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Song Parodies -> "Just Vincent Van Gogh"
Original Song Title:
"Just A Gigolo"
(MP3)Original Performer:
David Lee Roth
Parody Song Title:
"Just Vincent Van Gogh"
Parody Written by:
Stuart McArthur
The Lyrics
The first painting Vincent Van Gogh sold was on the day he died. His impressionist intensity was misunderstood and unappreciated during his lifetime - which must've driven him nuts
I am just Vin-Cent van Gogh
the impressionist, you know
trying hard to make a living
no-one likes my work - think I've gone berserk
folk are unforgiving
there will COME a day - when I have passed away
and they will RE-consider
I am hoping, you know, they'll sell a Vin-cent van Gogh
TO the highest bidder
I am just Vin-Cent van Gogh
and everywhere I go
people don't like my paintings
paint a starry night - moon's a bit too bright
no-one GETS what I'm saying!
there will COME a day - when I have passed away
and they will RE-consider
I am hoping, you know, they'll sell a Vin-cent van Gogh
TO the highest bidder
coz
why-y-y-y-y....don't anybody
anybody
like my paintings
nobody
nobody.
likes - my - paintings
I-I-I-I-I'm.....so sad and lonely
sad and lonely - sad and lonely
won't some art critic - come and take a chance with me
coz I aint so bad
UNDERSTAND MY WORK!!.....it's running THROUGH my VEINS
ALL.... of the time
only Theo can - only Brother Theo can
POP!
my-brain-it-just-went-POP!....zittypop
Why-y-y-y-y...won't anybody
anybody
buy MY work
nobody
nobody
(instrumental)
cut-off-my-ear-and-I-wrap-it-in-linen-and-go-to-a-brothel-and-give-it-away
Why-y-y-y-y...won't anybody
anybody
anybody
like MY work
nobody
nobody
I-I-I-I-I'm.....so mad and looney
mad and looney - mad and looney
won't some sweet buyer - come and take a chance with me
coz I aint so bad
RE - APPRAISE MY WORK!!......My paint comes FROM the HEART
ALL.... of the time
No-one-understands!
Fields-of-Yellow-Hay!
Provence!
The light!
Potato!
Pickers!
Gau-!
guin!
Gone!
no
BO - DY!
nobody
nobody
nobody
nobody
nobody
nobody buys my work!
the impressionist, you know
trying hard to make a living
no-one likes my work - think I've gone berserk
folk are unforgiving
there will COME a day - when I have passed away
and they will RE-consider
I am hoping, you know, they'll sell a Vin-cent van Gogh
TO the highest bidder
I am just Vin-Cent van Gogh
and everywhere I go
people don't like my paintings
paint a starry night - moon's a bit too bright
no-one GETS what I'm saying!
there will COME a day - when I have passed away
and they will RE-consider
I am hoping, you know, they'll sell a Vin-cent van Gogh
TO the highest bidder
coz
why-y-y-y-y....don't anybody
anybody
like my paintings
nobody
nobody.
likes - my - paintings
I-I-I-I-I'm.....so sad and lonely
sad and lonely - sad and lonely
won't some art critic - come and take a chance with me
coz I aint so bad
UNDERSTAND MY WORK!!.....it's running THROUGH my VEINS
ALL.... of the time
only Theo can - only Brother Theo can
POP!
my-brain-it-just-went-POP!....zittypop
Why-y-y-y-y...won't anybody
anybody
buy MY work
nobody
nobody
(instrumental)
cut-off-my-ear-and-I-wrap-it-in-linen-and-go-to-a-brothel-and-give-it-away
Why-y-y-y-y...won't anybody
anybody
anybody
like MY work
nobody
nobody
I-I-I-I-I'm.....so mad and looney
mad and looney - mad and looney
won't some sweet buyer - come and take a chance with me
coz I aint so bad
RE - APPRAISE MY WORK!!......My paint comes FROM the HEART
ALL.... of the time
No-one-understands!
Fields-of-Yellow-Hay!
Provence!
The light!
Potato!
Pickers!
Gau-!
guin!
Gone!
no
BO - DY!
nobody
nobody
nobody
nobody
nobody
nobody buys my work!
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Don McLean would approve! 555
got a smile out of this one
I love this! And I have two VanGough prints in my living room!
Kirk Douglas would also approve.
Excellent...how in the world did you think of this!
Mike Tyson would approve. Of course, he probably thinks Van Gogh is a friend of Don King's.
Thanks Johnny, Royce, John, and Michael - Ash, so you don't think his colours were a bit "bright"? - thanks Jeff, always been intrigued by Vincent :-)
Perfect. Everything about this parody is just perfect. And the way you managed to come up with words for the "ibbla bibbla zibbla bop" part... Genius. Except for one thing, the song was originally by Louis Prima, and David Lee Roth just covered it.
Thanks Olvan - I haven't seen you commenting on my stuff before, so I appreciate the visit - and is that right? - it's just a cover? - I had NO idea
Brilliant as ever Mr McA...555! ps, yes it was a cover, and some people get a bit..um..anal (sorry Olvan) about who you attribute the songs to..but if you notice, the tag says "based on a performance by", so don't sweat it!! :-)
thanks Kristof, but I didn't mind the correction - I really thought Dave wrote it himself, so I appreciate Olvan advising me otherwise (and his nice comments of course helped!!)
Splendid parody, Stuart. This world was never meant for one as beautiful as this.
Thanks Spaff - only just seen your comment, sorry
they do not listen, they do not know how
perhaps they'll listen now
they do not listen, they do not know how
perhaps they'll listen now
Absolutely Brilliant! Liked the parody too....... ;) 555!
He only painted for about 10 years, but he created a lot of beauty in that decade, and your parody captures it very well.
(SOTM) Beautiful, good work, Stuart 5's
Forgot to put this in my initial comment (SOTM) :)
I loved this too.
(SOTM) Very nice tribute, Stu.
Where in the hell was I when this first posted? I'm sorry Stuart...I'm a horrible cyberfriend. Um...this sucked. I hated it. ; )
I'm back...back again. My official SOTM comment is that this is great. Um...even though it bumped me out of the running in Rick's eyes...which spawned my original comment...the "this sucks" one. So...yeah...I'm just as bitter as any Tom, Dick, or The Real Tony, I guess.
(SOTM) I'm not afraid to cast my vote so I haven't reached my own yellow period yet, I guess... :-)
(SOTM) Hee hee hee!
Excellent, Stuart. I could almost hear Dave Lee Gogh..er Roth singing this :-)
Still love it, especially (this time) the part Olvan mentions, which I will not even attempt to transcribe. You Gogh, boy!
(SOTM) Stuart, wonder what this parody will be worth in a few hundred years... it's worth 5's now.
(SOTM) See above
Hey, you're a real Gogh-getter. Yes, that's the best I can do. Great job, loved the whole thing. And that's ear-refutable.
Great job Stuart, made me laugh!
(SOTM) Worth 5 ears at least...
(SOTM) Tee hee, Stu! I liked this muchly.
(SOTM) Amazed that I didn't see an "ear" comment until Claude's...well, anyway...this one caught my eyes as well as my ears...can you get it to let go now? 5'S...
really enjoyed this one .... we rarely see parodies which deal with the subject of fine art!! very unusual!
Fantastic.
(ABC05) ooh Stu. Little bent on the pacing, but pretty darn good. May the best JaG/AIGN parody win!
thanks Agri, and I hate defending myself, but I must point out that (with this OS being so hard to pace) I did a painstaking write for this one, always with the song in the background to make sure I got the pacing perfect, and then I spaced it on the page so it would be intuitive to the reader - and was relieved that all 25 out of the 25 commenters before you rewarded my pacing efforts with 5s, so your pacing problems may have been subjective (wink) - but I'm open to what your corrections might be :)
I can vouch for the pacing. I've written one to this and it is very difficult, but Stu handled it beautifully. :)
Something just occured to me.....do any of you think that Kirk Colbain was Vincent Van Gogh re-incarnated? They were both gifted, disturbed and killed themselves with a bullet to the brain.
(ABC05) Haven't heard this in a while but it came back to me. You went through great effort on the pacing of this with the hyphens, caps and periods for stressed/carried syllables. Ear-y. :)
Great intelligent work. Unlike David Lee Roth.
(ABC) See above!
(ABC) DKTOS, but this is very funny!
(ABC05) Glad I leant an ear to this one! Brilliantly paced and written. I love the "cut-off-my-ear-and-I-wrap-it-in-linen-and-go-to-a-brothel-and-give-it-away" line!
Ha! Fine work, Stu. And don't worry, I'll buy your entire ouevre, then slip a little something in your celebration drink so that the value increases tenfold! I-also-loved-the-dash-filled-line.
Earie. Still an excellent job (and see above)
Marvellous! I was goghing to say Gogh, Stu, Gogh! But I see it wouldn't have been very original...
http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3010.0;id=7408;image
if you are a fans of vincent van gogh what you said about of him
thanks JONNA - yes, big always fan been a
(ART) Stuey, Stuey's Fives
What Johnny D said three times above!
(Art) Ah, I remember this one. Tough OS, and this worked quite well. Fun to visit again.
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