Saturday, March 19, 2016

Supreme Court Justices (Is She Really Going Out with Him - Joe Jackson)

(So, with Justice Scalia's passing, the chorus of this song is out of date, but this is how I memorized the Supreme Court Justices in order of appointment. Yes, I'm a huge nerd. You should hear me sing the moons of Jupiter to the tune of Drops of Jupiter. Not even kidding.)



Pretty plaintiffs out walking with attorneys down First Street

We're in session; got the Constitution to uphold

Look over there

(Where?)

There, there's a Justice that we used to know

She's got a Medal of Freedom now or so we're told


There's Scalia and there's Kennedy,

And there's Thomas and there's Ruth Bader Ginsburg,

And there's Breyer, Roberts, Alito,

And then there's Sotomayor,

And finally there's Supreme Court Justice Kagen


Tonight's the night we deliver the decisions on First street

I wear my robe and I kid myself, I look real smooth

Look over there

(Where?)

There goes O'Connor with her new law clerk

They say your votes don't count for much

And so there goes your proof


There's Scalia and there's Kennedy,

And there's Thomas and there's Ruth Bader Ginsburg,

And there's Breyer, Roberts, Alito,

And then there's Sotomayor,

And finally there's Supreme Court Justice Kagen

Kagen


But if "nays" could kill

There's a bill there that is marked down as dead

'Cause I've had my fill

Listen you, take the plea from her head

Because we nine are very fine

Hey, hey, hey


There's Scalia and there's Kennedy,

And there's Thomas and there's Ruth Bader Ginsburg,

And there's Breyer, Roberts, Alito,

And then there's Sotomayor,

And finally there's Supreme Court Justice Kagen

Kagen

Supreme Court Justice Kagen

Supreme Court Justice Kagen

Supreme Court Justice Kagen

Supreme Court Justice Kagen

Agrabah (Africa - Toto)

(Fun fact: This was almost a Star Wars parody named "Dagobah.")


I hear Abu chattering tonight

But she hears only whispers of archaic old traditions

We'll take a midnight carpet flight

I've made a wish to be a prince via magical transitions

I found a genie along the way

Hoping to find a lamp for an old man who was Jafar in disguise

He turned to me as if to say, "Hurry Al, she's waiting there for you"


It's gonna take a lot to take me away from you

There's nothing that a bad guy named Jafar could ever do

I bless the sands down in Agrabah

Gonna take some time to show the girl a whole new world


Iago schemes all through the night

As he grows greedy, longing for some power in his feathered hands

I know that I must do what's right

As sure as the Cave of Wonders rises like a tiger above the Agrabah sands

The lamp was hidden deep inside, among gold and jewels and treasure hoards


It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you

There's nothing that a bad guy named Jafar could ever do

I bless the sands down in Agrabah

Gonna take some time to show the girl a whole new world


Hurry Al, she's waiting there for you


It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you

There's nothing that a bad guy named Jafar could ever do

I bless the sands down in Agrabah

I bless the sands down in Agrabah

(I bless the sands )

I bless the sands down in Agrabah

(I bless the sands

I bless the sands down in Agrabah

I bless the sands down in Agrabah

(Ah, gonna take the time)

Gonna take some time to free the genie from his lamp

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

With a Girl Named River (Proud Mary - Credence Clearwater Revival)

(Because I'm still mad they cancelled it, here's the plot to the pilot episode of Firefly. I could have made some better rhymes by making references to other episodes, but I really wanted to keep it to the pilot.)


Left a good job back on Shadow

Fought 'gainst the Alliance in Serenity

And I never lost one minute of sleepin'

Worryin' 'bout the Earth that used to be


We'll rule over this land,

and we will call it This Land

Fleeing, fleeing, with a girl named River


Stole a lot of crates for Badger

then tried to unload them on Persephone

Badger wouldn't buy them, so we'll go to Whitefall

and sell 'em all to Patience; yes, she once shot me


Dobson stopped our flyin'

With him, we're not complyin'

Opened, that crate, met a girl named River

Opened, that crate, met a girl named River


Almost got caught by some Reavers

after we unloaded Badger's stolen hoard,

then pilot Hoban Washburne pulled a Crazy Ivan

and we escaped with River and Simon on board


You can't take the sky, an'

Serenity's still flyin'

Flyin', flyin', with a girl named River

Flyin', flyin', with a girl named River


Flyin', flyin', with a girl named River

Flyin', flyin', with a girl named River

Flyin', flyin', with a girl named River