Parodies, puns and assorted doodles inspired by favored tunes

Stars Fell on Alabama

Stars Fell on Alabama 1934 Music by Frank S. Perkins Lyrics by Mitchell Parish We lived our little drama We kissed in a field of white And stars fell on Alabama Last night I can’t forget the glamor Your eyes held a tender light While stars fell on Alabama Last...

Stardust

BACKPAGE TITLE 1929 Music by Hoagy Carmichael Lyrics by Mitchell Parish Sometimes I wonder, how I spend The lonely nights Dreaming of a song The melody Haunts my reverie And I am once again with you The nightingale Tells his fairytale Of paradise, where roses grew...

Saint Thomas

Saint Thomas 1956 Sonny Rollins Sonny Rollins is generally considered to be the composer. However, St. Thomas is based on the traditional Bahamian folksong “Sponger Money” and an English song “The Lincolnshire Poacher” which evolved into a...

Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most

Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most 1955 Music by Thomas J Wolf Jr Lyrics by Frances Landesman Once I was a sentimental thing Threw my heart away each spring Now a spring romance hasn’t got a chance Promised my first dance to winter All I’ve got to...

Sound of Silence

Sound of Silence 1963 Paul Simon Simon & Garfunkel Hello darkness, my old friend I’ve come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left it’s seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted In my brain still remains Within...