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Song Parodies -> "Al-ex-ander!"
Original Song Title:
"Hey Big Spender"
Original Performer:
Shirley Bassey
Parody Song Title:
"Al-ex-ander!"
Parody Written by:
Stuart McArthur
The Lyrics
Historically, there have always been people who have too high opinions of their prizeworthiness
The minute you vanquished our troops
(bar-RUM!)
I could see that you were charismatic
a real go-getter
good-looking, loved your hair
say wouldn't you like some ouzo or a fetta eclaire
but let me get right to the point...
(bar-RUM!)
I don't peel my grapes for every Greek I see...
AL - EX - ANDER!
seeeeeeeeeeeeee–eee!
if you can con-quer
ME!
(duh d'darr – d'duh!)
Say wouldn't you like a ripe plum?
...plum...plum!
howzabout a few figs?
...figs!
what's the thing with your MUM? You love her...
sure...but hell!
you CAME out there! ya wanna go back IN there as well?
The minute you re-sheathed your sword
(bar-RUM!)
I could see you were a sensitive feller, just
mis-un-DER-stood!
a good listener – I can tell!
and wouldn't you love
to listen to this mademoiselle
So let me get right to the point
(bar-RUM!)
Do you think that you could score a gal like me?
AL - EX - ANDER!
AL - EX - ANDER!
AL - EX - ANDER
seeeeeeeeeeeeee–eee!
if you can con-quer
ME!
(duh dedarr – duduh!)
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So disappointing... to find out it was about A. the Great ;-) (who, just as an aside, wasn't Greek). But I loved the parody, especially the "feta eclaire"..mmm, cheesey :-)
Better than the movie. And shorter.
thanks Phil - Macedonian had too many syllables - thanks John
Stu...you cross-dressing, Macedonian-shagging SLUT!! :-) hehehe this was fab...555
Mr Robertson, I do believe you're trying to seduce me....
also Phil, "charismatic, real go-getter, good-looking..." - you must have been well into it before you realised!! ;-)
Haven't seen the movie but it looks like you covered the bases well on this one.
delightfully goofy
Well, Stuart, the "loved your hair" bit made me realize: ain't nobody could love what's left on this head ;-)
Mama, oo-o-o-ooo (an-jee-lee-na-joo-lee). Alexander the Great is a perfect example of a regent in desperate need of a good shrink.
Very well done, Stuart, particularly the peeled grapes and other food references. It is interesting to consider your sports parody contest entry about athletes who are washed up at thirty three and haven't accomplished all they wanted to. Alexander was dead at thirty-three.
thanks Guy, Alvin, Susanna, and John
thought the historical aspect might appeal to you Susanna :-)
John, you're right of course - the 33 aspect slipped completely past me - Alexander learned the truth at 33 - there was a greater force than he - that ole grim reaper
thought the historical aspect might appeal to you Susanna :-)
John, you're right of course - the 33 aspect slipped completely past me - Alexander learned the truth at 33 - there was a greater force than he - that ole grim reaper
(ABC-A) See above comments. Again, well done.
(ABC) Great job!
(ABC) Clever use of punctuation for musical notation!
JJ - your comment makes me want to misquote Tom Lehrer: It's people like this who make you realize how little you've accomplished. When Alexander the Great was my age, he'd been dead for five years. ;-)
ABC - I have no idea why, but this was absolutely HILARIOUS.
Maybe because it was.
That must be it.
Maybe because it was.
That must be it.
(ABC05) I liked it, even though it was hard to figure out who Alexander was at first...and sadly, I don't know who is singing the song. (gotta bone up on my Greek history, methinks)
(ABC) Great!! :D Loved it! 5's
(ABC) 555...sure beat the movie!
(ABC) DKTOS
Hey, Big Spender - Alexander - cute! I was thinking Alexander Godunov - ooooooooooooh!
love historical epics.. brilliant!
DECATHLON how did it feel writing from a ladies point of view ? made me laugh 555
Wow, missed this the first time around. Liked the ending...the video kinda scares me.
nice stuff, liked the way you didn't jsut use words of the same syllables but used longer and shorter words 5s
See I told you, you had one! Perhaps I know you better than you know yourself! Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!
(Decathlon) See above ... hilarious & effective use of sound-effect-neologisms & punctuation.
(Decathlon - Event 1) Interesting, especially with the words you made up for the musical bits...or whatever. I don't know. Well done!
whoa! I'm slack on my thankyous...
thankyou Guy (where are you?) Melhi, JD, Phil and Emiloca (cool logic), Agri, adagio, Charlie and 2Eagle, martha, tomario, Jeff and Josh2, Matthias, JD (don't mind the odd neologism) and my fellow wombat, bobpiecheese :-)
thankyou Guy (where are you?) Melhi, JD, Phil and Emiloca (cool logic), Agri, adagio, Charlie and 2Eagle, martha, tomario, Jeff and Josh2, Matthias, JD (don't mind the odd neologism) and my fellow wombat, bobpiecheese :-)
DECATHLON...perfect pacing and VERY funny, Stuart! Great job!
As a side note...I once went out with a guy named Alexander, and I sang this to him in an effort to score some points. He never called me again...(but his mom slapped me across the face at the grocery store the following week)...guess the family's not big on figs... =(
As a side note...I once went out with a guy named Alexander, and I sang this to him in an effort to score some points. He never called me again...(but his mom slapped me across the face at the grocery store the following week)...guess the family's not big on figs... =(
(DEC1) see above. You're still a slut, McArthur, and this is still LOL funny. Love the "bar-RUM!"s...
Great parody! The bit about the MUM is fantastic.
Sorry, this isn't a James Bond movie theme. What were you thinking?
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