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CPF Parody Challenge Round 2: Gwreck v. iramets

Best Song Parody?

Gwreck	6 votes
iramets	13 votes

Gwreck Jan 28 2007 09:33 PM

Song: “Jim Lindeman'" Subject: Jim Lindeman A Parody Of: “Ramblin' Man” by The Allman Brothers Band ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lord, I was born Jim Lindeman, Tryin to play some baseball and doin the best I can Although my career's over I hope you'll understand I was born Jim Lindeman Well my college ball was played down in Peoria Yeah, was teammates with Kirby Puckett Played against him in the World Series In '87 we won it Lord, I was born Jim Lindeman Tryin to play some baseball and doin the best I can Although my career's over I hope you'll understand I was born Jim Lindeman I made my way to Detroit, Philly, Houston Then played on a team I sure did like In '94 had some good pinch hits down at Shea Yeah, played my last game right before the strike Lord, I was born Jim Lindeman Tryin to play some baseball and doin the best I can Although my career's over I hope you'll understand I was born Jim Lindeman [repeat and fade] Lord, I was born Jim Lindeman...

iramets Jan 29 2007 06:03 AM

WHO'LL START POOR WAYNE? (an attempt at parody of [url=http://www.metrolyrics.com/lyrics/10803/Creedence_Clearwater_Revival/Who%27ll_Stop_The_Rain] CCR's "Who'll Stop the Rain?"[/url]) Long as I remember, Met third-basemen have bit. None out of the many could field, run or hit. From Zimmer through Buchek, we’ve been through shame and pain. So I wonder, still I wonder-- who’ll start poor Wayne? Torre and Fregosi, Aspromonte and Foy, All of them acquired to displace our redhaired boy. Swapping out young talent without plan, foresight or brain, So I wonder, still I wonder –who’ll start poor Wayne? An on-base guy with power, he wore a Series ring, Hit a Series homer, but still every Spring, He’d have to win his job back from the vet the Mets obtained. So I wonder, still I wonder—who’ll start poor Wayne? To get Jimmy Dwyer and the great Angel Mangual, The Mets shipped Garrett off to play for Montreal, And lost a smile that Murph called “out of Mark Twain.” So I wonder, still I wonder—who’ll start poor Wayne? as performed by the Boss at Shea in 2003:

Edgy DC Jan 29 2007 06:28 AM

Dude's got four guitarists and I can scarcely hear any of them.

Gwreck Jan 29 2007 06:36 AM

They didn't have Leiter's tambourine turned up enough either during those shows. (Nice job iramets).

iramets Jan 29 2007 06:49 AM

Yeah, Springsteen's shitty mix will probably hurt me here, but I had to go for the Shea connection. (Back atcha, Gwreck. Best of luck.)

Johnny Dickshot Jan 29 2007 07:47 AM

Referring to Pepe Mangual as Angel Mangual is the Jimmy Qualls to Iramets' Seaveriffic performance. G does well with a rougher subject.

iramets Jan 29 2007 08:01 AM

Yes, I got mixed up with inept 1970s outfielding Manguals. (Pepe and Angel have the same syllables, so substitute away.) Wait, it helps to have a worse subject to write about? I've been operating on the opposite principle--if you've got an obscure subject, you've got fewer memories to work with.

Johnny Dickshot Jan 29 2007 08:45 AM

No I didn't say it was better to work with a more obscure subject. I'm remarking that G did a good job with a difficult subject.

iramets Jan 29 2007 08:50 AM

That's certainly true. Do you award extra points, though, for working wiith an obscure subject? I ask because I wrack my brain trying to figure out which player's story people are likely to be familiar with, and it's unnecessary effort if I'm only hurting my chances by doing that.

Johnny Dickshot Jan 29 2007 09:18 AM

I think I only judge relative to the other one posted, so each time it'd be different.

cooby Jan 29 2007 05:04 PM

Very hard choice, two good songs

SteveJRogers Jan 29 2007 05:49 PM

G takes a page of my playbook with a career spanning song, but Ira does a great job crystalizing the annoyance that fans have when an organization seems to do wrong by a favorite player who should be starting over various others that are brought in.