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Song Parodies -> "Michael Phelps"

Original Song Title:

"If I Fell"

Original Performer:

The Beatles

Parody Song Title:

"Michael Phelps"

Parody Written by:

Merry & Pippin

The Lyrics

Pippin: As an Aussie, writing this is bittersweet. Gotta admire the achievement, but admit to frustration that one man alone was the difference between the two countries.

Merry: Who's Michael Phelps?

A low-bitrate mp3 of the song can be found here.
Michael Phelps is in the pool
Would I therefore be a fool
To race him? He’s the man
Maybe silver? Maybe bronze?
Can I lay my hands upon
But gold, he commands

Try with all my heart - but lose
Of that, assured
From the very start
That dude swam past me in a blur…

Trained for many years, but he:
Blows dreams, goodbye
Yeah, he stuffed me good, left me
All starred and striped - and hurt
Winning medals seems mundane
But I would be glad if that was my gravy train!

Superman would be denied
By swimming’s Fort Knox
And so who am I?
Just a schmuck in speed-o
Cause I couldn't gold attain
When I raced this lad - he’d beat whales on their terrain

With this bloke, Beijing, for I
Was tough to swum through
‘Neath that smoggy sky, I guess brass - it must do...

Michael Phelps is in the pool…

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alvin - August 19, 2008 - Report this comment
i'm glad he won all the gold medals but watching swimming to me is about exciting as watching golf...especially liked the line about beating whales
McKludge - August 19, 2008 - Report this comment
I was gonna do Phelps! to Help!, but another Beatles parody about him would sink like a stone.
2Eagle - August 19, 2008 - Report this comment
Someone else beat me to that one - good.
Ravyn Rant - August 19, 2008 - Report this comment
Love the 'left me starred and striped and hurt' line. 555
Peregrin - August 19, 2008 - Report this comment
Alvin, the only thing exciting about watching swimming for me is watching the Aussies beat the Yanks, otherwise it serves no purpose ha ha! And of course this year, there were 8 races where that got ruled out before they got wet :)
John Barry - August 19, 2008 - Report this comment
8 for Phelps; 15 for you. Great title.
Melanie Lee - August 19, 2008 - Report this comment
Good, funny stuff, though the wording got a little rough at the end. 5-5-5. McKludge, go ahead and do your "Help!" I look forward to it. Consider your parody just another gold around Phelps' neck.
littleCupCakes - August 19, 2008 - Report this comment
M & P Austrailia has had some phenominal athletes particiating this Olympics! Many more than past years: Go Aussies!! . . . For Lord McKludge, I second Mel's urging of whelping ' Help ' on Phelps!
Peregrin - August 19, 2008 - Report this comment
I meant to add earlier - I ALSO wanna see "Phelps" to Help!". Go for it :)
Peregrin - August 19, 2008 - Report this comment
LCC, thanks! It's funny, the perspective issue. Per capita, Australia always does quite well, although this time, we are actually quite disappointed. Our male swimmers, our rowers and our cyclists have all done way below expectations. Then again, we got a silver in Athletics last night which is about the equivalent of 8 golds from our POV ha ha!
MOR - August 19, 2008 - Report this comment
Michael would have been proud of this.
mandamoo - August 19, 2008 - Report this comment
I thought this was gunna be about the Australian actor...but then I realised that's Peter.. 3 x golden 5's. Oi Oi Oi ! :)
Tim Mayfield - August 19, 2008 - Report this comment
Nice timing and good pacing. You might win the gold after all.
AFW - August 20, 2008 - Report this comment
Olympic class parody
Funny Face - August 20, 2008 - Report this comment
Wow an American Olympian sure brings 'em out in droves! Deservedly so, irregardless ;-)
Guy - August 22, 2008 - Report this comment
M & P - Enter Michael Phelps - exit Mark Spitz. Nice topical parody. He is now the king of water-ness. =;-)
Max Power - August 26, 2008 - Report this comment
Michael Phelps is part dolphin
Michael Pacholek - September 25, 2008 - Report this comment
Does anyone know where the love of gold goes when Mike Phelps turns the minutes to seconds? The Aussies have screamed, but this parody, it seemed, is worth medal, itself, I do reckon.
nick - October 03, 2008 - Report this comment
put a audio link you SOB
Peregrin - October 25, 2008 - Report this comment
Ah nick of the small 'n', how eloquently you write. Yes, as you noticed, I had an audio link. However, as the parody was released 6 weeks prior to your lovely feedback, it has since been replaced by something more recent. There is a concept of an ISP only allowing so much personal web space, you TWAT (see, I too can type in upper case) ;-p
Stan Hall - October 25, 2008 - Report this comment
Well swum. Glad a "latest comment" pointed me here else it'd've likely remained among the many gems I've doubtless missed during a long hiatus.
Mallory - October 27, 2008 - Report this comment
Nicely executed...5-5-5

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