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Song Parodies -> "Cockaigne"

Original Song Title:

"Cocaine"

 (MP3)
Original Performer:

Eric Clapton

Parody Song Title:

"Cockaigne"

Parody Written by:

John A. Barry

The Lyrics

"Cockaigne (In London Town)," Op. 40, also known as the" Cockaigne Overture," is a concert overture for full orchestra written by the British composer Edward Elgar in 1900–1901. Both Bernard Shaw and W. H. "Billy" Reed compared the work to Richard Wagner's "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Prelude."

Elgar wrote the notes down
for an overture’s sound….
“Cockaigne.”

It’s about London Town
and what’s around,
“Cockaigne.”

Gals and guys walk nearby, spirits high.
“Cockaigne.”

A kinda down mood, C minor’s what he used…
“Cockaigne.”
But then there’s a run
to E major…fun.
“Cockaigne.”

Chord change nigh, mood goes high, so don’t cry.
“Cockaigne.”

Overture was spawned
as 20th [century] dawned.
“Cockaigne.”

Few critics attacked
work most of ’em backed.
No “Shame!”

Some said, “Like ‘Die Meistersinger” guy—
both famed.



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