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Song Parodies -> "At The Potluck"
Original Song Title:
"Under The Boardwalk"
(MP3)Original Performer:
The Drifters
Parody Song Title:
"At The Potluck"
Parody Written by:
Jan Unwin
The Lyrics
Oh when the sun beats down and you're in a picnic mood
So you call all your friends and say hey bring some food
We'll have a potluck, beneath the trees, yeah
Everybody bring your favorite - recipe
(Here at the potluck) bring your Tupperware
(Yes, at the potluck) might need your camping chair
(Oh, at the potluck) here this afternoon
(Know at the potluck) we'll be missing some spoons
Yes, at the potluck, potluck!
I tried a bite of a dish - it had an awful smell
But it seemed all right when washed down with this muscatel
Brought to the potluck, what can it be?
Not sure just what I'm eating, at least it's free
(Oh at the potluck) left in the sun
(Potato salad) is giving me the runs
(Dash to the bathroom) Oh I'm in such pain
(And this I promise) won't be eating again
Here at this potluck, potluck!
Oooooh, here at the potluck, beneath the trees, yeah
I'm just wonderin' which old lady - poisoned me
(Oh at a potluck) you're taking a chance
(Oh at the potluck) you'll be crapping your pants
(So no more potluck) I know what I want
(And I can find it) at a restaurant
So no more potluck, potluck!
So you call all your friends and say hey bring some food
We'll have a potluck, beneath the trees, yeah
Everybody bring your favorite - recipe
(Here at the potluck) bring your Tupperware
(Yes, at the potluck) might need your camping chair
(Oh, at the potluck) here this afternoon
(Know at the potluck) we'll be missing some spoons
Yes, at the potluck, potluck!
I tried a bite of a dish - it had an awful smell
But it seemed all right when washed down with this muscatel
Brought to the potluck, what can it be?
Not sure just what I'm eating, at least it's free
(Oh at the potluck) left in the sun
(Potato salad) is giving me the runs
(Dash to the bathroom) Oh I'm in such pain
(And this I promise) won't be eating again
Here at this potluck, potluck!
Oooooh, here at the potluck, beneath the trees, yeah
I'm just wonderin' which old lady - poisoned me
(Oh at a potluck) you're taking a chance
(Oh at the potluck) you'll be crapping your pants
(So no more potluck) I know what I want
(And I can find it) at a restaurant
So no more potluck, potluck!
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This is something that has always nagged at the back of my mind---luck can be good or bad. Good take on this old turkey. Speaking of semantics, I once looked at a bottle of laundry detergent and asked the person who bought it, "Why did you buy this crap? It says right on the bottle,'Nothing cleans better!'"
Now.. that's my kind of parody. Very well said, Jan!
Lol Rick :-D Jan,you're good at sneaking in the gut-busters unannounced. I always look forward to seeing your name there in the morning. NJ
Been there, heaved that!! LMAO! Very well done 555
This is all I can eat. Great job Jan.
Boy, I can relate (I think we all can). There's always somebody named Achmed at the picnic who arrives carrying an ancient Middle Eastern tribal dish. Nobody'll touch it . . . until all the fried chicken is gone. Then everybody starts circling the casserole dish, eyeing the contents suspiciously. Finally, when it's announced that all the Tuna Helper is gone, you DIVE into it. As the ambulance is about to carry everyone off to an Emergency Care facility, Achmed (of course he's the only one left standing) says, "What? You don't like zee boiled camel intestines?!!!" Happens every time.
Is not EVERY time. Sometimes I bring sauteed camel's hump.
You don't need any luck for these three 5's I'm giving you - you earned them!
I can kind of relate to this too. I'm always watching to see what food has been out in the sun too long...so far I've been lucky. Got poisoned at a restaurant though. :/ Good parody! 5's
You remembered the sporks, didn't you? ;-)
Sporks! I forgot the sporks!
Truly one of the funniest, fives across, but methinks you've just ruined one of my favorite Drifters tunes. You, David C, and his good buddy Achmed. Very creative, a hoot!
How many green bean cassaroles were there? ;-)
I have never heard the term potluck used in this way, but I get it! I liked it.
Oh this is good.
I voted before. This was one of my favorites of the A's entered.
Agreed, a candidate for receiving my A vote, havent read them all yet
I definitely agree with David C. Excellent parody and excellent ending.
I'm surprised that Spaff didn't come along to your picnic with his funeral potatoes. I reread this for the ABC competition and still find it entertaining.
Sorry to be such a stickler, but I'm going to have to give it a 4 on pacing - would give it a 4.5 if I could, but I noticed a small handful of dropped/extra syllables, so I really can't justify a 5. Still one of the funniest parodies I've seen in a while.
Delightful and very funny; I'll be crapping my pants now
Jan - great job. 5's.
I don't know what a potluck is, my first two guesses were something a stoner would know, or the new marshmellow for lucky charms. But this is a very well-conceived and well done parody, despite my anti-knowledge. 5's from me.
This rocks, Janwin! "Not sure just what I'm eating - at least it's free" made me (literally) laugh out loud. And hey, GD'R: I was there with my lime Jell-o salad with shredded carrots.
Pacing: 23 fives; How funny: 23 fives; Overall: 23 fives
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