Eagles Song Parodies

[cynd1231]

and finally.......

(After the Thrill is Gone)

Six longnecks in a cardboard case
Guy smiles at a gal named Grace
No telling what he might chase
After his beer is gone….

He pops another and discards the cap
Gives some thought to a nice long nap
She sidles over, sits on his lap
After his beer is gone…
After his beer is gone…

What should he do, this can’t be true
Been dreaming ‘bout it all his life
He opens his eyes and to his surprise
He’s staring at his ugly wife.

She grabs his collar, pulls him from his sway
He wants to run but he can’t get away
He’ll save his dream for another day
After his beer is gone

[sodascouts]

Cynd, you just get better and better!

And PM, LOL at "avocado." Guacamole is what converted me to its side.

Mike - I have to say that as a rule, we ladies are not as competitive as you men are! I think the idea of a contest in which we rate parodies and try to find the "best" might take some of the fun out of it. In fact, I'd get a complex about writing these if I came in dead last!

[sodascouts]

Everyone here is so creative it's craking me up. Soda, don't be surprised if Don contacts you to have this thread removed immediately!

Yeah, otherwise folks might get the impression that Don Henley endorses the eating of guacamole, cheesecake, and various heartburn-inducing foods! What if someone ate massive amounts of these unhealthy foods because he/she thought Don Henley liked them, and got terribly fat? Their morbid obesity would be upon our heads, my friends!

[EagleLady]

How about Mint Chocolate chip ice cream, which is what I am eating now

[MikeA]

Cynd, you just get better and better!

And PM, LOL at "avocado." Guacamole is what converted me to its side.

Mike - I have to say that as a rule, we ladies are not as competitive as you men are! I think the idea of a contest in which we rate parodies and try to find the "best" might take some of the fun out of it. In fact, I'd get a complex about writing these if I came in dead last!

I can buy that. But I still think there should be a CD burned with the parodies we have here. The same Songs with rewritten lyrics could be stacked together with extended verses. No Contest....just hilarious music <LOL>

And as for Mr. Henley....we aren't robbing him, Glenn, Joe or Tim (hmmmm...that rhymes!) of any intellectual property and as of "yet" haven't plagiarized any music. Don't think we'd have to worry too much about the music anyway....If I played any of it, it wouldn't be recognizable anyway <LOL>

[sodascouts]

And as for Mr. Henley....we aren't robbing him, Glenn, Joe or Tim (hmmmm...that rhymes!) of any intellectual property and as of "yet" haven't plagiarized any music. Don't think we'd have to worry too much about the music anyway....If I played any of it, it wouldn't be recognizable anyway <LOL>

lol! I was just kidding.

[ticky]

Okay, I just played and sang this one, It works! I suggest trying ti soon before Cathy starts charging for royalties... I also did After the Beer is gone.. Cliffy particularly liked that one

In the style of Desperado...


Avocado

Avocado, what is this taste I am missing?
I need a little convincing to try you someday
Oh, you're a weird one
With skin so green and so bumpy
It's hard and it's lumpy, so I still will delay.

Do you taste like you look, if so
I'll pass you for a mango
You know you can't go wrong with a taste so nice and sweet
But I saw you at the grocery and you seemed to call out to me
So I bought you so as not to admit defeat

Avocado, are you a fruit or a veggee
I'm feeling so edgy but try as I may
I'm going to do it
I'm going to slice you and mash you
I'm going to make some guacamole
(Make some guacamole!)
I'm going to make some guacamole
For Superbowl Day

[Prettymaid]

Awww Ticky thanks, I'm flattered. I have to admit that all day yesterday at work I had the "make some guacamole" part stuck in my head!

Off topic Rhonda, your sig pic is genius!

[MikeA]

I "knocked off" "Ordinary Average Guy" as a parody commemorating Joe Walsh's birthday...55th or 56th I think. Called it "Extraordinary Average Guy". Basically it was a documentary of the preps and experiences my wife and I had while on Concert Trips (Eagles, Joe and Stone Temple Pilot and Joe and the James Gang).

It went over pretty well. Don't think Joe minded. In fact, I think through JWFC, it was sent to Joe. Others contributed verses to it also. I'd post it here but I've gone through three or four computers since then and have lost it.

I think that just as with Writing prose or Public Speaking, one should attempt to write about things that they are passionate about or have extreme knowledge of... preferably BOTH. I think that is why most really good songwriters write so much about emotional involvements....especially when just starting out.

To be "popular", one must ALSO include a factor of writing something that is a passionate topic for the listener <LOL> Maybe that's why "Love Songs" are (or were) the most popular Hits. Generally speaking, that is a topic most people get pretty excited about! I think it takes someone cracking the popularity charts before they can start selling themselves with more serious "Social and Political" topics.

Can you imagine the Eagles writing successfully about "War" before they wrote "Tequila Sunrise"?

[ticky]

Awww Ticky thanks, I'm flattered. I have to admit that all day yesterday at work I had the "make some guacamole" part stuck in my head!

Off topic Rhonda, your sig pic is genius!

The Guacamole part is my favorite..

And Thanks! doesnt hurt to put the idea out there in the universe.. remind the powers that be that WE'RE WAITING!!! *G* and I love that pic..