Parody of “Uptown Girl”, words and music by
Billy Joel
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Parody lyrics ©2025-08-26 by Bob Kanefsky. All rights reserved. The copyright of the original lyrics and music remain with the holder(s) of the original copyright.
A Joel / Dean mashup (“Uptown Girl” tune and structure, sticking closely to “Earth-type Worlds” lyrics)
Earth-type worlds
May be hidden in galactic swirls.
So many parsecs out from you and I,
We’ll never see them in our white-light sky.
We’ve gotta try to find Earth-type worlds
Much more distant than the probes we’ve hurled
As far as anyone with rockets can
So now we’re looking for a spectrogram
Now that we can.
| Chorus: |
We sent some rovers, Those slow-moving cars. Collecting ample Core samples on Mars. |
We’ll see we’re not so rare
Just because
Way out there may be Earth-type worlds.
You know that solar sails are big unfurled.
And though we can’t afford a starship yet,
Could we make more creative use of debt,
Or win a bet?
| Chorus: |
Will some advances Enhance what is known? What are the chances We’re not here alone? |
We’ll find we’re not so rare
Once we find,
Way out there,
Countless Earth-type worlds.
More likely jellyfish than boys and girls.
And not all carbon-based like you and I.
Will we discover them before we die?
Not gonna lie.
Earth-type worlds.
There are Earth-type worlds!
We’ll know by discovering
More Earth-type worlds,
More Earth-type worlds.
We’ll know by discovering
More Earth-type worlds,
More Earth-type worlds.