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CPF Parody Challenge: Round #1: SteveJRogers vs Sharpie

Best Song Parody

SteveJRogers	3 votes
Sharpie	21 votes

SteveJRogers Jan 10 2007 05:06 AM

Song: “Met Backup Man” Subject: Duffy Dyer A Parody Of: [url=http://music.allofmp3.com/r2/The_Highwaymen/Highwayman/group_5266/album_1/song_1/albref_7/preview.shtml]“Highwayman” [/url]by the Highwaymen (Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson & Willie Nelson) ___________________________________________________________ I was a Met backup man, along the bench I did ride With the 69 parade I did ride Saw many a great pitcher practice his trade Though Ron Hodges would be my bane The bastards traded me in October of 74 For Gene Clines I was in Pittsburgh, missed out on the 79 ride And went Montreal and Detroit for a time Then started coaching in Chicago I also managed in Kenosha and El Paso And one time I even coached the with the Brews Brews But I am coaching still I’m now a SeaWolf, in the Detroit line Double A Eastern League this time A place called Erie in wild Pennsylvania Our record slipped to about ten games below They may fire me but probably just keep me for now They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound But I’ll still be around, and around, and around… I may coach in that great Minor League divide But when I reach the Majors side I’ll find a place to coach or even manage if I can Perhaps I may be back at Shea again Or I may simply be on a scouting staff But I will remain And I'll be back again, and again and again and again and again

sharpie Jan 10 2007 07:18 AM

You know the song, you know the subject, you remember it all: RANDOLPHIAN RHAPSODY Was that the real game- Was it just fantasy- Caught in a timewarp No escape from reality Open my eyes Cue up the tape and see- I was a poor boy, I grew up in Brownsville Where it’s easy come, easy go A little high, mostly low, Anway that play goes, it just really matters to me. Mama, we had it tied, Endy caught one in the sixth Got the sacks juiced, then got zip Mama, we had it good as won But then we’d gone and thrown it all away Mama oooo Molina made you cry I’ll have to face the questions still tomorrow- Carry on, carry on as if nothing really matters. Too late, the season’s gone Sends shivers down my spine- Second guessing all the time Goodbye everybody – you’ve got to go To the Dominican instead of to Detroit Mama ooo I can’t stop my mind I sometimes think I should’ve made another call- I see a little silhouetto of a man, VALENTIN, VALENTIN, YES HE HITS US A SINGLE Curveyball and Wainwright – very very frightening me – Endy Chavez Endy Chavez Endy Chavez Endy Chavez Endy hits – magnifico- I’m now a rich boy everybody judges me HE’S JUST A RICH BOY WITH A BIG CALL TO MAKE SPARE HIM HIS MIND FROM THIS CONSTANT REPLAY Cliff is up, Cliffy’s hurt – will I make him bunt? Cliff is my man – I will not make him bunt – MAKE HIM BUNT Cliff is my man – I will not make him bunt – MAKE HIM BUNT Cliff is my man – I will not make him bunt – MAKE HIM BUNT BUNT BUNT BUNT BUNT BUNT BUNT BUNT The media The media The media Says to bunt BUT CLIFFORD FLOYD TAKES A CURVE OVER FOR STRIKE THREE STRIKE THREE STRIKE THREE (guitar solo) So you think you can second guess me and spit in my eye? So you think that a bunt would’ve kept us alive? Oh baby – you don’t know nothing baby --- He coulda hit it—he coulda hit it right out of here. Nothing really matters, Beltran took strike three Nothing really matters – nothing really matters til next year.

Johnny Dickshot Jan 10 2007 07:23 AM

over.

soupcan Jan 10 2007 07:28 AM

Wow.

Kong76 Jan 10 2007 07:30 AM

Holy crap! **holding lit cigarette lighter above head at desk**

seawolf17 Jan 10 2007 07:45 AM

Damn. That just kicked my ass.

soupcan Jan 10 2007 07:55 AM

Cliff is my man – I will not make him bunt – MAKE HIM BUNT Cliff is my man – I will not make him bunt – MAKE HIM BUNT Cliff is my man – I will not make him bunt – MAKE HIM BUNT Love it. I'll be singing this all day.

Edgy DC Jan 10 2007 07:56 AM

Steve, good job. But, sometimes, you've got to tip your hat.

metirish Jan 10 2007 07:58 AM

Sharpie that was just amazin......is it too late for me to get in the voting...have I missed most of this?

Benjamin Grimm Jan 10 2007 08:00 AM

I hate to say this, but I don't recognize the song that sharpie is parodying. I wasn't familiar with Steve's song either, but at least he provided a link. I voted for sharpie because, even not knowing the song, it stands as a good poetic account of Game 7.

seawolf17 Jan 10 2007 08:17 AM

Yancy, you must be kidding.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 10 2007 08:20 AM

I got it now. This is an example of why, last year, I thought I'd be terrible at this game.

Willets Point Jan 10 2007 09:35 AM

I like Steve's better.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 10 2007 09:42 AM

Willets' vote makes it 12-1 in favor of sharpie. I wonder, has Steve not voted yet? Or did he vote for his opponent?

Edgy DC Jan 10 2007 09:42 AM

Steve's has its graces. Bohemian Rhapsody had been done before, and perhaps better. Steve reached out there for source material. No small thing.

Methead Jan 10 2007 10:06 AM

The only improvement I can come up with off the top of my head is this: STRIKE THREE STRIKE THREE STRIKE THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Otherwise, classic.

Rockin' Doc Jan 10 2007 11:07 AM

Sometimes you just run into a buzzsaw. Unfortunately, I think that's what happened to Steve. He does a nice job, and then sharpie mows him down with an epic parody.

ScarletKnight41 Jan 10 2007 12:58 PM

Wow! Just great!

Willets Point Jan 10 2007 01:06 PM

Which player is the subject of sharpie's song - Valentin, Chavez or Floyd?

iramets Jan 10 2007 01:13 PM

Or Willie?

soupcan Jan 10 2007 01:15 PM

I assumed Willie.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 10 2007 01:36 PM

It had to be one of the following: ]Sharpie (5) Pedro Martinez Mike Piazza Walt Terrell Willie Randolph Rick White My guess is it was about Walt Terrell.

SteveJRogers Jan 10 2007 03:40 PM

Yup, nice job Sharpie! Had an idea for Gooden that I was going to go for, but after hearing Highwayman on my iPod Tuesday I thought it'd make a good parody for a baseball lifer like Dyer Ah well...

sharpie Jan 10 2007 03:45 PM

Thanks. I enjoyed yours, though I wasn't familiar with the song (until you linked to that Russian site).

SteveJRogers Jan 10 2007 03:56 PM

RUSSIA? Ahhhh, I see. Heh, I just googled "highwayman mp3" and linked the first URL I saw The music of Cash/Nelson/Jennings/Kristofferson truely is universal!

MFS62 Jan 10 2007 07:20 PM

Y'know, Willets and Ira raised a good point. I awas initially swept away with Sharpie's parody. But after I just posted my scoring criteria (in my concession post to Ira), I realized that they are right. Who is that song about? Willie? Endy? Cliff? Or the un-named Beltran? And for that reason, I'm going to request that someone who can do those things to change my vote from Sharpie to Steve. He stayed on target. It won't tip the balance, but what's right is right. Later

Diamond Dad Jan 10 2007 09:01 PM

BR is too easy, but well done in this case.

Nymr83 Jan 10 2007 09:34 PM

sharpie wrote: You know the song, you know the subject, you remember it all: RANDOLPHIAN RHAPSODY ........ I was a poor boy, I grew up in Brownsville Where it’s easy come, easy go A little high, mostly low, Anway that play goes, it just really matters to me. ........ I’ll have to face the questions still tomorrow- .......... Second guessing all the time .......... I sometimes think I should’ve made another call- .......... Cliff is up, Cliffy’s hurt – will I make him bunt? Cliff is my man – I will not make him bunt – MAKE HIM BUNT Cliff is my man – I will not make him bunt – MAKE HIM BUNT Cliff is my man – I will not make him bunt – ............... So you think you can second guess me and spit in my eye? So you think that a bunt would’ve kept us alive? Oh baby – you don’t know nothing baby --- He coulda hit it—he coulda hit it right out of here. ............. i think theres enough here about Randolph.

seawolf17 Jan 11 2007 08:10 AM

And it's written from the perspective of Randolph; I don't think there was any question who it was about.