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Song Parodies -> "U Got A Cordless?"
Original Song Title:
"U Can't Touch This"
(MP3)Original Performer:
MC Hammer
Parody Song Title:
"U Got A Cordless?"
Parody Written by:
Rich Kapalin
The Lyrics
My 1st parody, written about 2 months after the original song was released, then I heard parodies of it everywhere!
U got a cordless?
U got a cordless?
U got a cordless?
U got a cordless?
My, my, my, my cordless phone is high-tech
Who cares if my house is a wreck?
Thank you for blessin' me
With a cordless phone from GTE.
It feels good, "cuz you're not tied down,
You can stand, jump up, move around
You knowit didn't cost much
And it's got a cord that – you can't touch!
Hey, yo, homeboy! (U got a cordless?)
Yo, I got one, but do you? (U got a cordless?)
Look at my phone, man! (U got a cordless?)
Yo, check this out (U got a cordless?)
Regular phones are too old,
Get a cordless and you can be bold!
Just move outta your seat
And call long distance from across the street.
While you're cookin', call again
If it works good, recommend it to a friend,
You can do itjust like that
New technology is where it's at,
So come on, don't sit at home,
Be the first on your block with a cordless phone!
Yo, man, whassup?! (U got a cordless?)
Why you standing there, man? (Go get a cordless!)
Yo, gimme a call when you get one! (U got a cordless?)
Give me a cordless, cords are useless,
If I didn't think so, why would I do this
Song?See, now you know,
If you get a cordless, then you can show
Your friendsor a neighbor,
Talk on the phone while you read the newspaper,
It's easyto use.
You won't hear a song about the cordless blues
On the radioand it's fine
To talk and use the bathroom at the same time!
That's wordhey, yo! (U got a cordless?)
WHAT? You ain't got one yet?! (Go get a cordless!)
Hang it up!
Ohohohoh
Ohohohoh
Ohohohoh
Stopdial tone!
Take care of your phone, it is said
If you don't hear a thing, then the battery's dead
But don't let your phone go to waste,
Pick it right up, put it back on the base
Let it chargefor an hour
After that then you'll have enough power
Tocall my home,
Just leave a message right after the tone (tone, tone, tone)
Yeah! (U got a cordless?)
Hey, man(U got a cordless?)
You better get one, "cuz you know you want to(U got a cordless?)
Phone is ringin', I've gotta go
Pick it up!
Ohohohoh
Ohohohoh
Ohohohoh
Stopanswer the phone!
Every time you see mea cordless in my hand.
I'm spreadin' my good fortune so you can understand
That you can buy one, too, it'll never be too late
And once you do, you'll understand why I think they're so great.
I'll phone everybodyand yes, I'll tell them all
Just dial "1' before every number, except for a local call!
U got a cordless?
U got a cordless?
U got a cordless?
Ha ha ha(U got a cordless?)
I asked you(U got a cordless?)
Yo, yo! (U got a cordless?)
Yeah, we outta here(U got a cordless?)
U got a cordless?
U got a cordless?
U got a cordless?
My, my, my, my cordless phone is high-tech
Who cares if my house is a wreck?
Thank you for blessin' me
With a cordless phone from GTE.
It feels good, "cuz you're not tied down,
You can stand, jump up, move around
You knowit didn't cost much
And it's got a cord that – you can't touch!
Hey, yo, homeboy! (U got a cordless?)
Yo, I got one, but do you? (U got a cordless?)
Look at my phone, man! (U got a cordless?)
Yo, check this out (U got a cordless?)
Regular phones are too old,
Get a cordless and you can be bold!
Just move outta your seat
And call long distance from across the street.
While you're cookin', call again
If it works good, recommend it to a friend,
You can do itjust like that
New technology is where it's at,
So come on, don't sit at home,
Be the first on your block with a cordless phone!
Yo, man, whassup?! (U got a cordless?)
Why you standing there, man? (Go get a cordless!)
Yo, gimme a call when you get one! (U got a cordless?)
Give me a cordless, cords are useless,
If I didn't think so, why would I do this
Song?See, now you know,
If you get a cordless, then you can show
Your friendsor a neighbor,
Talk on the phone while you read the newspaper,
It's easyto use.
You won't hear a song about the cordless blues
On the radioand it's fine
To talk and use the bathroom at the same time!
That's wordhey, yo! (U got a cordless?)
WHAT? You ain't got one yet?! (Go get a cordless!)
Hang it up!
Ohohohoh
Ohohohoh
Ohohohoh
Stopdial tone!
Take care of your phone, it is said
If you don't hear a thing, then the battery's dead
But don't let your phone go to waste,
Pick it right up, put it back on the base
Let it chargefor an hour
After that then you'll have enough power
Tocall my home,
Just leave a message right after the tone (tone, tone, tone)
Yeah! (U got a cordless?)
Hey, man(U got a cordless?)
You better get one, "cuz you know you want to(U got a cordless?)
Phone is ringin', I've gotta go
Pick it up!
Ohohohoh
Ohohohoh
Ohohohoh
Stopanswer the phone!
Every time you see mea cordless in my hand.
I'm spreadin' my good fortune so you can understand
That you can buy one, too, it'll never be too late
And once you do, you'll understand why I think they're so great.
I'll phone everybodyand yes, I'll tell them all
Just dial "1' before every number, except for a local call!
U got a cordless?
U got a cordless?
U got a cordless?
Ha ha ha(U got a cordless?)
I asked you(U got a cordless?)
Yo, yo! (U got a cordless?)
Yeah, we outta here(U got a cordless?)
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I've never cared for the origibal song, but you wrote this extremely well. All 5's.
I'm 24 now, and six years ago, when I was 18 and moved into my own apartment and got my own phone line for the first time, I bought a cordless after residing in it for a couple months! I have owned about three or four different cordless phones and I must say they are great! Ever since I was about 7 years old, we had them in my home when I lived with my parents. Several months ago, I went in debt to the phone company and lost my land line, and now I have a cell phone which is even cooler, because not only is it battery powered and used without a wire, it can be taken away from your home and used anywhere! Cordless phones can only be used about 300 feet from the base within your household premises. Overall, this is a good parody, I do like the humor, I used to like the original song when it was popular in 1990. Weird Al even did a parody on Off the Deep End called "I Can't Watch This!" about television programs. Check out some of my parodies on this site, and if you're a mature adult, I have four dirty parodies on whatfreaks.com now.
I just turned 38 this year (2005) and was listening to some old stuff I had recorded over the years. I let some friends listen to the "U Got A Cordless" parody and they all liked it - they couldn't believe it was me! When visiting this site for the first time in quite awhile, I was surprised to find that I hadn't submitted it before since it's the one I worked on the longest to ensure that the timing on the lyrics compared to the original was similar. Glad to see it got some positive feedback, I wasn't sure if other people would like it. I'll try in the future to record my version as an mp3 and will continue writing more parodies soon. By the way, the part starting with "Hang it up" and ending with "Pick it up" was not part of the original lyrics. I had such a hard time coming up with something to fit there that I left that verse out and just wrote it about a month ago. Hope you all enjoy the rest and the best of the parodies on this site!
you did a good job although your timing was kinda off. i like u can't touch this the best though. its a classic
(SOTM) You sure have got many votes already for so few comments, but hey, there's nothing wrong with sending the link to your family and coworkers (as long as you direct them over to my stuff too). ;-)
Any chance you'll get around to do that recording and put it up before the month is over? Reading this on top of listening to the original reveals some pacing issues here and there, but I'd be willing to overlook that if it works as karaoke from the author, so to say.
Any chance you'll get around to do that recording and put it up before the month is over? Reading this on top of listening to the original reveals some pacing issues here and there, but I'd be willing to overlook that if it works as karaoke from the author, so to say.
[SOTM] Agreed with Impressed's above comment. Well written but the pacing, I found, was a bit shaky 455
[SOTM] Very funny! I can sooooo imagine Hammer doing this back in the day -- it's no more ridiculous than his usual stuff.
(SOTM) Very funny, especially "call long distance from across the street". Outstanding job for your 1st parody Rich.
SOTM--funny stuff, Rich...=) I'm especially impressed that it has endured the test of time...I don't have any idea where the parodies that I wrote in the 80s/90s are!
Rap ones are always tough to do, definitely respectable for a first parody!
(SOTM) Some parts are very funny, but the pacing isn't great. Though I do agree that it's wonderful that it's stood the test of time. Good job overall!
SOTM....very good
(SOTM) Fascinating little relic...I betcha you were the first parody author EVER to take on the topic. Shaky pacing stuff in my eyes and inner drum machine, too.
Thanks to everybody that has commented so far. Currently working on the mp3 for this song, should be done shortly so you all can hear it.
wow. mc hammer lives again! i cant wait to see him in this video. good job.
(SOTM) Well done. I could fit the extra syllable in the chorus pretty easily when singing it, or just dropping the 'A' to make it 'U Got Cordless' . Either way, it worked for me. Funny song...good call!
(SOTM) Pretty good for a first parody, Rich! Pacing's a bit off in places, but a fine effort nonetheless. 455
(SOTM) Good turn on the OS! Keep 'em coming...555
(sotm) - great - really sends the OS up
I read the Sunday comics this weekend for the first time in, like, forever (who needs newspapers when you're online 24/7?); Dennis the Menace was impressed with a new feature on the neighbors' phone - it had a spiral cord connecting it to the base so it would never get lost.
Anyhoo. Nice time capsule, Rich. Fave line: "And it's got a cord that - you can't touch!"
Anyhoo. Nice time capsule, Rich. Fave line: "And it's got a cord that - you can't touch!"
(SOTM) LOL !!
(SOTM) Phone-omenal job. Great stuff! 5's
(SOTM) the pacing issues have already been mentioned, and this probably would've seemed a lot better at the timee it was written because of the newness (is that a word?) of the original song and of cell phones. But still a good job with this
DKTOS, but this read through extremely well. Not exactly hilarious, but witty and very well-written.
Great stuff Rich, especially considering it's a first work. And such a fun OS to start working with, I guess that's why parodies of it were and still are popular. I was particularly impress by the whole stanza that started with "Give me a cordless, cords are useless" and goes to "To talk and use the bathroom at the same time!"
Great work, man.
Great work, man.
SOTM.. Sounds like a perfect song for any cell phone company. MC Hammer needs a comeback- he can actually do the commercial! Well done! 555
Great job, hilarious stuff. 455
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