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Happy 85th 🎂 Petula! (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2017 OP
"What kind of guys is she going out with?" sl8 Nov 2017 #1
I had a good laugh when I first heard Carol deliver that punchline. John1956PA Nov 2017 #2
Hahahahaha! 😂 Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2017 #6
Petula, Dusty and Dionne Warwick were the voices Boomerproud Nov 2017 #3
And great voices at that! ✌🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2017 #7
Happy birthday, Pet. niyad Nov 2017 #4
Indeed! 🎂 Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2017 #8
If "Downtown" were recorded in the era of Trump, the lyrics might go something like this: DFW Nov 2017 #5
excellent!!! niyad Nov 2017 #9
We even got a Petula Clark sound-alike to sing it! DFW Nov 2017 #10
definitely fun!! niyad Nov 2017 #11
If you want to listen: DFW Nov 2017 #12
she does a very good pet!! niyad Nov 2017 #13
And you should hear the guy who does George Benson! DFW Nov 2017 #17
My Love Was Always My Favorite Leith Nov 2017 #14
Nice! Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2017 #15
Such a pretty song. n/ t sl8 Nov 2017 #16
thank you so much for reminding me of this lovely song! niyad Nov 2017 #18

John1956PA

(2,674 posts)
2. I had a good laugh when I first heard Carol deliver that punchline.
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 10:27 AM
Nov 2017

I still chuckle when I think back on Carol's humorous observation of those lyrics. However, the song is still one of my favorites from the 1960s.

Thanks for posting!

Boomerproud

(7,983 posts)
3. Petula, Dusty and Dionne Warwick were the voices
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 10:45 AM
Nov 2017

of my youth. I saw Pet in "Blood Brothers" and she and David Cassidy were fantastic.

DFW

(54,505 posts)
5. If "Downtown" were recorded in the era of Trump, the lyrics might go something like this:
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 02:16 PM
Nov 2017

When you’re elected and the crowds are too small, well
You can always just….Dumb Down
When you can’t call someone to pay for a wall,
Well then you know you must……..Dumb Down

So wall up in your penthouse and watch Fox in New York City,
Stay in Mar-a-Lago where the waitresses are pretty
How can you lose?
Your friends are so much richer there
You can forget immigration and Obama care.

And then Dumb Down!
It’s easy when you just Dumb Down,
Be great again if we Dumb Down
Blame everybody but you

(Dumb Down, Dumb Down)

2.)
Don’t sit around and let the media hound you,
Fire* off a tweet…….Dumb Down
(Make up) something outrageous, it becomes so contagious
So let us repeat……..Dumb Down

Just listen to the rhythm of the words of Stephen Bannon!
Congress will be dancing to them just like KellyAnne, and
Fox and their friends
The new is much faker there
You can forget all the scandals ‘cause nobody cares

So let’s Dumb Down!
It’s gonna be Alt Right, Dumb Down,
Watch S N L tonight, Dumb Down,
Making us great again now!

3.)
(Instrumental break) Dumb Down!
(repeat instrumental break) Dumb Down!

And you may ask a Russian friend to help and understand you
Someone who admires* you and lends a cyber hand to
Stop Hillary
With facts we made up today
We can deny global warming, defund E P A, (and go)
Dumb Down!
Lying’s no sin when you Dumb Down!
We’re great again when we Dumb Down!
Everyone’s listening to you! (Dumb Down, Dumb Down……..[fade out])

*fire—2 syllables, admires—3 syllables

(actually, it HAS been recorded!)

DFW

(54,505 posts)
17. And you should hear the guy who does George Benson!
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 06:20 PM
Nov 2017

("In D.C.&quot

or Trump singing "The Evolution" for Pence..........

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