Parodies, puns and assorted doodles inspired by favored tunes

If I Were a Bell

If I Were a Bell 1950 Words and Music by Frank Loesser (for 1950 musical “Guys and Dolls”) Are you alright? Am I alright? Ask me, how do I feel Ask me, now that we’re cosy and clinging Well sir, all I can say, is if I were a bell I’d be ringing...

I Remember Clifford

I Remember Clifford 1957 Music by Benny Golson Lyrics by Jon Hendricks In 1957 saxophonist and bandleader Benny Golson composed a moving elegy to Brown for which Jon Hendricks later contributed lyrics. Hendricks memorialized Brown’s legacy with these words: “I...

I Left My Heart in San Francisco

I Left My Heart in San Francisco 1954 Music by George C Cory JrLyrics b Douglass Cross I left my heartIn San FranciscoHigh on the hillIt calls to me To be where little cables carsClimb halfway to the starsThe morning fog may chill the airI don’t care My love...

I Heard it Through the Grapevine

BACKPAGE TITLE 1966Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong(Motown records) I heard it through the grapevineNot much longer would you be mineOh (baby, baby), I heard it through the grapevineOh, I’m just about to lose my mind Shop Products Favorite Recordings Marvin...

I Could Write a Book

I Could Write a Book 1940 Music Richard Rodgers Lyrics Lorenz Hart “If they asked me, I could write a book About the way you walk, and whisper, and look. I could write a preface On how we met So the world would never forget.” Shop Products Favorite...