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