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Song Parodies -> "The Unpassable Scheme (Plan of Le Health Care)"
Original Song Title:
"The Impossible Dream (Man of La Mancha)"
(MP3)Original Performer:
Andy Williams
Parody Song Title:
"The Unpassable Scheme (Plan of Le Health Care)"
Parody Written by:
Barry J. Mitchel
The Lyrics
As the US President is on the road stumping to revive any version of Medical Reform, I wonder if his initials stand for Bulldogging Health Overhaul. Its passage could be political suicide for Congressional Democrats in 2010 and him in 2012. That does not deter him as he mimics the idealistic hero in TOS.
To scheme the unpassable scheme
To fight the Conservative foe
To scare (we can't wait for tomorrow)
To run where Progressives were slow
The Right is indictably wrong
I am better far than they are
To try when my eyes are too bleary
To read one more speech from afar [1]
This is my quest
To follow that god
No matter how hope changed [2]
No matter how flawed
To fight 'gainst the Right
Without question or pause
To be willing to march
Out to sell what are lemonly laws [3]
To be willing to give
Balking DINO's the shiv [4]
To be willing to lie
So that "government -- trust us" may live
And I know if I'll only push through
In this glorious quest
That I'm smart to have greased many palms
When I'm made to take rest [5]
And health care will be better for this
That one man, feathers covered with tar
Still strove, despite cast votes of Congress
To breach the unbreachable bar
To fight the Conservative foe
To scare (we can't wait for tomorrow)
To run where Progressives were slow
The Right is indictably wrong
I am better far than they are
To try when my eyes are too bleary
To read one more speech from afar [1]
This is my quest
To follow that god
No matter how hope changed [2]
No matter how flawed
To fight 'gainst the Right
Without question or pause
To be willing to march
Out to sell what are lemonly laws [3]
To be willing to give
Balking DINO's the shiv [4]
To be willing to lie
So that "government -- trust us" may live
And I know if I'll only push through
In this glorious quest
That I'm smart to have greased many palms
When I'm made to take rest [5]
And health care will be better for this
That one man, feathers covered with tar
Still strove, despite cast votes of Congress
To breach the unbreachable bar
[1] Teleprompters
[2] A twist on his campaign slogan
[3] A play on Dan Rather's recent remark about selling watermelons
[4] Democrats in name only, i.e., voting "nay"
[5] Not re-elected
[2] A twist on his campaign slogan
[3] A play on Dan Rather's recent remark about selling watermelons
[4] Democrats in name only, i.e., voting "nay"
[5] Not re-elected
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Tony Award-winning write! If Obama is Don Quixote does that make Barney Frank Sancho Pansy (or, because of Fannie Mae, Sancho Ponzi)? ;D
Youuuu dog!!! I was just thinking of that OS for this topic! Kudos!!!! 555 votes yea
OMR: Tony who? Sounds like Chicago, very appropo. Likewise Pansy or Ponzi for BF. LOL!
MS: Sorry; I actually submitted this Wednesday morning, too late for Thursday's group. But you're free to write your own too.
MS: Sorry; I actually submitted this Wednesday morning, too late for Thursday's group. But you're free to write your own too.
There should be a Broadway musical for this one! Ditto on OMR and Mark's comments! The Impossible Dream for an Impassable Scheme! I'm imagining the US Pres singing this type of number! Great work with this polit-ody, Barry! 555.
Love yer version, Barry!
Why, yer a regular Rahm Quixote
Why, yer a regular Rahm Quixote
Well done again, BJM! Several good lines... the teleprompter segment and the "lemonly laws" line made me laugh... 555 :D
well written
Thanks, all. @ CMM: I think that the Prez & First Lady would not fly AF1 to NY on a date for this musical!
@ TJC: LOL -- but the Congress is trying to Rahm this into The People's throats and other orifices.
@ Fg: The dictionary said "lemony" but if OS had "heavenly", why not?
@ MS: It was not Wednesday but Thursday at 8:19 a.m. EST; the editors had been up unusually early!
@ TJC: LOL -- but the Congress is trying to Rahm this into The People's throats and other orifices.
@ Fg: The dictionary said "lemony" but if OS had "heavenly", why not?
@ MS: It was not Wednesday but Thursday at 8:19 a.m. EST; the editors had been up unusually early!
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