Songs
Please, Please Mr. Postman
Please, Please Mr. Postman Play Video Copyright David Rhees 2021 This video is a parody of the classic song by the Marvelettes and the Beatles to support the U.S. Post Office and safe and fair elections. Thanks to Gary Rue for his support and guidance on the composition. Lyrics by David Rhees (Vote!) Oh please…
Read MoreDon’t Fear the Tweeter
Don’t Fear the Tweeter Play Video Copyright David Rhees 2021 Here’s my 2nd parody, with thanks to Mr. Gary Rue on backup vocals and MIDI programming. With apologies to Donald “Buck” Dharma and Blue Oyster Cult, and a shoutout to the Stephen Colbert show (“Co-ro-na-na-na-na!). More cowbells! Mortality and infection numbers that seemed unfathomable when…
Read MoreCoronaville
Coronaville Play Video Copyright David Rhees 2021 We all know and love Jimmy Buffett’s 1977 hit “Margaritaville”. As 2020 ground to an end, I couldn’t resist writing this parody to help lift my spirits and hopefully others’ as well. Many thanks to Gary Rue (sole surviving member of the Corona Fever Band) for MIDI programming,…
Read MoreF-I-R-E-D!
F-I-R-E-D! Play Video Copyright David Rhees 2021 Here’s my 4th parody, dedicated to the brave men and women who sacrificed their dignity, reputations and souls in the service of a pathological narcissist. Apologies to Tammy Wynette and composers Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman! Thanks to my musical mentor Gary Rue, and with great appreciation for…
Read MoreHow Could Anything Go Wrong?
How Could Anything Go Wrong? Play Video Copyright David Rhees 2021 I was inspired to write this piece after reading Karen Thompson Walker’s novel “The Age of Miracles” (not “World of Wonders”, as I mistakenly say in the intro), which imagines what happens to society when the earth’s rotation slows down. (The Age of COVID…
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