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Song Parodies -> "Northern Man"
Original Song Title:
"Southern Man"
(MP3)Original Performer:
Neil Young
Parody Song Title:
"Northern Man"
Parody Written by:
MuDdLe
The Lyrics
A Floridian, I found myself misplaced in Wisconsin and Minnesota for 13 years (see my "Minnesota Farewell" and "Attack of the Northern Mosquito"). I'm back in the south, but have worked out a deal with God: He has to give me those years back at the end.
Northern Man, better stay inside
Cold wind blowin'
Best run and hide
Northern air gonna
Freeze your ass
Heat your house up
Turn up the gas
Northern Man
Olga Mae your nose is
Turning blue
I've seen your old man and
His is too
I swear to God I think I've
Caught the flu
I hear sneezin' and
Old men hackin' and
How long, how long?
Northern Man, no need to
Run around
Sit inside and just
Hunker down
Spring's a long way from
Comin' round
I hear sneezin' and
Old men hackin' and
How long, how long?
Northern Man, the snow is runnin' deep
Winter's here, seems like it's
Here for keeps
I've seen your gas bill
It's really steep
I hear sneezin' and
Old men hackin' and
How long, how long?
Northern Man, the sun has
Disappeared
The skies are grey, just like an
Old man's beard
Depression sets in like I
Always feared
I hear sneezin' and
Old men hackin' and
How long, how long?
Northern Man, the sidewalk's
Under ice
I've been to Florida, it
Sure is nice
I'm moving south, not even
Thinking twice
I hear sneezin' and
Old men hackin' and
How long, how long?
Cold wind blowin'
Best run and hide
Northern air gonna
Freeze your ass
Heat your house up
Turn up the gas
Northern Man
Olga Mae your nose is
Turning blue
I've seen your old man and
His is too
I swear to God I think I've
Caught the flu
I hear sneezin' and
Old men hackin' and
How long, how long?
Northern Man, no need to
Run around
Sit inside and just
Hunker down
Spring's a long way from
Comin' round
I hear sneezin' and
Old men hackin' and
How long, how long?
Northern Man, the snow is runnin' deep
Winter's here, seems like it's
Here for keeps
I've seen your gas bill
It's really steep
I hear sneezin' and
Old men hackin' and
How long, how long?
Northern Man, the sun has
Disappeared
The skies are grey, just like an
Old man's beard
Depression sets in like I
Always feared
I hear sneezin' and
Old men hackin' and
How long, how long?
Northern Man, the sidewalk's
Under ice
I've been to Florida, it
Sure is nice
I'm moving south, not even
Thinking twice
I hear sneezin' and
Old men hackin' and
How long, how long?
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I'm not familiar with the original song, sad to say, but I do like your lyrics
Not bad, but remember: The North won the war, and it wasn't Minnesota that screwed up a Presidential election.
Royce: You don't know "Southern Man"? I've heard of this: Cultural Illiteracy! :-) Michael: Ah, Minnesota politics! Where else can one find a professional wrestler elected as governor? Ya, sure, you betcha!
Very well done; I checked out your others as well--great stuff man.
Royce, if Neil Young had never written "Southern Man," Lynyrd Skynyrd wouldn't have done "Sweet Home Alabama" -- and that Reese Witherspoon movie probably would've been called "Down Home" or something like that. (Any excuse to mention Reese Witherspoon.) A great song answered by a great song. On the other hand, since "Watergate does not bother me," anything Skynyrd said should be taken with a mine of salt.
Actully Michael, the guys and girls of Skynyrd (the backup singers were female) were democrats...if you remember correctly, they backed Jimmy Carter in his first presidential bid (they really couldnt do the second one, considering some of them were dead)
Great parody Mark - very funny. Now how is everyone managing to take a parody about the weather and turn it political.... :-D
Sure, they were Democrats, just like the Guv'nor they loved in Birmingham, woo, woo, woo. Like most Southern Democrats, they turned to the dark side. The ones who survived, anyway. The others, well, they only could have voted in Chicago. Or maybe here in New Jersey. It's still a good song, though, far better than "Free Bird," which may be the most overrated song of the decade that also gave us "Stairway to Heaven." And did I mention that this parody was good?
Billy, wasn't it the Allman Brothers who hung with Jimmy Carter for a while?
Um..They may have, but I dont remember ever hearing that...I know for a fact that Lynyrd Skynyrd, and the Charlie Daniels band did though.....
I like this one.
I'm From New Jersey.
Cute lyrics, but not biting enough. I hate Young's song so much I wrote a novel just to take the title back. Can't post links here, but go to Amazon and search "Southern Man Connie Chastain."
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