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Song Parodies -> "Journey Past Reality (Numb Your Mind)"
Original Song Title:
"Revolution Number 9"
Original Performer:
The Beatles
Parody Song Title:
"Journey Past Reality (Numb Your Mind)"
Parody Written by:
Red Ant
The Lyrics
Even if you have this song at the ready, you'll definitely need these lyrics to help you follow the parody. Notes: the bracketed intro part is band dialogue before the song, and the quoted parts are another person talking. The rest of this parody is "sung" by a narrator. Can you figure out all of what is going on here?
[Wow, this acid is some seriously strong stuff...
You did it this time
I ate all our acid, George, I'm sorry
Lets make a song then!
'kay!]
Numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer mind,
Numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer mind,
Numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer ...
{begin a bunch of weird sound effects and samples here}
"... wow, there's these pink circles coming from the speakers
... but now they're purple, no morphing orange squares"
Using a voice subdued and subliminal try,
not to lose your mind there's another 8 minutes to go...
I will ramble on,
just in case this music isn't making you paranoid yet ...
Your trip's a journey past reality/ego is leaving...
Intending to fly ... listeners?
Don't jump though
I've got to say, regrettable that...
... ground's, hard when you land down ... too bad you aren't Superman
And do not stare at the sun: blind folks can't see
But ultimately ... your choice
What's that scream?
It's all in your head man...
Pace your breaths
Diethylamide
Is on your mind
Great colors you'll be seeing
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Numb yer mind, numb yer mind
"ARGH!!!
ARGH!!!"
Lose control
Let ego go
Numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer mind
Numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer mind
Numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer mind
Wash of waves over coarse sand ...
Chosen are these samples
Whatever you're doing
You're being watched - don't move
It's okay because I've stopped time, how fortunate...
There's no time, space or time
Time times time is time
Numb yer mind, numb yer mind ...
Why! Time!
Numb yer mind, numb yer mind
...don't start losing it
Loss, gain, see it's all a state
Compare with white cows
It makes perfect sense
...2 by 2 side by side
... Noah's ark
Witch doctors, which thoughts, are evident
I have all of the answers, aha...
I, numb yer mind
... sticky situation
Time's not standing still
Fowards, and then backwards
Numb yer mind, numb yer...
A man without mirrors will have no face
Are the dead teleported to the sun?
You can really try, but won't find its real meaning...
Dwell on what I'm saying, with my voice low and your head high...
Half your size he grows
That's right
Search and acquire rocks; glass houses aren't sane
Starts don't know when they have ended
But ends know beginnings
Circumference...
Numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer mind,
Numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer mind,
Numb is fine, numbs in 9s, number 9
Altered mind indeed,
and you really should proceed with caution, like rabbits
Follow none too close
There's many roads, take them all and none at once instead
Who says it's a paradox? all answers are questionable
So I say be merry, enjoy faux indole alkaloids, and the beat
There's a rocking chair, and it is rocking but nobody's there
You still in the mood for tripping?
Think! Talk for walking, walk for talking
Words for hearing and ears for saying
Hands for tracing and arms for standing
...only I find the light-tripper unable to,
comprehend all the meaning
In yer mind, in yer mind, in yer mind, in yer mind, in yer mind
LSD allows chemical imbalance
Altering neurons, brain pattern waves
Now do YOU see,
the twist?
Albert Hoffman
Made this, brother, and it served them well
Nothing is something
"What? what? Oh..."
Crazy, way back when, discovered by accident
...you find beautiful things...
Slowed trip, adjust your being now; there is no drug
It's mind over blotter
Paul is dead, Paul is dead ....
You did it this time
I ate all our acid, George, I'm sorry
Lets make a song then!
'kay!]
Numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer mind,
Numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer mind,
Numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer ...
{begin a bunch of weird sound effects and samples here}
"... wow, there's these pink circles coming from the speakers
... but now they're purple, no morphing orange squares"
Using a voice subdued and subliminal try,
not to lose your mind there's another 8 minutes to go...
I will ramble on,
just in case this music isn't making you paranoid yet ...
Your trip's a journey past reality/ego is leaving...
Intending to fly ... listeners?
Don't jump though
I've got to say, regrettable that...
... ground's, hard when you land down ... too bad you aren't Superman
And do not stare at the sun: blind folks can't see
But ultimately ... your choice
What's that scream?
It's all in your head man...
Pace your breaths
Diethylamide
Is on your mind
Great colors you'll be seeing
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Numb yer mind, numb yer mind
"ARGH!!!
ARGH!!!"
Lose control
Let ego go
Numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer mind
Numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer mind
Numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer mind
Wash of waves over coarse sand ...
Chosen are these samples
Whatever you're doing
You're being watched - don't move
It's okay because I've stopped time, how fortunate...
There's no time, space or time
Time times time is time
Numb yer mind, numb yer mind ...
Why! Time!
Numb yer mind, numb yer mind
...don't start losing it
Loss, gain, see it's all a state
Compare with white cows
It makes perfect sense
...2 by 2 side by side
... Noah's ark
Witch doctors, which thoughts, are evident
I have all of the answers, aha...
I, numb yer mind
... sticky situation
Time's not standing still
Fowards, and then backwards
Numb yer mind, numb yer...
A man without mirrors will have no face
Are the dead teleported to the sun?
You can really try, but won't find its real meaning...
Dwell on what I'm saying, with my voice low and your head high...
Half your size he grows
That's right
Search and acquire rocks; glass houses aren't sane
Starts don't know when they have ended
But ends know beginnings
Circumference...
Numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer mind,
Numb yer mind, numb yer mind, numb yer mind,
Numb is fine, numbs in 9s, number 9
Altered mind indeed,
and you really should proceed with caution, like rabbits
Follow none too close
There's many roads, take them all and none at once instead
Who says it's a paradox? all answers are questionable
So I say be merry, enjoy faux indole alkaloids, and the beat
There's a rocking chair, and it is rocking but nobody's there
You still in the mood for tripping?
Think! Talk for walking, walk for talking
Words for hearing and ears for saying
Hands for tracing and arms for standing
...only I find the light-tripper unable to,
comprehend all the meaning
In yer mind, in yer mind, in yer mind, in yer mind, in yer mind
LSD allows chemical imbalance
Altering neurons, brain pattern waves
Now do YOU see,
the twist?
Albert Hoffman
Made this, brother, and it served them well
Nothing is something
"What? what? Oh..."
Crazy, way back when, discovered by accident
...you find beautiful things...
Slowed trip, adjust your being now; there is no drug
It's mind over blotter
Paul is dead, Paul is dead ....
copyright 2006+ Jack "Red Ant" Fletcher
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I didn't have that particular OS , but this still looked good...I imagine that it would sound even better with the OS. Can't vote, sory.
well, whodathunk this song would pop up in here...nice job...ya know, i've actually heard a recording of this tune by a band (wish i could remember the name)...they expanded on the sparse musical riffs and duplicated some of the vocals and added some weirdness of their own..it was amazingly listenable
Clever and amazing! 555. A while ago, I parodied "The Waste Land" by T.S. Eliot, and I'm struck by how much the original lyrics, which I'd never read before, remind me of that work.
I never had such high expectations for any parody ever on Amiright, especially since I more or less instigated it! I quibble with some of the lines that your source cites, but I can't quibble with what you did with them...you parodied the original noise and took it into a self-reflexive goofy jaunt to the center of the mind. Excellent work, Red! I think Lennon would have been proud. 555
DKTOS, I would be lost with the lyrics. You've gotten 555, ammusing. Paul is dead, miss him, miss him. ^___^
Upon further perusal, what happened to the seminal line "If you become naked" ? Did you get censored?
Any song from the 60s that has the word revolution in the title is written under the influence of drugs, that was kinda the law back then, or so I've heard.
Only acid trip I'm familiar with is the indigestion kind...but this sounds like a good spoof, here--5's
I couldn't even follow the OS at the time... Fives just for "diethylamide". "Eldorado/Albert Hoffman" was inspired. I had forgotten all about the "play it backwards at high speed/"Paul is dead" thing. What were those guys on?... guess we know. Keep spearing the inane, even by the great. - TT
Ah, a brilliant write here, Jack! I don't know how you did it but, it's a very unique piece of work... High fives.
DKOS....will have to revisit when I have more time, Jack
btw, I came across another "Grammar Matters" one I thought you might like:
Sign on desk in office: Dicks In Box
What they meant: Dick's Inbox
Sign on desk in office: Dicks In Box
What they meant: Dick's Inbox
Thanks Pat, Alvin, John, Agrimorfee x2, Step-chan, Peter, AFW, Tommy Turtle x2, Rick C and Dee.
Alvin: While doing research on this OS, I found that Marilyn Manson did one called "Revalation 9", though I doubt that is what you were remembering - nothing of MM is "amazingly listenable".
Agrimorfee: To answer your question, apparently, when I edited out a few lines which weren't included in the final parody I also edited out that line. I think it was a repeat of "It's mind over blotter". Sorry for the slight slip-up. Anyway, I'm pleased this met your expectations.
Peter: Seems to me many songs in the 60s were written about drugs or while on drugs. Since this is 2006 and LSD is no longer in 'hip', or legal, this parody was an attempt to bend the mind in a way that an acid trip might, all without that pesky stigma attached, or possible prison time.
AFW: I hear if you mix Nexium and Foster's beer....;-)
Tommy Tripper: Neither could I - 90% of this had to be done by the lyrics I linked (due to their inaudibility in TOS), and, consequently, the parody had to be formatted according to them instead of my own style. The lyrics site listed "It's alright" for that part, yet, even upon my first listen of this song in the normal direction, I heard something that sounded like "Paul is dead". I like the grammar example you left, very funny. Check out "Dixon Nuts" if you get the chance, or feel like looking for another shameless semi-plug.
Rick C: The complete lack of rhyme scheme and rhythym (sp?) in TOS helped, but I drew on a ton of sources that I normally don't get to use to make this, like brain teasers, paradoxes, conundrums, and a good dose of pure unadulterated.... gibberish.
Dee: Spend your time with your sister, and know all our thoughts are with the two of you.
Alvin: While doing research on this OS, I found that Marilyn Manson did one called "Revalation 9", though I doubt that is what you were remembering - nothing of MM is "amazingly listenable".
Agrimorfee: To answer your question, apparently, when I edited out a few lines which weren't included in the final parody I also edited out that line. I think it was a repeat of "It's mind over blotter". Sorry for the slight slip-up. Anyway, I'm pleased this met your expectations.
Peter: Seems to me many songs in the 60s were written about drugs or while on drugs. Since this is 2006 and LSD is no longer in 'hip', or legal, this parody was an attempt to bend the mind in a way that an acid trip might, all without that pesky stigma attached, or possible prison time.
AFW: I hear if you mix Nexium and Foster's beer....;-)
Tommy Tripper: Neither could I - 90% of this had to be done by the lyrics I linked (due to their inaudibility in TOS), and, consequently, the parody had to be formatted according to them instead of my own style. The lyrics site listed "It's alright" for that part, yet, even upon my first listen of this song in the normal direction, I heard something that sounded like "Paul is dead". I like the grammar example you left, very funny. Check out "Dixon Nuts" if you get the chance, or feel like looking for another shameless semi-plug.
Rick C: The complete lack of rhyme scheme and rhythym (sp?) in TOS helped, but I drew on a ton of sources that I normally don't get to use to make this, like brain teasers, paradoxes, conundrums, and a good dose of pure unadulterated.... gibberish.
Dee: Spend your time with your sister, and know all our thoughts are with the two of you.
Also DKTOS, but whoa, man, this is funny stuff. 555
Done.
(ABC3) Artists in any chosen medium have their desired, unattainable "get". The quest for a "Ulysses", an "American Gothic", even a "Ninth Symphony". Parody authors' have wanted to "get" "Revolution 9" for years, and (not discounting Rick Duncan's jokey tribute in his quest for Beatles parodies), Red Ant *got* it. Bow to his greatness.
This proves that you CAN parody anything. Amazing. I took the easy way out.
Take a couple of fives along with you on your Acid Trip
(ABC3) Have a nice trip? 5-5-5
{ABC3) This was AWESOME!
(ABC) This parody might seem like it belongs on the DEA's Schedule I, but it gets 5s from me!
(ABC3-J) Still a wonderfully crafted mind trip :-)
This was bizarre, alright. A perfect example of why I refuse to use drugs!---MM
(ABC3J) Now try singing THIS one at your local karaoke! Tewiffically twisted, Jack. 555
Wow, that was quite surreal. I'd like to have some of whatever you were having when you wrote this one.
Belated thanks to Larry, TT, Agrimorfee, Rick D, Matthias, The Charnstar, Jack Wilson, Johnny D, Rick C, Michael McVey, Kristof and Jeff.
Albert Hoffman, the inventor of LSD, died today at age 102. RIP.
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