Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Song Parody

To the tune of The Vapors's "Turning Japanese", starting with the second stanza, the one that starts with "I got your picture. I got your picture."

Am I a playwright? Yes I’m a playwright
I can’t remember but I think I write plays
I have amnesia in ancient Greece-a
And I’m struggling to find my city-state
I’ve got a hunch but that is all
That I’m the greatest one of all and that is

Aristophanes
I think I’m Aristophanes
I really think so
Aristophanes
I think I’m Aristophanes
I really think so
Aristophanes
I think I’m Aristophanes
I really think so
Aristophanes
I think I’m Aristophanes
I really think so

Or am I Plato? No, I’m not Plato
He wrote some dialogues but I wrote comedies
Maybe Menander? I don’t remember
But I’m positive I’m not Euripedes
I wrote the Birds (that’s my best play!)
I wrote the Thesmophoriazusae!*

Aristophanes
I think I’m Aristophanes
I really think so
Aristophanes
I think I’m Aristophanes
I really think so
Aristophanes
I think I’m Aristophanes
I really think so
Aristophanes
I think I’m Aristophanes
I really think so

*based on the pronunciation Thes-mo-phor-i-A-zu-sae, which might be wrong

1 comments:

Chris Serico said...

This is incredible! What is the sound of one jaw dropping?

Well, I couldn't find that sound. But I found another cool one I had been looking for: KUNGKUNG!