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28 Sep 99 - 02:20 PM (#118539) Subject: 'Don't Make Me Sing Along' From: Steven Brust I heard Jeff Cahil perform this, and he was even kind enough to name the songwriter, but of course I promptly forgot it. Anyone know it, or the songwriter, or where I can find it? Damned clever tune. |
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28 Sep 99 - 06:19 PM (#118639) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Don't Make Me Sing Along' From: campfire I'm pretty sure its a Cliff Eberhardt (sp?)song...I heard him do it, anyway, and he does mostly original tunes. It IS clever. campfire |
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28 Sep 99 - 07:36 PM (#118661) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Don't Make Me Sing Along' From: Steven Brust Thank you *very* much. That should help me track it down. |
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28 Sep 99 - 08:12 PM (#118680) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Don't Make Me Sing Along' From: Steven Brust I just heard from Mr. Eberhardt, and, no, it wasn't his. Any other ideas? |
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26 Feb 10 - 02:39 PM (#2851013) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Don't Make Me Sing Along' From: Jim Dixon Here's an excerpt transcribed from a sample, of DON'T MAKE ME SING ALONG sung by Al Simmons on the various-artists album "Toddler's Next Steps: Singalong Songs" (2002). No songwriter is credited at Allmusic.com: …Don't make me sing along. When you perform your song, Please do it on your own. Leave the audience alone. Keep the entertainment on the stage Because that's where it belongs. Keep the house lights low. I'm not in the show, So don't make me sing along. [SPOKEN:] Everybody now!*…. [* Yes, I'm aware of the irony.] |
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06 Dec 11 - 02:17 PM (#3269397) Subject: Lyr Add: DON'T MAKE ME SING ALONG (Lambert/Simmons From: Jim Dixon Copied from http://www.alsimmons.com/lyrics/cl_dontmakemesing.html: DON'T MAKE ME SING ALONG Lisa Lambert, 1994 Some new lyrics by Al Simmons VERSE: Whenever I go To a musical show, I am driven to utter distraction, For the actors today Choose to act in a way That necessitates crowd interaction. Participatory theatrics I find them a horrible strain, So as I take my seat, I always repeat This old familiar refrain: CHORUS: Don't make me sing along. Oh, no, don't make me sing along When you perform your song, Please do it on your own. Leave the audience alone. Keep the entertainment on the stage, Because that's where it belongs. Keep the houselights low. I'm not in the show. Don't make me sing along. [SPOKEN:] Everybody now! Turn up the house lights! REPEAT CHORUS |
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06 Dec 11 - 04:13 PM (#3269456) Subject: Lyr Add: DON'T YOU HATE IT (Modern Man) From: Bert Then there's the one by Modern Man which goes... Don't you hate it when they make you sing along Don't you hate it when they make you sing along This guy is such a jerk and this is such a stupid song Don't you hate it when they make you sing along Don't you hate it when they make you clap your hands Don't you hate it when they make you clap your hands This excuse for entertainment should be forever banned Don't you hate it when they make you clap your hands Don't you hate it when they modulate the key Then they fade out. Modern Man is a great group make sure you don't miss them if they perform near you. |
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02 Mar 16 - 10:58 PM (#3776369) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Don't Make Me Sing Along From: GUEST,Creative6 All of these listed above were rip-offs of a song that appeared in an off Broadway revue and later on CBS TV's Comedy Zone back in the early 80s. (I worked with the writers: Bernstein and Markell) And when I say "rip-offs," I don't mean "isn't it odd that several people had the same idea at different times?" I mean - ripped off. |
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03 Mar 16 - 04:54 PM (#3776561) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Don't Make Me Sing Along From: Mo the caller 'rip off'?? Reworking of the same idea?? The 2 above have different metres. Who knows where people get their ideas from. |
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17 Aug 20 - 04:35 PM (#4068663) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Don't Make Me Sing Along From: Joe Offer Any more lyrics? Recorded by Finest Kind |
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17 Aug 20 - 05:57 PM (#4068672) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Don't Make Me Sing Along From: meself I wish our guest had provided lyrics or a link to a recording of the song he claims so adamantly was 'ripped-off'. The sentiment in the songs is so widespread that I would be surprised if there are not more songs in which it is expressed that are utterly unrelated to any of these. |