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Song Parodies -> "Obama"
Original Song Title:
"Oh Donna"
Original Performer:
Richie Valens
Parody Song Title:
"Obama"
Parody Written by:
Cami Schwenneker
The Lyrics
Richie Valens sang this song in the late 1950's
Obama, Obama
Obama, Obama
Our new president, Obama is his name
His whole campaign was the promise of change
But it’s not that easy
Obama, did you think it would be, the voters thought it would be
Now that you’re president, you’ll never be left alone
Although the press now loves you
You’ll learn to curse your new home
Cause it’s not that easy
Obama, did you think it would be, the voters thought it would be
Well Barack, now that you’re in
I am worried what you’ll do
Oh is this a bad stimulus bill you’re pushing though
Our new president, Obama is his name
They voted you in
But left the house and senate the same
Cause it’s not that easy
Obama, did you think it would be, the voters thought it would be
Obama, Obama
Obama, Obama
Obama, Obama
Our new president, Obama is his name
His whole campaign was the promise of change
But it’s not that easy
Obama, did you think it would be, the voters thought it would be
Now that you’re president, you’ll never be left alone
Although the press now loves you
You’ll learn to curse your new home
Cause it’s not that easy
Obama, did you think it would be, the voters thought it would be
Well Barack, now that you’re in
I am worried what you’ll do
Oh is this a bad stimulus bill you’re pushing though
Our new president, Obama is his name
They voted you in
But left the house and senate the same
Cause it’s not that easy
Obama, did you think it would be, the voters thought it would be
Obama, Obama
Obama, Obama
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nicely done...retained the plaintive tone of the OS quite well
I agree - well done - he may have been thinking "why did I do this?" for the last couple of months of campaigning
I couldn't quite fit the pacing to the OS, but it is well written anyway.
Sometimes you refer to Obama in the 2nd person and sometimes in the 3rd person. I think I would have kept it all in the 2nd person, but this is a clever little anthem on the differences between campaigning and governing.
What alvin, Timmy1000, 2Eagle, and John Jenkins said. Some pacing glitches, but this is such a clever title switch, it's hard to believe it hasn't been done before. So for a new writer, it's worth a 555. Work on exact pacing in future parodies, and welcome to AmIRight!
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