o) Nostalgic Uke-Song, "IN DAYS of YORK", Canadian elementary school reunion

PARODY-LYRICS
ORIGINAL SONG:  "The Maple Leaf Forever", by Alexander Muir, modified
lyrics by Vladimir Radian 1997.

PARODY COMPOSED: Giorgio Coniglio, September 2013, updated 2015, 2017, and 2018.

For more explanation of the origin of "IN DAYS OF YORK", should you be interested (and to see the lyrics without the chord-chart indications), return to the corresponding post on "Daily Illustrated Nonsense". Click HERE. 

(FURTHER SONGS ON THE SAME THEME: For other nostalgic takes on Canada's national hymns, you can view (and sing along with) ...
 (January 2015)  Flight of the Loonie

(June 2018)  Something to Groan About

            

 

Grade 8 classes
Cedarvale Public School, 1958.

You can also view these lyrics and commentary (without images or chords)  displayed on a parody-lyrics website at AmIRight.com Post "Canadian Reunion". 

CANADIAN REUNION

(to the tune of "The Maple Leaf Forever")

Ann Murray sings
Maple Leaf Gardens

February, 2013

Maple Leaf Gardens
Carlton Street, Toronto

        

UKULELE-FRIENDLY FORMAT

(Click on any chord-chart slide to move to 'song-presentation mode'; then navigate through thumbnails at bottom of page.) 

  

The reunion committee meets years later (November 2018)
 at Toronto's Le Paradis Restaurant
Present (left to right) R.R., , D.M-R., H.A., M.G., G.C.-H., E.K.; A.G. (photographer)

HOTLINKS TO OTHER CANADIAN-THEMED SONG-POSTINGS

An Alien Heading South

Big Rob Rehab Clinic

Canadian Reunion (see below)

Canoeing Lesson

I've Got Anagrams, Eh?

Flight of the Loonie

FOP-Shop Wine

Mergerwocky

Off-Patent Drug #19

Prattle of New Orleans

Suburbs' Guy

The Maple Leaf Ad Infinitum 

This Land Has Anagrams 

TTC Voices

Vancouver's Isle

..AND A FEW LIMERICK-BASED SONGS

Shania Twain's "Verse": An anthem for limericists

Canada Day 2015 (singable limericks)

Singable Medley #3: Limericks About Chemainus, B.C. 

Mexican Uke-Song: "CLOTHING MOTH HAT-DANCE", in the Style of Allan Sherman

Allan Sherman
1924-1973

Singable Satire
ORIGINAL SONG: "Mexican Hat Dance" (spoof) Allan Sherman, 1963. The original music, based on traditional Mexican dance-forms from the central and southern part of the country, is also known as "Jarabe Tapatío"; the music, unaccompanied by lyrics, is a typical repertoire item for mariachi.  

LIMERICK VERSE:  Two original poems composed by Giorgio Coniglio, 2017-2018, provided the fodder for these song lyrics.  They can be found  readily on our blog "Daily Illustrated Nonsense"

HERE.

A mariachi band
Kensington Market, Toronto
August 2018.

PARODY COMPOSED: Giorgio Coniglio, August 2018. 

To return to the corresponding post on "Daily Illustrated Nonsense" (and to see the lyrics without the chord-chart indications) click HERE. 

SONGLINK: The melody and lyrical adaptation for Mexican Hat Dance were used previously by G.C. as the base song for "Dante's 'Inferno' Canto#5a: MINOS'S TAIL TWIST".

UKULELE-FRIENDLY FORMAT (and guitar, too!)

(Click on any chord-chart slide to move to 'song-presentation mode'; then navigate through thumbnails at the bottom of the page.)

ORIGINAL SONG-LYRICS

WORDPLAY LINK: 

For wordplay (palindromes, anagrams, eggcorns, creative cartography, etc.) and silly poetry (polished limericks), see our sister blog "EDIFYING NONSENSE" here.

o) Uke-Song, "THE BURNING GRAPEVINE", musical parasite-ody

ALTERED SONG-LYRICS: a "parasite-ody" 

RECIPIENT SONG (music): "Light My Fire", The Doors, 1966, as covered by Jose Feliciano.

INVADING SONG (lyrics): "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", Motown Records 1966-1968,  as performed by Marvin Gaye etc

PARODY COMPOSED: Giorgio Coniglio, November 2015.

To return to the corresponding post on "Daily Illustrated Nonsense" (and to see the lyrics without the chord-chart indications) click HERE. 

A major way to have fun with songs is to insert lyrics from one into the musical backdrop of another. This pastime has been referred to as “mishmash”, “smoosh”, "pastiche" or “contrafactum”. In my view, a good analogy is that the lyrics and theme act as an invader or parasite, taking over the music and pre-empting the message of the “recipient” or “host” song. PARODYSITISM is a neologism mixing the concepts as well as the sounds of parasitism and parody. These examples under the heading "Breaking Up Is Hard" demonstrate how songs about the ardent phase of love/relationships can give way to a more difficult phase in their life-cycle.

THE BURNING GRAPEVINE

(to the tune of "Light My Fire" – Feliciano version)

I bet you’re wondering how I knew;

It took me by surprise, I’ll say

Your plans to cheat and make me blue - 

I only found out yesterday.

Just about to lose my mind, 

Not much longer you’ll be mine - 

Heard it through that old grapevine.

A man is not supposed to cry -

You could have let me know yourself;

Tears I can’t hold back inside

They say you’ve found somebody else.

Just about to lose my mind

Not much longer you’ll be mine

Heard it through that old grapevine.

They say, of what you see, half’s true

You can’t believe the things you hear

I can’t help bein’ so confused

If I’m to go please tell me dear.

Just about to lose my mind

Not much longer you’ll be mine

Heard it through that old grapevine

Heard it through that old grapevine.


Performing Notes

Intro: Gm7 Em7 Gm7 Em7

I [Gm7] bet you’re wondering how I [Em7] knew;

It [Gm7] took me by surprise, I’ll [Em7] say

Your [Gm7] plans to cheat and make me [Em7]blue - 

I [Gm7]only found out yester[Em7]day.

[F] Just about to [G7] lose my [C] mind [Am] [C] 

[F] Not much longer[G7] you’ll be [C] mine - 

[F] Heard it through that [Em7]old grape[D]vine.

o) Rainy-Day Uke-Song: "VANCOUVER'S ISLE" per the Irish Rovers Band

 PARODY-LYRICS with UKULELE CHORDS

ORIGINAL SONG: "Black Velvet Band" traditional Irish pub song, as arranged by the Irish Rovers 1967. Of note, the Irish Rovers' 50th and putatively final tour took place 2 years ago, ending with concerts in Vancouver and Nanaimo BC on St. Patrick's Day.

PARODY COMPOSED: Giorgio Coniglio, January, 2018. 

To view the lyrics without the chord-charts, proceed to our blog "Edifying Nonsense" HERE.

Rainbow over Ladysmith Harbour
  brief break from several days of intense rain.

The IRISH ROVERS ended their 50th world
ANNIVERSARY TOUR with a concert in Nanaimo B.C.

VANCOUVER'S ISLE

(to the tune of "Black Velvet Band")

*  A.C. = Air Canada. Westjet is a competitor on flights across the country. Porter provides more local service from Toronto Island Airport to destinations in Eastern Canada and the East Coast of the U.S. 

Chemainus: shuh-MAY-nuhs

Nanaimo: nuh-NIE-moh