Tunefully Yours

Catchy Song lyrics have a way of lodging in your brain. Dum-dum-dum- doo-dee-do….

Everyone knows the “Alphabet song” and “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” are the the same melody. And so is “Mary had a Little Lamb” and “London Bridge.”  So in the spirit of Weird Al Yankovic I’ve writer-ized opening lines to a few famous songs.

Note: Changes are bolded.

 

Well, it was just seventeen pages—if you know what I mean


The Beatles/ I Saw Her Standing There


I’m on the highway to editing  hell.

AC/DC / Highway to Hell

Why do adverbs suddenly appear every time an agent is near?

The Carpenters/ Close to You

Well, it’s one for the money, two for the read, three to get KDP, now go, Amazon, go!”

Carl Perkins / Blue Suede Shoes

There must be some kind of way out of here, said the writer to the plot problem.


Jimi Hendrix/ All Along the Watchtower


Hello, typos, my old friend

Simon and Garfunkel/ The Sound of Silence

You were working as a writer in a coffee shop, when I met you

Human League/ Don’t You Want Me

And you may find yourself living in a fictional world / And you may find yourself in another part of the world / And you may find yourself behind a laptop computer.



Talking Heads/ Once in a Lifetime


Guess what just got back today / Those wild-eyed queries I emailed away



Thin Lizzy / The Boys are back in Town

I get up, and social media management gets me down / You got it tough / I’ve seen the toughest tweeters around.

Van Halen/ Jump

Just a small town writer, livin’ in a lonely world / She took the FaceBook train goin’ anywhere.



Journey/ Don’t Stop Believin’

She’s a very kinky writer, the kind you don’t recommend  to mother.



Rick James/ Superfreak

Hello, is there any agent out there? Just email if you can hear me.

Pink Floyd/ Comfortably Numb

Ground Control to Major plot flaw

David Bowie/ Major Tom

The devil went down to a beta reader; he was lookin’ for a soul to steal.

Charlie Daniels Band/ The Devil Went Down to Georgia

A long, long time ago…
I can still remember
How that manuscript used to make me smile.

Don McLean/ American Pie

Welcome back, my friends
To the edits that never end
We’re so glad you could attend
Turn the page, turn the page. 

Emerson, Lake, & Palmer/ Karn Evil 9 – 1st Impression – Part 2

I like big sales and I cannot lie.

Sir Mix-A-Lot/ Baby Got Back

Please allow me to introduce myself
I’m a character of wealth and taste
I’ve been around for a long, long year
Stole the writer’s soul and faith


Rolling Stones/ Sympathy for the Devil

After writing this post, I know exactly what the next few blog topics will be. Stay tuned…

What opening-lines can your writer-ize?

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