Monkeys and Fear (Reelin' in the Years)

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A parody of a song by Steely Dan.
A Collaboration by Rich Oettinger in Albany NY & John Fitzpatrick in Arlington, VA
Recorded: 12/14/2015  Released: 12/14/2015  First aired: unaired

Lyrics

I wrote up the lyrics and John turned this thing around in almost no time, including 3 versions! I'm putting the version with the sound bite of the lyrics inspiration up here, though I sent Nigel what I thought was the most radio friendly short intro version.

Monkeys and Fear (Reelin' in the Years by Steely Dan parody):

It's nominally about sports
But it's Old Guy Radio
TK does a lot of yodeling
Just to sell a few windows
Get a forecast, pick some games,
"Eat it," Jeanne if you can't name the band
What the heck's this show about
I'll never understand

It's ‘bout monkeys and fear
Never having enough time
Tony golfing with world leaders
And dining at the Palm

It's 'bout monkeys and fear
Lying about your pant size
"The Newsroom" and "Yes, Dear"
And how to get there from PTI

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  • Martin Koenigsberg
    Lovely
    2449 days ago.
  • princeton73
    It still pisses me off that Mr. Tony let McManus veto this being aired
    2835 days ago.
  • robert berg in Pittsburgh, PA
    so glad someone did the monkey and fear idea, and this is one is so good. my god, this site has become a dan-valanche. how did this happen? every song is by steely dan now!
    3073 days ago.
  • judofuse in Atlanta
    Very cool! And I need to get your directions to Joe's basement, cause it takes me like 9 hours to drive there.
    3074 days ago.
  • John Fitzpatrick in Arlington, VA
    Am grateful Rich put this idea out there. I love the quick turners. As we all know, these things take only 15 minutes. The trick is, it takes about an hour and a half to get to Joe Aro's basement....
    3077 days ago.
  • Brad Weiss in Williamsburg, VA
    It's pretty cool we keep churning out Steely Dan tunes, considering their remarkable track-record on air.
    3077 days ago.
  • Anita from Alaska
    The Dan keeps coming. Nice job guys.
    3077 days ago.
  • mrlip in Springfield, VA
    Funny, I don't feel anonymous.
    3077 days ago.
  • Anonymous Little
    Nice work boys!
    3077 days ago.