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Song Parodies -> "General Motors"
Original Song Title:
"Eleanor Rigby"
Original Performer:
The Beatles
Parody Song Title:
"General Motors"
Parody Written by:
John Jenkins
The Lyrics
Since General Motors has lost nearly $4 billion this year and announced that it would shut down 12 plants and slash 30,000 jobs, should it be demoted to Lieutenant Motors?
Ah, look at all those Honda buyers,
No, GM cannot con car buyers.
General Motors
Sends lots of cars to its dealers and hopes they get sold,
But they grow old.
The dealers' windows
Showcase overpriced Escalades for people to try,
But they drive by.
All the unsold Buicks,
What's with Park Avenue?
All the unsold Buicks,
Where will they Rendezvous?
High priced consultants
Writing the words to a strategy workers won't like:
"Go take a hike!"
Look at the worker
Building his last Chevrolet before his job is done.
Don't buy that one!
All the unsold Saturns,
Where will they be marooned?
All the unsold Saturns,
Will dealers all get mooned?
Ah, look at all the laid off workers,
Ah, look at all the ticked off workers.
General Motors
Has a new slogan that it is proclaiming with pride:
"Like a rock slide!"
Grossly Mismanaged
Is what GM represents to car buyers today,
They will not pay.
All the lonely dealers,
Where have their buyers gone?
All their old car buyers
Are buying from Nissan.
No, GM cannot con car buyers.
General Motors
Sends lots of cars to its dealers and hopes they get sold,
But they grow old.
The dealers' windows
Showcase overpriced Escalades for people to try,
But they drive by.
All the unsold Buicks,
What's with Park Avenue?
All the unsold Buicks,
Where will they Rendezvous?
High priced consultants
Writing the words to a strategy workers won't like:
"Go take a hike!"
Look at the worker
Building his last Chevrolet before his job is done.
Don't buy that one!
All the unsold Saturns,
Where will they be marooned?
All the unsold Saturns,
Will dealers all get mooned?
Ah, look at all the laid off workers,
Ah, look at all the ticked off workers.
General Motors
Has a new slogan that it is proclaiming with pride:
"Like a rock slide!"
Grossly Mismanaged
Is what GM represents to car buyers today,
They will not pay.
All the lonely dealers,
Where have their buyers gone?
All their old car buyers
Are buying from Nissan.
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Good one. I'm not really into cars except when I ride in one, but this seemed good.
I like this one, John
Wow. Solid from first to last. LOL'd at "like a rock slide".
What, all the way through "Sergeant Motors", down to PFC Motors?
Though the loss of 30,000 jobs is not particularly funny, the parody is, especially ""Like a rock slide!"" and "Grossly Mismanaged".
What's good for John Jenkins is not good for General Motors. 5's
"What's good for General Motors is what's good for America." Not anymore, apparently. "Ford's got a better idea." Wish they'd tell us what it is. Chrysler: "If you can find a better car, buy it." We can find it, we just can't afford it. GM's wheels are spinning so much, you'd think their CEO was named George Bush. (What does he care, he never has to drive again, drunk or otherwise.)
A sad tale but true. Well written, sir. 555
The market giveth and the market taketh away. Fave bits: "Lieutenant Motors," "Where will they Rendezvous," "Don't buy that one," "Like a rock slide." Nice job, Johnkins.
great one John ... haven't been following this story....like the high priced consultants verse... was at a talk given by Prof Coffee of Columbia Law school he remarked(a propos of a company that was Arthur Anderson to all intents and purposes though using a different name) that after the nuclear holocaust all that would be left on earth would be cockroaches and Arthur Anderson....
Thanks for all of the comments. Michael, I think that if Bush were an automotive CEO, he would build visionary cars, but have difficulty controlling costs. And, great comment, Martha, I think there might be a parody there; but you might agree that attorneys would survive just as well as cockroaches and consultants.
Nicely done--all 5s.
This parody has definitely stood the test of time, considering GM's position now.
this parody is good for five years or 60,000 views. Whichever comes first. I guarantee it.
Tim and obama - thanks for the fresh comments on a 4 ½ year old parody.
This parody aged very well - like single malt scotch!
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