Making fun of music, one song at a time. Since the year 2000.
Check out the two amIright misheard lyrics books including one book devoted to misheard lyrics of the 1980s.
Song Parodies -> "American Idol"
Original Song Title:
"Hakuna Matata"
Original Performer:
The Lion King's theme
Parody Song Title:
"American Idol"
Parody Written by:
Brady Twins
The Lyrics
Tim as Clay Aiken...Jim as Ruben Studdard...Some girl as Jasmine Trias...
Clay: American Idol, what a wonderful name
Ruben: American Idol, ain't no childish game
Clay: It means fame or friends for the rest of your life
Both: It's our serious-free philosophy
American Idol!
Clay: When he was a young singer...
Ruben: When I was a young SINGGGGERRRR!!!
Clay: Very nice.
Ruben: Thanks!
(Clay)
He found Randy had a certain appeal
He could sing the opera after every meal
(Ruben)
I'm a sensitive soul, though I looked fat-skinned
And it hurt that Simon never stood downwind
And, oh, the shame!
Clay: Simon was a shame!
Ruben: Thoughts changin' his name!
Clay: Oh, what's in his name?
Ruben: And he got cold-hearted...
Clay: How did you feel?
Ruben: ...every time that he...
Cla]: Hey Ruben, not in front of the kids!
Ruben: Oh, sorry.
Both [singing]: American Idol!
What a wonderful name!
American Idol!
Ain't no childish game!
Jasmine: It means fame or friends for the rest of your life!
All: It's our serious-free philosophy!
American Idol!
[chanting]
American Idol!
American Idol!
American Idol!
American Idol...!
[Repeat to fade]
Ruben: American Idol, ain't no childish game
Clay: It means fame or friends for the rest of your life
Both: It's our serious-free philosophy
American Idol!
Clay: When he was a young singer...
Ruben: When I was a young SINGGGGERRRR!!!
Clay: Very nice.
Ruben: Thanks!
(Clay)
He found Randy had a certain appeal
He could sing the opera after every meal
(Ruben)
I'm a sensitive soul, though I looked fat-skinned
And it hurt that Simon never stood downwind
And, oh, the shame!
Clay: Simon was a shame!
Ruben: Thoughts changin' his name!
Clay: Oh, what's in his name?
Ruben: And he got cold-hearted...
Clay: How did you feel?
Ruben: ...every time that he...
Cla]: Hey Ruben, not in front of the kids!
Ruben: Oh, sorry.
Both [singing]: American Idol!
What a wonderful name!
American Idol!
Ain't no childish game!
Jasmine: It means fame or friends for the rest of your life!
All: It's our serious-free philosophy!
American Idol!
[chanting]
American Idol!
American Idol!
American Idol!
American Idol...!
[Repeat to fade]
Okay, we're optimists!... Is that bad?
Your Vote & Comment Counts
The parody authors spend a lot of time writing parodies for the website and they appreciate feedback in the form of votes and comments. Please take some time to leave a comment below about this parody.
Place Your Vote |
Voting Results
| ||||||||||||||||||
Voting Breakdown
The following represent how many people voted for each category.
| Pacing | How Funny | Overall Rating | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
User Comments
Comments are subject to review, and can be removed by the administration of the site at any time and for any reason.
Not bad, but OK. You could have changed the whole "downwind...brokenhearted" joke stanza into something else, but the whole concept of Clay & Ruben dueting on this is a funny idea.
Yep! Amazing!
The author of the parody has authorized comments, and wants YOUR feedback.
Link To This Page
The address of this page is: http://www.amiright.com/parody/90s/thelionkingstheme1.shtml For help, see the examples of how to link to this page.
This is view # 1379