From: "Trudi Marrapodi" (trudee@clarityconnect.competent)
Subject: PARODY SONG: "The Year the Lights Went Out on Skating"
Date: Thursday, July 11, 2002 5:12 PM
THE YEAR THE LIGHTS WENT OUT ON SKATING
by Trudi Marrapodi
(to "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia")They was on their way to old Salt Lake,
With reputations they would stake,
On one big chance to win Olympic gold.
Well, Jamie and David thought they'd won,
But that ol' scoreboard sure spoiled their fun,
'cause it said "second" and they sure didn't know why.
People said, "We saw it and you know that's not right,
A great injustice was done tonight,"
And from that day on, figger skatin' was beside itself.
The IOC was mad, they was seein' red,
When Speedy said, "Boys, don't you lose your heads,
'cause to tell ya the truth, I'm gonna fix it myself."
CHORUS
It's the year that the lights went out on skating,
It's the year that they ruined my favorite sport,
Well, don't trust your soul to no clueless Italian speedskater,
'cause the ISU's credibility is pretty short.
Well, the fans got scared 'cause the Congress passed
a scoring revision that's plain half-assed,
See, Speedy had so many friends that he knew it would go.
Fans said, "Has the ISU gone insane?
Can they really be so low on brains?
And the only thing Speedy knows is--he doesn't know!
"It's time to clean figure skating's house,
But they can't do that bein' timid as a mouse,
This conspiracy was too large for just Frenchmen to make.
It's time to start lookin' at the Russians too,
And what those ice-dancin' Israelis do--
But do you think they will? 'No,' my head I will shake."
Yeah, the skaters and fans are really sore,
They're sayin', "It won't be any fun anymore,
Not after you see what that loser Cinquanta's done to it!
And judges found guilty in a make-believe trial,
But Speedy just slappin' their wrists with a smile--
Why stick with this sport? I'm about to say 'Screw it!'"
CHORUS
It's the year that the lights went out on skating,
It's the year that they ruined my favorite sport,
Well, don't trust your soul to no clueless Italian speedskater,
'cause the ISU's credibility is pretty short.
Well, Speedy does his thing despite what we say,
And the NGBs never get in the way,
They don't seem to mind as long as the money pours in.
We can say, 'I quit 'cause it's beyond belief,'
But that's one promise that has no teeth--
See, folks just can't stay away when there's glory to win.
CHORUS
It's the year that the lights went out on skating,
It's the year that they ruined my favorite sport,
Well, don't trust your soul to no clueless Italian speedskater,
'cause the ISU's credibility is pretty short.
Back to Parody Songs