Barbara Ann (Bob Ryan)

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A parody of a song by Beach Boys.
Recorded by Kj Ohnstad in Minnesota
Recorded: 10/11/2014  Released: 10/14/2014  First aired: 10/14/2014

Lyrics

For the quintessential American sportswriter:

LYRICS:
Bob Bob Bob Bob Bob Ryan
Bob Bob Bob Bob Bob Ryan
Oh Bob Ryan, he’s the man
Bob Ryan
He’s a-writing and opining,
Always got us smiling,
Bob Ryan Bob Bob Bob Bob Ryan

Wanna know ‘bout the Pats,
what the food’s like in France,
Ask Bob Ryan, he’s always got a stance.
Ask Bob Ryan, Bob Ryan.
He’s a quintessential writer,
take him to your desert isle,
Bob Ryan Bob Bob Bob Bob Ryan.
He’s a-writing and opining,
Always got us smiling,
Bob Ryan Bob Bob Bob Bob Ryan

*A parody based on "Barbara Ann" by the Beach Boys

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  • Kj Ohnstad in Red Wing, MN
    Wow, thank you so much for your kind words, Barry!
    2122 days ago.
  • Barry from San Francisco
    KJ, you are fantastic! I just finished listening to Barbara Ann (Bob Ryan)......too funny....so great! These songs make my day. The latent affects are random humming and blurting the songs’ hook in daily conversations with non- ‘Littles’. You, Joe, Robert Berg and the other extraordinary contributors are true jewels!
    2123 days ago.
  • Greg "The G MANN" Heitmann
    Just listened to this...might be the most carefully crafted, brilliantly worded, columnette-like jingle ever.
    2711 days ago.
  • Coqui in Fairfax, VA
    Awesome!
    3542 days ago.
  • judofuse in Atlanta
    The best stuff always seems so obvious in hindsight... And that's the brilliance of it. Simply amazing idea and execution.
    3546 days ago.
  • Kj in St. Paul, MN
    Thanks very much, everyone!
    3549 days ago.
  • joeythejammer in Ellicott City, MD
    I have listened to this every day for about a week now....So good!!!!
    3549 days ago.
  • George from Bethesda
    This is so brilliant!
    3551 days ago.
  • richotter in Albany NY
    This was simply brilliant. I was all high on my horse getting a stupid ebola song played two days in a row and then this came on. Boom!
    3552 days ago.
  • Kj in St. Paul, MN
    Thanks for all the kind words, guys!
    3553 days ago.
  • Jerry in Annandale, VA
    When I heard the opening line my first thought was, "Damn, I wish I'd thought of this." Very good tune & I'm glad they played it on today's show!
    3553 days ago.
  • ToddInLexington in United States
    This was the wrong thing to play for the woman related to me by marriage in order to convince her that the Littles aren't crazy. *readjusts his tinfoil hat*
    3553 days ago.
  • Tom in Kissimmee FL
    That's just Great
    3554 days ago.
  • Brad Weiss in Carrboro, NC
    Absolutely fantastic. I really like hearing about the food in France. No, really, I do!
    3554 days ago.
  • Hampton Nager in Dallas, TX
    Loved it, Kjerstin. The idea came to me over the Summer and I put it in a drawer and forgot, but it NEVER would have been as good as this is.
    3554 days ago.