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CPF Parody Challenge: Rd #1: Gwreck v. Edgy DC

Best Song Parody?

Gwreck	13 votes
Edgy DC	12 votes

Gwreck Jan 15 2007 09:13 AM

Song: “Heatwave'" Subject: Roger McDowell A Parody Of: “Heatwave” by Martha & The Vandellas ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Whenever I'm with him Something near Starts to burnin' And I'm filled with fear Could it be the devil in him Or just somethin' he does on a whim Just like a heatwave Burning in my heel Can't keep from cryin' It's makin' me squeal Whenever he calls my name While we're watchin the game I feel, right there, I feel that burning flame 'Dis how athlete's foot s'posed to be Or is Roger trying to do somethin' to me Just like a heatwave Burning in my heel Can't keep from cryin' It's makin' me squeal <Baritone Sax Solo> Sometimes I stare in space Blank look over my face I can't explain it, don't understand it I 'ain't trying to be his next How'd he get me anyway, I'm amazed I don't know what to do, my foot's ablaze Just like a heatwave Burning in my heel Can't keep from cryin' It's makin' me squeal Can't pass up a good chance Sisk's over there in a trance Just like a heatwave...

MFS62 Jan 15 2007 07:30 PM

This may be our first entry ever about that old-time baseball tradition, the hotfoot. Good job, Can't wait to see Edgy's entry. Later

SteveJRogers Jan 15 2007 07:36 PM

Okay, who is the Admin Suckup voting for Edgy before he even posts!

Gwreck Jan 15 2007 09:33 PM

Wow, mine was that bad, huh? Voting for the other guy before his was posted. No, seriously, you can tell me to my face. SC = moderate, unless it was Edgy voting.

Edgy DC Jan 15 2007 09:45 PM Edited 3 time(s), most recently on Jan 16 2007 06:06 AM

Feel free to discount that one in the final tally. What a drag when the batter gets a hold! (Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo) "Rules are different today" Guillermo Mota had to say "Pitchers need some help or they get knocked around!" And though he’s not really ill There’s an anabolic pill He goes running to his dealer For some 'roids and some concealer And it helps him with his heat Why should batters only cheat? (Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo) "Guillermo's different today" I heard Dodger players say He's aggressive and he's surly like a dick Then his fastball flies off-track And he beans Piazza's back He goes running like a coward Leaves the park but hasn't showered 'Cuz Piazza wants him dead Wants to beat his swollen head (Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo) "Sheffield please I'm on my knees Mike's at the door He's out for war!" What a drag when the batter gets a hold! (Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo) Mets just aren’t the same today Since Minaya rules the day There's a pennant race and Duaner's on the shelf "Fans are hard to satisfy Guillermo's cheap, he'll get a try" And with Mota's little helper He drives batters helter skelter And he dominates the league And there's minimum intrigue (Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo) "Sheffield please Some more of these I've got to score I'll be your whore What a drag when the press might get a hold" (Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo) The offseason comes too quick All the credit goes to Rick Blaming drugs for all success just seems a bore But before he gets undressed Guillermo fails a routine test Caught with Mota's little helper Gets a fifty-game dispeller But he still gets Wilpon's pay (Jeffy still thinks Mike was gay) (Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo)

iramets Jan 15 2007 10:37 PM

FTR, that's the Lovely Stones' "Mother's Little Helper." Nice.

soupcan Jan 16 2007 07:09 AM

Hmmm this is a toughie. Those are both really good.

Willets Point Jan 16 2007 12:07 PM

MFS62 wrote: This may be our first entry ever about that old-time baseball tradition, the hotfoot. Not to belittle Gwreck's terrific parody, but sharpie previously put hotfoots (hotfeet?) to music in the fadeout of the brilliant I Am McDowell. Edgy once called "Mother's Little Helper" a gimmick song and now he's using it as source material. I'm gritting my teeth a bit.

Johnny Dickshot Jan 16 2007 12:25 PM

Edgy gets lucky that his subject became a big, timely and easily-parodiable story, but to his credit, he hits that hanging curve pretty hard. It's a double, not a home run, since the signature "drag" line is sorta clumsy. I don't think gwreck needs to be penalized for going with hotfeet in a McDowell parody before he was on board here. good job both a yuhs

Willets Point Jan 16 2007 12:27 PM

No penalty intended, just letting MFS know it wasn't the first time (and I wanted to give praise to one of my all time faves).

sharpie Jan 16 2007 12:49 PM

Thanks Willets. Hotfoot also invoked in the next-to-last full verse of that song. Hard to write about McDowell without invoking the hotfoot. This contest has been going on long enough that things like that are bound to happen. I agree with Johnny that there is no penalty on that for gwreck. Good job both of you.

MFS62 Jan 16 2007 04:58 PM

Didn't remember that prior song. It may have been before I got here, too. But thanks for pointing it out. This was a toughie, as the current tie indicates. Later

Diamond Dad Jan 16 2007 06:07 PM hot feet

nice job, both of you! I agree that it's hard not to think of a hot foot when thinking of McDowell, considering out prominent that activity was in the '86 team video. I also think of Roger and Jesse swapping places in the outfield in that game in Cincinnati, but the old Osmonds song "[like a] yo-yo" is WAY to obscure to use here as a parody!

Edgy DC Jan 17 2007 06:19 AM

It is a dark morning.

iramets Jan 17 2007 06:40 AM

Look at the bright side: 1) You lost by more than one vote, so your noble gesture of not counting that bastard vote before you posted isn't what sent this one into GushBore Hell 2) You don't have to get in trouble at work composing another parody this year on your boss's dime 3) It's actually quite a sunny morning.

Edgy DC Jan 17 2007 07:06 AM

I rhymed "today" with "the day."

sharpie Jan 17 2007 07:23 AM

My main problem with Edgy's song was that the title should've been "Mota's Little Helper."

Edgy DC Jan 17 2007 07:35 AM

That is the title.

sharpie Jan 17 2007 07:59 AM

It doesn't have it above the song so it looks like the awkward "What a Drag When When the Batter Gets a Hold" is the title. I voted for it despite that.

iramets Jan 17 2007 08:12 AM

="Edgy DC"]That is the title. And we non-mindreaders were supposed to know that how, exactly? Votes coming in beyond the deadline. Very disturbing development, now putting us into GushBore territory.

Edgy DC Jan 17 2007 08:16 AM

I've conceded. I won't unconcede like Gore did. Not including the title doesn't mean that wasn't the title, as Sharpie implied. I did use that phrase in lieu of the original title line twice in the song.

Gwreck Jan 17 2007 08:33 AM

Edgy's parody was great. I thought I was doomed once I saw his.