Ken - WARNING: mentions unmentionable parts of the male anatomy

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Paulski

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« on: May 26, 2016, 02:02:12 PM »
 Ken
 Copyright © Tennyson Road Music 2016

 [vs]
 Way back in sixty one
 They called you a superstar
 Sold with your plastic hair
 And molded-on underwear

 Dimples and eyes so blue
 Every girl wanted you
 For years you've been in their hearts
 And they still don't complain that
 You're missing some parts..

 [ch]
 Ken, Ken
 Not built like other men
 Maybe you'd get more respect
 If you were anatomically correct

 Barbie gets all the press
 Whenever she gets a new dress
 But one day some genius
 Will give you a penis
 And you'll have the goods to impress!

 Ken, Ken
 Not built like other men
 Maybe you'd get some respect
 If you were anatomically correct

 [bridge]
 Sometimes girls can play rough
 And if you had that new feature
 The way that they treat you
 It just might get broken off
 My gosh!!

 Ken, Ken
 You're not built like other men
 But maybe you'll get some respect
 When you're anatomically
 ( I hope not too modestly! )
 anatomically... correct!

Sing4me88

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« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2016, 01:21:21 PM »
Man this is damn funny and very clever lyric writing. I couldn't help but think how this compares to 'Barbie Girl' by Aqua as I was reading these lyrics - I will never listen to that song in the same way again!! ;)

It's got a nice natural feel to this as a 'read'. Each verse delivers another funny barb but from a different angle. The third verse is a nice contrast by bringing Barbie in - it really developed the song plot as a 'story'. The 'genius'/'penis' rhyme is, if you pardon the horrendous pun', a GENIUS rhyme. This could have been quite tacky and rude if not tempered correctly but you've hit that sweet spot of tongue-in-cheek humour bang on.

What can I say about the bridge - you got a dirty mind Paul.... It's ace. That 'feature'/  'treat ya' is a really clever near rhyme. The 'gosh' also helps add the humour and fun feel to this.

Can't wait to hear what you do musically with this one!

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« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2016, 05:39:49 PM »
I love the rhyme scheme in this, it's just so fluent and slips off the tongue. It vaguely reminds me of the way Lily Allen sings her songs. Which is a massive compliment. I like the quirky theme of the whole lyric and it's just a bit of fun and I think sometimes when people are writing song lyrics they feel like they have to go down the depressing route which is wrong. I think the lyrics will be stuck in my head now!

Reece