RATS WHO ENABLE - Parody of Cats in the Cradle - Cohen & Caron
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- DISCLAIMER The rats depicted in the thumbnail are not actual Republicans and are created by AI
Lyrics by David Cohen - Performance by Don Caron
And the rats who enable this pathetic loon - a carnival barker and complete buffoon
"When you want me home, Vlad?" You don’t say when . . .
But you’ll get some kompromat then. I’m sure you’ll get some kompromat then.
Executive Producers Don Caron and Jerry Pender
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LYRICS to RATS WHO ENABLE
David Cohen
A bully arrived on a mid-June day
Into a country he would later betray
There were judges to buy, and schemes to weigh
He learned to lie almost right away
And he was squawkin’ ‘fore we knew it, and as he grew
He'd say "I wanna be like you, Vlad
You know I wanna be like you"
And the rats who enable this pathetic loon
A carnival barker and complete buffoon
"When you want me home, Vlad?"
You don’t say when
But you’ll get some kompromat then
I’m sure you’ll get some kompromat then
This bum sends tributes to his mentors each day
Says, "Thanks for the loan, Vlad, I’m on my way."
Will you teach me the ropes, Kim? Not today
You got a lot to do and more debts to pay
So he waddles away ‘cause his girth won’t slim
And thinks “I wanna be like Kim, yeah
You know I wanna be like Kim"
And the rats who enable this pathetic loon
A carnival barker and complete buffoon
"When you want me home, Vlad?"
You don’t say when
But you’ll get some kompromat then
I’m sure you’ll get some kompromat then
Well, he came from college after just one day
His low IQ got him turned away
"Son, you know that’s true, can’t you try for a while?"
He shook his head, and said “Not my style! ”
What I really want, Dad, is my inheritance please
See ya later, just buy the degrees
And the rats who enable this pathetic loon
A carnival barker and complete buffoon
"When you want me home, Vlad?"
You don’t say when
But you’ll get some kompromat then
I’m sure you’ll get some kompromat then
He’s been long since fired but continues to stay
His lackeys call a thousand times a day
They say, "I'd like your backing if you don’t mind"
He says, "give it a rest, I don’t have the time"
You see, the trials are a hassle and my bail is due
"So it’s not worth talkin’ to you, man
It's not worth talkin' to you"
And as he slammed down the phone, you could easily see
He loves the “I“ not we
His favorite word is “me”
And the rats who enable this pathetic loon
A carnival barker and complete buffoon
"When you want me home, Vlad?"
You don’t say when
But you’ll get some kompromat then
I’m sure you’ll get some kompromat then
ABOUT the ORIGINAL SONG
"Cat's in the Cradle" is a folk rock song by American singer-songwriter Harry Chapin, from his fourth studio album, Verities & Balderdash (1974). The single topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1974. As Chapin's only number-one song, it became the best known of his work and a staple for folk rock music. Chapin's recording of the song was nominated for the 1975 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011.
"Cat's in the Cradle" is narrated by a man who becomes a father in the first verse. He is repeatedly too busy with his work to spend time with his son, despite his son looking up to him and promising he will grow up to be just like him. When the son graduates from college, he declines his father's offer to relax with him and instead asks for the car keys. In the final verse, the now-retired father calls his adult son and asks to spend some time together, but the son is now too busy with his own work and family to spend time with his dad, and the father realizes his son has indeed grown up to be just like him.
The song's lyrics began as a poem written by Chapin's wife, Sandra "Sandy" Gaston; the poem itself was inspired by the awkward relationship between her first husband, James Cashmore, and his father, John, a politician who served as Brooklyn borough president. She was also inspired by a country music song she had heard on the radio. Chapin also said the song was about his own relationship with his son, Josh, admitting, "Frankly, this song scares me to death."
Cash Box called it "a tender story of a father and his son and a perfect representation of how roles change in the relationship over the years," stating it was a "lyrical delight." Record World said that the song "deals with the preoccupations plaguing parenthood" and that it "bridges the generation gap by pointing up mutual faults." - ตลก
Harry Chapin would have been proud.
I miss him 😢 😇
Truly I lost a piece of my soul when he died and yes he would have been proud
I join with you all in missing Harry and thinking he would have been proud to be the foundation of these lyrics. I will miss him so long as I remain on planet Earth.
Yeeeesssss 👍🏼👍🏼
Wasn't it Cat Stevens? Tea for the Tillerman?
I'm 74 and this is great musically as well as commenting on the frustration mature Americans feel.
me too
Try Steppenwolf The Ostrich
I'm older! 😂 & ditto. Also my mother gave me the same name as yours but thought the "i" would make it obviously pronounced as if it were French. Wrong, Mama. I got sick of being Canned Ass.
Absolutely!!! ❤️🐈
This is f*ing beautiful. We always need to remember that Sleepy Don wouldn't be as much of a problem if he didn't have so many enthusiastic enablers.
_Jesus is known to have had 12 disciples. Well, that disgusting orange peril from Queens may have a few more of them, doesn't he?!_*
He plays off of the maga mindset. He is not the cause of it.
@@kerrymotiejaitis7929
_But at least our Joe can still _*_SPEAK,_*_ and not just _*_GRUNT_*_ like that ugly thing there, the "very stable genius" from Queens _*_. . ._*
"Stormy" is hilarious but this is 💫💥🌟✨
Brilliant ‼️🤣😂
@@kerrymotiejaitis7929 And you don't know how commas work. Lol.
Do you want to talk about coherent speech? OK, let's go. The mush and non-words that repeatedly come out of your chosen candidate's mouth in his rally speeches are so consistently present, and extreme, that several doctors who specialize in mental disorders have signed a petition to bring to everyone's attention that he appears to have late stage malignant dementia. it's getting worse. Essentially, if he didn't have the "rats who enable" propping him up, it would be time to take the keys away from grandpa for everybody's safety. As of now, 2,151 licensed medical practitioners have signed this thing. Want to check me on this? Search "Trump dementia petition doctors" and you'll get a lot of reading options, including the actual petition. Have some sunlight, troll.
Lincoln Project should run this as an ad.
Truth!
Run it 24/7 until the election is over. Vote BLUE!
Yes, they should
Too bad you're not smart enough to see who the anti-American Marxist Fascist Leftist filth is-
"We're trained Marxists"-Patrisse Cullors BLM founder/Democrat
"I have learned a great deal from Marxism as I do not hesitate to admit"- Adolf Hitler
Let's not forget who imported WWII NAZI's right after the war, then said this 40 years later-
"We'll know our disinformation campaign is complete once EVERYTHING the American people believe is a LIE"- William J Casey CIA Director 1981-1987.
And here you are, believing every lie they've ever told, key among them the Hegelian Dialectic lie of Far Right Fascism, a lie disproven by the NAZI tactics in your own party's Leftist book Rules For Radicals by Saul Alinsky.
Agree
he's finally getting to catch up on his sleep four days a week now.
*_. . ._*_ he ain't got nothin' but sleep, bed_
_Four days a week _*_. . ._*
@@letoubib21 Except for...what's that reek????
Would be funny if he talks in his sleep and says incriminating stuff.
@@letoubib21
Genius! There needs to be a Grammy category for zipper songs - you'd have a mantel full of them!
Oh, that would be awesome! I would love to see Don and Randy Rainbow accept those awards, they would have the funniest speeches ever.
I think he meant
zinger songs !!!
@@frankwhitson2191 a "zipper song" is where you take the melody of a well-known song and "zipper" in some other lyrics, often lyrics about a specific issue or cause. Don takes this to a high level of art because he uses words that have quite a similar sound to the words in the original song. If you know "Cat's in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin you get a special pleasure out of how well Don has done this. Because he's a genius! Who deserves a bunch of Grammys!
@@buddyneher9359 I always thought a zipper song was that humming the background singers made when, ummm..... "singing the chorus". My first wife was a great backgound singer back in the day. But now she just sings the blews.
Huh! Thanks for this comment-I never knew this kind of parody or melody recycling was called a zipper song.... 🤓
Boy, you have a winner with this one. Best lyrics ever. They fit the melody easily with no forced and awkward accommodation. And so on point. Thank you.
I haven't heard the original in many years and I really loved it when I was younger. With the "modernised lyrics", it hasn't lost a thing. Very cleverly written and performed. I tip my cap to you! ☺️🧢👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Yeah. It's in my Spotify favorites. Listen to it at least every other week. Love the song....makes me think about my childhood and the generations coming up.....and makes me feel I've failed
"Cat's in the cradle" is the original.
Holy crap Don - this is a freakin' masterpiece!
Pure Genius ❤ Spot On!!!😅
David Cohen’s lyrics are superb
Rats are known for jumping a sinking ship. See how they run. 🐀
Brilliant Don. Love the voice and lyrics. Thank you.
👍
Gee, I never thought a Harry Chapin song could be turned into a fantastic parody !!!!
Lyrics by David Cohen - Performance by Don Caron
David nailed the lyrics and Don's voice is amazing! Bravo.
Don Caron should hit the charts with this one. Bravo, sir. The lyrics are priceless. I will be humming “carnival barker and complete buffoon.”
Lyrics by David Cohen - Performance by Don Caron
Absolutely brilliant.
Man whoever writes these lyrics deserves a raise.
Lyrics by David Cohen - Performance by Don Caron
@Parody Project • Don: Your lyrics never cease to amaze me. Brilliant! 👍
Lyrics by David Cohen - Performance by Don Caron
@@crysstoll1191 • Thanks for the correction. I missed that. Sorry.
Love your parody songs..💃💙🎶🎵
A perfect song to parody the orange deranged menace.
The lyrics and the performance were superb.
"I wanna be like you, Vlad" really got a chuckle out of me the first time I heard it.
Keep on keeping on, Don. Thanks for all your work.
I had to pause the video after that line! It caught me off guard, I was crying from laughing!😂
Agree 👉 "A perfect song to parody the orange deranged menace.
The lyrics and the performance were superb.
"I wanna be like you, Vlad" 👈
It's called keep your friends close and keep your enemies closer.
@@kerrymotiejaitis7929got my concealed carry, "pal"...
TRUMP 2024 🇺🇸
#DealWithIt
PERFECT!!😂😂😂
Spot on about tfg, brilliant lyrics to a timeless classic. Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work! 😁🤭👍👍👍🖖
Don wonderful job with truth in song, one of the best. Keep shining the light on the corruption
Know that the Light of your being is a blessing to everyone on your journey. Shine on
Lyrics by David Cohen - Performance by Don Caron
I have missed you!
Great job on lyrics and your voice is somehow soothing.
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Lyrics by David Cohen - Performance by Don Caron
This was your best yet.
This was so clever! And true! Thanks so much for the laugh 😅
We need a hall of fame for Mr. Caron…so clever and fun!
@@robinmiller5256 Yes! I'm lucky I found this channel years ago. This dear man has helped me keep a sense of humor, and my last thread of sanity during the trump years.
Me too!@@LazyIRanch
@mimimine...Yes! I just sent it out to many and think Jimmy Kimmel should invite him to perform this priceless parody for all of America!
Great song. 'Carnival barker' is the perfect description. He just lores the people in.
The Rats in the Capital, and Ketchup on the wall,
And were all waiting to see him Fall...
FANTASTIC...... Would love this to be the background music to when his sentence is read in the courtroom...
And well all stand up and cheer, man... we'll all stand up and cheer.
THANKS Don... you and your friends are a TRUE MARVELS
Capitol, not capital.
Capitol, not capital.
@@whatabouttheearth Did you understand what I was saying.... ?
You did! OK, No one likes the jersey that go around correcting your punctuation, spelling, using Capital letters, or any of the myriads of nit picky things some people think they are being smart by correcting us... Think about that!
Perfect combination of song melody with lyrics! Thank you for another perfect parody.
Phenomenal job as usual fellas!
Oh my gosh this is most excellent
Did anyone else have to pause the video after "I wanna be like you, Vlad!" I love the Chapin song, wasn't sure what word was going to replace "Dad".
Don, this is brilliant! Thanks to David Cohen for these great lyrics! I'm going to have a side ache from laughing by the end of this. I barely started and already had to find a box of Kleenex.
😂🤣and... I'm dead!😵
Agreed, fantastic lyrics by David, fantastic performance by Don.
This is one of the most faithful covers of "Cat's in the Cradle" I've ever heard (and I've been listening to that song since it first came out). Even with the changed lyrics -- and I'm sure Harry would have approved of this "filk" of his song. Bravo!
We need Grammys for political parody. Totally nominated.
Your voice and the lyrics are so good! Enjoyed this so much!
Most Excellent! Great use of "Cats in the Cradle". Thank you!
Absolutely pure genius!! These lyrics are amazing and your voice spot on. Thank you!!
This has to be absolutely one of your best. Truly truly excellent!
Another awesome job, maybe even one of your best. Thank you, Don and David. 💙💙💙💙
Extremely clever! Hats off!😂
I suspect Harry would've loved and endorsed your version of this song! Thank you! 💙
"Mah HERO!" Thanks for the TUNE man! You summed up that jerk PERFECTLY!!!
Thank you. That was enjoyable.
BRILLIANT! LOVE IT! You sound really good, Don Caron.
Awesome job lol 😂
Absolutely Brilliant, shear genius. Excellent rendition, Don!
Wondering when he'll start another media empire with the name
Prawda
It means truth +
The W is Pronounced as a V
😂
Danke!
*_Hä?_*
More absolute gold. Mainstream air play please.
Absolutely brilliant and spot on! Thank you!
Well done.
Amazing lyrics! ❤❤
Am 61 and asking for my handout of social security disability. No details needed b/c that's not why I am here.
Always loved cats in the cradles ... So 55 years, we collectively, as a nation, puts are wants ahead of what we deserve. For years people have encouraged me find a way to stay in the work force. I have been disabled for years and kept working. Two sets of words to consider...devolution and rise and fall of a civilization. Thank you for the song
All the applause. Love this!
One of the best I've heard! You've outdone yourself!
Congrats DC & DC! Another hit. 💙💙
Spectacular
Love you, Don. Thank you! 💙
Thank you Mr. Caron. I've ben putting this off until a day when I needed a smile! You delivered!
Just like the original, it nearly brought me a tear😂
Beautiful! Good story and well presented.
Best one yet 👍🏻💙💙. 💯% on point 👍🏻💙💙
Major kudos to you & David, you did a great job...yet again. Thank you.
Absolute Perfection. So well done. Cheers from Michael. Australia.
Love it
This song, the lyrics the notes have me going to Patreon to become a supporter. I am a Hag between 75 and 100. ❤ 3:46
The music and words work together great. Wonderful job as always. 😊😊❤
Fabulous! Thank you!!!!!
Another winner, Don. So well done. Thank You again!
I love that song - the sound is great and the lyrics are so on the spot. Beautifully done! I keep replaying it!!!! Thanks!
I love you platonically- you have a special gift and a light that shines from within! Perfect parody!
how you come up with such excellent lyrics is amazing.
Lyrics by David Cohen - Performance by Don Caron
Excellent guitar picking & amazingly accurate song!
Right on!
Brilliant writing. Absolutely excellent! I'm subscribed and carry on!!
Great job! And so true!!
Excellent! Bravo!
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Two elderly presidents vying for the top job. One has the wisdom of gathering people around him to whom he will listen because they know more than he . the other is an insightless narcissistic sociopath who thinks he knows it all.
Which do you think is a better choice?
TRUMP 2024 🇺🇸
Lol Joey actually believes he graduated at the top of his claas. He actually believes inflation under Trump was 9.4. He actually believes his son got cancer because he was near a burn pit. He believes he got a million mile award from Amtrak. He actually believes his uncle bosey was eaten by canibles. He actually believes he nearly lost his wife in a house fire. He talks to dead people on stage. He thinks the pyramids of egypt are in mexico. Hur didn't pursue prosecuting Brandon because he thought brandon was not mentally fit to stand trial. I'll take Trump thank you
TRAITOR!!!!
Thank you Don Caron! This is great!💕
Lyrics by David Cohen - Performance by Don Caron
Absolutely brilliant from beginning to end. I send you my standing ovation. 🤗
You have described the Fartman perfectly.
If this was on the radio now as much as the original was then...
Thanks for the parody of my favorite Harry Chapin song
The rats are enabling it for sure. Thank you.
Excellent! ❤
That's so mean. Loons are beautiful!
Agreed. Loons are beautiful birds indeed. (It's Minnesota's state bird.)
Sadly, the loon that Don Caron references is a bird...brain.
I'd describe the Orange Orban as more of a vulture...one that preys upon defenseless creatures.
This guy is on fire with talent! Wow ! I loved it!
The lyrics are great. It's one of my favorites by Harry Chapin. You are so creative.
You are sooooooo spot on!!!!!! You are a fantastic song writer !!!! Keep it up !
Fabulous!! I love the lyrics!!!! All so true!!!
Perfection again!
Thank you for sharing this masterpiece with us. ❤👏
Very much a keeper. A good one for Trump the Musical
WOW! THANK YOU! BRILLIANT...
A moment in history immortalized, even though sometimes we may try to forget.
Wow! So true and head on!
Your parody songs set the bar for "telling it like it is" as apposed to news media that " tell it like who wont get pissed off and like "where's the bucks".Thank you .
LUV IT, LUV IT LUV IT . SPOT ON !perfectly done.
Wow. That’s the best I’ve heard yet. Thank you!
Awesome! Somehow this came up on my feed, I'm now subscribed. Great job!
Outstanding, Don! Beautifully sung. I love the monster's name not being mentioned.:). Thank you, Don:). May we have a day (soon) we won't hear about the King Rat anymore....ever.
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Thank you so much for your awesome work!
New subscriber from Canada! Love it!
I have been for a while. You will enjoy earlier ones, too!