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Song Parodies -> "I Have A Dream"
Original Song Title:
"I Have a Dream"
Original Performer:
Martin Luther King
Parody Song Title:
"I Have A Dream"
Parody Written by:
John A. Barry
The Lyrics
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our Christian nation. Divine Providence, not any advance planning, leads us to this location on this day.
I say to you today, my fiends, that FAR right is the only way to our salvation. I shill for that dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in creeping nativist fear.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of MY creed: “We mold our truth from my self-centeredness. I am come!” (JC a mere prequel.)
I have a dream that the rednecks of Georgia will be freed from enslavement by a socialist, fascist, godless government that will be swept away to yield to a cabal of Bunderhood.
I have a dream that one day antebellum Mississippi ideals drive our systems of justice, legislation, and executive—to pull the white man from the swamp of injustice.
I have a dream that our poor children are free from indoctrination, and they will not be nudged to secularism humanism by the content of their textbooks’ words.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day the state of Allah ’bama, whose government strips us of our liberty—an Obamanation (if you catch my paronomatsic intimation)—will take a permanent vacation. This is a white Christian nation, but I guess we oughta pay lip service to the man who faced assassination. OK, enough of that divagation, my brothers
I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day every rally shall be exalted, that every shill and mountebank shall grow rich, as I have, using the subject of race as bait. And the glory of the Lord—that’s this guy! [raises thumbs to point to himself]—shall be fully revealed and my reign be untethered.
I say to you today, my fiends, that FAR right is the only way to our salvation. I shill for that dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in creeping nativist fear.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of MY creed: “We mold our truth from my self-centeredness. I am come!” (JC a mere prequel.)
I have a dream that the rednecks of Georgia will be freed from enslavement by a socialist, fascist, godless government that will be swept away to yield to a cabal of Bunderhood.
I have a dream that one day antebellum Mississippi ideals drive our systems of justice, legislation, and executive—to pull the white man from the swamp of injustice.
I have a dream that our poor children are free from indoctrination, and they will not be nudged to secularism humanism by the content of their textbooks’ words.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day the state of Allah ’bama, whose government strips us of our liberty—an Obamanation (if you catch my paronomatsic intimation)—will take a permanent vacation. This is a white Christian nation, but I guess we oughta pay lip service to the man who faced assassination. OK, enough of that divagation, my brothers
I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day every rally shall be exalted, that every shill and mountebank shall grow rich, as I have, using the subject of race as bait. And the glory of the Lord—that’s this guy! [raises thumbs to point to himself]—shall be fully revealed and my reign be untethered.
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When you can't present a logical rebuttal to another man's ideas, call him a "racist".
JAB - you certainly know the original address. The seriousness of this parody deserves an uncharacteristically serious observation from a shameless buffoon like me. I fear we all have become far too cynical, not without good reason. My dream is when all can accept the desire for such virtues as honor, faith, and patriotism (not to mention equality, justice, and brotherhood) at face value, rather than wondering what's really going on behind the curtain. Wouldn't it have been something if Beck and Reverend Sharpton had merged their rallies? THAT would have been worthy of the original. OK, with that said, it's back to my occasional partisan political parodies in the pursuit of the almighty cheap laugh. ;D
"Uncharacteristically"??? Even when I try to be serious, Norm Crosby haunts me...lol! ;D
PirateJack de Barrow, alias Mr BvD . . . you're truly a Maiden's NightMare, Sir ! !
This should've been the speech of the year! Great speech satire there, John!
The Glenn Beck rally was a disgraceful ego trip. So was the "Million Man March" by Louis Farrakhan - I saw it on TV and some speaker said, "We're gonna be passing around a big cardboard box and you will fill it with cash!". Look at the sheep. You'd think people would learn from these moronic swindlers but noooooooo..... Dr. King's legacy has crapped on by these bozos but your parody is cool and I'm glad I ain't the only one who can see throught the smokescreen. Let's strive to keep MLK's dream alive.
What Patrick said.
Also, the "straw man" fallacy of logic: putting words into your opponents' mouths, then arguing against your own version of what you think they think, and ignoring the fact that the opposition comes in many different philosophies, creeds, and - yes - colors
. Many African-Americans oppose the current policies and trends of government, especially since they may be hardest-hit by the continuing economic ignorance that is only making things worse.
Also, the "straw man" fallacy of logic: putting words into your opponents' mouths, then arguing against your own version of what you think they think, and ignoring the fact that the opposition comes in many different philosophies, creeds, and - yes - colors
. Many African-Americans oppose the current policies and trends of government, especially since they may be hardest-hit by the continuing economic ignorance that is only making things worse.
Dr King's dream of an America in which race no longer matters is largely achieved. People like Sharpton who derive their position and their purchasing power from racial division and the taxing power of big government, naturally will not want to see their earnings go away. As an individual though, I could see Sharpton maintaining the standard of living to which he is accustomed as an actor, TV talk show host, or similar profession, even in a free market, post-racial America.
He would totaly reject the calls for violence from Spike Lee the NBPP and BLM and talked Nichel Nichlous to stay on Star Trek
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