Post by Railyn on Jun 25, 2003 7:35:52 GMT -5
I wasn't feeling so hot last night, so I went to bed way early. I haven't had much time to give this some deep thought, so I decided that since we can all probably use a mid-week pick-me-up anyway, I decided to pick a fun song that provides you with some vivid imagery.
We all have that well-meaning relative who likes to give reality checks every now and then, just to remind you how good you really have it.
With that, I give you an original song by my main man. With the exception of H2, I doubt any of you know this one, so if it helps, the sound is vaguely reminicent of "Dirty Laundry" by Don Henley.
WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE
by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Album: Off The Deep End
Author: A. Yankovic
Let me tell you sonny... let me tell you straight
You kids today ain't never had it rough
Always had everything handed to you on a silver plate
You lazy brats think nothing's good enough
Well, nobody ever drove me to school when it was ninety degrees below
We had to walk buck naked through forty miles of snow
Worked in the coal mines twenty two hours a day for just half a cent
Had to sell my internal organs just to pay the rent
When I was your age. When I was your age
When I was your age. When I was your age
Let me tell you something, you whiny little snot
There's something wrong with all you kids today
You just don't appreciate all the things you've got
We were hungry, broke and miserable and we liked it fine that way
There were seventy three of us living in a cardboard box
All I got for Christmas was a lousy bag of rocks
Every night for dinner, we had a big 'ol chunk of dirt
If we were really good, we didn't get dessert
When I was your age. When I was your age
When I was your age. When I was your age
Didn't have no telephone, didn't have no FAX machine
All we had was a couple cans and a crummy piece of string
Didn't have no swimming pool when I was just a lad
Our neighbor's septic tank was the closest thing we had
Didn't have no dental floss, had to use old rusty nails
Didn't have Nintendo, we just poured salt on snails
Didn't have no water bed, had to sleep on broken glass
Didn't have no lawnmower, we used our teeth to cut the grass
What's the matter now, sonny, you say you don't believe this junk?
You think my story's wearin' kinda thin?
I tell you one thing, I never was such a disrespectful punk
Back in my time, we had a thing called discipline
Dad would whoop us every night till a quarter after twelve
Then he'd get too tired and he'd make us whoop ourselves
Then he'd chop me into pieces and play frisbee with my brain
And let me tell ya, Junior, you never heard me complain
When I was your age. When I was your age
When I was your age. When I was your age
My Opinion In A Nutshell: Not one of his parodies, unless you have the album, you've probably never heard of it. It's probably my favorite original song that he's done, and it's off my tie for favorite album. It provides some fun imagery, and I've played it for those who loved to regale me with similar tales.
Favorite Line: "We were hungry, broke, and miserable and we liked it fine that way"
We all have that well-meaning relative who likes to give reality checks every now and then, just to remind you how good you really have it.
With that, I give you an original song by my main man. With the exception of H2, I doubt any of you know this one, so if it helps, the sound is vaguely reminicent of "Dirty Laundry" by Don Henley.
WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE
by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Album: Off The Deep End
Author: A. Yankovic
Let me tell you sonny... let me tell you straight
You kids today ain't never had it rough
Always had everything handed to you on a silver plate
You lazy brats think nothing's good enough
Well, nobody ever drove me to school when it was ninety degrees below
We had to walk buck naked through forty miles of snow
Worked in the coal mines twenty two hours a day for just half a cent
Had to sell my internal organs just to pay the rent
When I was your age. When I was your age
When I was your age. When I was your age
Let me tell you something, you whiny little snot
There's something wrong with all you kids today
You just don't appreciate all the things you've got
We were hungry, broke and miserable and we liked it fine that way
There were seventy three of us living in a cardboard box
All I got for Christmas was a lousy bag of rocks
Every night for dinner, we had a big 'ol chunk of dirt
If we were really good, we didn't get dessert
When I was your age. When I was your age
When I was your age. When I was your age
Didn't have no telephone, didn't have no FAX machine
All we had was a couple cans and a crummy piece of string
Didn't have no swimming pool when I was just a lad
Our neighbor's septic tank was the closest thing we had
Didn't have no dental floss, had to use old rusty nails
Didn't have Nintendo, we just poured salt on snails
Didn't have no water bed, had to sleep on broken glass
Didn't have no lawnmower, we used our teeth to cut the grass
What's the matter now, sonny, you say you don't believe this junk?
You think my story's wearin' kinda thin?
I tell you one thing, I never was such a disrespectful punk
Back in my time, we had a thing called discipline
Dad would whoop us every night till a quarter after twelve
Then he'd get too tired and he'd make us whoop ourselves
Then he'd chop me into pieces and play frisbee with my brain
And let me tell ya, Junior, you never heard me complain
When I was your age. When I was your age
When I was your age. When I was your age
My Opinion In A Nutshell: Not one of his parodies, unless you have the album, you've probably never heard of it. It's probably my favorite original song that he's done, and it's off my tie for favorite album. It provides some fun imagery, and I've played it for those who loved to regale me with similar tales.
Favorite Line: "We were hungry, broke, and miserable and we liked it fine that way"
