What William S. Gilbert would have written were he alive today. If you enjoy it, please share! Click "Show More" for lyrics link. Lyrics: drive.google.c...
This is very funny and very clever. I can't believe I missed this when it was first uploaded, I love Gilbert and Sullivan and it feels exactly like how they would write for the modern setting. Keep up the good work!
See, the thing is, not only did you absolutely nail the parody lyrically and poetically, but you nailed the subject matter perfectly -- a rich, privileged, and singularly unqualified person grifting his way to the top. Maybe, perhaps, Sir Joseph Porter actually worked harder at it? No matter. Absolute genius.
"Sir Joseph Porter" character is a parody of British millionaire William Henry Smith, owner of the W.H. Smith bookstores and newsstands. He was elected a MP in 1868 and was appointed First Lord of Admiralty in 1877 (hence "I am ruler of the Queen's Navy" lyrics)
""And I never thought of learning any facts at all"" History will prove you (and Stein and many others) wrong, when he was the one to push the early treatments against Covid, against all pressures from the Pharma industry... We're impatient to have the same adaptation on Fauci and Bill Gates....
THIS WAS GOOOD ! Tumpet would not even understand the references. This is a gem. This bit was done originally by Guilbert and Sullivan to stick a few good ones at the incompetents of the time. This is perfectly apt ! Thanks !!!!
When I was lad my dad taught me How to run for the presidency But that was kind of hard at the time Because Khrushchev said “the Presidency’s mine” (Because Khrushchev said “the Presidency’s mine”) He said that but he soon wasn’t there And now I am the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya (He said that but he soon wasn’t there) (And now he is the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya) Of political knowledge I soon was seen In the Leningrad State University In that University I studied Law I had no care for really much else at all (I had no care for really much else at all) That study of law I did so care That now I am the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya (That study of law he did so care) (That now he is the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya) My legal knowledge would soon help me To find a job at the KGB At foreign influence I made my stake In saying to everybody else “We’re great” (In saying to everybody else “We’re great”) I said nothing else no I did not dare And now I am the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya (He said nothing else no he did not dare) (And now he is the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya) A Lieutenant Colonel I soon became And that’s before I started to rise to fame I then resigned in 1991 Just after the Soviet Era was done (Just after the Soviet Era was done) I gave my general a dead cold stare So now I am the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya (He gave his general a dead cold stare) (So now he is the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya) To move to Moscow I soon went When Yeltsin became the President His Prime Minister I then became But Boris Yeltsin really was a bag a shame (But Boris Yeltsin really was a bag a shame) With him and a chicken, I did compare And now I am the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya (With him and a chicken he did compare) (And now he is the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya) I soon realised that I was sent To become Russia’s future president I overthrew Boris at his game And everybody then knew my name (And everybody then knew his name) To the presidency I did say yeah So now I am the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya (To the presidency he did say yeah) (So now he is the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya) Now comrades all whoever you may be If you want to rise to the top of the tree If your poor, impoverished, bathe in your drool Then be careful to be guided by this golden rule (Then be careful to be guided by this golden rule) Just act like you’re god But in truth you really are Because now you’re the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya (Just act like you’re god, but in truth you really are Because now you’re the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya)
Apparently I wasn't the first person who had this idea. To Vietnam I did not go, I had a little trouble with my foot, you know. I got into Penn, it was a breeze, When I had someone else take my SATs. (He had someone else take his SATs!) And taking other's credit is okay, you see, But only for a member of the GOP. (Yes, taking others credit is okay, you see, But only for a member of the GOP).
@@EyeLean5280 I've expanded it since then. Queens felt a little small to me, So I went down to Atlantic City. I built Trump Castle and the Taj Mahal, And their bankruptcy wasn't my fault at all. (No, the bankruptcy wasn't his fault at all.) I take no responsibility, Which is why I am the leader of the Gee Oh Pee! (He takes no responsibility, Which is why I am the leader of the Gee Oh Pee!) I lost by millions, but still was sent By Electoral College to be President. I always followed Fox News' call And I never thought of thinking for myself at all (He never thought of thinking for himself at all.) I think so little, I fit perfectly As the undisputed leader of the Gee Oh Pee! (He thinks so little, he fits perfectly As the undisputed leader of the Gee Oh Pee!)
"He fired those people so gleefully that now he is the leader of the GOP." "He screwed those students so royally that now he is the leader of the GOP." "Just lie like a rug and behave like you are three And you all may be leaders of the GOP." Bravo. Perfection. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Gilbert and Sullivan would be proud. This is so exactly in their style. Same style as the original, which was already a parody of a person, and you did brilliantly with the verbal creativity too. Very nicely done. ✔👍👌✔
There's a version of this song that added a verse that can that can keep a single line pretty much entirely intact: "I learned some tricks, from the Ipswich Witch, if you want to a win a vote, scratch a bigot's itch."
@@user-nq7eg9in8g I only know Ipswich was a place involved in the whole Salem witch trial stuff, not sure if it was meant to refer to someone specifically.
INCREDIBLE ! If Gilbert & Sullivan would still be alive, they would be impressed. Personally, I watched the video three or four times so it is well thought. If I wrote some sentences incorrectly, it's because I'm French.
Very nice and funny update of Gilbert and Sullivan's "When I Was a Lad" from "HMS PInafore" and transforming SIr Joseph Porter into Donald Trump. I would change the punchline lyrics to "now I am ruler of the USA" but otherwise I enjoy the lyrics and laugh at the song 😄😉
This was actually written and recorded in the summer of 2016, before Trump won. However, the parody rhyme scheme just doesn't work with the alteration. [Verb] [demonstrative pronoun] [noun] so [adverb] reliably rhymes with 8 almost all English adverbs end in -ly. "Well" is the only exception that I can think of
All are welcome to assist me in this song who want to see Trump out of office as much as I do. I can't think of any lyrics after the first verse, so I would appreciate some assistance with subsequent verses. A Yankee voter's a soaring soul, as young as the nation's proud. His pen enclosing fist should be ready to resist a Trump-supporting crowd.
There was a very funny G&S piece in Mad Magazine in the very early 60's satirizing JFK: "WHEN I WAS A LAD MY FATHER SAID YOU'VE GOT GREAT HAIR UPON YOUR HEAD. SO TAKE CARE, SON TO TOUSLE IT WELL AND UPON THE FEMALE VOTERS YOU WILL CAST A SPELL. SO I TOUSLED MY HAIR SO CAREFULEEE.... THAT NOW I AM THE LEADER OF THE WHOLE COUNTREEE!" There were several other verses as only Mad Magazine could do them back in the days before political correctness
Shoulda made this after the election. Hearing "That now I am the leader of the free world" would have made this even better than it already is (Or however one rhymes that. There's about a trillion names for that title/position)! Great parody, my friend!
And Trump turned out to be a great President, despite the parody. And yes, I really believe that. You only have to look at the bunch in charge now - it's obvious.
I was not that sophisticated when I posted it, to add closed captions. I'd need to see if I can replace the video with an updated one rather than losing this posting and its comments. Nonetheless, I did supply the lyrics a different way. If you look below the video it says, "Click 'Show More' for lyrics link."
