I feel a song comin' on....

[Goodwill Hunter]

Had the good fortune to find a loose JVC X'eye with power supply for $3.99 today at Goodwill. As I grabbed a CD to test it, powered it up, and put back the CD, there was this guy shadowing me, watching to see if I would put it back...sorry, Charlie!

As I was headed back to work, a song came on the radio, and most of the following lyrics popped into my head right away. I used to make up alternate lyrics to songs back in high school, but haven't done one in years...guess I was find inspired. Googled a copy of the actual lyrics, and after a bit of tweaking came up with this. It ain't high art, but I thought fan's of 80's music might enjoy it....


Sumguy Has All the Luck
(to the tune of “Some Guys Have All the Luck”…apologies to Rod Stewart)

Sumguy has all the luck
Sumguy finds all the grails
Sumguy gets all the breaks
Combat is all I get again

Alone in a crowd at a thrift after work, and I'm angry
Sumguy next to me has games in his hands, my hands are empty
How does it feel when you find something rare, for a dollar?
It seem so unfair, when there's brags everywhere, but never for me

Sumguy has all the luck
Sumguy finds all the grails
Sumguy gets all the breaks
Duck Hunt is all I get again

Someone will find all three Panesian carts, Lord, let it be me
Someone else gets a mint pinball machine, for a twenty
I know I would die if I ever found something one-of-a-kind
But that’s just a dream and by now it sure seems, I ain't that lucky

Sumguy has all the luck
Sumguy finds all the grails
Sumguy gets all the breaks
Madden is all I get again

All of my friends have great finds on their shelves, some have Quadrun
To proudly display, to pull down and play, I really want one
I’ve thrifted and shopped, my efforts have flopped, but there’s one other way
I’ve sold off my trash, put together some cash, now I’m ready to pay

Sumguy has all the luck
Sumguy finds all the grails
Sumguy gets all the breaks
Ebay is where I’ll go my friend

But someday I will succeed
I won’t stop hunting till I die
And then you’ll hear from me
I’ll post “I finally am Sumguy!”

(WooWoo’s out)

Karaoke mode off...
Rich

[DDCecil]

LOL

That's great! My brother and I are always making up video-game lyrics to songs...

Actually, since Doom 2 turns 10 in less than a month, expect a song very shortly!

BTW, nice find!

[AFGiant]

LOL

[MegaDrive20XX]

Karoke Night? Alright...here's my song for this evening...

Pink Floyd....Welcome to the Machine..

Welcome my son, welcome to the machine....
Where have you been? It's alright we know where you've been.
You've been in the pipeline, filling in time,
provided with toys and Scouting for Boys.
You bought a guitar to punish your ma,
And you didn't like school, and you know you're nobody's fool,
So welcome to the machine!
Welcome my son, welcome to the machine.
What did you dream? It's alright we told you what to dream.
You dreamed of a big star, he played a mean guitar,
He always ate in the Steak Bar. He loved to drive in his Jaguar.
So welcome to the machine.

[MegaDrive20XX]

Encore? sure!

Poison - "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"

We both lie silently still
in the dead of the night
Although we both lie close together
We feel miles apart inside

Was it something I said or something I did
Did the words not come out right
Though I tried not to hurt you
Though I tried
But I guess that's why they say

Every rose has its thorn
Just like every night has its dawn
Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song
Every rose has its thorn
Yeah it does

I listen to our favorite song
playing on the radio
Hear the DJ say loves a game
of easy come and easy go
But I wonder does he know
Has he ever felt like this
And I know you'd be here right now
If I could have let you know somehow
I guess

Though it's been a while now
I can still feel so much pain
Like a knife that cuts you the wound heals
but the scar, that scar remains

I know I could have saved a love that night
If I'd known what to say
Instead of makin' love
We both made our separate ways
But now I hear you found somebody new
and that I never meant that much to you
To hear that tears me up inside
And to see you cuts me like a knife
I guess

[DDCecil]

Here are the first 2 verses of...

Quadrun for a Buck! (Parody of J. Geil's Band's "Centerfold")

Is it mint?
Come with the box
Or does it come complete?
I walked into the thrift store not expecting something so darn neat
As I walked down the aisle, I couldn't believe my eyes
That's when and right there, I picked up my prize
As I took it up to the girl at the cash register
She rang it up "1 dollar" and you know I had to thank her!

(Chrous)
I'm in shock
I must have incredible luck
It's Quadrun for a buck
(Complete Quardun for a buck)
I'm in shock
I must have incredible luck
It's Quadrun for a buck, COMPLETE Quadrun for a buck!

There is was in my hands
A holy grail of the land
I hid it in my coat
to make sure no sumguy saw my prize
I was shaking in my shoes
I had never owned anything this cool
The game could also say its name, I was plesantly surprised
The box was mint
The manual never touched
The cartridge in such pristine shape
This was all too much!
(Chrous)

No ending yet...

[Simply Dave]

Ah, that was great! I was singing along with your new verses, too! LOL

[Goodwill Hunter]

Here are the first 2 verses of...

Quadrun for a Buck! (Parody of J. Geil's Band's "Centerfold")

(snip)

No ending yet...

Funny you should mention that song...that was one of the one's we did in high school. Our title was "Teacher has my Centerfold." I still remember the ending:

My centerfold from me was stripped
But this month's Playboy's just been shipped
Oh no, I can't deny it
Oh yeah, I think I'm gonna buy it

My blood runs cold, oh how could I have been so bold
My teacher has my centerfold, teacher has my centerfold!

LOL

Rich

[tholly]

real nice find....and a very appropriate song to hear.....congrats