Underalls - A 1978 retrospective
(to be sung to the tune of Wonderwall by Oasis)
‘78 was gonna be the year
And it all comes back to me
By now I should've somehow
Figured out who I should’ve been
I wanna know there’s somebody that
Feels the way I do, about that now
Odd beat, disco in the street
And the fire only came from KISS
I'm sure you've heard it all before
And it’s a time that you don’t miss
I wanna know there’s somebody that
Feels the way I do, about that now
And all the time we spent record/rewinding
And writing down the words and memorizing
The things I wanted were a boyfriend
and to be Weird Al but I didn’t know how
‘cause maybe, 2012 can be the year that saves me
And after all, they wore Underalls
‘78 was gonna be the year
And it all comes back to me
By now I should've somehow
Figured out who I should’ve been
I wanna know there’s somebody that
Feels the way I do, about that now
And all the time we spent record/rewinding
And writing down the words and memorizing
The things I wanted were a boyfriend
and to be Weird Al but I didn’t know how
I said maybe, 2012 can be the year that saves me
And after all, they wore Underalls
I said maybe, 2012 can be the year that saves me
And after all, they wore Underalls
I said maybe, 2012 can be the year that saves me
2012 can be the year that saves me
2012 can be the year that saves me
P.S.
If there is anyone out there who doesn’t remember 1978 or the Underalls
that I do, here’s a good link. This isn’t the exact same commercial
for Underalls that I remember. This one ends with “because they make her
look like I wish I looked.” Classic self-deprecating Pam Dawber. The
one I remember ended with a slinky bombshell whispering, “because they
make me look like I’m not wearing anything.” Or maybe it was “not
wearing nuthin’!” That would’ve been a double negative, but somehow I
remember it that way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o68uyLIuXAs
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Subaru Impreza
(To be sung to the tune of Champagne Supernova by Oasis)
(random ocean sounds?)
How can I make some pocket change?
How come these lyrics are strange?
Wrote that song while they were getting high.
Power walking down the hall
Making fun of Wonderwall
Wrote that song while they were getting high.
Someday you will find me
Underneath the Land’s End sign
In a Subaru Impreza in the sky
Someday you will find me
Underneath the Land’s End sign
In a Subaru Impreza
A Subaru Impreza in the sky
Live your life and ask your whys
A writer writes, a dreamer dies
Easier to laugh than it is to cry
Power walking down the hall
Making fun of Wonderwall
Wrote that song while they were getting high.
Someday you will find me
Underneath the Land’s End sign
In a Subaru Impreza in the sky
Someday you will find me
Underneath the Land’s End sign
In a Subaru Impreza
A Subaru Impreza
Cause I don't believe
That Oregon really has a summer
But you know I will never die
I’ll just scream these lyrics from the sky
Sky-sky-sky-sky-y-y
How can I make some pocket change?
How come these lyrics are strange?
Wrote that song while they were getting high.
Power walking down the hall
Making fun of Wonderwall
Wrote that song while they were getting high.
Someday you will find me
Underneath the Land’s End sign
In a Subaru Impreza in the sky
Someday you will find me
Underneath the Land’s End sign
In a Subaru Impreza
A Subaru Impreza
Cause I don't believe
That Oregon really has a summer
But you know I will never die
I’ll just scream these lyrics from the sky
Sky-sky-sky-sky-y-y
(Do the dorky dance with me during the long guitar solo and nah nah nah) (Birds chirping?)
How can I make some pocket change?
How come these lyrics are strange?
Wrote that song while they were getting high.
They were getting high <-- 9 times, background "Oooh-oooh"
(To be sung to the tune of Champagne Supernova by Oasis)
(random ocean sounds?)
How can I make some pocket change?
How come these lyrics are strange?
Wrote that song while they were getting high.
Power walking down the hall
Making fun of Wonderwall
Wrote that song while they were getting high.
Someday you will find me
Underneath the Land’s End sign
In a Subaru Impreza in the sky
Someday you will find me
Underneath the Land’s End sign
In a Subaru Impreza
A Subaru Impreza in the sky
Live your life and ask your whys
A writer writes, a dreamer dies
Easier to laugh than it is to cry
Power walking down the hall
Making fun of Wonderwall
Wrote that song while they were getting high.
Someday you will find me
Underneath the Land’s End sign
In a Subaru Impreza in the sky
Someday you will find me
Underneath the Land’s End sign
In a Subaru Impreza
A Subaru Impreza
Cause I don't believe
That Oregon really has a summer
But you know I will never die
I’ll just scream these lyrics from the sky
Sky-sky-sky-sky-y-y
How can I make some pocket change?
How come these lyrics are strange?
Wrote that song while they were getting high.
Power walking down the hall
Making fun of Wonderwall
Wrote that song while they were getting high.
Someday you will find me
Underneath the Land’s End sign
In a Subaru Impreza in the sky
Someday you will find me
Underneath the Land’s End sign
In a Subaru Impreza
A Subaru Impreza
Cause I don't believe
That Oregon really has a summer
But you know I will never die
I’ll just scream these lyrics from the sky
Sky-sky-sky-sky-y-y
(Do the dorky dance with me during the long guitar solo and nah nah nah) (Birds chirping?)
How can I make some pocket change?
How come these lyrics are strange?
Wrote that song while they were getting high.
They were getting high <-- 9 times, background "Oooh-oooh"
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Parody
Short Shift/Longevity
(To be sung to the tune of Cake’s Short Skirt/Long Jacket)
I want a girl with a mind like a big sponge
I want a girl who knows how to file
I want a girl who asks the right questions and
Has a desire to stay for while
I want a girl with great qualifications
Who will work for pennies but
is sharp as a tack
She's asking how may I help you
She's picking up the page
She's liking our factory
And not smoking crack
I want a girl with a short shift and loooooooooooooongevity
I want a girl who comes in most days
I want a girl who stays her shift
I want a girl with uninterrupted poverty
Who jumps through hoops without passing the buck
With fingernails that allow for touch typing
And a voice that is like a receptionist
She is fast and thorough
And sharp as a tack
She's liking our factory
And not smoking crack
I want a girl with a short shift and loooooooooooooong looooooooongevity
I want a girl who’s a great multi-tasker
I want a girl with good references
At Craigslist she finds my ad and she answers
We'll start to talk and I give her the job
She wants the chair and the desk that I give her
She has a car that will get her here
She’s changing her cell plan from the old Motorola
She’s driving here in a beat up Corollla
I want a girl with a short shift and loooooooooooooongevity
Short Shift/Longevity
(To be sung to the tune of Cake’s Short Skirt/Long Jacket)
I want a girl with a mind like a big sponge
I want a girl who knows how to file
I want a girl who asks the right questions and
Has a desire to stay for while
I want a girl with great qualifications
Who will work for pennies but
is sharp as a tack
She's asking how may I help you
She's picking up the page
She's liking our factory
And not smoking crack
I want a girl with a short shift and loooooooooooooongevity
I want a girl who comes in most days
I want a girl who stays her shift
I want a girl with uninterrupted poverty
Who jumps through hoops without passing the buck
With fingernails that allow for touch typing
And a voice that is like a receptionist
She is fast and thorough
And sharp as a tack
She's liking our factory
And not smoking crack
I want a girl with a short shift and loooooooooooooong looooooooongevity
I want a girl who’s a great multi-tasker
I want a girl with good references
At Craigslist she finds my ad and she answers
We'll start to talk and I give her the job
She wants the chair and the desk that I give her
She has a car that will get her here
She’s changing her cell plan from the old Motorola
She’s driving here in a beat up Corollla
I want a girl with a short shift and loooooooooooooongevity
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