Every year on our birthdays my friend and fellow Beatles fan, RZ, create original musical comedy to pay homage to our longterm lunchtime friendship. This is part of my 2004 tribute, which was followed by the rest of the Abbey Road medley, also reworked to commemorate the more humorous events in our lives during 2003.
(Please note that parodies are not considered infringement of copyright ... they come under the same 'freedom of speech' umbrella as political cartoons and satire as long as certain guidelines are adhered to.)
Lyrics
What should I do for your birthday,
the 27th of January?
Each year about this time I start to worry
I'll break down.
I always do some big number
with an original composition
Heaven forbid that I should break tradition
and break down.
Out of ideas, they all left
Creative juices must be deaf
I don't really know which way to go
Any chance of turning back?
I'm afraid of my 8-track
'cause I don't really know which way to go.
And so that magic question: What should I do?
Oh that magic question: What should I do?
What should I do?
Ahhh...
(guitar break)
One sweet dream
Pick up the bass, plug in the drum machine
Soon we're gonna have a song
Turn on the mic and now we're on our way
All because it's your birthday
It's your birthday
It's your birthday, yes it is
(A-B-C-D-E-F-G
You'll always be older than me.)
