Clayton Emmer at The Weight of Glory has come up with some song parodies from The Sound of Music related to media darling Fr. Richard McBrien in "The Sound of McBrien." Now I would really like to be able to sing "So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu" when it come to Fr. McBrien, but in the spirit of Clayton’s post here is my own song parody.
My Dissident Things
Discounting Moses and tradition outgrow
Advice that I pedal and warm fuzzy hymnals
Orthodox theologians tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things
The O’Reilly Factor and shows by the oodles
No Incense or Mass bells just NCR doodles
Contraception and condoms or tie it with strings
These are a few of my favorite things
Women in white Chasubles with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes colored vestments that show off eyelashes
Guitars and drummers doing "On Eagles Wings"
These are a few of my favorite things
Abortion, contraception and morality ceased
Dissenting sisters and disobedient priests
Thinking about wearing the Fisherman’s ring
These are a few of my favorite things
When the Pope writes
When the Vatican speaks
When I’m feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don’t feel so bad
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I think Diogenes off cwnews.com’s “Off the Record” had a parody using this melody a while back. It also was regarding liberal Catholics. Very funny.
Very funny images, but it doesn’t always scan.
funny. Reminds me of my contemporary music group days when to keep sane we parodied some of the more annoying of the hymns. “Abba Father,” – which was dull as dishwater to play and sing – became “Arbys, eating at Arbys….” You get the drift.
– Lee (http://backpew.blogspot.com/)
Sorry, I reorganized my blog, so the link to my site no longer works. The new URL for the Sound of McBrien is:
http://www.doxaweb.com/blog/2005_04_01_archive.htm#111314056759062176