tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54753264650927567942011-04-21T15:46:14.174-07:00Quirky Situationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656518043772501871noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475326465092756794.post-28587639593355826532007-11-09T14:38:00.003-08:002007-11-09T14:45:30.589-08:00(in the style of “We Will Rock You” by Queen)<br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">AMPTP, you’re payin’ us cheap</p> <p class="MsoNormal">When you act like the money’s all yours to keep</p> <p class="MsoNormal">But the Guild’s on the case</p> <p class="MsoNormal">You big disgrace</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Now it’s a strike you have to face</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">WE WILL, WE WILL STRIKE YOU!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">WE WILL, WE WILL STRIKE YOU!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">AMPTP, we won’t be fooled </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Lookin’ out your windows now…</p> <p class="MsoNormal">You’re gonna be schooled</p> <p class="MsoNormal">‘Cause we won’t be replaced</p> <p class="MsoNormal">You big disgrace</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Wavin’ our signs all over the place</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">WE WILL, WE WILL STRIKE YOU!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">WE WILL, WE WILL STRIKE YOU!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">AMPTP plays hardball</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Let us help you recall – your shows, we write them all</p> <p class="MsoNormal">You got egg on your face</p> <p class="MsoNormal">You big disgrace</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Writers Guild gonna put you back into your place</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">WE WILL, WE WILL STRIKE YOU!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">WE WILL, WE WILL STRIKE YOU!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5475326465092756794-2858763959335582653?l=quirkysituationswga.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Quirky Situationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656518043772501871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475326465092756794.post-60487750001406905852007-11-09T14:37:00.000-08:002007-11-09T16:00:02.945-08:00(in the style of “Blitzkrieg Bop” by The Ramones)<br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hey!<span style=""> </span>Ho!<span style=""> </span>Let’s go!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hey!<span style=""> </span>Ho!<span style=""> </span>Let’s go!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hey!<span style=""> </span>Ho!<span style=""> </span>Let’s go!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hey!<span style=""> </span>Ho!<span style=""> </span>Let’s go!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The studios are balking</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The leadership's done talking</p> <p class="MsoNormal">That’s why we’re out here walking</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">THE WRITERS GUILD STRIKE</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">The management is raiding</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The shows that we’re creating</p> <p class="MsoNormal">It’s justice we’re awaiting</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">THE WRITERS GUILD STRIKE</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hey… ho… Let’s go…</p> <p class="MsoNormal">They’ve stabbed us in the back now</p> <p class="MsoNormal">What they want, we don’t know</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Now it’s time to shut down the show</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Residuals they’re stealing</p> <p class="MsoNormal">It’s not a pretty feeling</p> <p class="MsoNormal">So let’s create some healing</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">THE WRITERS GUILD STRIKE</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hey!<span style=""> </span>Ho!<span style=""> </span>Let’s go!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hey!<span style=""> </span>Ho!<span style=""> </span>Let’s go!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hey!<span style=""> </span>Ho!<span style=""> </span>Let’s go!</p> <span style="">Hey!<span style=""> </span>Ho!<span style=""> </span>Let’s go!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5475326465092756794-6048775000140690585?l=quirkysituationswga.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Quirky Situationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656518043772501871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475326465092756794.post-20178060899302986052007-11-09T14:36:00.000-08:002007-11-09T14:52:02.583-08:00(in the style of “Livin’ On A Prayer” by Bon Jovi) <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Tommy used to work on a show</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Union’s been on strike</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The management wants all the dough</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Yeah, it blows</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Gina wrote her spec scripts all day</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Now she’s marching the streets</p> <p class="MsoNormal">With the W-G-A today</p> <p class="MsoNormal">For fair pay</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">We’ve gotta hold on to what we’ve got</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We’ve put our pencils down ‘cause they won’t pay us squat</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We’ve got the advantage ‘cause management cannot</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Write shows with a plot </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Whoa – We’re halfway there</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Whoa!<span style=""> </span>Give us our share!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Shake my hand and we’ll make the deal fair</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Whoa!<span style=""> </span>Give us our share!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Tommy’s on a four-hour walk</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Now he’s marching strong</p> <p class="MsoNormal">‘Cause the studios refused to talk</p> <p class="MsoNormal">What a crock…</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Gina dreams up stories all day</p> <p class="MsoNormal">But she won’t write them down</p> <p class="MsoNormal">‘Cause the bosses of this town won’t pay</p> <p class="MsoNormal">No way…</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">We’ve gotta hold on to what we’ve got</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We’ve put our pencils down ‘cause they won’t pay us squat</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We’ve got the advantage ‘cause management cannot</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Write shows with a plot </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Whoa – We’re halfway there</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Whoa!<span style=""> </span>Give us our share!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Shake my hand and we’ll make the deal fair</p> Whoa!<span style=""> </span>Give us our share!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5475326465092756794-2017806089930298605?l=quirkysituationswga.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Quirky Situationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656518043772501871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475326465092756794.post-33135714019179788102007-11-09T14:35:00.000-08:002007-11-09T14:58:05.701-08:00(in the style of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana)<br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Load up on signs and red shirts too</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Writers Guild has come for you</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The studios hoard the revenues</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Go on, put on your striking shoes</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hello, hello, hello, hello</p><p class="MsoNormal">No dough, no dough, no dough, no dough<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">No show, no show, no show, no show</p> <p class="MsoNormal">A.F.<span style=""> </span>A.F.<span style=""> </span>L.C.I.O.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">With our striking</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We will drain you</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We’re the ones who</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Entertain you</p> <p class="MsoNormal">No, the reruns</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Won’t sustain you</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p>We’re the ones who<br /><br />Entertain you<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">You can’t do what we do best</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Treat us unfairly, we protest</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We will not break, we will not bend</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We’ll keep on striking ‘til the end</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hello, hello, hello, hello</p><p class="MsoNormal">No dough, no dough, no dough, no dough</p> <p class="MsoNormal">No show, no show, no show, no show</p> <p class="MsoNormal">A.F.<span style=""> </span>A.F.<span style=""> </span>L.C.I.O.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">With our striking</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We will drain you</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We’re the ones who</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Entertain you</p> <p class="MsoNormal">No, the reruns</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Won’t sustain you</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We’re the ones who</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Entertain you</p><p class="MsoNormal">We will drain you</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We will drain you</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We will drain you</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We will drain you</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5475326465092756794-3313571401917978810?l=quirkysituationswga.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Quirky Situationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656518043772501871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475326465092756794.post-63000319637556729072007-11-09T14:34:00.000-08:002007-11-09T14:57:05.126-08:00(in the style of “Song 2” by Blur)<br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">WOO-HOO!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">WOO-HOO!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">WOO-HOO!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">WOO-HOO!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">I got my blue check</p> <p class="MsoNormal">But I’m still in debt</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Because the Internet</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Is not included yet</p> <p class="MsoNormal">No?</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">WOO-HOO!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Writers Guild’s got the mettle</p> <p class="MsoNormal">WOO-HOO!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Management, you must settle!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">WOO-HOO!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Well it could be so easy</p> <p class="MsoNormal">All you must do is ensure we’re paid along with you</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Admit it’s true</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">The strike has begun</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We won’t be outdone</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Now it’s your problem</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Now it’s your problem</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">WOO-HOO!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Writers Guild’s got the mettle</p> <p class="MsoNormal">WOO-HOO!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Management, you must settle!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">WOO-HOO!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Well it could be so easy</p> <p class="MsoNormal">All you must do is ensure we’re paid along with you</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Admit it’s true</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">YEAH YEAH!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">YEAH YEAH!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">YEAH YEAH!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">OH YEAH!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5475326465092756794-6300031963755672907?l=quirkysituationswga.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Quirky Situationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656518043772501871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475326465092756794.post-19955047400990930012007-11-09T14:31:00.001-08:002007-11-09T14:58:49.259-08:00(in the style of “She Drives Me Crazy” by Fine Young Cannibals)<br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">You can’t stop</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Writers Guild</p> <p class="MsoNormal">‘Til our demands</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Are fulfilled</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Tell you what we’ve got in mind</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Coming at you, with our signs</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Will you ever pay what’s fair?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">‘Til you do, we must declare:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">THESE GUYS WON’T PAY ME</p> <p class="MsoNormal">THE MONEY I EARNED</p> <p class="MsoNormal">WE’RE STRIKING, BABY</p> <p class="MsoNormal">THE ONLY WAY THEY’LL LEARN</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">You won’t get</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Any rest</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We won’t stop</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Our protest</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Pretty soon, you’ll have no shows</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We create them, don’t you know?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">None of us will have to fight</p> <p class="MsoNormal">If you’ll just do what’s right</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">THESE GUYS WON’T PAY ME</p> <p class="MsoNormal">THE MONEY I EARNED</p> <p class="MsoNormal">WE’RE STRIKING, BABY</p> <p class="MsoNormal">THE ONLY WAY THEY’LL LEARN</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5475326465092756794-1995504740099093001?l=quirkysituationswga.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Quirky Situationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656518043772501871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475326465092756794.post-13794429808691967002007-11-09T14:17:00.000-08:002007-11-09T14:59:50.394-08:00I've been out picketing several gates this week. Many of my fellow writers also happen to be talented musicians who bring their guitars with them.<br /><br />After several failed attempts at freestyling some pop song adaptations with strike related lyrics on the picket line, I went home to my rhyming dictionary and composed a few proper song parodies.<br /><br />Feel free to share them.<br /><br />And thanks to all the writers of the memorable originals.<br /><br />Much love...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5475326465092756794-1379442980869196700?l=quirkysituationswga.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Quirky Situationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656518043772501871noreply@blogger.com0