Burn

Share on Facebook    Share on Twitter
A parody of a song by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Recorded by James in Atlanta
Recorded: 06/26/2018  Released: 06/26/2018  First aired: unaired

Lyrics

Thanks for another amazing JingleFest! Love you all.

---

You played many Jingles we wrote you
They served to promote you
We put them online
We built you a shrine
It should have been fine

Do you know what IMG DGital said
When they took over running the show
They said:
"What would Maury think
If he knew you were making him dough?"

All of the phone calls angered his senses
The senseless, defenseless pretenses
They claimed the color orange was proprietary
Can you believe that?

He read through the emails they wrote him
He searched and he scanned every line
For some kind of sign
You knew the website
Was not a goldmine

The shirts had to burn
Burn

You made this a problem for Jerry
You made him design all new swag, and made him re-brand
In protecting your brand, you have taken our app
Do you know what Negrelli said
When the product you wouldn't allow?
He said:
"Where's my pile of cash?
I won't be a millionaire now."

All of the lawyers obsessed with your legacy
Relentless about the forensics
And they were paranoid with every reference
How we aggrieved you
You! You! YOU!

We're erasing "TK" from the narrative
Let future historians wonder
What happened to Jingles
And what is "orange"?
We took it to a park

And watched it all ... burn
Watched it all ... burn

The world has no right to TK
They can't put those letters together
They don't get to wear orange shirts
Or advertise visiting Chad's (now called Chatter)
That might have brought business

We've burned up the "Bat Out of Hell" shirt
We've burned the "World Tour" one as well
The Song has been desolated
We've only the memories
Of when this was fine

But we'll still wear the shirts ....

Comments

Your Name
Anti-SPAM
  • Kj Ohnstad in Red Wing, MN
    Fantastic!
    2305 days ago.
  • Matt Turk
    Just brilliant!
    2308 days ago.
  • Ruth Bandler in Vienna
    Awesome!!
    2311 days ago.
  • Colin
    Thank you James...but we'll still wear the shirts
    2313 days ago.
  • Hampton Nager in Dallas, TX
    Amazing. Absolutely amazing. I'm a huge fan of the velvet glove that holds a knife in the ribs, and you, sir, nailed it. Great jerb!
    2314 days ago.
  • Jerry in Annandale, VA
    This is so freaking great. This will be the first non-Jerry song featured in the new podcast
    2315 days ago.
  • Anita from Alaska
    Brilliant. BTW wearing my Bat Out of Hell shirt today.
    2316 days ago.
  • Tony Beeson in Cincinnati, Ohio
    James my friend, very nicely done. Understated, poignant and brilliant.
    2322 days ago.