool party planned, almost out of handling,
One, two, three,
Signal through the nation, (dee-de-oh!)
Sugar-free,
Is the cake that’s putting the world on its feet,
Dish Switch Steps,
Once you begin, you have to give in to
Dish Switch Steps,
Get on your toes, ‘cause Dish Network knows that
If you’re not a dunce,
Oh, you’ll get Dish at once,
Well, keep that cake sugar-free,
Do the Dish Switch Steps!
(vocal trio)
Dish Switch Steps,
Call for the rain, soon, it will be raining,
Dish Switch Steps,
Pool party planned, almost out of handling,
One, two, three,
Signal through the nation, (doo-doo-do-doo!)
Sugar-free,
Is the cake that’s putting the world on its feet,
Dish Switch Steps,
Once you begin, you have to give in to
Dish Switch Steps,
Get on your toes, ‘cause Dish Network knows that
If you’re not a dunce,
You’ll get Dish at once,
Keep that cake sugar-free,
Do the Dish Switch Steps, whoa!
Dish Switch Steps,
(instrumental call-back)
Dish Switch Steps,
(instrumental call-back)
One, two, three,
Signal through the nation, (doo-doo-do-doo!)
Sugar-free,
Is the cake that’s putting the world on its feet,
Dish Switch Steps,
(instrumental call-back)
Dish Switch Steps,
(instrumental call-back)
If you’re not a dunce,
You’ll get Dish at once,
Keep that cake sugar-free,
Do the Dish Switch Steps, whoa!
Simple as the rain is long!
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Oh, thank goodness Rainman's back with another rehash of his latest fixation. First it was the long-lost broadcast featuring an elephant, boy scouts and seductiveness. Now it's about an ad featuring rain and sugar-free cake. Greatest broadcast show ever and greatest TV ad ever. My life has been a complete waste having never seen either of these.
“The greatest advertisement in television history”, indeed. (Hey Phil, please tell us how this parody still stands up 5 months later.)
Great commercial, and absolutely amazing writing.
Now THIS is funny!
The greatest advertisement in television history.
“Oh, thank goodness Rainman's back with another rehash of his latest fixation. First it was the long-lost broadcast featuring an elephant, boy scouts and seductiveness. Now it's about an ad featuring rain and sugar-free cake. Greatest broadcast show ever and greatest TV ad ever. My life has been a complete waste having never seen either of these.” Write this quote down as a reminder of how little Phil Ossifer cares for this amazing song that was parodied.
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