And So This Is Racing? Supercar Idle(?)

[GTRMagic]

I thought it was about time we broke into song.....

Taking Mr Gore's lead at http://racing.wps.net.au/?p=64 to the theme of one of the Christmas songs....

And So This Is Racing

And so this is racing
LA LA LA
And what have you done
LA LA LA
Another year over
LA LA LA
A new one just begun

And so this is racing
LA LA LA
And its full of up-starts
LA LA LA
Nosey little Englishmen
LA LA LA
Who think they can buy the cup

And so this is racing
LA LA LA
With fallen heroes
LA LA LA
Yesterdays champion
LA LA LA
Becomes yesterdays news

And so this is racing
LA LA LA
With new kids on the block
LA LA LA
Watch out you morons
LA LA LA
Were going to pull out every stop

Try as you might
LA LA LA
You pathetic little men
LA LA LA
You dont have the constitution
LA LA LA
To fight fair and clean

And so this is racing
LA LA LA
And a new year has begun.

Welcome back everyone and happy New Year. Its going to be fun!

I am not sure how you can top that one... Any other contenders?

Keep it clean please boys and girls .....

[stoned pony]

Geez, GTR, you really are bored, aren't you?

[retro]

Do I see a dig at Ford in there.......and is this the censored version??

edit for smiley

[Also a Believer]

Sheesh

[Raglanparade]

Tribute to Tony Cochrane.

And so this is V8 Cars,
And what have you done.
Another team folded,
A new one just began.

And so this is V8 Cars,
And i hope you have fun
The'll be 1 Million watching
but and in China theres won

Have a very good V8 car,
And have a stubbie of beer
Lets hope its a good one
Without Longhurst here

And so this is racing
Theres crashes, theres spins
and theres that bloke skaifey
that gives people the s***ts

And so this is racing,
Soon Ambrose will be gone
And who will replace him
Why not Peter Brock ?

Have a merry merry v8 season
even the second tier
although its called the holden series
give the fords a cheer



Cochranes a w**nker
lets all face it
Cochranes a w**nker
get rid of him now...



Well thats my version

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by retro

Do I see a dig at Ford in there.......and is this the censored version??

Depends who was emailed with the text I suspect It seems that somone's laptop caught um... a "Ranting Disease.."

This is a (semi) serious topic.... c'mon.. get creative... take a conventional song and spice it up with some V8Supercar kinda stuff.

If you do any good, perhaps V8Swine or someone similar could take play at one of their visits to the race circuits of the nation....

[Dazz]

Gee the brain don't work to weel at 7:30am but anyway, here's my effort!

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

Cochrane pushes his barrow in the market place
V8 Supercars his special brand
AVESCO will do anything to see it rate
Including lying 'bout the numbers in the stands

Obladi oblada life goes on bra
Lala how the life goes on
Obladi oblada life goes on bra
Lala how the life goes on.

FPR are promising a better year
With Brighty at the wheel replacing Lowndes
But if they do not get their act together quick
They will be titled as V8 Supercar clowns

Obladi oblada life goes on bra
Lala how the life goes on
Obladi oblada life goes on bra
Lala how the life goes on.

HRT are hoping for a better year
Uncle Tom is back upon the scene
If Skaifey cannot get beack to the front this year
He risks becoming yet another old has been

Obladi oblada life goes on bra
Lala how the life goes on
Obladi oblada life goes on bra
Lala how the life goes on.

Marcos is still pointing fingers in the air
Don't you know I am the number one
But come two double 0 six I'll be NASCAR bound
The Devil Racer on big ovals he will run

Obladi oblada life goes on bra
Lala how the life goes on
Obladi oblada life goes on bra
Lala how the life goes on.

Come Bathurst time we'll see some imports once again
Crashing brashing spinning out and then
Brocky will decide to give it one more shot
Because he'd really like to get that number ten

Obladi oblada life goes on bra
Lala how the life goes on
Obladi oblada life goes on bra
Lala how the life goes on

[stoned pony]

I think V8 Swine are a little more hardcore than doing rehashes of old Beatles songs.

[Gaz170]

Up there on the platform
They are speaking to the people
The people are responding
With clapping and a cheering

But the meaning of the message
Too confused for those assembled
They're taken for a ride
Taken in their stride

CHORUS

When AVESCO talk
You better listen to them
When AVESCO talk
You better do what they say

There's a rumour in the racing
Someone talking ’bout Shanghai
Saying it won’t happen
So the round may be a bye

With the certain satisfaction
Some people are amused
Long live the track called Winton
The general's very ****ed
CHORUS

Sitting on the fence both ears to the ground
The big teams still push the small teams around

CHORUS

[Dazz]

Geez didn't this thread go off!

[Also a Believer]

going going GONE

[Raglanparade]

I got my first real Nissan
Bought it at car city too
Cryed when all the Nissans left
Was the Winter of 92'

Me and some guys from school
had a team and we tryed real hard
Lowndesy Quit, and Skaifey got married
and how his sister runs the motorshow

Oh when i look back now
That winter seemed to last forever
But if i had the choice
Yeah i think id wanna be there
Those were the best days of my youth
back in the winter of 92.

Can you hear John Bowe complaining?
About the stupid parity rules
Spend my weekends down at the island
So cold that i caught the flu.. yeah

Stand out on cochranes porch
he told me that hates riceburners
Oh and when i sit in the stand
Ill always wear my Nissan t-shirt
Those were the best days of my youth
oh yeah, back in the winter of 92

Man we were killing time
we were lapping holdens
that needed a v9
I guess nothing can last forever, forever, no

And now the times are changing
and finally Peter Brock has gone
But sometimes when i drive my old Nissan
I think about where Tony Cochrane went wrong

Standing out on Ingalls porch
He told me that it was his year now
Oh and with Marcos gone
He knows that it is now or never
But those were the best days of my youth
back in the winter of 92

[Gaz170]

I wonder if Gorey will see these and comment.

[GTRMagic]

They are no worse than the one at the start of the thread, and certainly less... um... how shall we say... um... antagonising...

[stoned pony]

I can actually see TC breaking into a rendition of Abba's "Money, Money, Money" every morning in the shower!

[Uncle Cranker]

Originally Posted by stoned pony

I can actually see TC breaking into a rendition of Abba's "Money, Money, Money" every morning in the shower!

You know for a Bald Man he uses a lot of conditioner...........

[Hazza]

Lowndes At Ford: (To Pearl Jam's "Faithful")

Plaque on the wall here sais,
No title won here it's weird
To come across a champ who
Has not won a round
Whilest in the dry.

we've given up hope cos
They ignore our prayers
We're in despair,
They're used to the noise
We're Through with, *****in'

Pre-Chorus:
And Echo nobody hears
It goes it goes it goes. (Repeat)

Chrous:

We're faithful, we all belive, we all belive, we a belive in. (Repeat 4X)


Instr. Bridge

Pre-Chorus, Chorus.

[GTRMagic]

To the tune of Madonna's "Papa Dont Preach"... presumably about some Happy Tom kinda person...

Kelvin I know you're going to be upset
'Cause I was always your old nemesis
But you should know by now
I own a race team (again)

You think you know what’s right from wrong
I needed your help, when we weren’t strong
I might speak with an accent though
I know what I'm saying

We’re the people TEGA warned about
The ones you said they could do without
We were in an awful mess, and I don't mean maybe - please

Kelvin don't preach, the company was in trouble deep
Kelvin don't preach, my Swiss banker’s been losing sleep
But I made up my mind, I'm keeping my race team, oh
I'm gonna keep my race team, mmm...

Kelvin says he’s gonna split up the family
That really doesn’t sit right with me
But we'll be all right
I have lots of new friends

My friends at Holden keep telling me to give it up
I shouldnt fight with Kelvin, he's just a young pup
What I need right now is some good advice, please

Kelvin don't preach, the company was in trouble deep
Kelvin don't preach, my Swiss banker’s been losing sleep
But I made up my mind, I'm keeping my race team, oh
I'm gonna keep my race team, mmm...

TEGA board members if you could only see
Just how good Kelvin’s been treating me
You'd give us your blessing right now
'Cause we want to run 20 cars… , so please

Kelvin don't preach, the company was in trouble deep
Kelvin don't preach, my Swiss banker’s been losing sleep
But I made up my mind, I'm keeping my race team, oh
I'm gonna keep my race team, mmm...

Kelvin don't preach, the company was in trouble deep
Kelvin don't preach, my Swiss banker’s been losing sleep
[repeat]

Oh, I'm gonna keep my race team, ooh
Don't you keep fighting me Kelvin
I know, I'm keeping my race team

[GTRMagic]

You know... when you sit and watch the results of the Adelaide round... it kinda makes the song that started this whole thread look a little silly now doesnt it?

[GTRMagic]

Abba's "Money Money Money"

I work all night, I work all day, to pay the bills I have to pay
Ain’t it sad
And still there never seems to be a single penny left for me
That’s too bad
In my dreams I have a plan
If I got me a wealthy man
I wouldn’t have to work at all, I’d fool around and have a ball...

Money, money, money
Must be funny
In the rich man’s world
Money, money, money
Always sunny
In the rich man’s world
Aha-ahaaa
All the things I could do
If I had a little money
It’s a rich man’s world

A man like that is hard to find but I can’t get him off my mind
Ain’t it sad
And if he happens to be free I bet he wouldn’t fancy me
That’s too bad
So I must leave, I’ll have to go
To las vegas or monaco
And win a fortune in a game, my life will never be the same...

Money, money, money
Must be funny
In the rich man’s world
Money, money, money
Always sunny
In the rich man’s world
Aha-ahaaa
All the things I could do
If I had a little money
It’s a rich man’s world

Money, money, money
Must be funny
In the rich man’s world
Money, money, money
Always sunny
In the rich man’s world
Aha-ahaaa
All the things I could do
If I had a little money
It’s a rich man’s world

It’s a rich man’s world

Doesnt even need adjusting

[GTRMagic]

Or indeed Tears For Fears' "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"

Welcome to your life
There’s no turning back
Even while we sleep
We will find you
Acting on your best behaviour
Turn your back on mother nature
Everybody wants to rule the world

It’s my own design
It’s my own remorse
Help me to decide
Help me make the most
Of freedom and of pleasure
Nothing ever lasts forever
Everybody wants to rule the world

There’s a room where the light won’t find you
Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down
When they do I’ll be right behind you

So glad we’ve almost made it
So sad they had to fade it
Everybody wants to rule the world

I can’t stand this indecision
Married with a lack of vision
Everybody wants to rule the world
Say that you’ll never never never never need it
One headline why believe it ?
Everybody wants to rule the world

All for freedom and for pleasure
Nothing ever lasts forever
Everybody wants to rule the world

[GTRMagic]

Or perhaps Paul Simon's "YOU CAN CALL ME AL" written about the Chinese talks?

A man walks down the street
He says why am I soft in the middle now
Why am I soft in the middle
The rest of my life is so hard
I need a photo-opportunity
I want a shot at redemption
Don’t want to end up a cartoon
In a cartoon graveyard
Bonedigger bonedigger
Dogs in the moonlight
Far away my well-lit door
Mr. beerbelly beerbelly
Get these mutts away from me
You know I don’t find this stuff amusing anymore
If you’ll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you betty
And betty when you call me
You can call me al

A man walks down the street
He says why am I short of attention
Got a short little span of attention
And wo my nights are so long
Where’s my wife and family
What if I die here
Who’ll be my role-model
Now that my role-model is
Gone gone
He ducked back down the alley
With some roly-poly little bat-faced girl
All along along
There were incidents and accidents
There were hints and allegations

If you’ll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you betty
And betty when you call me
You can call me al
Call me al

A man walks down the street
It’s a street in a strange world
Maybe it’s the third world
Maybe it’s his first time around
He doesn’t speak the language
He holds no currency
He is a foreign man
He is surrounded by the sound
The sound
Cattle in the marketplace
Scatterlings and orphanages
He looks around, around
He sees angels in the architecture
Spinning in infinity
He says amen! and hallelujah!

If you’ll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you betty
And betty when you call me
You can call me al
Call me al

[Henry]

Ahh, doesn't matter...

[GTRMagic]

Or Meatloaf's "I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" about the China round.... suitably modified of course....

And I would do anything for cash,
I'd run right into hell and back,
I would do anything for cash,
I'll never lie to you and thats a fact.

But I'll never forget the way you feel right now
- Oh no - no way - I would do anything for cash,
But I wont do that, I wont do that,

Some days it dont come easy,
Some days it dont come hard
Some days it dont come at all,
And these are the days that never end.

Some nights you breath fire,
Some nights your carved in ice,
Some nights your like nothing I've ever seen before, Or willagain.

Maybe Im crazy, But it's crazy and it's true,
I know you can save me, No one else can save me now but you.

As long as the planets are turning,
As long as the stars are burning,
As long as your dreams are coming true - You better believe it!-

I would do anything for cash!
I would do anything for cash,
I would do anything for cash,
But I wont do that, I wont do that...

I would do anything for cash,
Anything you've been dreaming of,
But I just wont do that...

Some days I pray for Silence,
Some days I pray for Soul,
Some days I just pray to the God of Sex and Drums and Rock 'N'Roll.

Some nights I lose the feeling,
Some nights I lose control,
Some nights I just lose it all when I watch you dance and thethunder rolls.

Maybe I'm lonely, And thats all I'm qualified to be,
There's just one and only, The one and only promise I can keep.

As long as the wheels are turning,
As long as the fires are burning,
As long as your prayers are coming true - You better believe it -!

That I would do anything for cash!
And you know it's true and thats a fact,
I would do anything for cash!
And there'll never be no turning back -

But I'll never do it better than I do it with you,
So long - So long - I would do anything for cash,
I would do anything for cash,
I would do anything for cash,
I would do anything for cash,
But I wont do that, I wont do that!

I would do anything for cash,
Anything you've been dreaming of,
But I just wont do that...

But I'll never stop dreaming of you
Everynight of my life - No Way -

I would do anything for cash,
I would do anything for cash,
I would do anything for cash,
But I wont do that, I wont do that!

Anything for cash, I would do anything for cash,
I would do anything for cash,
But I wont do that, I wont do that.

[GTRMagic]

Or indeed Selina's "Dreaming of you" which has also been suitably TC-ised

Dreaming Of You

Late at night when all the world is sleeping
I stay up and think of cash and I wish on a star
That somewhere cash is thinking of me too

'Cause I'm dreaming of cash tonight
'Til tomorrow I'll be holding you tight
And there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be
Than here in my room dreaming about counting cash

Wonder if you ever see me and I wonder if you
Know I'm there (Am I there)
If you looked in my eyes would you see what's inside
Would you even care

I just wanna hold you close but so far
All I have are dreams of cash
So I wait for the day and the courage to say
How much I love cash
Yes I do
i'll be dreaming of cash tonight
'Til tomorrow I'll be holding cash tight
And there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be
Than here in my room dreaming about cash and me

(BRIDGE)
Ahh-Ahh
I can't stop dreaming of cash
I can't stop dreaming
I can't stop dreaming of cash

Late at night when all the world is sleeping
I stay up and think of cash
And I still can't believe that
You came up to me and said
I love you
I love you too cash

Now I'm dreamin' of cash tonight
'Til tomorrow and for all of my life
And there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be
Than here in my room dreaming of cash endlessly

(CHORUS OUT)