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Song Parodies -> "California's Burning"
Original Song Title:
"California Dreaming"
Original Performer:
The Mamas and the Papas
Parody Song Title:
"California's Burning"
Parody Written by:
neminem
The Lyrics
No matter where you live, you've probably heard about the big fires in LA. Well, I'm currently near LA, and it's not much fun. Anyway, I had California Dreaming stuck in my head earlier today, and the best thing to do in a situation like that is to find a parody; here's what I came up with.
All the leaves are gone (All the leaves are gone),
And the sky is red (And the sky is red),
I go outside (If I go outside)
I might wind up dead (I might wind up dead).
It's a bit too warm (It's a bit too warm)
Over here in LA (Over here in LA):
California's Burnin' (California's Burnin') -
It's such a crappy day.
Called about my house
If it's been burned away
Well, I got down on my knees (got down on my knees)
And I began to pray (I began to pray)
You know, I really hate this ash (really hate this ash),
Inside my lungs it stays (in my lungs it stays),
California's Burnin' (California's Burnin'),
for several nights and days!
All the leaves are gone (all the leaves are gone),
And the sky is brown (and the sky is brown),
Much worse than smog (so much worse than smog) -
Keep your faces down (keep your faces down).
If the planes were running (if the planes were running),
I would leave today (I would leave today) -
California's Burnin' (California's Burnin')
It's such a crappy day.
California's Burnin' (California's Burnin')
It's such a crappy day.
California's Burnin' (California's Burnin')
It's such a crappy day.
And the sky is red (And the sky is red),
I go outside (If I go outside)
I might wind up dead (I might wind up dead).
It's a bit too warm (It's a bit too warm)
Over here in LA (Over here in LA):
California's Burnin' (California's Burnin') -
It's such a crappy day.
Called about my house
If it's been burned away
Well, I got down on my knees (got down on my knees)
And I began to pray (I began to pray)
You know, I really hate this ash (really hate this ash),
Inside my lungs it stays (in my lungs it stays),
California's Burnin' (California's Burnin'),
for several nights and days!
All the leaves are gone (all the leaves are gone),
And the sky is brown (and the sky is brown),
Much worse than smog (so much worse than smog) -
Keep your faces down (keep your faces down).
If the planes were running (if the planes were running),
I would leave today (I would leave today) -
California's Burnin' (California's Burnin')
It's such a crappy day.
California's Burnin' (California's Burnin')
It's such a crappy day.
California's Burnin' (California's Burnin')
It's such a crappy day.
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Well done (no pun intended)
Sounds more like California's steaming. Good song. News said that the three fires have become one now. Good news / bad news.
Give me the good news.
We're down to only one fire.
What's the bad news?
It's three times as large.
Give me the good news.
We're down to only one fire.
What's the bad news?
It's three times as large.
Nice quip, Guy!
I intentionally try to avoid parodies of "immediacy" because I think about their performability down the road, but I sure admire the ability to write so well, so quick. I could almost catch up on the news reading some of these. 5's for speed and accuracy.
I live on the other side of the world and the ifres have made the news. Must be pretty big. MInd u the media loves sucing up 2 america
In horrible taste. Which isn't always a bad thing, but it sure is in this case.
Great parody. Hang in there.
California's burning again... parodies do seem to go in cycles of topicality, don't they?
OH THE FLAMES ARE BURNING,AND THE FIRE IS HIGH,THE FLAME ARE LEAPING LEAPING TO THE SKY..CALIFORNIA'S BURNING ON A SUMMER DAY,MOONBEAM BROWN,IS IS A LL TO BLAME,AND THAT THE SIERRA CLUB,FOR THAT LEAPING FLAME
When the Forests are managed by the idelogical Eco-Freaks we get this
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