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Kaizen Blitz
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If you have ever worked for a company that uses some version of the Toyota Business System, you should enjoy this song. If you have worked in corporate America some time in the last decade or so, you should at least get a few chuckles out of this.
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I'm a guy with a warped sense of humor recording music using software and a microphone in my home office.
What the heck is the KNOW Talent Agency, anyway? Well, I've never made any money doing this, and the only performer is me, and my talent is questionable, so the term Talent Agency is a misnomer. The KNOW Talent Agency is just the cast of imaginary characters that I give credit for performing my songs. I am Roscoe Aardvark, Rufus Leaking, Mr. Wompy and yes, even Buzzy Bottoms. And to answer the question that everyone has asked me, "Have you made any money from your songs?", the answer is, "NO!" Then why did you do this? I've always loved crazy songs and parodies. Since my teenage years, I've dreamed of writing and performing a dumb song, and then hearing it on the radio. So back in the late 80s, I took some of my hard-earned money and invested in a few electronic musical instruments, a 4-track recorder and computer software and started a new hobby. When John-Boy and Billy of WRFX radio in Charlotte put "A Crazy Bunch" on the air in April 1987, my dream was realized! Over years I have sporadically recorded more songs, all of which are on my website at www.nworbcire.com.
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Genre
Podcasts • Parody
Charts
Peak #109
Peak in subgenre #22
Author
Eric Brown
Uploaded
January 04, 2009
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MP3
MP3 3.8 MB • 128 kbps • 4:07
Story behind the song
As I mentioned in the song description, this song pokes fun at corporate America.
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Kaizen Blitz (parody of "Ballroom Blitz" by Sweet) lyrics by Eric Brown Are you ready, Larry? Yes. Sandy? Oh, yes. Phil? OK. Daniel? Yes Pam? Yeah Annika? Yes Steve? OK Art? Yes Alright, team ....let's do it! Oh, our process needs improvement To make sure our objectives will be met .... aha. So let's apply the tools we have. If we don't, it's something we'll regret. Oh, there's a man at the side With a PowerPoint slide and he's acting like he's really smart. And the babe in the corner (I think she's a foreigner) is always trying to pick him apart! Oh, yeah, one guy was sighing, acronyms were flying, Laptops were humming, ideas were forthcoming! Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah And a man named Art showed a big flow chart 'Cause you do that in a Kaizen Blitz! And a girl named Pam showed a histogram 'Cause you do that in a Kaizen Blitz! Kaizen Blitz, Kaizen Blitz, Kaizen Blitz Kaizen Blitz We use the Six Sigma process, And we always ask "Why?" five times, too. We listen to the voice of the customer And use Japanese words like genchi genbutsu. Oh, the man at the side Has a PowerPoint slide with a cause-and-effect diagram! And the babe in the corner Has chosen to ignore him 'cause she's getting rid of her email spam! Oh, yeah, mouses were clicking, post-it notes were sticking, Buzzwords were spoken, old habits were broken! Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah And an IP tech found a bottleneck 'Cause you do that in a Kaizen Blitz! And someone revealed our first pass yield, 'Cause you do that in a Kaizen Blitz! Kaizen Blitz Oh, yeah, bathroom breaks were taken, old beliefs were shaken, We were value stream mapping! There was no time for napping! No, no, no, no, no, no ... Mr. VanPelt was our Master Black Belt 'Cause you need one at a Kaizen Blitz! And a lady name Liz did analysis 'Cause you do that in a Kaizen Blitz! Kaizen Blitz, Kaizen Blitz, Kaizen Blitz Kaizen Blitz It's it's a Kaizen Blitz, it's it's a Kaizen Blitz It's it's a Kaizen Blitz, yeah, it's a Kaizen Blitz
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