Cast the DU musical: HELLO GITMO!

[Bossy Monkey]

No, seriously, it'll be called Left Wing Story. There'll be too punk gangs, the Deans and the Clarks, and the show-stopping tune will be "Hey Officer Ashcroft"...

Naaaaaah, I'm still fuckin' with ya. I just got tired of trying to think up ideas for the DU soap opera. I think the musical idea could really fly though. I'm pretty sure Skittles has the tough chick part nailed, and I can see Will Pitt singing "Kerry Is So Very Very...". The GD Chorus will definitely be doing "Your Candidate Sucks, No YOUR Candidate Sucks!" After that though, it's all up to you, my fellow DUers. Have fun with it!

[corporatewhore]

1. What part could DK play !!!

dont leave him out like koppel

[southerngirlwriter]

2. I will be the reviewer.

I get free tickets, a good seat, a big bag of Peanut M&M's, and chocolate milk. Oh, and 25 cents per word.

[Bossy Monkey]

3. Yer not gettin' my peanut m&ms!

But you can take over writing duties, since I can't tell "too" from "two" (Blush! See above; and it's two--I mean too-- late to edit it.)

[Bossy Monkey]

4. Aw, c'mon, it was funnier than that! n/t

[Bossy Monkey]

5. Ok, just one more try, I promise

and I'm not trying to one-up nostamj; just a coincidence that we both did musical threads at roughly the same time. :)

[nostamj]

6. hey, MY thread is DEADER than yours!

:-(

i don't know why I bother...

[Bossy Monkey]

11. I've tried to solicit for help with parody lyrics before, too

and watched the thread plummet straight to the archives. DUers are incredibly creative, but the Lounge moves pretty fast, and the folks that feel they can help with such stuff probably just don't see the threads before they go away. Hey, I know! We'll petition Skinner for a parody lyrics forum! :)

I go kick yours; it's really good.

[TheMightyFavog]

7. Oooooh!

This ex-theatre major's willing to throw his hat in the ring!

[Plaid Adder]

8. I would have to be in the pit orchestra

because like Lena Lamont, I am the triple threat: I can't sing, I can't dance, and I can't act.

I think Left Wing Story woudl work, actually. The Kerry people could sing, "When you're a vet you're a vet all the way..." and then the Clark people could try to lure people away from the Kucinich people with Anita's lesser-known number "A Flake Like That..."

A flake like that
Whose hair is rumpled
Forget that flake
He will be crumpled,
What of the swing vote,
Play to the swing vote...

etcetera, while Edwards sings "I Feel Pretty" and Clark sings, "Korea...I worry about North Korea..."

Or, we coudl do Chicago, I've already written two fo the songs for that:

http://www.plaidder.com/ari.htm
http://www.plaidder.com/blowback.htm

C ya,

The Plaid Adder

[nostamj]

10. "Left Side Story"

we actually did the entire score to West Side Story in parody lyrics over at SmirkingChimp.com a year or so ago...

not about candidates, of course, just a good old bushie bashing extravaganza...

a sample:

FOOL or Laura's Lullaby (to the tune of "Cool")

LAURA BUSH:

GEORGE, GEORGE, MY MAN GEORGE
DON'T DROOL, GEORGE!
PROVE YOUR METTLE,
CHEW THAT PRETZEL.
DON'T BE A FOOL, GEORGE!

DON'T GET MAD,
YOU MAKE KARL SAD
WHEN YOU SCREW UP HIS LINES
HOLD ON TIGHT,
THE CROWD'S HARD RIGHT
IF THEY DON'T APPLAUD THEY'LL ALL GET FINES

GEORGE, GEORGE, DEAR DIM GEORGE
THEY'RE SHEEP, GEORGE!
SMIRK IT, SMUG IT, RUSSERT LOVES IT.
THE DEMS WON'T PEEP, GEORGE!
POPPY'S PROUD,
AND ASHCROFT CONTROLS THE CROWD GEORGE
DON'T BE A FOOL, GEORGE
YOU'RE COOL!

[OKNancy]

19. LOL - I was going to choreograph Wes Side Story

for our local Clark group..it's on hold for now.

[nostamj]

20. if it's a go, you should use my lyrics....

clarkies should love them!

TRIFECTA (to the tune of "Maria" from West Side Story)

THE LUCKIEST CALL I EVER MADE
TRIFECTA
TRIFECTA TRIFECTA TRIFECTA
DAMN! YOU'RE DUMBER THAN ME AND CAN BE PLAYED
TRIFECTA
TRIFECTA TRIFECTA TRIFECTA
TRIFECTA TRIFECTA
TRIFECTA...
MY GOD DAD, WE DID IT...
TRIFECTA!
THE TERRISTS MADE A MESS
BUT IT WAS A SUCCESS
FOR ME...
TRIFECTA
WAIT 'TIL KEN HEARS ABOUT OUR
TRIFECTA
WHILE MY POLL NUMBERS SOAR
I'LL BLAME CLINTON AND GORE
JUST SEE...
TRIFECTA
KARL AND KAREN SAID IT WAS MY TRUMP CARD
ONE MORE LEAK, AND I'M GOING TO DUMP CARD
TRIFECTA
I WON'T STOP REPEATING...
TRIFECTA

[JohnKleeb]

9. Sweet I love these

However I wouldnt have much of a part in the Deannies and the Clark a la West Story one. hmmmm :shrug:
I do better in the DU sitcoms and soaps anyway, not much of a musical actor not much of an actor at all though.

[Interrobang]

12. Someone should do...

"I'm Just A Girl Who Can't Shut Up" -- we'll give that one to the female with the highest post count... ;)

[Plaid Adder]

15. Actually, that would be perfect for

Ann Coulter. It belongs to a character from Oklahoma! who I believe is known as "Anytime Annie..."

C ya,

The Plaid Adder

[nostamj]

16. thought the same thing!

Anne (baritone)

Anne enters, wearing a bandana around, uh, her neck

IT AIN'T SO MUCH A QUESTION ABOUT
SAYING SOMETHING SANE
AS LONG AS I AM LOUD AND CUT YOU OFF!
I TELL A LOT OF STORIES
BUT NOT ONE OF THEM IS TRUE
ON FOX TO BE OUTRAGEOUS IS ENOUGH!

I KNOW THAT MY RESEARCH IS PURE SHIT
BUT WITH THE HELP OF SCIAFE, I'M A HIT!

I JUST A SHILL WHO CAN'T SHUT UP
QUEEN OF THE BLOND BIMBO SET!
THERE IS NO SHOW I CAN'T DISTRUPT
IT'S JUST THE FACTS I FORGET...

WHEN A LIBERAL TRIES TO MAKE A POINT
I SPIT AND POUT AND PITCH A HISSY FIT
BUT WHEN IT'S MY TURN I TURN DEMURE
AND YOU BLEED BEFORE YOU KNOW YOU'RE HIT!

I'LL BE YOUR PAL THOUGH WHEN WE'RE THROUGH
THE BITCH IS A MARKETING TOOL
IT'S A CONSERVATIVE STUNT
ONLY DUERS CALL ME A.... MAN,
I CAN'T SHUT UP!

[Plaid Adder]

17. Hey nostamj, it puts me in mind of a little ditty

I wrote for Camille Paglia...

http://www.plaidder.com/gimmick.htm

C ya,

The Plaid Adder

[nostamj]

18. oops....

that link does not work....

'gimmick' - did you do a take on Gotta Get A Gimmick from Gypsy??

(i have!)

[Plaid Adder]

28. Sorry, right song but wrong link. Here's the right one:

http://www.plaidder.com/english.htm

Enjoy,

The Plaid Adder

[nostamj]

30. very clever!

i even understand most of it!

[LynneSin]

13. Can I play the long lost daughter of the 100 year old senator?

:D

[blondeatlast]

14. I'll be Penelope, the genetically wealthy,idealistic pro-bono lawyer

torn between the slick, out-for-the publicity defense lawyer and the idealistic (and squeaky clean) Catholic priest.

I'm working on my big number, "Patriot Act"

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

21. i want a part!

what have you got for me? :)

[JohnKleeb]

22. If its like West Side Story?

Maybe you can get the Maria like part, and yes I saw West Side Story, as a freshman. I dunno Maggie, I am not casting, I am still looking for a role myself. :shrug: here you can get in line ahead of me.

[Bossy Monkey]

23. The obvious tune would be Teens for Dean, but I don't think you 2 qualify

I mean I know you don't, JK, not sure about LPFF.

To be seriouser(ish), it would be great to have songs about youth turning back to the Democrats again. Left People Finish First would be a great song title, by the way.

[JohnKleeb]

25. LPFF is undecided last she told me

Has leaned Kerry in the past though.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

26. I'm not a Deanie, but...

who knows?

Kucinich, Kerry, those might very well be my top two.

[rbnyc]

24. That was VERY funny!

:hi:

[greatauntoftriplets]

27. Can I be the wisecracking smartass woman of a certain age?

It is what I am in real life (okay, 54 and feel like 34).

[Nihil]

29. Stick with "Left Side Story"

(To the tune of "America")

I like to be in the DU Lounge,
Plenty to see in the DU Lounge,
Everything's free in the DU Lounge,
People like me in the DU Lounge.

(Rosa.): I'd like to go back to GD.
(Anita): Not very much there to tempt me!
(Rosa.): Everyone there will give big cheer.
(Anita): Everyone there will have come here!

(Repeat chorus)


(Final pose ... hold it ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... fade lights)
("No, damnit, not the light bulb thread again!")

(Guess who else does parody lyrics for the after-show skit :-))

Nihil