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Song Parodies -> "Jim Lovell's Apollo 13 Diary"
Original Song Title:
"Up, Up And Away"
Original Performer:
The Fifth Dimension
Parody Song Title:
"Jim Lovell's Apollo 13 Diary"
Parody Written by:
Kristof Robertson
The Lyrics
We've all heard the stories and seen the movie about the heroic astronauts and the tireless ground crew that got them home. Well,...I found this diary in a jumble sale the other day...;-)
What a frightful ridein Apollo to the moon
Not much air insideour Apollo, so we swoon
Now we float among the stars with no 'lectricity
Accursed 13? Must've been!
Up, up in deep space
In a tin can; we need a plan real soon
This may sound somewhat rudeNASA's run by daft buffoons
And chances are, we're screwedlike those Saigon-sent platoons
Seems our O2 tanks were made from TV Dinner trays
Now they're ablaze! Quite ablaze!
F***ed, f***ed all the way
A certainty that we won't see this June
Suspended in a frosty LEM*
I pray Control think up something brainy
Click my heels like Dorothy; where's Aunty Em?
Won't let the heavens claim me
So Forrest Gump can play me!
Swigert, Haise and me; in the big black we're marooned
No Ken Mattinglygot rubella, lucky dude
Wait a minute; there's the Earth! We're gonna make it home
Ignore this tomefoolish moan!
Nope, never again..
I'm safe and sound on solid ground: Woo-hoo!
Woo-hoo!
[Captain Lovell, sircould you please cease kissing the tarmac, siryes, sir; I love you too, sir]
Not much air insideour Apollo, so we swoon
Now we float among the stars with no 'lectricity
Accursed 13? Must've been!
Up, up in deep space
In a tin can; we need a plan real soon
This may sound somewhat rudeNASA's run by daft buffoons
And chances are, we're screwedlike those Saigon-sent platoons
Seems our O2 tanks were made from TV Dinner trays
Now they're ablaze! Quite ablaze!
F***ed, f***ed all the way
A certainty that we won't see this June
Suspended in a frosty LEM*
I pray Control think up something brainy
Click my heels like Dorothy; where's Aunty Em?
Won't let the heavens claim me
So Forrest Gump can play me!
Swigert, Haise and me; in the big black we're marooned
No Ken Mattinglygot rubella, lucky dude
Wait a minute; there's the Earth! We're gonna make it home
Ignore this tomefoolish moan!
Nope, never again..
I'm safe and sound on solid ground: Woo-hoo!
Woo-hoo!
[Captain Lovell, sircould you please cease kissing the tarmac, siryes, sir; I love you too, sir]
* LEM- Lunar Excursion Module
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inspired lunarcy
Ground Control to Major Kristof: You've really made the grade, and adding the "tin can" line was was great.
I would rather fly in a ballon than a space ship malfunctioning halfway between the earth and moon - 555 for the parody.
Fantastic notes from a fantastic voyage...
Many thanks Alvin, Mike, 2eagle and AFW...I enjoyed researching this one.
Very funny!! esp. "Seems our O2 tanks were made from TV Dinner trays…" he he 5's
just hilarious from start to finish, Kristof - loved the dinner-trays, and the Forrest Gump and the "Ken Mattingly lucky dude" - and here's a challenge, grab that "daft buffoon" phrase of yours, stick a "crazy nong you ugly" in front of it and see what you can make out of that! ;-) - big 555
Adagio: Thanks, Pat. That was my fave line as well. :-)
Stu: Well, that's made my mind up. With your seal of approval, this is good enough to enter into the Decathlon. Cheers, mate. As for your suggestion: NO F'ING WAY! I saw what that did to you; you think I'M crazy? ;-)
Stu: Well, that's made my mind up. With your seal of approval, this is good enough to enter into the Decathlon. Cheers, mate. As for your suggestion: NO F'ING WAY! I saw what that did to you; you think I'M crazy? ;-)
DECATHLON out of this world 555
This was out of this world!
(Decathlon) O2 be as talented a writer as Kristof Robertson! 555 meters of life-saving duct tape!
Shot for the moon with this one, did you see the cow on the way over?
good stuff 5s
(Decathlon - Event 1) Yes, Johnny D, bring on the duct tape! There is no problem that can't be fixed with duct tape! At least I hope there isn't...
(decath1) yep, excellent, Kristof - and a winner of an idea - and see above for the same 2 references I picked out again this time round
DECATHLON...a perfect song for your subject matter, Kristof...and just wonderfully written! Great job!
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