Parody of “Rich Fantasy Lives”, words by
Rob Balder
, music by
Tom Smith
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Parody lyrics ©2025-05-26 by Bob Kanefsky. All rights reserved. The copyright of the original lyrics and music remain with the holder(s) of the original copyright.
That serious gent who paid such close attention
To your carefully crafted new ballad,
With his off-axis stare, you could not be aware
He was actually making a salad.
When you saw he was crying at characters dying,
Crushed puppies and butchered battalions,
It seemed such a good start, touching one person’s heart,
But in fact, he was chopping up scallions.
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Filk circles on Zoom. Who’s looking at whom with a lunch to consume? Directionless gazes in randomized rooms At filk circles on Zoom. |
That gal sings along to the words of your song
Every chorus and some of the verses.
Sure, she must do it muted, and that can’t disputed —
But her next song is what she rehearses.
She cycles through windows left buried in limbo.
She’s minimized yours ’til you’re finished.
She’s browsing the Internet’s infinite images.
She sees yours, but yours is diminished.
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Filk circles on Zoom. You’re wrong to presume that she’s hearing your tune. She’s absently present but coming back soon To your filk circle on Zoom. |
(Remember the tunes of the next two verses are reversed.)
We sing to our peers and assume they’re all ears.
We think we’ve formed bonds of affection.
What closeness you find may be all in your mind.
There’s no way to confirm your connection.
Still, come join the queue in the room with a view
Of a Brady-Bunch Hollywood-Squares grid.
Sing loud and sing long and we might hear your song.
Better hope no one sleeping upstairs did.
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Filk circles on Zoom. Our Dunes and Barsooms and our bases on moons. Til all the in-person conventions resume We hold filk circles on Zoom |
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Filk circles on Zoom. Our wizardess grooms and our varsity brooms, Until those inspiring daffodils bloom, We’ll have filk circles on Zoom. Filk circles on Zoom. |