Song Parodies -> "The Beatlemania Scenes"

Original Song Title:

"The Battle of New Orleans"

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"The Beatlemania Scenes"

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The Lyrics

A true story.

THE BEATLEMANIA SCENES

When I was fourteen we took a little trip
In our old FC Holden up to Melbourne feelin' hip
The Mersey beat was shakin' up and hookin' all the teens
And Dad was bloody British though he didn't wear tight jeans

It fired our bums that the Beatles were a comin'
Life wasn't nigh as boring as it was a while ago
We parked our car and then began to runnin'
Up on Exhibition to the Southern Cross's door*

We looked down the hillside and we saw a horde had come
There must have been ten thousand of 'em chewin' spearmint gum
The pitch was high and it made the city ring
We stood in the middle but we couldn't see a thing

It wired us numb that the Beatles were a comin'
Elv wasn't nigh as cool now as he was a while ago
The great Fab Four, Beatlemania high was runnin'
Up on Exhibition at the Southern Cross's door

Police on horseback tried to keep things organized
Some girls start to flake it, looks like they are gonna die
We held our ground but the crowd began to swell
Then we opened up our eyes and we saw them really well

There they were on the balcony above us
They'd slipped in the back way a little while ago
The crowd went wild so amazed they could catch 'em
John, Paul, George and a stand-in for Ringo**

Yeah, they waved to the fans and they waved to the cameras
And they waved to the p'licemen and the horses down below
Hits hard and fast and plenty more a comin'
Down in Melbourne town there almost fifty years ago

Girls screamed their lungs out till their panties melted down
Holy fab-three adulation, we were rooted to the ground
It fills my head with fond recalls, so vivid in my mind
The sight that set the crowd right off, can never leave behind

Their fine albums, non-stop with guitars strummin'
They wasn't nigh unscratched-up as they was a while ago
That great moment when the Beatles were a comin'
Up on Exhibition at the Southern Cross's door

Yeah, they waved to the teens and they waved to the oldies
And they waved to the cameras for the folks at home, you know
In June '64 there was no-one could touch 'em
John, Paul, George and invisible Ringo

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Notes

* The Southern Cross Hotel, in Exhibition Street, was Melbourne's premier first-class hotel of the time
** Ringo was in hospital recovering from a tonsillectomy, and was replaced on the early part of the tour by session drummer Jimmy Nichol

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AFW - November 20, 2012 - Report this comment

Good tale...very good read, very good job

Meriadoc - November 20, 2012 - Report this comment

A fine tale of nostalgia, though one that for me is personally a bit difficult to get into as I never cared for the Beatles. But your Elvis line really stood out. :)

Leough - November 21, 2012 - Report this comment

LOL at "Girls screamed their lungs out till their panties melted down" 555!

Wendy Christopher - November 21, 2012 - Report this comment

Sounds like they were exciting times - we don't have any equivalent to a phenomena like that these days, do we? I was hooked right to the end - the story was expertly told and flowed beautifully. A definite 555.

Lifeliver - November 23, 2012 - Report this comment

Thanks AFW, Meriadoc, Leough, Wendy. I appreciate you noting the 'flow', which was the best feature I thought, though the topic was very lightweight (as is most of my material).

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