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Song Parodies -> "Tie-Dye"

Original Song Title:

"My Guy"

 (MP3)
Original Performer:

Mary Wells

Parody Song Title:

"Tie-Dye"

Parody Written by:

Merry & Pippin

The Lyrics

If you're old enough to know what the title of this song is, then :). If you're not, then this is how the other half lived :)
Fashion of today
Compares in no way to tie-dye
Wearing platform shoes
Always gave me blues; not tie-dye

You pick a white tee-shirt
And you clamp it together
Find fasteners to fetter
Of string or leather
A bucket’s a good start
Then add in measured parts some fine dye

Water’s needed too
To make the next move with tie-dye (tie-dye)
Watch the world go by
Whilst soaking in that dye while time flies (time flies, time flies, time flies)

I’ll wear tie-dye and then I’m gonna
Light my far-out lamp of lava
My Hi-Fi’s receiving
Some Grate-ful Dead keening (so high)

As a psychadelic statement I think my top’s
A one of a kind you won’t see at the shop
As I patter down street, looks I attract
Pattern reveals that I’m really well stacked

It must’ve began
In sixties, man; that tie-dye (tie-dye)
It’s art embraced
There sure ain’t no disgrace in tie-dye (tie-dye, tie-dye, tie-dye)
Cliches like “I am groovy” are
Correct; and as for feeling trippy, yee-ha!
There's circles bein’ portayed
Pers-on-al-ly displayed, of tie-dye

Said Neil Armstrong
Shoulda took ‘long some tie-dye (tie-dye)
On Moony’s face
Would he have looked real ace in tie-dye! (tie-dye, tie-dye, tie-dye)
He would have been a lunar star
But trendy doesn’t equal NASA; We are
Still being tracked to this day
By men from C.I.A. (on the sly!)

(C.I.A.?)
Clothes are so bland today
We shouldn’ve strayed far away from tie-dye
(That we wore)
No fashions can today
Compare with chic displays of tie-dye

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AFW - August 16, 2007 - Report this comment
You've roped the "Sixties" and stayed on for six seconds...great stuff!
Ann Hammond - August 16, 2007 - Report this comment
he he I like tie-dye it's colorful
alvin - August 16, 2007 - Report this comment
i can SO relate....tie-dye, lava lamps, grateful dead....the neil armstrong bit slayed me
Tommy Turtle - August 16, 2007 - Report this comment
Urban legend: When Armstrong stepped down on the moon, he muttered, "Have fun, Mrs. Grimalsky". Story is that when he was a kid, he heard the neighbors quarreling, with woman shouting, "You'll get oral s*x when the kid next door walks on the moon!"... Great title switch, well-stacked song, loved visualizing those personally-displayed circles.Average age of those commenting on this song: 55.5.
John Barry - August 16, 2007 - Report this comment
"High" fives.
Kristof Robertson - August 16, 2007 - Report this comment
Like...far out and groovy, maaaan! Although I've managed to wean myself off tie-dye... crushed velour is proving harder to shake..;-) 555
mandamoo - August 16, 2007 - Report this comment
Tie-Dye will never go out of fashion...you hear..? Well, not in my books anyway heheh. This was fun. Good job ! :)
stuart mcarthur - August 17, 2007 - Report this comment
"Light my far-out lamp of lava" was a classic M and P - and yes, I'm old enough to get ALL of those gags (sniff) - 555
Ford - August 20, 2007 - Report this comment
Really enjoyed this one!
CeramicsFanatic - August 21, 2007 - Report this comment
Loved it!! ;)
Alessandra - August 24, 2007 - Report this comment
Always have liked tie-dye - I made a great T-shirt at camp when I was a kid and i wore it to a rag. I will now definitely have to make another tie-dye item of clothing. Great parody.
The Nerd - October 08, 2009 - Report this comment
Enjoyable parody! 5-5-5
Stan Hall - November 22, 2009 - Report this comment
Once had parti-colored full body stains from making tie-dyed shirts, shorts, socks, headbands ... and wearing'em while still wet. WHo sez smoking and dying go together? :-) Oh well, here's some high 5s.

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