Thursday, August 08, 2024

Son Of WAY contrafactum: If You Get a DUI

 * If You Get a DUI







** Contrafactum #585 of "The Muffin Song" by TomSka feat. Schmoyoho.
** This contrafactum is about what will happen if you get a DUI and what all you need to do when that happens.
** When I heard the video of the Muffin Song sing "die die die," I thought of "DUI."

* Videos of the original tune
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* Music video ideas
** The music vid must show a slideshow / collage / montage of DUI drivers getting pulled over, breathalyzed, arrested, booked, etc. and how they deal with the aftereffects.
** The music vid, after budgets improve, would show a DUI driver every step of the way from drinking to driving and then getting pulled over and all of the aftereffects of getting a DUI.

* Lyric ideas
** All occurrences of "die, die, die" must be replaced with "DUI."

* LYRICS
** (To be penned sometime.)
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Wednesday, August 07, 2024

Son Of WAY contrafactum: Just One

 * Big John




** Contrafactum #584 of "Big John by Jimmy Dean.
** This contrafactum is about how a grouchy old lady in her upper 50s to lower 60s is hiring JUST ONE employee at a convenience store in Junction City, Kansas in 2003 or 2004, when the singer was looking to work anywhere.
** I thought of when the manager told me "Just One" every now and again since that job search in the early-mid 2000s, and eventually, I thought of the tune to "Big John" when I thought of the phrase "Just One."
** The instrumentation needs to be altered to sound like popular music released in 2003 or 2004.

* Videos of the original tune
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* Music video ideas
** Show a slideshow / collage / montage of either one convenience store employee or a manager with one convenience store employee
** The convenience store should be rented for a video shoot of actors / actresses acting out a convenience store scene when budgets improve - the job applicant asks for an application and the manager says she's hiring JUST ONE assistant.

* Lyric ideas
** All occurrences of "Big John" is to be replaced with "Just One" and "Big Bad John" is to be replaced with "It's Just One" or "Hire Just One."

* LYRICS
** (To be penned sometime.)

Tuesday, August 06, 2024

Son Of WAY contrafactum: Autobianchi Abarth

 * Autobianchi Abarth








** Contrafactum #583 of the "Matlock" theme by Dick DeBenedictis, Artie Kane.
** This contrafactum is about the Autobianchi Abarth which was a very effective race car in Gran Turismo 4 on the Playstation 2.
** When playing Gran Turismo 4, when I won a race and the prize was a new car, when I saw that I was receiving a 1979 Autobianchi Abarth as the race prize, I thought of the "Matlock" theme.
** Instrumentation can be updated to have Italian vibes with instruments commonly played in Italian pop music.

* Videos of the original tune
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* Music video ideas
** A collage / slideshow / montage of all Autobianchi Abarths are to play in the music video.
** When budgets improve, an Autobianchi Abarth must be rented as a prop while the music vid gets filmed.

* Lyric ideas
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* LYRICS
** (To be penned sometime.)

Thursday, July 25, 2024

"Son Of WAY contrafactum #582: Archenland

 * Archenland









** Contrafactum 582 of "The Muffin Man" by (possibly) Ella Fitzgerald.
** This contrafactum is to sing all about the land of Archenland to the south of Narnia between Narnia and Calormen.
** When I was a kid reading the Narnia series of books, I thought of The Muffin Man song when I thought of Archenland.
** Since Narnia is a medieval fantasy setting, the instrumentation of The Muffin Man song can be changed to be played by Medieval-sounding instruments.

* Videos of the original tune

* Music video ideas
** There must be a slideshow and/or montage of all Archenland scenes and landmarks throughout the music vid.
** As Archenland is a fictional land, I can't conceive of how a better version of a music video would be made when budgets improve, unless it would be virtual dancers in front of computer renderings of Archenland landmarks.

* Lyric ideas
** All occurrences of "Muffin Man" must be replaced with "Archenland."

* LYRICS
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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Son Of WAY contrafactum #581: Ames, Iowa

 * Ames, Iowa








** Contrafactum 581 of "Prince Ali" by Howard Menken & Howard Ashman.
** This contrafactum is to be a tourism marketing jingle meant for tourists to listen to, all about why one should visit or live in Ames, IA and all of its tourist attractions.
** Long ago, every time I thought of Ames, IA, I thought of the Prince Ali song from the Disney cartoon movie Aladdin.
** The instrumentation can be changed to sound like popular music originating from Ames.

* Videos of the original tune

* Music video ideas
** There should be a music slideshow / montage of all of the landmarks and tourist attractions of Ames, Iowa in the music video
** Dancers wearing local Ames fashion are to dance to this tune in front of various major landmarks of Ames, after budgets improve.

* Lyric ideas
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* LYRICS
** (To be penned sometime.)

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Son Of WAY contrafactum #580: Events of 2018

 * Events of 2018




** Contrafactum 580 of "Te Las Cu Inima" by Cleopatra Stratan.
** This contrafactum is to go over all of the major events of 2018.
** When I thought of 2018, I thought of "Te Las Cu Inima" by Cleopatra Stratan, her biggest hit for 2018.
** The instrumentation will remain the same as that of the original song.

* Videos of the original tune

* Music video ideas
** Every major event of 2018 must show up in a music slideshow. Same for 2018-model vehicles, and fashion popular in 2018.

* Lyric ideas
** (Notes of ideas of what to put in the lyrics) - So far, I'm thinking of the passing of President George H.W. Bush Senior, US President #41, who passed away in 2018 at age 94.

* LYRICS
** (To be penned sometime.)

Thursday, July 11, 2024

Son Of WAY contrafactum #579: The Pace of Debra Webb

 * The Pace of Debra Webb



** Contrafactum 579 of "Under the Sea" by Samuel E. Wright, Howard Ashman and Alan Menken.
** This contrafactum is about how Debra Webb, the senior Administrative Assistant of the Undergraduate Math Department at Kansas State University used to work at a pretty fast pace compared to other administrative assistants.
** When I looked inside the Undergraduate Math Department office while passing by their doorway in the halls of Cardwell Hall at K-State, I would see her move her hands in a frantic while she shuffled papers or arranged various kinds of paperwork, almost as if she was hurrying at gunpoint.
** The instrumentation should be changed to sound like a collegiate band's instrumentation, to make it as if K-State's band was playing this tune. In fact, if budgets improve, hire K-State's band to play and record this tune.

* Videos of the original tune
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* Music video ideas
** Show a video montage of women office workers working at a fast pace.
** After budgets improve, show a lookalike of Debra Webb in an Apostolic women's dress working frantically in an office of a university math department.

* Lyric ideas
** (Notes of ideas of what to put in the lyrics)

* LYRICS
** (To be penned sometime.)
** (If generated by ChatGPT, give ChatGPT credit on the bottom.)

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Son Of WAY contrafactum #578: The Corporation and Capitalization

 * The Corporation and Capitalization

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** Contrafactum #578 of "Barbie Girl" by Aqua.
** This contrafactum is about the corporation of the modern day and how they commit capitalization.
** When I played Sid Meier's Civilization II, the tech advance "The Corporation" allowed me to make an "improvement" called "Capitalization" which meant more gold for our treasury.
** The instrumentation should sound the same as the original Barbie Girl instrumentation.

* Videos of the original tune
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* Music video ideas
** Show a slideshow of examples of corporations committing capitalization on their products.

* Lyric ideas
** All occurrences of "Imagination, life is your creation" should be replaced with "The corporation brings capitalization.

* LYRICS
** (To be penned sometime.)
** (If generated by ChatGPT, give ChatGPT credit on the bottom.)

Tuesday, July 09, 2024

Son Of WAY contrafactum #577: Events of 1962

 * Events of 1962


** Contrafactum 577 of "Barber of Seville" by Gioachino Rossini.
** This contrafactum is going to sing about all the major events that happened in 1962.
** Reason why I thought up this contrafactum: Every time I think of 1962, I think of the Barber of Seville. Every time I think of the Barber of Seville, I think of 1962. 
** The instrumentation must change to a set of instruments popular for 1962 (electric guitars, synthesizers of the era putting out sounds typical of music of that era, etc.)

* Videos of the original tune
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* Music video ideas
** The music slideshow should show images of major events in 1962, as well as products made in 1962.

* Lyric ideas
** Sing about each major event of 1962 briefly, all throughout the song.

* LYRICS
** (To be penned sometime.)
** (If generated by ChatGPT, give ChatGPT credit on the bottom.)

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Son Of WAY contrafactum #576: Wrinkled District Attorney

 * #576: Wrinkled District Attorney




** Contrafactum #576 of "Simple Things" by Randy Travis (sung by Mr. Huynh on Hey Arnold!).
** This contrafactum is about the wrinkled female district attorney from Tenaha, Texas who had something to do with the unlawful cash seizures and other asset forfeitures during routine traffic stops in and through Tenaha, Texas years ago.
** CNN did an Expose on the cash seizures at the Tenaha, Texas traffic stops and tried to speak to a district attorney from there who sang Country music. The country music song she sang seemed kinda like "Simple Things" sung by Mr. Huynh on Hey Arnold!.
** Instrumentation of this song must "sound Texan."

* Videos of the original tune
** https://youtu.be/9EAhpOwzXCs?si=4Q5zclBd2G9BZF-O
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* Music video ideas
** Show a slideshow of wrinkled female district attorneys. If they wear Texan garb, like a cowgirl hat for example, that would be a plus.

* Lyric ideas
** All occurrences of "simple things" must be replaced with "district attorney."

* LYRICS
** (To be penned sometime.)