kidsmoke Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Hello All,We are living at such a clip, in such serious impeachy times, and I was thinking we still need to play. Seriousness calls for Silliness to keep its balance. With that in mind, may I present a new Via Chicago game! I'll call it, WILCOFIED HOLIDAY TUNES Here's how it works. You take a Wilco song title, and using slight wording changes, you convert it into a holiday classic! I'm sure you all remember the warm nostalgia of "Heavy Metal Dreidel", a song about innocence!Or these chestnuts: "Box Full of Glitter"A song about Holiday crafts "Far, Far Away in a Manger"The story of wisemen wishing for rapid transit "Love is Underwear"In praise of the practical gift So you get the idea. Tell me your favorite Wilco holiday tune. Any midwinter holiday qualifies, and the member who dazzles me most with their creation will probably get some strange prize from me so what have you got to lose? How about "Cold Slope (and a Long Slide)"-Santa's on the rooftop and should watch his step Ok, your turn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Tatlock Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Frosty the Sunloathe Jesus, Eggnog I Saw Mommy Kissing Jane Smiley's Boyfriend Red-Eyed and Nosed (ft. Rudolf the Red Lunged Reindeer) Lego is Everywhere (Beware) (As kids open their presents - have you ever stepped on a Lego brick with bare feet) What's the Amazon Got In Store Pie Holding Swede (A bit bland I admit, but economical) ELF (Every Little Fing - the Cockney version) Notree'severgonnastandinmyway(again) Impossible Garment Fit, Unlikely Refund (a.k.a. The Unwelcome Gift) Advent Kalendar Hey Turkey Hell is Charades Random Name Secret Santa Hold Me Anywhere (too much eggnog ...) Unrelated but a similar song game, I somehow got to thinking about songs improved by swapping in the name of an animal. Being in the middle of the BBC's showing of the Ken Burns history of country documentary series, and quite taken with some new knowledge about Kris Kristoferson, I can't get this song out of my head: 'Take the gibbon from my hair ...'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chez Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 "[Don't] Forget the Flour(s)" A song about baking Christmas cookies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Lego is Everywhere (Beware) (As kids open their presents - have you ever stepped on a Lego brick with bare feet) Set the bar high with this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxiebean Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 We Three Kingpins Standing O Come, All Ye Faithful Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I'm a Dreamer In My Dreams of a White Christmas I'm Frosty the Snowman Who Loves You At Least That's What You Said You'd Get Me Born Alone (in a manger) It's too bad they don't put Wilco puns on Bob's Burgers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 I am sitting here laughing with tears in my eyes. You guys are brilliant!Somebody do something with Misunderstood. I think it would involve mistletoe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boss_Tweedy Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I Got Yule (At the End of Twenty Nineteen) Let's Not Get Carried Away in a Manger You and I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 These are great! Getting carried away in a manger sounds very rude I think. I mean, get a room! Also I think all "Misunderstood" needs is the word Mistletoe. Doesn't that have the ring of a sad holiday classic? Like Blue Christmas."Misunderstood Mistletoe"A song about a night that went so wrong and the tiny sprig behind it all Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Sunloathe- the Solstice Song Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 These are great! Getting carried away in a manger sounds very rude I think. I mean, get a room! a manger is a room! just a bit draftier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Box Full of PresentsI Must Be HolyDash erThe Lonely ElfI can’t stand the mallI am trying to break my dietJesus, has a birthday Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mountainbike Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Ok Kidsmoke. Here you go. Mistletoe Misunderstood (Office Christmas Party) When you’re back at your old cubicleWhat’s that hanging from the roofBut that Mistletoe's misunderstoodThat Mistletoe's misunderstood A red stapler that you just can’t findWhen the girl from legal catches your eyeYou hurt her but you don’t know whyYou didn’t notice what was on the vine Trying just to hit sales goalsA Christmas Party that you just didn’t go toYou still love Santa Claus?You still love Santa Claus? It’s only a quarter to nineNo one’s going to make it on timeWhile she is just staring at meWhy is she just staring at me? Ted from accounting's going for a rideHe’ll get the donuts if you offer to buyHe thinks you stiffed him on the last checkIt will be years before he gets over it. There’s mistletoe above my headBut that thought is just misreadI’m thinking that I just should have fledFrom the mistletoe above my head You think I’m just a Mama's BoyI just don’t want to be unemployedMistletoe's MisunderstoodMistletoe's Misunderstood I know you’ve got some mistletoeBut HR says you’ve got to goMistletoe's MisunderstoodMistletoe's MisunderstoodMistletoe's MisunderstandMistletoe's Misunderstood I’d like to thank you all for New YearsAfter the party no one cleaned up at allI’d like to thank you all for New Years,New Years,New Years,New Years,New Years when they just drop the ballNew Years, New Years, New Years, New Years when they just drop the ball Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 ^ Proof that this is successful parody: I heard the melody in my head while I read it, and I laughed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mountainbike Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 ^ Proof that this is successful parody: I heard the melody in my head while I read it, and I laughed.Thanks. Glad it made you laugh! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yaz Rock Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Another Elf Done GoneAt My Mistletoe Sad and LonelySleigh Ride To HeavenBull Black Red Ryder BB GunNorth Pole QueenSanta For PresidentForgot the PresentsHesitating RudolphSaint Nicholas Done It AgainJesus Came Along To Me (if we counting anything from Mermaid Ave) "There's a random painted fireplace, and a Stocking of Coals" "Someone's Else's Gift, from a Holiday Not Long Ago" (for the White Elephant regifting parties) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Omigosh I've had a busy and exhausting day, and I check in and you guys are on fire!!!More opinion once I've slept. Wow you are a creative bunch! And may I just add this silly oldie that so many love... Grandma Got Run Over by a Bull Black Nova Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Grandma Got Run Over by a Bull Black NovaAnd there you have it, people!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 Grandma Got Run Over by a Bull Black Nova And there you have it, people!! That one was for you, Vince! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chez Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 [All I got for Christmas was a] "Box Full of Sweaters." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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