Parodies, puns and assorted doodles inspired by favored tunes

Eulipions Theme

Theme for the Eulipions 1975Rahsaan Roland Kirk “He calls himself a journey agentA eulipion……Listen to his tuneHe calls it his duty free gift for the traveller If there were no songYou would have this songTo give warmth at nightAnd to keep you strong...

Elmer’s Tune

Elmer’s Tune Elmer’s Tune” was originally written by Elmer Albrecht is in the 1920’s.  It became a a number 1 hit and a jazz standard for Glenn Miller in 1941 (credited Elmer Albrecht, Dick Jurgens and Sammy Gallop. ” What makes a fellow...

Easter Parade

Easter Parade 1933 Irving Berlin “In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it, You’ll be the grandest lady in the Easter Parade. I’ll be all in clover and when they look you over, I’ll be the proudest fellow in the Easter Parade. On the...

East of the Sun (and west of the moon)

East of the Sun (and west of the moon) 1934 Brooks Bowman Brooks Bowman wrote this jazz standard a few years before he tragically died in a car accident (he was 23 years old) He most likely based the title on  a Norwegian fairy tale where a prince and his step-mother...