I thought it would be fun to put together another anthology/musical, called "Brangelina" about....yes....Brangelina

It will be similar to last years "Pirates Who Penstanzas" in that I'll post the final collection on the Authors Page, so they'll be catalogued as an Amiright communal effort, but it will be different to the Pirates because there won't necessarily be a story-line linking them (unless I can manage one), and they're all to the same OS.
If you want to be a part of it, here are the rules...

RULES
The OS is "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" 
Your parody title must be "Don't Blank Blank Blank Angelina"
IMPORTANT!!!!
** All three blanks must be one-syllable **
** The first blank must contain a hard "I" (ie. like "cry") **
** The third blank must contain a hard "E" (ie. like "me") **


Already we have Rick Cormier's from last year: "Don't Whine At Me Angelina"  (hope that's okay Rick!)
and I've posted one "Don't Try To See Angelina"

other suggestions....
     Don't Climb The Tree, Angelina
     Don't Buy The Brie, Angelina
     Don't Try To Cheat, Angelina
     Don't Drive The Jeep, Angelina
     etc. etc.

You must use this thread to claim a title for yourself (so we don't get repeat titles) then just make up any nonsense involving Ange, Brad, Maddox, Lara, Jon Voight, Billy Bob, Cambodia, Jen Aniston, Mr and Mrs Smith, lockets of blood, etc. to honour your title.

(Or, just suggest a title and I'll add it to this post for other people to use)

When/if I get ten submissions, I'll post them under "Brangelina - an Amiright Musical" on the authors page, like I did with the Pirates. 

There will be a cut-off date, but I'll make that decision (or can the idea totally) based on the response.

I thought a whole musical of similar identically-paced titles would be funny, so if the title doesn't follow "Don't Bl(y)nk Blank Bl(ee)nk Angelina" (ie. with the rhymes for "Cry" and "Me") sorry, but it won't be included.

Post completed parodies as normal under your own name, then I'll repost the lot under "Brangelina - An Amiright Musical"

I'll keep editing this post in this thread with updates so you can see where we're at.
Green names mean the parodies have been completed and submitted. 
Purple names mean the title has been reserved, awaiting completion.


1.   "Don't Whine At me, Angelina"...........Rick Cormier
2.   "Don't Try To See Angelina"..........Stuart McArthur
3.   "Don't Climb The Tree, Angelina"................
4.   "Don't Buy The Brie, Angelina"..............
5.   "Don't Try To Cheat, Angelina"............
6.   "Don't Sigh For Free, Angelina"...........
7.   "Don't Drive The Jeep, Angelina"............larry
8.   "Don't Fight Bruce Lee, Angelina"..........conqueror_of_parodies
9.   "Don't Drive Grand Prix, Angelina"..........
10.   "Don't Hide The Keys, Angelina"..........Matthias
11.   "Don't Buy CDs, Angelina"..........Cat
12.   "Don't Tie Up Me, Angelina"..........Stu McArthur
13.   "Don't Fly For Cheap, Angelina"..........
14.   "Don't sign the lease, Angelina "..........
15.   "Don't time it please, Angelina "..........Red Ant
16.   "Don't dye it please, Angelina "..........
17.   "Don't light up me, Angelina "..........
18.   "Don't fight with me, Angelina "..........
19.   "Don't Smite That Priest, Angelina"..........
20.   "Don't Bite The Queen, Angelina"..........
21.   "Don't "Slice The Cheese", Angelina "..........
22.   "Don't Swipe My Jeep Beans, Angelina"..........
23.   "Don't Wipe The Seat, Angelina"..........
24.   "Don't Fry Bar-ney, Angelina"..........
25.   "Don't Fight The Trees, Angelina"..........Johnny D
26.   "Don't Knife Your Knee, Angelina"..........
27.   "Don't Bite Your Spleen, Angelina"..........
28.   "Don't Blight The Screen, Angelina"..........
29.   "Don't Splice Your Spleen, Angelina"..........
30.   "Don't Fry Your Spleen, Angelina"..........
31.   "Don't Light Your Beans, Angelina"..........
32.   "Don't Smite The Queen, Angelina"..........
33.   "Don't Knife Your Knee, Angelina"..........
34.   "Don't Bite Me Please, Angelina"..........Kristof
35.   "Don't hire me Angelina"..........
36.   "Don't fire me, Angelina"..........
37.   "Don't find the 'zines, Angelina"..........Cat
38.   "Don't spy on me, Angelina"..........
39.   "Don't try the peas, Angelina"..........
40.   "Don't die on me, Angelina"..........
41.   "Don't write or read, Angelina"..........
42.   "Don't diary, Angelina"..........
43.   "Don't ride for free, Angelina"..........
44.   "Don't bribe my niece, Angelina"..........
45.   "Don't Try To Pee, Angelina "..........
46.   "Don't Cry "You're Me!" Angelina "..........
47.   "Don't Ride The T Angelina"..........
48.   "Don't Knight Your Fleas Angelina"..........
49.   "Don't Wipe Your Feet Angelina"..........
50.   "Don't Hike To Greece, Angelina"..........
51.   "Don't cry, not three, Angelina"..........
52.   "Don't try to sleep, Angelina"..........
53.   "Don't eye Ghandi, Angelina"..........
54.   "Don't try to ski, Angelina"..........Matthias
55.   "Don't buy fake trees, Angelina"..........
56.   "Don't try green tea, Angelina"..........
57.   "Don't buy his plea, Angelina"..........
58.   "Don't hide your glee, Angelina"..........
59.   "Don't fry cripsy, Angelina"..........
60.   "Don't buy coffee, Angelina"..........
61.   "Don't fly with me, Angelina"..........
62.   "Don't "shy-girl" me, Angelina.........Stu McArthur
63.    "Don't Diet Me, Angelina"............Matthias
64.    "Don't Fry The Peas, Angelina............Stu McArthur
65.    "Don't Wipe Your Feet, Angelina"...........
66.    "Don't Tight-Hole Me, Angelina............Spaff
67.    "Don't Cry-O Me, Angelina".............John A. Barry
68.     "Don't Mind Their Pleas, Angelina".............Royce Miller


this list is just a start - and there are wildly creative explanations for someof these in the posts that follow (!)  (thanks everyone :D)

Wow, a John Barry of all contests.
Unfourantly, I have yet to see John actually in a forum ::)
But still pure unadultured genious!!!

Here's a few more ideas for you, Stu...

1. Don

gee, as if I wasn't trying, yet I didn't think of ANY of those, Matthias - I'll put them up on the top post - (I esp loved the Bruce Lee one)

which one(s) do you want to claim?

I'll claim...
Don't Hide The Keys, Angelina

If I can't participate because I don't 'fit the mold', I'll understand, but I call:

Show me your blank, Angelina
Your blank-blank is really blank-blank
I think of blank
And blank my blank
So let me thank you
Then let me blank you

we're talking a whole new musical with those numbers, 2nz, AND a whole new late night timeslot, AND a whole new demographic (But I for one will be riveted :o)

Stu. I'm interested but there is one hurdle I need to overcome first:

I don't remember TOS worth a darn, so if you could put up a copy on your site or otherwise find one, I'm interested.

Provided that is done I have a few titles of my own:

Don't bite my peen, Angelina -okay, maybe a whatfreaker..let me try something better.

Don't sign the lease, Angelina - no idea what I'd do with this
Don't time it please, Angelina - hmm, questionable there too.  ;)
Don't dye it please, Angelina - hair coloring, that's doable.
Don't light up me, Angelina - maybe about making a fire or possibly electrical repair
Don't fight with me, Angelina - fantasy relationship less than ideal
Don't lie for me, Angelina -  ???


Feel free to add those titles. For now, provided you or I can find a MP3 I'll take "Don't Time It Please, Angelina". I think I can use enough double entendres to get it submitted.

Question: 11.  "Don't Buy CDs, Angelina", that's allowed? CDs is more a two-syllable word.

** All three blanks must be one-syllable **
** The first blank must contain a hard "I" (ie. like "cry") **
** The third blank must contain a hard "E" (ie. like "me") **




Dammit, dammit, dammit!

I totally want to play, and you can bet I have some FABulous titles, but that second rule is kicking my TRASH! >:(

I want "Don't drive the Jeep, Angelina".  :)

I don't remember TOS worth a darn, so if you could put up a copy on your site or otherwise find one, I'm interested.



good idea - done - see below



Question: 11.   "Don't Buy CDs, Angelina," that's allowed? CDs is more a two-syllable word.



more than just allowed, it works perfectly:
"blank blank blank" = "buy Cee Dees" = 3 syllables with first and last as "I" "E" sounds - no problem

in the same way that "Don't Waikiki Angelina" would also work if it made sense

Dammit, dammit, dammit!

I totally want to play, and you can bet I have some FABulous titles, but that second rule is kicking my TRASH! >:(


hmmm, "kicking my TRASH!" is unfamiliar to me as a term, but the emoticon had the desired effect.

You know I would love to change the rules just to please your elfness, but alas, my desired reputation as a hard-nosed rule-enforcer would suffer fatally - so, sorry darling :-*

(anyway, I know you were just trying it on, and probably have 20 workable rhymes with "cry" up your sleeve ;))

 

DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA - LYRICS


It won't be easy
you'll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love after all that I've done
You won't believe me
All you will see is a girl you once knew
Although she's dressed up to the nines
At sixes and sevens with you

I had to let it happen
I had to change
Couldn't stay all my life down at heel
Looking out of the window, staying out of the sun
So I chose freedom
Running around, trying everything new
But nothing impressed me at all
I never expected it to

Don't cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance

And as for fortune
and as for fame
I never invited them in
Though it seems to the world they were all I desired
They are illusions
They're not the solutions they promised to be
The answer was here all the time
I love you and hope you love me

Don't cry for me Argentina

Don't cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance

Have I said too much?
There's nothing more I can think of to say to you
But all you have to do is look at me
To know that every word
is
true

Don't cry for me Argentina

good idea - done - see below



Well, I still want to hear a MP3 but thanks for the lyrics.



more than just allowed, it works perfectly:
"blank blank blank" = "buy Cee Dees" = 3 syllables with first and last as "I" "E" sounds - no problem

in the same way that "Don't Waikiki Angelina" would also work if it made sense



Oh, the way you wrote it made me think it had to be three seperate words like TOS song title has in the middle

Here's a few more titles then:

Don't mind the sheep, Angelina - that title made me chuckle, and is my alternate pick in case the first is unworkable or gets rejected.

Don't hire me...
Don't fire me...
Don't find the 'zines...
Don't spy on me....
Don't try the peas...
Don't die on me...
Don't write or read...
Don't diary...
Don't ride for free
Don't bribe my niece

Okay, I think that is enough brain storming for one night. Plenty of verbs to run with already.

Well, I still want to hear a MP3 but thanks for the lyrics.



ah, whoops, I misunderstood.  Yes, that's an even better idea.  I'll try to post a link to the mp3

(PS: what is it with you americans?  I'm told "beer" is one syllable, and I got punished for using it as 2 once, pacing-wise, but apparently "hire" and "fire" is 2 syllables - Anyway, I agree.  They're all 2 syllables where I come from :))

Thanks, Stu. I'm honored that you thought of me for this.

Red Ant, my version is very close to the original, as far as the melody and pacing so; if you listen to it at the link below, it will give you an idea of what the OS sounds like:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=322836

I love this idea.  Been thinking up titles all morning.  None of them are as good as "Fight Bruce Lee", but here they are:

Don't Smite That Priest, Angelina

Don't Bite The Queen, Angelina

Don't "Slice The Cheese", Angelina ("Cut The Cheese" would be funnier, but a rule is a rule)

Don't Swipe My Jeep Beans, Angelina

Don't Wipe The Seat, Angelina

Don't Fry Bar-ney, Angelina

I can't commit to writing one, though; I'm way too lazy for that.  But I HEREBY CHALLENGE JOHN A. BARRY TO PARODY EVERY SONG TITLE IN THIS THREAD BY TOMORROW MORNING!!!!

There, that oughta do it.

JUST KIDDING, JOHN, IF YOU'RE WATCHING!!!  DON'T HURT YOURSELF!!!!  I SWEAR, IT WAS A JOKE!!!  DON'T DO IT!!!!!

There, that oughta really do it.


SERIOUSLY, JUST A JOKE, MAN!!!!!!

A former hiking acquaintance of mine would refer to off-trail-hiking (a.k.a. "bush-whacking") as "fighting trees".

So, I suggest and claim this one:

Don't Fight The Trees, Angelina

And, I also claim this one:

Don't Blight The Screen, Angelina

A former hiking acquaintance of mine would refer to off-trail-hiking (a.k.a. "bush-whacking") as "fighting trees".

So, I suggest and claim this one:

Don't Fight The Trees, Brangelina


Hey, that reminds me of another one I forgot:

Don't Hike To Greece, Angelina

Someone else can take this one:

Don't Try To Pee, Angelina  (y'know, should "Brangelina" stand up or sit down or ???)

And here's another for anybody:

Don't Cry "You're Me!" Angelina (y'know, Brad and Angelina's mutual "Brangelina" identity-crisis)

More for anyone to use:

Don't Knife Your Knee, Angelina

Don't Bite Your Spleen, Angelina

Don't Splice Your Spleen, Angelina

Don't Fry Your Spleen, Angelina

Don't Light Your Beans, Angelina

Don't Smite The Queen, Angelina

The subway system in Boston is called " The T ".

So, here's one for anybody ( Rick C ? ):

Don't Ride The T Angelina

(PS: what is it with you americans?  I'm told "beer" is one syllable, and I got punished for using it as 2 once, pacing-wise, but apparently "hire" and "fire" is 2 syllables - Anyway, I agree.  They're all 2 syllables where I come from :))


I've never heard "hire"as one syllable, I pronounce roughly the same as "higher". However, "fire" is routinely one syllable, more like "far" but with an odd sounding A that isn't quite an I either.

Words that have E and/or I in conjunction with an R are an odd group which I wrongly call 1/2 syllable words.  Even rhymezone seems confusing:

Admire and retire (and even expire) are listed as 2 syllables. So I guess they are like Ad-mar, re-tar and x-par.

Desire and attire are listed as 3 syllables. De -sigh -er and a - tie -er.

Yep, English is goofy.

Here's one for anybody whose brain is really squirming:

Don't Knight Your Fleas Angelina

I HEREBY CHALLENGE JOHN A. BARRY TO PARODY EVERY SONG TITLE IN THIS THREAD BY TOMORROW MORNING!!!!

There, that oughta do it.

JUST KIDDING, JOHN, IF YOU'RE WATCHING!!!  DON'T HURT YOURSELF!!!!  I SWEAR, IT WAS A JOKE!!!  DON'T DO IT!!!!!

There, that oughta really do it.



Ha! Great idea Claude, but even the great JAB, who can churn out 100 parodies in 100 hours couldn't manage this

(sheesh, that's GOTTA do it!!!)

Ha! Great idea Claude, but even the great JAB, who can churn out 100 parodies in 100 hours couldn't manage this

(sheesh, that's GOTTA do it!!!)




No way, not even John Barry could do that.    ;)

I've never heard "hire"as one syllable, I pronounce roughly the same as "higher". However, "fire" is routinely one syllable, more like "far" but with an odd sounding A that isn't quite an I either.



now I'm even more confused, because your first 2 suggestions had both "hire" and "fire" with 2 syllables (which, as I said, I totally agree with ;))



Admire and retire (and even expire) are listed as 2 syllables. So I guess they are like Ad-mar, re-tar and x-par.

Desire and attire are listed as 3 syllables. De -sigh -er and a - tie -er.

Yep, English is goofy.


that is VERY weird - and amazingly successful research Red.  I think you should point that out to Rhymezone.com.

Oops, sorry, Stu, all my titles have "Brangelina" instead of "Angelina".

I'll change all my "Brangelina" references to "Angelina", in accordance with your rules.

Is there a cut off point for the amount of Don't .... Angelina? Or are we just going to come up with as many as possible, and pick from there?

And before anyone snags it, I also cliam... Don't fight Bruce Lee, Angelina

I'll do "Don't Buy CDs, Angelina." I can imagine Brad lamenting her apparently bad musical taste...I just came back from a run in the park and since I saw the thread before that, I already developed a verse in my mind while running:

Don't buy CDs, Angelina...
Who knew you liked Ce-line Dion?
All this bad music
It's like a virus
From Billy Bob to
Billy Ray Cyrus

I found a WAV file of the OS, if anybody dosn't know it...

http://www.dogpile.com/info.dogpl/clickit/search?r_aid=3C56A844FA4E439BA5113281402BA550&r_eop=17&r_sacop=23&r_spf=0&r_cop=main-title&r_snpp=23&r_spp=0&qqn=Ey1F4QuV&r_coid=372372&rawto=http://www.tempoesia1.hpgvip.ig.com.br/midi/internacional/madona/Dont_Cry_For_Me_Argentina.mid

Oops, sorry, Stu, all my titles have "Brangelina" instead of "Angelina".

I'll change all my "Brangelina" references to "Angelina", in accordance with your rules.


yup, "Stuart The Hard-Nosed Overseer" would have pounced on that in an instant, JD >:(

Is there a cut off point for the amount of Don't .... Angelina? Or are we just going to come up with as many as possible, and pick from there?



good point, matthias - any more than 24,000 would start to get ridiculous  :)

yup, "Stuart The Hard-Nosed Overseer" would have pounced on that in an instant, JD >:(




"Angelina" it is!  All of my suggestions have been corrected.

I found a .wma file for "Don't Cry For Me Angelina" as performed by Madonna here:

http://www.baysky.com/Music/

Half the page is oriental characters, so use Control + F and type in "Don't" to find it.

It plays and is the 5:38 version. Sound quality is very good, takes about 8 minutes to d/l on dial up.

Click here for MP3 of 
DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA

I'll do "Don't Buy CDs, Angelina." I can imagine Brad lamenting her apparently bad musical taste...I just came back from a run in the park and since I saw the thread before that, I already developed a verse in my mind while running:

Don't buy CDs, Angelina...
Who knew you liked Ce-line Dion?
All this bad music
It's like a virus
From Billy Bob to
Billy Ray Cyrus


nice work Cat - love the virus/Cyrus couplet!

Great idea for a musical, Stu...although it's going to get increasingly harder to come up with new angles for the topic, i'll give it my best shot.

Put me down for "Don't Bite Me Please, Angelina"...don't think its on your list yet.

You're right Kristof - it's harder than I thought - but there's the challenge - who wants to mess with easy stuff? - er, yeah ???

How about Don't Wipe Your Feet Angelina?

Stu ---

33.  "Don't Knife Your Knee, Angelina"..........

Should be ---

33.  "Don't Knight Your Fleas, Angelina"..........

( I am NOT claiming that one )

Damn! None of the files work on my computer. :(

For one thing, I have a Mac...

And there's no way I'm downloading it from iTunes.

Stu, I finished mine. I don't know how it will synch up with the music, but I was very careful in counting syllables.

But should I post it right now, or should I wait?

                                                               More Don't............ Angelinas

Don't cry, not three, Angelina: A song telling her to grow up already...
Don't try to sleep, Angelina: The horror movie song
Don't eye Ghandi, Angelina: A tribute to a great man who's not that good a looker
Don't try to ski, Angelina: This girl's not going to make it to the Olympics
Don't buy fake trees, Angelina: The really late Christmas song
Don't try green tea, Angelina: That tea really sucks, good however when you're sick
Don't buy his plea, Angelina: I'm sure Brad's going to beg to get back with her, I sure would
Don't hide your glee, Angelina: She's overwhelling joyful aftet dumping Brad, why not show it
Don't fry cripsy, Angelina: The KFC song
Don't buy coffee, Angelina: Imagine this song sung by someone overdosed on caffine.
Don't fly with me, Angelina: Dumping Brad, and not even a phone call... That don't fly with me, Angelina!!!

Stu, I finished mine. I don't know how it will synch up with the music, but I was very careful in counting syllables.

But should I post it right now, or should I wait?


definitely post it now, Cat - that will turn you from a purple name into a green one 8)

I finally finished Don't hide the Keys, Angelina... I'll submit it Sunday, so it'll be here on Monday... I mean who reads parodies over the weekend?

I just submitted mine as well...you should see it in a few days.

This is fun. I think I may just do another, but I have yet to decide which one.

Well, I was shooting blanks on my title "Don't Time 'It' Please, Angelina" for two days but I just finished it up a bit ago. I was seriously unhappy with the way it was going at first but looking at the finshed product now I am quite pleased with it, especially the ending.

It'll be up for Monday. The parody too.  ;D

BTW, I d/l your MP4 Stu, my brand spanking new computer apparently needs a 36 MB Quick Time/Apple d/l to play it so I went with Madonna's version.

I finally finished Don't hide the Keys, Angelina... I'll submit it Sunday, so it'll be here on Monday... I mean who reads parodies over the weekend?


I do....:(

And I think I'll do "Don't find the 'zines, Angelina" as well. That sounds like it has great potential. ;)

I do....:(

And I think I'll do "Don't find the 'zines, Angelina" as well. That sounds like it has great potential. ;)


I can imagine some cross-pollination of ideas between the CDs and the zines, Cat. Nice idea

Well, I was shooting blanks on my title "Don't Time 'It' Please, Angelina" for two days but I just finished it up a bit ago. I was seriously unhappy with the way it was going at first...



my experience exactly, Red.  I think it's quite a surprisingly challenging OS, and not because of its short lines or phrases or  sparse rhyme pattern, but because of the lack of obvious rhyming pattern. 

I've found the process fascinating creatively, because it showed me how I rely on there being user-friendly rhymes and logical couplets to punctuate each verse, and please the reader

When they're not there, you have to use other things.  To parody "Argentina", I found it more about trying to duplicate the gravitas and the rhythm in order to send the song up - a sort of a mocking of its self-important tone.  At first I was bamboozled, but now I quite like it.



BTW, I d/l your MP4 Stu, my brand spanking new computer apparently needs a 36 MB Quick Time/Apple d/l to play it so I went with Madonna's version.



if you have the the latest itunes it should have automatically installed the latest Quicktime.  I bought the OS from itunes MusicStore, so that's why it's mp4.

That's very curious, Stu, considering I'm a Mac user and I use iTunes often, but when I tried your link it said that iTunes wasn't authorized to play the song on my computer and that I had to download it. Perhaps it was some copyright issue?

Okay, I had trouble with my 2nd one Don't Fight Bruce Lee, Angelina... So I'll think I'll let anyone take that one...

Instead I'll choose Don't try to ski, Angelina... Since I didn't write one about the winter Olympics yet...

I finished my second entry. :)

I doubt I'll take yet another, but hey, never say never.

That's very curious, Stu, considering I'm a Mac user and I use iTunes often, but when I tried your link it said that iTunes wasn't authorized to play the song on my computer and that I had to download it. Perhaps it was some copyright issue?


ah, of course, I never thought of that.  Because I'd bought it from itunes, it can only be transferred among my computers, so can't be shared - I should have limewired it (still might)

Uhm.........
Stu.......

I didn't select Don't Light Up Me, Angelina...
Now, I'll do it (Maybe) But justa letcha know in case someone else wanted to do that one....

Yeah...
So...
Stuff....

Here it is: "Don't Fight The Trees, Angelina"

( I based that parody on the lyrics Stuart posted on this thread & on a recording of Julie Covington's performance ... Later, I checked it against a recording of Sarah Brightman's performance, and it matches Sarah's performance, too. I haven't checked it against Madonna's performance --- but 2 out of 3 ain't bad!  ;D )

my experience exactly, Red.  I think it's quite a surprisingly challenging OS, and not because of its short lines or phrases or  sparse rhyme pattern, but because of the lack of obvious rhyming pattern. 



Obvious being the key word. The way the lyrics sheets are made it looks like only the chorus and a few lines of the verses rhyme at all, but the way it is sung (ie pauses/inflection of voice) made me realise there are quite a few near rhymes that I had to duplicate, kind of like parodying a Pearl Jam song in that matter.

I think the most challenging part though was listening to Madonna for the better part of two hours in small bits to get every line to satisfaction.  ;D



I've found the process fascinating creatively, because it showed me how I rely on there being user-friendly rhymes and logical couplets to punctuate each verse, and please the reader.



Interesting point there about pleasing the reader. If one doesn't KTOS on this what you have will look horribly misrhymed but probably follows TOS as it should.



When they're not there, you have to use other things.  To parody "Argentina", I found it more about trying to duplicate the gravitas and the rhythm in order to send the song up - a sort of a mocking of its self-important tone.  At first I was bamboozled, but now I quite like it.



Yeah, with this OS it's more important IMHO to get all of the emphasises (emphasi?) on the correct syllables than to get perfect rhymes for the end-line words. Though I used Madonna's version and have never to my knowledge heard Julie Covington's I was able to use the 'swings' to include a few killer lines, mostly at the end of the verses when she has that dramatic pause before finishing.

What'll be most interesting to me is to see how each parody is formatted by each different author doing the song. Of course, since we are using at least 3 different versions (Julie Covington's, Sarah Brightman's and Madonna's) it's not really a 'true' comparison, but it'll give me insight on how others' approach this song and perhaps will help me improve future parodies lay-out wise.

I should have limewired it (still might)



good idea, Stu - here it is - the mp3 this time - Sarah Brightman's version...

Click here for MP3 of 
DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA

Don't fight those tree-farms
Stumbling around, crying "OUCH! A damn spruce!"



LMAO, JD!  Yeah, I don't go to the woods any more because of those damn spruces!  Nice job.  I'll post a link to it when it appears tomorrow :)

   

Okay...now that I finally have the music (thanks Stu!) I realized my pacing wasn't as heinous as I thought it would be, but there were a few errors considering I wrote my parodies with only the lyric sheet and I relied on counting syllables.

And even though I've never heard her version, I put down Madonna since she was the only one I had heard of singing it at the time.

Hmmm...should I? Or shouldn't I? Ah, what the heck. I'd like to reserve 'Don't fight Bruce Lee, Angelina'

Funny thing is, I have never heard TOS, but I'll be able to broaden my horizons, as they say, to different songs and artists.

Wish me luck!
                  the_conqueror_of_parodies
                  a.k.a. bobpiecheese ;D

Hmmm...should I? Or shouldn't I? Ah, what the heck. I'd like to reserve 'Don't fight Bruce Lee, Angelina'

Funny thing is, I have never heard TOS, but I'll be able to broaden my horizons, as they say, to different songs and artists.

Wish me luck!
                  the_conqueror_of_parodies
                  a.k.a. bobpiecheese ;D


welcome to....The House Of Brangelina!!

click on the OS above, bobpie, and I bet you've heard it somewhere - if not, just grab any picture magazine for material - I'll reserve Bruce Lee for you

first post is now updated - links to completed parodies are up

more contributors MOST welcome! :)

Cut-and-paste the following URL:

celebflix.com/free_sm_old/movies/jolie.mpg

...into your browser for "Don't Stride In Briefs, Angelina"

;)  :D  ;D

Cut-and-paste the following URL:

celebflix.com/free_sm_old/movies/jolie.mpg

...into your browser for "Don't Stride In Briefs, Angelina"

;)  :D  ;D



* boyish giggles *

thanks for that, JD - and, as you know, that clip has always maintained high-rotation status in my Windows Media Library.

and as I've also pointed out to you before, see if you can freeze-frame the very last frame of Angelina's face at the end, where she naively looks right at camera (for a Brad-like experience ;))

actually I thought with your "briefs" title, you were going to direct me to this sacriligious image...

actually I thought with your "briefs" title, you were going to direct me to this sacriligious image...



Yikes!  THAT image is just...plain...WRONG!  :o

Hey Stu, you might as well add "Don't Stride In Briefs, Angelina" to the title list (I'm not claiming it, however).

updates to the first post are done - we need one more parody, anyone, to cross the ten-line for the author page - a new contributor would be great!!!

Just some more ideas...

1. Don't try the beans, Angelina: Yes, another farting song
2. Don't buy me drinks, Angelina: A prequal to my last submittion
3. Don't ride on me, Angelina: Take this as you will...
4. Don't vie with me, Angelina: Some kind of contest, perhaps a duel...
5. Don't hide and seek, Angelina: Ah, a story of childhood...

Sorry Matthias, but "Don't Buy Me Drinks, Angelina" won't fly, unless you pronounce it as "dreenks." (but what kind of weirdo does?  :-\\)

And that Fridge Raider thing isn't wrong, it's friggin' hilarious!

Hmmmm... maybe we can use that Fridge Raider spoof picture in a song parody....
But as for now I can only think of these food parodies

Don't dry your meat, Angelina: An ode to jerky
And
Don't diet me, Angelina: An ode to Jolie's fat future husband

Actually Stu put me down for Don't diet me, Angelina: That sounds like it has potential

I've had "Don't Back-Door Me, Angelina" in my to-do list for quite a while. When Rick posted "Don't Whine at Me, Angelina," I decided to shelve my idea, because I didn't want to be too derivative with the whole Argentina/Angelina thing. But since the whole point of this group love-in is to be derivative of that very thing, and Rick appears to be OK with it, I may just proceed. All I've got so far is the chorus (in Brad's voice):

Don't back-door me, Angelina
The truth is I'd never let you
Though you've got spiked heels
And leather chaps on
I've used my safe word!
Don't use your strap-on

Since "back door" would violate Stuart's rules, I'll have to give this an even more WhatFreaksesque title: "Don't Tight-Hole Me, Angelina."

Meanwhile, fun idea, s2art. Fun stuff, y'all.

xoxox
Spaff

Sorry Matthias, but "Don't Buy Me Drinks, Angelina" won't fly, unless you pronounce it as "dreenks." (but what kind of weirdo does?  :-\\)

And that Fridge Raider thing isn't wrong, it's friggin' hilarious!


"Don't Buy Me Dreenks, Angelina" about Angelina trying to seduce Speedy Gonzales in a sleazy bar in Mexico would definitely be funny, Cat....arriba, arriba!

Hmmmm... maybe we can use that Fridge Raider spoof picture in a song parody....
But as for now I can only think of these food parodies

Don't dry your meat, Angelina: An ode to jerky
And
Don't diet me, Angelina: An ode to Jolie's fat future husband

Actually Stu put me down for Don't diet me, Angelina: That sounds like it has potential



yes, and "Don't Fry The Peas, Angelina" I just thought of - which I'll do

I'll put both claims up

I've had "Don't Back-Door Me, Angelina" in my to-do list for quite a while. When Rick posted "Don't Whine at Me, Angelina," I decided to shelve my idea, because I didn't want to be too derivative with the whole Argentina/Angelina thing. But since the whole point of this group love-in is to be derivative of that very thing, and Rick appears to be OK with it, I may just proceed. All I've got so far is the chorus (in Brad's voice):

Don't back-door me, Angelina
The truth is I'd never let you
Though you've got spiked heels
And leather chaps on
I've used my safe word!
Don't use your strap-on

Since "back door" would violate Stuart's rules, I'll have to give this an even more WhatFreaksesque title: "Don't Tight-Hole Me, Angelina."

Meanwhile, fun idea, s2art. Fun stuff, y'all.

xoxox
Spaff


"I've used my safe word" - LMAO!

Love to have you aboard Spaff - esp with your well-documented knowledge of all things Angelinesque

hmm, yes, that rule....I never said it was a  good  rule, but alas it definitely is a rule ("back-door" would definitely have been funnier but unfortunately we've gone too far now to make exceptions)

I've had "Don't Back-Door Me, Angelina" in my to-do list for quite a while. When Rick posted "Don't Whine at Me, Angelina," I decided to shelve my idea, because I didn't want to be too derivative with the whole Argentina/Angelina thing. But since the whole point of this group love-in is to be derivative of that very thing, and Rick appears to be OK with it, I may just proceed. All I've got so far is the chorus (in Brad's voice):

Don't back-door me, Angelina
The truth is I'd never let you
Though you've got spiked heels
And leather chaps on
I've used my safe word!
Don't use your strap-on

Since "back door" would violate Stuart's rules, I'll have to give this an even more WhatFreaksesque title: "Don't Tight-Hole Me, Angelina."

Meanwhile, fun idea, s2art. Fun stuff, y'all.

xoxox
Spaff
Mind?? Why would I mind? I love this! There are some really funny parodies coming from it. Please finish yours, Spaff.

Don't Try to Flee, Spaff, You Wiener.

today's updates to first post are up

Don't Try to Flee, Spaff, You Wiener.

dibs

Stuart --- I release my claim to "Don't Blight The Screen, Angelina" --- please remove my name from that title on this thread's first post.  I've pretty much drawn a blank with that title, so I'm relinquishing my dibs on that title to anybody who'd like to use it.    :)

Actually Stu, I thought of a better version of the I Love Lucy theme...
Rename that to...

"Don't Like Lucy, Angelina?"

updates up

John Barry: sorry but today's submission didn't start with "Don't" - although you may not have intended it for Brangelina anyway :)

There are more than enough now to compile the musical so the....

DEADLINE IS MARCH 1ST

for completed submissions

thanks everyone


 

Don't Try to Flee, Spaff, You Wiener.


Heh heh.


dibs


Heh heh.


Please finish yours, Spaff.


It'll be up tomorrow, Chucky willing.

xoxox
Spaff

So nobody did "Don't Shy From Beads, Angelina" to go along with the whole Mardi Gras theme??? I'm dissapointed!

So nobody did "Don't Shy From Beads, Angelina" to go along with the whole Mardi Gras theme??? I'm dissapointed!


Go for it, Matthias. Mardi Gras ain't over till the cops kick us off Bourbon Street.

xoxox
Spaff

I might try to squeeze in a second one called "Don't Mind The Sheep, Angelina", but don't count on it.

First post is updated with the final submission - Spaff's - check it out!

no more submissions, thanks - I'll try to tie them altogether and post under the author "Brangelina - an Amiright Musical"

I realise that technically this means these contributions go up twice (albeit under 2 different author names) which is contrary to the amiright guidelines, so if anyone has an objection, and if it is seconded (please do both on this thread) before, er........the day after tomorrow......I won't do it

I'll also warn of the mass-submission date in this thread so people can avoid submitting on that day if they don't want their parodies to be swamped under a John-Barry-like deluge

:) :)



thanks again everyone

So Stu are you going to have a story behind all this??? That was be amazing to read!

First post is updated with the final submission - Spaff's - check it out!

no more submissions, thanks - I'll try to tie them altogether and post under the author "Brangelina - an Amiright Musical"

I realise that technically this means these contributions go up twice (albeit under 2 different author names) which is contrary to the amiright guidelines, so if anyone has an objection, and if it is seconded (please do both on this thread) before, er........the day after tomorrow......I won't do it

I'll also warn of the mass-submission date in this thread so people can avoid submitting on that day if they don't want their parodies to be swamped under a John-Barry-like deluge

:) :)



thanks again everyone


I'm not sure how many parodies were done in total, but why not just make an album of links under the "Brangelina - an AmIRight Musical" with the existing URLs instead of reposting all of the parodies like the PWP? Without the monumental story line you developed for that they should all be able to fit into one 'parody' submission. Of course, that would more or less relegate the whole thing into permanent obscurity for searches, but it isn't like we would ever forget it is there.

On the other hand, I'd love to see the story you could come up with to tie them all together, so whatever you do is fine with me.  :)

Yes, I'd also love to see the story you'd use to branch them together. They're so diffrent it be great to see them somehow grouped together!!!

Yes, I'd also love to see the story you'd use to branch them together. They're so diffrent it be great to see them somehow grouped together!!!


yep, it's definitely starting to come together now... ;)


* working........working.........working........*

WARNING:  COMPLETED "BRANGELINA - THE MUSICAL" WILL BE SUBMITTED IN 15 PARTS  ON WEDNESDAY....

15 Parts!!! Wow!!! We sure worked hard on this!!!

Wonderful job, all! Especially Stu---do you write comedy for the theater or TV...that would be your calling. I have printed it out to read at my leisure (at the risk of eating my office's printer paper supply ;)).