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Song Parodies -> "The Censor"
Original Song Title:
"The General"
Original Performer:
Siegfried Sassoon
Parody Song Title:
"The Censor"
Parody Written by:
Phil Alexander
The Lyrics
Written on hearing that many of Siegfried Sassoon's poems, including this one "The General" were toned down by Sassoon's publisher, who feared they would be censored (or he'd get into trouble for printing them in wartime).
For example, the final line of the original was "But he murdered them both by his plan of attack"
For example, the final line of the original was "But he murdered them both by his plan of attack"
Too dodgy! Too dodgy! The publisher said
When he read Sassoon's poem sent back from the line
I must find some phrasing less pointed instead
For you can't call a General a murderous swine
Siegfried is angry about deaths of men
His publisher doesn't want trouble again
So he toned it right down with one stroke of the pen
When he read Sassoon's poem sent back from the line
I must find some phrasing less pointed instead
For you can't call a General a murderous swine
Siegfried is angry about deaths of men
His publisher doesn't want trouble again
So he toned it right down with one stroke of the pen
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