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Song Parodies -> "The Death of Classical Music"
Original Song Title:
"My Heart Will Go On"
Original Performer:
Celine Dion
Parody Song Title:
"The Death of Classical Music"
Parody Written by:
EmiLoca
The Lyrics
4-CD set of "Mozart for Infants" - $24.99. Tickets to Dad's opera performance - $130. Used Oboe - $450. Voice Clinic/Festival in Alaska - $2,455. 11 years of piano lessons - $7,495. An extensive knowledge and appreciation for classical music - useless.
[Full orchestral prelude - screw the low whistle.]
Ev'ry night with my crew
I hear music, feel blue
That's because I know it's all rock
Peers all jam to guitars
Like aspiring rock stars
What happened to Chopin and Bach?
Mozart gave "Twinkle" a "Star"
Yet you leave when the famed song comes on
You're bored by Claude and Igor
And I fear in my heart that
True art will be looked down on.
You're impressed by Britney
But she's no Stravinsky
Granted, he's more Russian (less fun)
When you hear those high strings
Not "Haydn", but unseen
Why do you plug your ears and run?
Your car blasts screeching guitars
While my radio plays Couperin
You snore when Verdi's performed
Now that we've reached a time when
True art's often spat upon.
[Interlude]
Oh dear, you're Beethoven's ear
Deaf to all classic art and beyond
Dufay must turn in his grave
"De-composing", decaying
True art is revered...but gone.
Ev'ry night with my crew
I hear music, feel blue
That's because I know it's all rock
Peers all jam to guitars
Like aspiring rock stars
What happened to Chopin and Bach?
Mozart gave "Twinkle" a "Star"
Yet you leave when the famed song comes on
You're bored by Claude and Igor
And I fear in my heart that
True art will be looked down on.
You're impressed by Britney
But she's no Stravinsky
Granted, he's more Russian (less fun)
When you hear those high strings
Not "Haydn", but unseen
Why do you plug your ears and run?
Your car blasts screeching guitars
While my radio plays Couperin
You snore when Verdi's performed
Now that we've reached a time when
True art's often spat upon.
[Interlude]
Oh dear, you're Beethoven's ear
Deaf to all classic art and beyond
Dufay must turn in his grave
"De-composing", decaying
True art is revered...but gone.
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Seriously -- how did you get to be so good at this at FIFTEEN? Dufay de-composing in his grave? Classic. Classical.
Wise...and talented...beyond your years. 555
A classic!
Any harpsichordean reference wins me over. 555
Beautiful. I always tell people that when you learn about classical music, your taste for the pop stuff changes. Those lessons weren't wasted. When I was a kid, the schools took us to operas, taught the great composers, and my generation was part of and listening to the music of the 60's. Then budget cuts came, music training was greatly curtailed, and we got rap and boy bands and Celine. Cause and effect?
You're 15!?! I had no idea! I couldn't agree more with your parody - it's fabulous. And I can't believe you're 15...
You do realize my comments about you being only 15 were complimentary, right? You are such a great parody author, and seem pretty dang mature. That's why I was so surprised about your age...
Oh, wow...I don't know what to say! Okay, I take that back...of course I know what to say. Thanks to Leo, Kristof, Joelle, Jim, Rick (Amen, brotha), and Ash for the votes and comments! I blush with the giggly girlish thrill of receiving positive feedback. To Ash - SEEM is the key word there. ;-)
This one was okay; it could have been better. I'm 28 and I don't have a whole lotta time to write parodies; I'm busy with work. 5-3-4.
Ah, I know all about the "giggly girlish thrill of receiving positive feedback" ;-). Though it should be pointed out that the "decomposing" joke isn't one that originated here, as I've heard it a number of places previously in one form or another. Hehe... the couplet "Your car blasts screeching guitars / While my radio plays Couperin" reminds me of the time North, the dorm across from mine, was playing loud, bad rap like it always does, and someone in East had the brilliant idea of getting out our own speakers and blasting opera out of it. It was genius. Anyway, 5'd.
I should have pointed that out, as well. Bad Emi for subtely taking credit for someone else's overdone joke! Thanks to Serafina (although your vote was so CLEARLY a 5-3-3, you manipulator!) for the honest feedback, and neminem for the funny anecdote. My Dad is constantly playing opera music (often of himself, to maintain an inflated ego), and he often does something similar to your story when he stops by a car blasting rap or metal. Gee, he knows how to embarass the immature 15-year-old.
You're right, it was 5-3-3; my finger must have slipped on the keyboard. Sorry about that. ;D
Well, little Emi, I'm 50 and have a REAL job, and the work I do is very, VERY important, so I really don't have time to waste surfing the web reading 'just ok' parodies and leaving patronizing comments, BUT I thought I'd just take a minute and do you the honor of bestowing my compliments about the "Not Haydn, but unseen" line. It could have been so much more clever, but it still sort of impressed me... sort of... So my compliments.
Okay, I have to leave now -- I'm a very busy person, you know, so don't expect me to return to this parody A SECOND time, to leave ANOTHER comment. ;-)
Okay, I have to leave now -- I'm a very busy person, you know, so don't expect me to return to this parody A SECOND time, to leave ANOTHER comment. ;-)
All right, Bush League, just for that little crack at my VERY important...part-time...job, I not only stick my tongue at you, I put BOTH fingers in my ears, wiggle the remaining, and sneer, "Nyah!" How's THAT for mature?!?
What? You only have two fingers? And how do you type when they're both in your rear?
Oh, wait -- did you say your 'ears'? Sorry.
Oh, wait -- did you say your 'ears'? Sorry.
5-5-5
Hey, lebeiw15, nice to hear from you again, buddy! For the past few months I thought you stopped writing parodies or something, but maybe you were on hiatus? Anyway, welcome back.
Oh, this parody gets 5,5,5.
Oh, this parody gets 5,5,5.
Who's... the... op... era... star...
livin' with EmiLoca?
Who? He? He's her pa!
Livin' with EmiLoca!
Nice job, EmiLoca -- when you gonna do one of my songs?
livin' with EmiLoca?
Who? He? He's her pa!
Livin' with EmiLoca!
Nice job, EmiLoca -- when you gonna do one of my songs?
Wow, I think that might actually be the REAL Ricky Martin...;-) All in due time, my banging hombre. Thanks to lebeiw15 (very to-the-point, I like it), TVOD (though voting was not her top priority :P), Bush League (for making me laugh...and look stupid) and the various anonymous 5-ers. Keep on 5'n.
Excuse me EmiLoca, but I'm male. And I did vote 5,5,5. Look at my previous comment (6:04:44 PM) and you'll see that.
Oh, did I say "her"? Oops, sorry. You see, with only two fingers, it's quite hard to type everything correctly...and when I mentioned the top priority bit, I was referring to how you mentioned the fact that you were voting at the very last second, after you were done congratulating lebeiw. My apologies.
Hi TVOD. It had been since December or so since I'd written anything.. I just haven't had any inspiration. I hope this summer I start cranking out the ol' two a day, like I used to...
Beautiful! Pultrichudinous! Clearly an appreciation for music here, and some puns that make me Larfmabuttov (he could be a composer). One pathetically agonising flaw that my anal-retentive mind of lame humour has to get closure on: puns on how jamming guitars is as obnoxious as 'Choppin' bark' Good 'Liszt' of work though.
I'm sorry to say that I didn't know who half the people were that you were talking about...but all the same I got the point. It was vewy good!!!
Well then, good luck lebeiw. I've been away from the site myself for the past few months; back in March, when the site was going so slow, I wondered if it was crashing; I was afraid to go back. But now it looks like everything is okay.
To nem's comment: Monty Python has a song called "Decomposing Composers." Great stuff.
And speaking of great stuff, you got it, Emi l'oca. I particularly liked your use of the Haydn pun and "more Russian (less fun)."
And speaking of great stuff, you got it, Emi l'oca. I particularly liked your use of the Haydn pun and "more Russian (less fun)."
Fanks, Schpaff. Much luv tuya.
What an emotional song, EmiLoca, and it's a really good tear-jerker. I'm a classical music buff and it really breaks my heart when I read it (e.g. people hearing screeching guitars while your radio blares out Couperin's harpsichord music). What a good way to educate people about the declining classical music industry to young people, and I rate this 555.
Thanks, Whizkid! I'm glad you liked it so much. And...harpsichords are awesome.
So sad that it is; smut And filth far outweighs art And beauty. And such a glut Of young "musicians" lacking talent. So bright that thou art! Tìnn gu bheil mise (Sick that I am) Aig an salachar gu (At the filth that) Bheil againne... (We have...) Glic gu bheil thu...! (Bright that you are...!) Dè thachair ri eadhlain...? (What happened to art...?)
classical music has not met its demise! lovers of igor, dmitri, franz, johannes, felix, hector, amadeus, et al: UNITE!
So cool! Go classical music!
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