Thursday, 16 July 2009
Twitter - a Michael Jackson twibute
Many people have asked me when Stephen's legendary, and some might even go so far as to say imaginary, performance at Glastonbury will be available to purchase on DVD. Sadly, due to an excess of mud and class C drugs in the sound equipment and sound equipment operator, I'm afraid to say the only record of Stephen's awe-inspiring tribute to Michael Jackson is the following transcript. However, a studio recorded single will be released at the end of the month, with all proceeds going to the Michael Jackson Give a Child a Bed Foundation. Until then, here are the lyrics from Stephen's unforgettable performance:
Twitter (a Michael Jackson twibute)
(funky intro as Stephen moonwalks onstage. Then offstage. Then finally, with the assistance of two roadies, back onstage again . .)
It's close to midnight and somehow you've crawled in late from the bars,
You check your laptop to see if you can find some topless stars,
You start to yawn, but Twitter takes the sound before you make it.
You start to tweet, and suddenly your willpower has died . .
. . . You're Stephen Fried !
'Cause this is Twitter, Twitter night,
And no-one's gonna stop you from the tweets you're gonna write.
You know it's Twitter, Twitter night,
You're fighting for your life against that Twitter critter tonight . . .
Ash Kutcher calls and his Demi enthralls in their mass charade,
There's no retweeting their god awful meeting this time,
They have a whale of a time . . .
(ba-bada-bum)
You read the porn spam, and suddenly you can't believe your luck,
They seem such nice girls, that Horny Kitty chick and Britney F****d.
You close your eyes, and hope that this is something like flirtation,
But all too soon, they hear your moaning out there in the streets,
You're out of tweets!
'Cause this is Twitter, Twitter night,
You're only on to tweet but found that Michael Jackson's died.
Yes, this is Twitter, Twitter night,
He's fighting for his life inside a bitter Twitter, baby-sitter, Gary Glitter tonight . . .
(Stephen does his best Vincent Price voice . . .)
Darkness falls across the screen,
Your battery light is flashing green,
You crawl around in search of leads
To satisfy your twitter needs.
And whosoever shall be nerds,
Use acronyms instead of words.
Must stand and face the hounds of hell,
WOOFLMAO and LOL!
The foulest stench, your laundry box,
The funk of forty thousand socks
While pizza boxes seal your doom,
And clutter up your living room . .
And though you try to go to bed
Your finger starts to jitter,
'Cause no mere mortal can resist . .
The evil of the Twitter!
Mwuhahahahahahahahahahahahaha . . . . . .
Thursday, 16 July 2009
Twitter - a Michael Jackson twibute
Many people have asked me when Stephen's legendary, and some might even go so far as to say imaginary, performance at Glastonbury will be available to purchase on DVD. Sadly, due to an excess of mud and class C drugs in the sound equipment and sound equipment operator, I'm afraid to say the only record of Stephen's awe-inspiring tribute to Michael Jackson is the following transcript. However, a studio recorded single will be released at the end of the month, with all proceeds going to the Michael Jackson Give a Child a Bed Foundation. Until then, here are the lyrics from Stephen's unforgettable performance:
Twitter (a Michael Jackson twibute)
(funky intro as Stephen moonwalks onstage. Then offstage. Then finally, with the assistance of two roadies, back onstage again . .)
It's close to midnight and somehow you've crawled in late from the bars,
You check your laptop to see if you can find some topless stars,
You start to yawn, but Twitter takes the sound before you make it.
You start to tweet, and suddenly your willpower has died . .
. . . You're Stephen Fried !
'Cause this is Twitter, Twitter night,
And no-one's gonna stop you from the tweets you're gonna write.
You know it's Twitter, Twitter night,
You're fighting for your life against that Twitter critter tonight . . .
Ash Kutcher calls and his Demi enthralls in their mass charade,
There's no retweeting their god awful meeting this time,
They have a whale of a time . . .
(ba-bada-bum)
You read the porn spam, and suddenly you can't believe your luck,
They seem such nice girls, that Horny Kitty chick and Britney F****d.
You close your eyes, and hope that this is something like flirtation,
But all too soon, they hear your moaning out there in the streets,
You're out of tweets!
'Cause this is Twitter, Twitter night,
You're only on to tweet but found that Michael Jackson's died.
Yes, this is Twitter, Twitter night,
He's fighting for his life inside a bitter Twitter, baby-sitter, Gary Glitter tonight . . .
(Stephen does his best Vincent Price voice . . .)
Darkness falls across the screen,
Your battery light is flashing green,
You crawl around in search of leads
To satisfy your twitter needs.
And whosoever shall be nerds,
Use acronyms instead of words.
Must stand and face the hounds of hell,
WOOFLMAO and LOL!
The foulest stench, your laundry box,
The funk of forty thousand socks
While pizza boxes seal your doom,
And clutter up your living room . .
And though you try to go to bed
Your finger starts to jitter,
'Cause no mere mortal can resist . .
The evil of the Twitter!
Mwuhahahahahahahahahahahahaha . . . . . .
18 comments:
Once a performer gets to the top of the music game there's nowhere to go but down. Watch for signs of Stephens' musical career spiraling out of control. Signs include increasing debauchery, Mayonnaise abuse, bouts of prolific profanity, and chaining himself to the piano yelling.."My name is Sybil". Since you have "family" that have already taken that ride you should be familiar with the symptoms.
ReplyDelete- Anonymous16 July 2009 at 21:43
OMG, it's so true that after awhile you start to look like your spouse! I mean, you're almost the splitting image of him. Weird. Oh, btw, who's Michael Jackson?
ReplyDelete Edna,
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My dear one, we really need you to get this on to EntertainmentTonight. Its a "curtain twitching" channel here in Yankeeland.
I am kind of embarrassed, as an English-bloodian, that I watch such a channel, but I fear that its the only way to learn of 'all' the news 'as it happens'.
You - my dear - are 'the news', your Twibute is happening.
All love,- Anonymous19 July 2009 at 06:22
Lovely cover art. Your Stephen has lovely hair. You are too lucky Mrs Fry. Or maybe it is he who is too lucky to have found a muse such as yourself?
ReplyDelete - Anonymous25 June 2011 at 17:05
I've read and sung it twice now. It's actually growing on me. Scary.
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Once a performer gets to the top of the music game there's nowhere to go but down. Watch for signs of Stephens' musical career spiraling out of control. Signs include increasing debauchery, Mayonnaise abuse, bouts of prolific profanity, and chaining himself to the piano yelling.."My name is Sybil". Since you have "family" that have already taken that ride you should be familiar with the symptoms.
ReplyDeleteI love this ... very funny ...
ReplyDeleteReally excellent. I'll be singing it all day.
ReplyDeleteYour husband is certainly a Maestro, Edna, unfortunately an Austin Maestro, noted for a variety of novel features (according to Wiki) including homofocal headlamps which might explain the kerb crawling around Hampstead Heath.
ReplyDeleteWith kindest regards
Walter
OMG, it's so true that after awhile you start to look like your spouse! I mean, you're almost the splitting image of him. Weird. Oh, btw, who's Michael Jackson?
ReplyDeleteWow. Such a thriller to read.
ReplyDeletethe moonwalk alone would be enough as a tribute, I suppose, and what followed was certainly aimed to please the fans and the critics
ReplyDeleteAs the annoying little person that I am I feel pressed to point out that if he was that jacked up on alternative mood enhancers he really isn't a very SOUND equipment operator at all!
ReplyDeleteFANTASTIC! thanks dear xx
ReplyDeleteOhhhh... that is WONDERFUL! FANTASTIC!
ReplyDeleteBest MJ TWIBUTE EVER!
fantastic....
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ReplyDeleteEdna,
ReplyDeleteMy dear one, we really need you to get this on to EntertainmentTonight. Its a "curtain twitching" channel here in Yankeeland.
I am kind of embarrassed, as an English-bloodian, that I watch such a channel, but I fear that its the only way to learn of 'all' the news 'as it happens'.
You - my dear - are 'the news', your Twibute is happening.
All love,
If you could dig up the video of this -- even the audio -- I'm sure BAFTA, the Academy and whatever passes for Canadian recognition of the arts will be falling over themselves with adulation.
ReplyDelete(But I'm still trying to figure out what WOOFLMAO means.)
Lovely cover art. Your Stephen has lovely hair. You are too lucky Mrs Fry. Or maybe it is he who is too lucky to have found a muse such as yourself?
ReplyDeleteDid I mention all was lovely? Thought not.
ReplyDeleteTwitterlicious indeed! muy bien amigo!
ReplyDeleteI've read and sung it twice now. It's actually growing on me. Scary.
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