Broadway Song Parodies

[Phantom487]

Broadway Song Parodies#0

Posted: 5/31/05 at 3:42pm

I saw the Broadway World Parody Writing Contest, and it made me think. Has anyone written any song parodies in the style of "Forbidden Broadway" that they'd care to share???

[CostumeMistress]

.#1

Posted: 5/31/05 at 5:26pm

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Updated On: 2/7/06 at 05:26 PM

[CapnHook]

re: Broadway Song Parodies#2

Posted: 5/31/05 at 5:47pm

I posted this in March:

In the tune of "Rose's Turn" from GYPSY:

Here he is, boys!
Here he is, Broadway World!
Here's CapnHook!

Curtain up!
Light the lights!
Play it, Marc Shaiman!

Ya either liked it, or ya didn't.
And, boys, ya didn't like it?
Ya like it?
Well, I didn't see it!

Some people saw it and like it fine.
Some people can't even give it try.
Some people's saw it
and their stomach's churnin' around!
You either like it
or hate it!

Hello, everybody! My name is CapnHook! What's yours?
How do you like them ticket sales, Mr. Weissler?
Hold your hats and hallelujah.
Rob & Craig are gonna show it to you.
Ready or not, shhh, here come the Shills!

Shills' talkin' loud.
Shills' doin' fine.
Shills' gettin' hot.
Shills' goin' stong.
Shills' movin' on.
Shills' all alone.
Shills do not care.
Shills' lettin' loose.
Shills' got the stuff.
Shills' lettin' go.
Shills?
Shills' got the stuff.
Shills' gotta move.
Shills' gotta go.
Shills? Shills?
Shills' gotta ****in' let go.

Why did they do it?
What did they bash it?
Message Boards full of shills in the background.
Give 'em hate and what does it get ya?
What does it get ya?
One quick look as each of 'em bashes you.
All your life and what does it get ya?
Thanks a lot and learn to grow up,
They take blows and you're battin' zero.

I had a dream.
I dreamed it for you, Matt_G.
It wasn't for me, pab.
And if it wasn't for me
then where would you be,
Miss Margo Channing?

Well, someone tell me, when is it my turn?
Don't I get a dream for myself?
Starting now it's gonna be my turn.
Broadway World, get off of my runway!
Starting now I post a thousand!
This time, boys, I'm taking the bows and

every topic's coming up again!
Every topic's coming up again!
Every topic's coming up again and again
four times a day!
Again! Again! Again! Again! Again!
Aaagaaaaaaaaaaaaaiinnn! Damn!

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

[Phantom487]

re: Broadway Song Parodies#3

Posted: 5/31/05 at 9:21pm

LOL!!!

[cathywellerstein]

re: Broadway Song Parodies#4

Posted: 5/31/05 at 10:58pm

wow capn. that's some funny stuff. i sang your version aloud.

[jaded_october]

re: Broadway Song Parodies#5

Posted: 5/31/05 at 11:04pm

into the woods, i played little red riding hood and my granny was black (im not) and she always made jokes about being from the hood and she made up this:

"I wish...

It's not for me,
It's for my Granny in the hood
a bag of weed, please-
To bring my poor old druggie
Granny in the hood...
just a bag of weed, please..."

-annie http://www.livejournal.com/users/jadedoctober http://www.myspace.com/jadedoctober

Updated On: 5/31/05 at 11:04 PM

[jaded_october]

re: Broadway Song Parodies#6

Posted: 5/31/05 at 11:04pm

dammit, double posted.

-annie http://www.livejournal.com/users/jadedoctober http://www.myspace.com/jadedoctober

Updated On: 5/31/05 at 11:04 PM

[noahrp3]

re: Broadway Song Parodies#7

Posted: 6/1/05 at 12:39am

At this old theatre company that i was the artistic director for, after every show, we would do a roast, where we would make fun of the show, not just the songs and make parodies of them (we did that) but other stuff too. It was so funny!

[Liz_Bennet]

re: Broadway Song Parodies#8

Posted: 6/1/05 at 12:42am

Back when it was news, my dad came up with a rather impressive parody of "Memory" about the OJ Simpson trial. That's my family for you. My mom has written a parody of "What Do You Do With a BA In English" about her life as an adjunct professor.

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[Liz_Bennet]

re: Broadway Song Parodies#9

Posted: 6/1/05 at 12:42am

Sorry, double post.

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Updated On: 6/1/05 at 12:42 AM

[jaded_october]

re: Broadway Song Parodies#10

Posted: 6/1/05 at 12:46am

my mom made a rap to "tarentella" in peter pan. it was actually genius. i wish i could remember it...

-annie http://www.livejournal.com/users/jadedoctober http://www.myspace.com/jadedoctober

[FosseBoi]

re: Broadway Song Parodies#11

Posted: 6/1/05 at 1:20am

I did CAROUSEL a few months ago. My friends and I did a parady of "Blow High Blow Low", "June is Bustin Out All Over"(I had multple ones for that), and "This was a Real Nice Clambake". Sadly, I dont remembr them enough to put them on here. They were all VERY good though!

"I've always secretly longed for an actress to get to the top of the cherry picker and projectile vomit all over the guards below."- Wonderwaiter in the "Defy Gravity?" thread. ~~~~~~~~My dream? Sutton Foster as Cassie in A Chorus Line

[bwaybound865]

re: Broadway Song Parodies#12

Posted: 6/1/05 at 2:06am

My friends and I made a parody to "Over the Moon" from RENT and it was hilarious, we made fun of the community that we lived in. I wish I could remember it.

[MasterLcZ]

re: Broadway Song Parodies#13

Posted: 6/1/05 at 6:14am

A parody of "If I was A Rich Man" called "If I Had A Quaalude" ("All day long I'd sit and scratch my crotch") made its way around my High School c. 1975.

"Christ, Bette Davis?!?!"

Updated On: 6/1/05 at 06:14 AM