Parodies Refrained

When a friend demanded a complete version of my “Yoda Clone” lyrics back in 2019,
I replied that I’m a fan of Jorge Luis Borges — the magical-realist, postmodernist master known to reference and review books that didn’t actually exist.

Like many others throughout cyberspace, I enjoy creating images of merch for imaginary movies, etc. Just a snippet of and/or allusion to a work not fully realized can be as satisfying as, if not more satisfying than, making or experiencing the entire work itself. Plus, I simply don’t have enough mental bandwidth and time, so my choice is usually to cobble together either a little bit or nothing.

The problem comes when I get a brainstorm and then let what I’ve sketched out sit
for a while expecting that I’ll bring it to fruition. Lots of Top X lists and mashup ideas languish unfinished in virtual folders, some of whose inspirations have long since left the zeitgeist.

Here are three parody choruses that I doubt will ever go any further. You’ll note that one springboards from much older material than the others, comics I’ve been reading to follow another blog’s reviews — where the mantra in the panel depicted is alternately referred to as a chant and an oath. Moreover, it’s based on a much older song, and its tune has been used here before in my extra look at Lost’s “Nowhere Man” way back in 2010.



Thor’s hammer ooh na na
Cap was found worthy of Thor’s hammer ooh na na
We’re glad Doc Strange was a good planna na na na
Hulk’s integrated with Bruce Banner
And Cap swung Thor’s old hammer
Thor’s hammer ooh na na

Highlights from Avengers: Endgame
My apologies to Camila Cabello.



It’s the
Oath of the Tiger
And it powers the Sons
Giving Abe, Lin, and Bob a strange connection
So they’re much better fighters
Than if each was just one
Yes they’re winning because of the Oaaaaath
Of the Tiger

“Oath of the Tiger”
My apologies to Survivor.



Darth Vader’s gonna Vade Vade Vade Vade Vade
Lightsabers gonna ’sabe ’sabe ’sabe ’sabe ’sabe
And then I’m just gonna fade fade fade fade fade in-
To the Force, to the Force, in- in- in-
To the Force, to the Force

Luke Skywalker’s Journey, Highly Abridged
My apologies to Taylor Swift.


Images from Avengers: Endgame © 2019 Marvel, from Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #7 © 1974
Marvel [enlarge], and from Star Wars: Episode VIII — The Last Jedi © 2017 Lucasfilm.

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