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Song Parodies -> "Koan On The Brain"
Original Song Title:
"Home On The Range"
Original Performer:
Traditional
Parody Song Title:
"Koan On The Brain"
Parody Written by:
The Comedian
The Lyrics
One of the methods used by Zen masters to teach their students is the "koan" (pronounced "cone"), which is a riddle that has no obvious logical solution. The student has to sit and meditate on the "koan", or puzzle, and then periodically answer questions about it posed by the teacher, or "Roshi". Perhaps the most famous "koan" is: "You know the sound of two hands clapping. What is the sound of one hand clapping?"
Oh give me a koan
Where the muffled low moans
And the tears of my answer's hope pray
For seldom is heard
An encouraging word
From my Roshi, who smiles, once, each May
Koan, koan on the brain
Where my fears can eat Antidote-K
Where Zen masters hear
In their empty mind's ear
One clapping hand's music all day
Where the muffled low moans
And the tears of my answer's hope pray
For seldom is heard
An encouraging word
From my Roshi, who smiles, once, each May
Koan, koan on the brain
Where my fears can eat Antidote-K
Where Zen masters hear
In their empty mind's ear
One clapping hand's music all day
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What is the sound of our resident genius occasionally misfiring?
Jessy Leppert, this one's for you, my friend! :-)
I like that you did it for Jessy.
JD - I saw in the comments the other day where someone challenged you to incorporate "Zen" into a parody. I admire you for picking up the challenge, because I'm not sure I could do anything with it at all. I am so tired and grumped out today I'm not gonna try and evaluate any parodies for scores, I'm truly exhausted from some moving I assisted with yesterday, even though I very little heavy lifting. It was for a worthy cause, so I'm not sorry I did it, but tired...yes, I am...
good one, johnny...i pictured cowboys sittin' around a campfire, meditating...5s
Rick D: "DONNNNGGGG! DONNNNGGGG!" P.S. --- Thanks for the appellation "resident genius" ... I like it ! ;-)
Adagio: Thanks --- it was Jessy's suggestion that I do a parody about Zen.
Paul: Rest up, sir, you've earned it!
Alvin: Thanks! When I picture cowboys sittin' around a campfire, I picture the bean-eatin' & fartin' scene from "Blazing Saddles".
Adagio: Thanks --- it was Jessy's suggestion that I do a parody about Zen.
Paul: Rest up, sir, you've earned it!
Alvin: Thanks! When I picture cowboys sittin' around a campfire, I picture the bean-eatin' & fartin' scene from "Blazing Saddles".
For folks unfamiliar with "Zen" ... People who practice Zen meditation are working towards achieving a mental state that is a perfectly peaceful, quiet, serene state-of-mind...which in Zen tradition is sometimes called "Empty Mind". So when my parody refers to "empty minds", that's what it means --- minds that are not really "empty", but that are actually just perfectly peaceful, perfectly blissful, perfectly quiet, perfectly happy, and perfectly serene! :-)
But Johnny, wouldn't an empty mind also be likely to be at peace? Now for me to reach a "Zen" state I'd have to call in a housekeeper first to clean up all the clutter to achieve that totally "peaceful, quiet, serene state-of-mind", but I do my best to at least keep it in an upbeat mode. Seriously, when I was going through some anxiety problems a ways back I did find that doing a little mind-clearing, slow deep-breathing and "Ohhmm"-ing did offer quite a bit of relief.
Thanks Johnny.
You're welcome, Jessy.
Paul --- I'm happy meditation helped you when you needed it. It's helped me from time to time, too. The "empty" mind that Zen practitioners talk about is a mind that is empty of illusions, distractions, chatter, and suffering. At least, that's how I understand it. To a Zen master, a mind that is "empty" is "full" of one's true humanity, unencumbered by the illusions & delusions that cause suffering.
I always thought the "one hand clapping" thing was just ridiculous. But I liked this. And I too, imagined cowboyd meditating. Which is hilarious. Good job Johnny!
Hmmmmm...Hmmmmmm...Hmmmmmm.....Nananananananana.nanananana....nananananana...be the ball, Johnny, just be the ball. Very clever, 5's
Ashkicksass: Thanks! And imagine cowboys farting up a storm while they're trying to meditate, too!
Dee "Chevy Chase in Caddyshack" Range: Hmmmm.....Nananananananaaaa....thank you, Dee, thank you, thank you, nanananananaaaaa....
Dee "Chevy Chase in Caddyshack" Range: Hmmmm.....Nananananananaaaa....thank you, Dee, thank you, thank you, nanananananaaaaa....
*Insert own meaning here*
Tack!
Well, may I say that this was an informative and "Zensational" comment string...My head is now as empty as a Park Outhouse after the Pumping Truck has made a visit.
Thanks Paul!
Good job, JD. At first I wasn't sure what "koan" meant; now I do. Anyway, this one was good. I voted 5-5-5 on it, but it doesn't look like my vote went through. My computer's going slow again.
Thank you, Serafina.
I liked it.
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