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24 Dec 01 - 03:20 AM (#615684) Subject: Congrats (pat self's back) re G&S parodies From: Haruo Two of the songs from my Jonah oratorio have been archived in the Gilbert and Sullivan Parody Archive! To be precise, Bow, bow, ye Ninevitic masses (Iolanthe) and Just kill me (Mikado). It's a nice feeling. To be appreciated. Liland |
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24 Dec 01 - 04:12 AM (#615690) Subject: ADD: The Formulary Song From: Mark Cohen Mazel tov, Liland! As an inveterate parodist (have you ever met a veterate parodist?), I feel empathetic joy at your accomplishment. And I must say, rhyming "Nineveh" was quite audacious. Nice work! You might be interested to know that I once wrote a parody of Tom Lehrer's G&S parody "The Elements", and it was published....in the New England Journal of Medicine! When I sent it to Tom, he wrote back, "As a lifelong apostle of plagiarism, I certainly have no objection." Aloha, Mark All right, let's see if I remember it. (Hard for me to believe it's 25 years old...many of these names no longer exist.) THE FORMULARY SONG words (c) 1976 by Mark Cohen With apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan, Tom Lehrer, and the Physician's Desk Reference There's Aldomet and Atromid and Antivert and Atarax And Dexamyl and Donnagel and Demerol and Dulcolax There's Tylenol and Tegretol and Riopan and Regitine And Pertofrane and Pavabid and even Pyribenzamine Now if you're down there's Dexedrine and Benzedrine and Elavil And if you're up there's Librium and Valium and Vistaril There's Thorazine and Stelazine for calming schizophrenics with There's Seconal for sleeping and for mania there's Eskalith There's Benadryl and Gelusil and Placidyl and Peritrate And Decadron and Parafon and Sinequan and Sorbitrate There's Miltown, Motrin, Medrol, Maalox, Myleran, and Miradon And Mycostatin, Micronor, Mandelamine and Mylicon There's Omnipen and Principen and Tegopen and Torecan And Betapen and Versapen and Pyopen and Percodan There's Robitussin, Garamycin, also Butazolidin There's Furadantin, Coricidin, even Triaminicin There's Dimetane and Dimetapp and Dymelor and Dimacol And Diuril and Dialose and Diamox and Disoprol There's Darvocet for headaches, when you really want to stay at home But if the other end is sore...the one you need is Proctofoam! I know you must be weary and this song is getting pretty grim With all these pharmaceuticals from Actifed to Zyloprim But just imagine what would happen if I tried to fan the flames By starting over once again, and using all generic names! (Like hydrochlorothiazide or phenylpropanolamine Or propylthiouracil -- I think you see just what I mean!) |
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24 Dec 01 - 04:16 AM (#615691) Subject: RE: Congrats Liland (pat self's back) re G&S From: Mark Cohen Liland, I didn't mean to steal your thunder...sorry for treading on your thread! Mark |
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24 Dec 01 - 04:28 AM (#615695) Subject: RE: Congrats Liland (pat self's back) re G&S From: Peter Kasin Oh my god, you guys. I'm a bigtime fan of G&S, and I LOVE these parodies. Congrats. Well done! |
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24 Dec 01 - 04:21 PM (#615943) Subject: RE: Congrats Liland (pat self's back) re G&S From: Haruo No need to apologize, Mark! Mazel tov yourself, but now that the song is dated by the passage of research and development, is there any reason not to let me post it (with MIDI) and get yours, too, into the Parody Archives? And I must say I'm not sure on what grounds other than your say-so this counts as a parody of the Elements; "inspired by", maybe, but they both seem to me parodies of the underlying G&S. Assuming you were familiar with the Modern Major General before you wrote yours... PM me if you can grant permission (as you did some months back re the tune of the Apple Maggot Quarantine Round). Liland |
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24 Dec 01 - 04:48 PM (#615953) Subject: RE: Congrats Liland (pat self's back) re G&S From: katlaughing Well done, both of you!!! |
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24 Dec 01 - 04:58 PM (#615963) Subject: RE: Congrats Liland (pat self's back) re G&S From: Haruo Thanks, kat! Liland |
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24 Dec 01 - 05:08 PM (#615967) Subject: RE: Congrats Liland (pat self's back) re G&S From: gnu Dandy !!! |