What William S. Gilbert would have written were he alive today. If you enjoy it, please share! Click "Show More" for lyrics link. Lyrics: drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxym...
See, the thing is, not only did you absolutely nail the parody lyrically and poetically, but you nailed the subject matter perfectly -- a rich, privileged, and singularly unqualified person grifting his way to the top. Maybe, perhaps, Sir Joseph Porter actually worked harder at it? No matter. Absolute genius.
"Sir Joseph Porter" character is a parody of British millionaire William Henry Smith, owner of the W.H. Smith bookstores and newsstands. He was elected a MP in 1868 and was appointed First Lord of Admiralty in 1877 (hence "I am ruler of the Queen's Navy" lyrics)
""And I never thought of learning any facts at all"" History will prove you (and Stein and many others) wrong, when he was the one to push the early treatments against Covid, against all pressures from the Pharma industry... We're impatient to have the same adaptation on Fauci and Bill Gates....
This is very funny and very clever. I can't believe I missed this when it was first uploaded, I love Gilbert and Sullivan and it feels exactly like how they would write for the modern setting. Keep up the good work!
When I was lad my dad taught me How to run for the presidency But that was kind of hard at the time Because Khrushchev said “the Presidency’s mine” (Because Khrushchev said “the Presidency’s mine”) He said that but he soon wasn’t there And now I am the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya (He said that but he soon wasn’t there) (And now he is the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya) Of political knowledge I soon was seen In the Leningrad State University In that University I studied Law I had no care for really much else at all (I had no care for really much else at all) That study of law I did so care That now I am the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya (That study of law he did so care) (That now he is the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya) My legal knowledge would soon help me To find a job at the KGB At foreign influence I made my stake In saying to everybody else “We’re great” (In saying to everybody else “We’re great”) I said nothing else no I did not dare And now I am the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya (He said nothing else no he did not dare) (And now he is the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya) A Lieutenant Colonel I soon became And that’s before I started to rise to fame I then resigned in 1991 Just after the Soviet Era was done (Just after the Soviet Era was done) I gave my general a dead cold stare So now I am the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya (He gave his general a dead cold stare) (So now he is the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya) To move to Moscow I soon went When Yeltsin became the President His Prime Minister I then became But Boris Yeltsin really was a bag a shame (But Boris Yeltsin really was a bag a shame) With him and a chicken, I did compare And now I am the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya (With him and a chicken he did compare) (And now he is the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya) I soon realised that I was sent To become Russia’s future president I overthrew Boris at his game And everybody then knew my name (And everybody then knew his name) To the presidency I did say yeah So now I am the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya (To the presidency he did say yeah) (So now he is the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya) Now comrades all whoever you may be If you want to rise to the top of the tree If your poor, impoverished, bathe in your drool Then be careful to be guided by this golden rule (Then be careful to be guided by this golden rule) Just act like you’re god But in truth you really are Because now you’re the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya (Just act like you’re god, but in truth you really are Because now you’re the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya)
THIS WAS GOOOD ! Tumpet would not even understand the references. This is a gem. This bit was done originally by Guilbert and Sullivan to stick a few good ones at the incompetents of the time. This is perfectly apt ! Thanks !!!!
Apparently I wasn't the first person who had this idea. To Vietnam I did not go, I had a little trouble with my foot, you know. I got into Penn, it was a breeze, When I had someone else take my SATs. (He had someone else take his SATs!) And taking other's credit is okay, you see, But only for a member of the GOP. (Yes, taking others credit is okay, you see, But only for a member of the GOP).
There's a version of this song that added a verse that can that can keep a single line pretty much entirely intact: "I learned some tricks, from the Ipswich Witch, if you want to a win a vote, scratch a bigot's itch."
@@user-nq7eg9in8g I only know Ipswich was a place involved in the whole Salem witch trial stuff, not sure if it was meant to refer to someone specifically.
INCREDIBLE ! If Gilbert & Sullivan would still be alive, they would be impressed. Personally, I watched the video three or four times so it is well thought. If I wrote some sentences incorrectly, it's because I'm French.
There was a very funny G&S piece in Mad Magazine in the very early 60's satirizing JFK: "WHEN I WAS A LAD MY FATHER SAID YOU'VE GOT GREAT HAIR UPON YOUR HEAD. SO TAKE CARE, SON TO TOUSLE IT WELL AND UPON THE FEMALE VOTERS YOU WILL CAST A SPELL. SO I TOUSLED MY HAIR SO CAREFULEEE.... THAT NOW I AM THE LEADER OF THE WHOLE COUNTREEE!" There were several other verses as only Mad Magazine could do them back in the days before political correctness
All are welcome to assist me in this song who want to see Trump out of office as much as I do. I can't think of any lyrics after the first verse, so I would appreciate some assistance with subsequent verses. A Yankee voter's a soaring soul, as young as the nation's proud. His pen enclosing fist should be ready to resist a Trump-supporting crowd.
Very nice and funny update of Gilbert and Sullivan's "When I Was a Lad" from "HMS PInafore" and transforming SIr Joseph Porter into Donald Trump. I would change the punchline lyrics to "now I am ruler of the USA" but otherwise I enjoy the lyrics and laugh at the song 😄😉
This was actually written and recorded in the summer of 2016, before Trump won. However, the parody rhyme scheme just doesn't work with the alteration. [Verb] [demonstrative pronoun] [noun] so [adverb] reliably rhymes with 8 almost all English adverbs end in -ly. "Well" is the only exception that I can think of
"He fired those people so gleefully that now he is the leader of the GOP." "He screwed those students so royally that now he is the leader of the GOP." "Just lie like a rug and behave like you are three And you all may be leaders of the GOP." Bravo. Perfection. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Gilbert and Sullivan would be proud. This is so exactly in their style. Same style as the original, which was already a parody of a person, and you did brilliantly with the verbal creativity too. Very nicely done. ✔👍👌✔
Shoulda made this after the election. Hearing "That now I am the leader of the free world" would have made this even better than it already is (Or however one rhymes that. There's about a trillion names for that title/position)! Great parody, my friend!
I was not that sophisticated when I posted it, to add closed captions. I'd need to see if I can replace the video with an updated one rather than losing this posting and its comments. Nonetheless, I did supply the lyrics a different way. If you look below the video it says, "Click 'Show More' for lyrics link."
Way too clever and not childish enough for modern SNL. Plus, most Americans don't know Gilbert and Sullivan, so it would go completely over their heads.
Shame the sound recording (mic too far from singer) and balance wasn't better. I found it too much effort to try to pick out the words, so didn't bother.
See, the thing is, not only did you absolutely nail the parody lyrically and poetically, but you nailed the subject matter perfectly -- a rich, privileged, and singularly unqualified person grifting his way to the top. Maybe, perhaps, Sir Joseph Porter actually worked harder at it? No matter. Absolute genius.
"Sir Joseph Porter" character is a parody of British millionaire William Henry Smith, owner of the W.H. Smith bookstores and newsstands. He was elected a MP in 1868 and was appointed First Lord of Admiralty in 1877 (hence "I am ruler of the Queen's Navy" lyrics)
@@LGranthamsHeir Well then, I stand corrected. It's apparently an even better fit than I first thought!
Thank you. I didn't realize that the original *was already* a parody of a particular person.
(Even *more* apropos to the topic at hand, in that case.)
I can't stop laughing. I almost choke myself when you sang "And I never thought of learning any facts at all"
""And I never thought of learning any facts at all""
History will prove you (and Stein and many others) wrong, when he was the one to push the early treatments against Covid, against all pressures from the Pharma industry...
We're impatient to have the same adaptation on Fauci and Bill Gates....
“I learned so little they rewarded me
By making me the leader of the GOP!” 🤦♀️
This is brilliant. I say this as a staunch G&S fan.
This is so awesome! G&S must be so proud of you.
This is very funny and very clever. I can't believe I missed this when it was first uploaded, I love Gilbert and Sullivan and it feels exactly like how they would write for the modern setting. Keep up the good work!
Brilliant! Gilbert and Sullivan would have loved it.
It really dose as it is making fun of people in power who have no reasons to be there at all
Well Gilbert would have loved it, Sullivan wasn't always a fan of Gilbert's stuff never mind a 21st century reinterpretation
Brilliant!
Superb! 👏👏👏👏
Brilliant
When I was lad my dad taught me
How to run for the presidency
But that was kind of hard at the time
Because Khrushchev said “the Presidency’s mine”
(Because Khrushchev said “the Presidency’s mine”)
He said that but he soon wasn’t there
And now I am the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya
(He said that but he soon wasn’t there)
(And now he is the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya)
Of political knowledge I soon was seen
In the Leningrad State University
In that University I studied Law
I had no care for really much else at all
(I had no care for really much else at all)
That study of law I did so care
That now I am the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya
(That study of law he did so care)
(That now he is the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya)
My legal knowledge would soon help me
To find a job at the KGB
At foreign influence I made my stake
In saying to everybody else “We’re great”
(In saying to everybody else “We’re great”)
I said nothing else no I did not dare
And now I am the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya
(He said nothing else no he did not dare)
(And now he is the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya)
A Lieutenant Colonel I soon became
And that’s before I started to rise to fame
I then resigned in 1991
Just after the Soviet Era was done
(Just after the Soviet Era was done)
I gave my general a dead cold stare
So now I am the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya
(He gave his general a dead cold stare)
(So now he is the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya)
To move to Moscow I soon went
When Yeltsin became the President
His Prime Minister I then became
But Boris Yeltsin really was a bag a shame
(But Boris Yeltsin really was a bag a shame)
With him and a chicken, I did compare
And now I am the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya
(With him and a chicken he did compare)
(And now he is the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya)
I soon realised that I was sent
To become Russia’s future president
I overthrew Boris at his game
And everybody then knew my name
(And everybody then knew his name)
To the presidency I did say yeah
So now I am the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya
(To the presidency he did say yeah)
(So now he is the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya)
Now comrades all whoever you may be
If you want to rise to the top of the tree
If your poor, impoverished, bathe in your drool
Then be careful to be guided by this golden rule
(Then be careful to be guided by this golden rule)
Just act like you’re god
But in truth you really are
Because now you’re the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya
(Just act like you’re god, but in truth you really are
Because now you’re the leader of Yedinaya Rossiya)
THIS WAS GOOOD ! Tumpet would not even understand the references. This is a gem. This bit was done originally by Guilbert and Sullivan to stick a few good ones at the incompetents of the time. This is perfectly apt ! Thanks !!!!
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Apparently I wasn't the first person who had this idea.
To Vietnam I did not go,
I had a little trouble with my foot, you know.
I got into Penn, it was a breeze,
When I had someone else take my SATs.
(He had someone else take his SATs!)
And taking other's credit is okay, you see,
But only for a member of the GOP.
(Yes, taking others credit is okay, you see,
But only for a member of the GOP).
“Just lie like a rug, and behave like you’re three…
And you all may be leaders of the GOP!” 😜
I would've said "And you all may be rulers of the USA!" but point taken 😉
@@LGranthamsHeir It's for rhyming
And now you're on the Wacked-Out 40 of 2016! Your parody got as high as #24! Salud, Michael!
Wonderfully entertaining satire! I think Mr. Gilbert would be very proud.
Mans got a better wig than trump
Lol! Brillant
please do more !!!!!!!!!!!!
Spot on
There's a version of this song that added a verse that can that can keep a single line pretty much entirely intact:
"I learned some tricks, from the Ipswich Witch, if you want to a win a vote, scratch a bigot's itch."
ROFL
i know this one xD was the ipswich witch someone in particular?
@@user-nq7eg9in8g I only know Ipswich was a place involved in the whole Salem witch trial stuff, not sure if it was meant to refer to someone specifically.
@@user-nq7eg9in8g I think it was a reference to the Australian far-right politician Pauline Hanson
Let's all sneer at Pauline Hanson, that's original.
Brilliant!!
Fantastic
Great!
Now maybe someone will create a Boris Johnson version for UK viewers?
Yes, def!!
Thank you Michael Stein.
One of the best parodies I've seen for quite some time! Thank you so much!
Absolutely wonderful. This is what G&S would have loved.
This guy wearing a wig to imitate trump unironically looks much better than the real trump.
Congrats! You're on Dr. Demento!
Woohoo! Of course, most people realized quite some time ago that I was demented, but it's always nice to have official recognition.
And now you're on Dr. Demento's Funny 25 for 2016! You're at #2!
Amazing. Just amazing. WS would be proud!
Out standing! :-)
HYSTERICAL!!!
Bravo!!
This is hilarious. Sheer genius; I love it, and it's all so very true. It's just perfect for the upcoming campaign season.
Welcome back to this video, its been a long time.
Perfect!!
this would be more funnier if they added the orange thing in front of his face
Though the wig looks more like Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson.
His face reminds me of Alec Baldwin.
Wonderful
This is amazing!
Such great fun, thanks
This is funny and frightening and all too true!
and now he holds the nuclear football!
he might mistake it for a baseball...
Love it!
Brilliant, love it.
Bravo!
INCREDIBLE ! If Gilbert & Sullivan would still be alive, they would be impressed. Personally, I watched the video three or four times so it is well thought. If I wrote some sentences incorrectly, it's because I'm French.
T'as bien fait. N'inquiete pas! (Je suis Américain)
Your English is very good 👍
well done!!!
Well done!
Ever after like Leland Scott who did "When Bush Was A Lad" by the same Gilbert and Sullivan song. It never gets old. Bravo Bravo!
And Alan Sherman! 😎
@@crazyman8472 It's a great song to parody!
He needs a longer tie...
There was a very funny G&S piece in Mad Magazine in the very early 60's satirizing JFK:
"WHEN I WAS A LAD
MY FATHER SAID
YOU'VE GOT GREAT HAIR
UPON YOUR HEAD.
SO TAKE CARE, SON
TO TOUSLE IT WELL
AND UPON THE FEMALE VOTERS
YOU WILL CAST A SPELL.
SO I TOUSLED MY HAIR
SO CAREFULEEE....
THAT NOW I AM THE LEADER
OF THE WHOLE COUNTREEE!"
There were several other verses as only Mad Magazine could do them back in the days before political correctness
Genius
Genius. Absolutely genius. Bravo.
Brilliant. The tie needs to cover the family jewels btw.
Terrific, so funny! Too bad it is so true.
I thought this was going to be awful. Absolutely brilliant!
No, it's awful.
+Michael Stein - take a look at "The Drover's Dog" by Redgum. About the 80s Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke.
Need to add a part about the disaster that was Operation Warp Speed
Remarkable lack of cope going on in the comments.
I love this!!!
Hysterical! Thank you so very much! You rock!
Well done
Brilliant ...and so fitting to the current misfit
When Boris was a lad
You're thinking of Tony surely.
This great! It complements G&B.
when ever i get mad about tRump i revisit this video. Thanx for posting
So in other words, you have been viewing this video on a daily basis?
Great. Everyone should see this one...Yes, everyone
That was good fun lol.
Thanks Jim Sv___ (that last name) of KUSC for turning me onto this.
Sveda lol
More Trump vs. Gilbert & Sullivan fun right here: th-cam.com/video/Y5rGpIlmYUo/w-d-xo.html
Get this man more views, likes and comments.
That was great! Never grows old.
All are welcome to assist me in this song who want to see Trump out of office as much as I do. I can't think of any lyrics after the first verse, so I would appreciate some assistance with subsequent verses.
A Yankee voter's a soaring soul, as young as the nation's proud.
His pen enclosing fist should be ready to resist a Trump-supporting crowd.
Oh I loved this! Still laughing.
"I ruined gambling casinos three / Now I ruin the wold economy!"
The tie is too short!
Cope more libtard
O soooo funny and sadly true!
This is very good I Like the song
You need to do I've got a little list.
I second that one
The the orange-tinted bully with a Tribble on his head,
The only time he'll tell the truth is when he's truly dead...
Very nice and funny update of Gilbert and Sullivan's "When I Was a Lad" from "HMS PInafore" and transforming SIr Joseph Porter into Donald Trump. I would change the punchline lyrics to "now I am ruler of the USA" but otherwise I enjoy the lyrics and laugh at the song 😄😉
This was actually written and recorded in the summer of 2016, before Trump won. However, the parody rhyme scheme just doesn't work with the alteration. [Verb] [demonstrative pronoun] [noun] so [adverb] reliably rhymes with 8 almost all English adverbs end in -ly. "Well" is the only exception that I can think of
I just got into Pinafore and thought, does this exist but for DJT? And thank you for keeping my faith in humanity.
Amazingly written parody but would have been better with a Trump impression
I love this. The Dems ought to play this on TV non-stop starting in October. Neither Trump nor the RNC can refute a word of it.
God this is too 2016 for me to handle
"He fired those people so gleefully that now he is the leader of the GOP."
"He screwed those students so royally that now he is the leader of the GOP."
"Just lie like a rug and behave like you are three
And you all may be leaders of the GOP."
Bravo. Perfection. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Gilbert and Sullivan would be proud.
This is so exactly in their style.
Same style as the original, which was already a parody of a person, and you did brilliantly with the verbal creativity too.
Very nicely done. ✔👍👌✔
It’s funny ‘cause it’s true!
LMAO
looooool
Shoulda made this after the election. Hearing "That now I am the leader of the free world" would have made this even better than it already is (Or however one rhymes that. There's about a trillion names for that title/position)! Great parody, my friend!
Lyrics should be on screen.
I was not that sophisticated when I posted it, to add closed captions. I'd need to see if I can replace the video with an updated one rather than losing this posting and its comments. Nonetheless, I did supply the lyrics a different way. If you look below the video it says, "Click 'Show More' for lyrics link."
@@michaelstein2170 I did see that. That's why I said they should be ON screen!
Wrong skin tone - otherwise prety damn good!
I am Republican. I love this. I'm dying listening to this
This should be on snl! Fantastic
Way too clever and not childish enough for modern SNL. Plus, most Americans don't know Gilbert and Sullivan, so it would go completely over their heads.
El perfecto, given Braithwaite, our new naval leader
LOVE IT!!!
A more innocent time.
Great parody! How about posting lyrics for those of us who have trouble hearing everything...or just can't follow you that fast?
The lyrics link is there, but you need to click "Show More". I have now added something to that effect in the visible section.
@@michaelstein2170 thank you!!!
Brilliant, except it went all wrong when he acknowledged the pianist. Not a very Trump thing to do, acknowledging that somebody else played a role!
I like Trump - but this parody nailed all his flaws in perfect tactful order, and I respect good satire. Definitely on my playlist.
His red tie isn't long enough! Seriously, this is genius.
That’s the comment I made! Well spotted
Shame the sound recording (mic too far from singer) and balance wasn't better. I found it too much effort to try to pick out the words, so didn't bother.
Sorry, we didn't have a studio and pro equipment. The lyrics are with the video; just click "Show More" to read them.
Bravo sir 😂