These lyrics don’t go out of date, really. Nor would I imagine them ever being used in a topical show.
But they are not bad:
THE MISERY MEDLEY
(A Medley of Jolly Little Tunes by Our Favourite Swingers)
VAN MORRISON (To the Tune of “Moondance”)
Its a marvellous night for a moan, Van,
You’ll complain to your fans that you’ve missed;
A fantabulous chance to get stoned, Van,
And use words that you know don’t exist.
It’s a wonderful night for a moan, Van,
‘Cos you’re always depressed or irate;
It’s no wonder you’re always alone, Van,
In Belfast or in Notting Hill Gate.
You beat Brian Ferry, Eric Clapton and Rod,
But while they’re so merry you’re a miserable sod.
If I just hear one more moan, Van, I’ll too, go nuts;
If you just make one more groan, Van, I’ll spew, my guts.
NEIL YOUNG (To the Tune of “After The Goldrush”)
Well I dreamed I saw some ageing hippies howling,
Singing something about their hash,
There was David Crosby, Stephen Stills,
Neil Young and Graham Nash.
There was a pong emerging ‘cross the street,
Smelling like fermenting dung;
“We should all buy odour eaters for our feet”,
Sang a mournful Neil Young.
LEONARD COHEN (To the Tune of “So Long, Marianne”)
Come over to the window my little darling,
I’d like to try to break my neck;
I used to think I was a carefree jolly boy,
Now I’m a suicidal wreck.
So long, Leonard’s fans,
It’s time that we began,
To clench our fists,
And slash our wrists,
To end it all again.
Here is a vid of Moondance:
Here is a link to the lyrics of Moondance.
Finally, here is a link to a live recording of So Long Marianne by Leonard Cohen, where you can click through here for the lyrics and vid or just watch the vid below: