Making fun of music, one song at a time. Since the year 2000.
Check out the two amIright misheard lyrics books including one book devoted to misheard lyrics of the 1980s.
Song Parodies -> "The Songs Are Mine"
Original Song Title:
"The Girl Is Mine"
Original Performer:
Michael Jackson/Paul McCartney
Parody Song Title:
"The Songs Are Mine"
Parody Written by:
Tim Hall
The Lyrics
Remember when Michael bought most of the Beatles song rights?
(Michael)
Thriller made me such a huge fortune
So I had to invest it
When the opportunity came up
I did what I thought was fit
The songs are mine
The Beatles songs are mine
I know they're mine
Because the Beatles songs are mine
(Paul)
So you had some money to invest
Now you say they're yours not mine
Owning most of our old catalog
Really puts me in a bind
The songs are mine
The Beatles songs are mine
Don't waste your time
Because the Beatles songs are mine
I wrote many of them
(Wrote many of them)
(Michael)
But I bought them fair and square
(Bought them fair and square)
(Michael & Paul)
So let's make some money
From the royalties
(Michael)
But we both cannot have them
So it's one or the other
And right now you'll discover
That they're my songs forever and ever
(Paul)
George, Yoko, and Ringo will sue
'Cause they really feel it's time
(Michael)
The judge will tell them I'm the owner now
'Cause I bought them fair and square
The songs are mine
The Beatles songs are mine
Don't waste your time
Because the Beatles songs are mine
(Michael & Paul)
They're mine, they're mine
No, no, no, they're mine
The songs are mine, the songs are mine
The songs are mine, the songs are mine
(Paul)
The songs are mine, (yep) they're mine
The songs are mine, (yep) they're mine
(Michael)
Don't waste your time
Because the Beatles songs are mine
The songs are mine, the songs are mine
(Paul)
Michael, we're not going to fight about this, okay
(Michael)
Paul, I'm gonna tell you. I can do what the hell I want
(Paul)
I've heard it all before, Michael. My lawyer said I have a very strong case,
You know, don't you remember
(Michael)
Well, after buying them, he said I am the rightful owner
(Paul)
Is that what he said?
(Michael)
Yes, he said it. Keep your Wings songs.
(Paul sings)
I don't believe it
(Michael & Paul)
The songs are mine, (mine, mine, mine)...
Thriller made me such a huge fortune
So I had to invest it
When the opportunity came up
I did what I thought was fit
The songs are mine
The Beatles songs are mine
I know they're mine
Because the Beatles songs are mine
(Paul)
So you had some money to invest
Now you say they're yours not mine
Owning most of our old catalog
Really puts me in a bind
The songs are mine
The Beatles songs are mine
Don't waste your time
Because the Beatles songs are mine
I wrote many of them
(Wrote many of them)
(Michael)
But I bought them fair and square
(Bought them fair and square)
(Michael & Paul)
So let's make some money
From the royalties
(Michael)
But we both cannot have them
So it's one or the other
And right now you'll discover
That they're my songs forever and ever
(Paul)
George, Yoko, and Ringo will sue
'Cause they really feel it's time
(Michael)
The judge will tell them I'm the owner now
'Cause I bought them fair and square
The songs are mine
The Beatles songs are mine
Don't waste your time
Because the Beatles songs are mine
(Michael & Paul)
They're mine, they're mine
No, no, no, they're mine
The songs are mine, the songs are mine
The songs are mine, the songs are mine
(Paul)
The songs are mine, (yep) they're mine
The songs are mine, (yep) they're mine
(Michael)
Don't waste your time
Because the Beatles songs are mine
The songs are mine, the songs are mine
(Paul)
Michael, we're not going to fight about this, okay
(Michael)
Paul, I'm gonna tell you. I can do what the hell I want
(Paul)
I've heard it all before, Michael. My lawyer said I have a very strong case,
You know, don't you remember
(Michael)
Well, after buying them, he said I am the rightful owner
(Paul)
Is that what he said?
(Michael)
Yes, he said it. Keep your Wings songs.
(Paul sings)
I don't believe it
(Michael & Paul)
The songs are mine, (mine, mine, mine)...
trhall@stuart.iit.edu
Your Vote & Comment Counts
The parody authors spend a lot of time writing parodies for the website and they appreciate feedback in the form of votes and comments. Please take some time to leave a comment below about this parody.
Place Your Vote |
Voting Results
| ||||||||||||||||||
Voting Breakdown
The following represent how many people voted for each category.
| Pacing | How Funny | Overall Rating | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
User Comments
Comments are subject to review, and can be removed by the administration of the site at any time and for any reason.
Very cool and funny idea!
see, now THIS is parody platinium! 5's across. :)
Good job, Tim! Maybe Michael will have a garage sale to raise some defense funds and Paul can buy them back cheap!
Give the Beatles back their songs, Michael.
I say, the doggone song gets five, five, five...
You are correct sir! I want everyone to see this and realise Tim did this concept way before me. I've been known to point this sort of thing out a time or two and I'm certainly not offended when someone else does it. I often research a little if the idea seems obvious, but did not do so in this case. Of course you get fives for a brilliant idea!
The author of the parody has authorized comments, and wants YOUR feedback.
Link To This Page
The address of this page is: http://www.amiright.com/parody/80s/michaeljacksonpaulmccartney1.shtml For help, see the examples of how to link to this page.
This is view # 1499