Wednesday, January 17, 2007

I liked it better the first time

This episode of I like it better the first time is brought to you by My Chemical Romance and their hit song "Welcome to the Black Parade." I really like the song, but I liked it better the first time when it was called "Come Sail Away" by Styx.

Don't see it? Let's take a look:
  • Both songs start with slow vocals over a keyboard background.
  • Both songs then progress to a more rapid, rockin' beat.
  • Both songs tell a story involving youth and adulthood.
    • "I think of childhood friends and the dreams we had"
    • "When I was a young boy, my father took me into a city"
  • Both songs deal with the supernatural.
    • "A gathering of angels appeared above my head"
    • "Will you defeat, your demons, and all the non-believers"
  • Both songs are played by Gary Busey while he murders hobos in order to use the bodies for framing "communists and other un-American subversives."
  • Both songs have themes of taking somebody or something with you.
    • "Come sail away with me."
    • "Your memory will carry on."
  • Both songs were written in 1952 by Chuck Norris when he tried marijuana for the first time at the tender age of 12. Immediately after writing them, he locked the sheet music in two separate steel boxes and buried them in two separate locations, 20 feet underground. After realizing the potential of his work, he started hiding clues to their location on the back of cereal boxes in 1972, promising eternal fame for those who find and produce them. "Come Sail Away" was found almost immediately, prompting Chuck to make his clues more difficult. As a result the second box was not uncovered until 2002, exactly 50 years to the day after it was buried. Rumor has it that a third box is buried somewhere in the Ozarks, containing the script to the greatest movie that will ever be made. Oh, and when he smoked that marijuana he didn't get the munchies. But he did eat three bars of gold to "feed [his] sweet tooth."

But it doesn't end there. The two bands, Styx and MCR, share more than a few traits:
  • Both bands feature performing brothers: Chuck and John Panozzo in Styx, Gerard and Mikey Way in MCR.
  • The only letter shared by the two band names is "y." Y? Because they're the same band.
  • Lead singer of Styx is Dennis DeYoung; rearrange to get "needy sounding." Lead singer of MCR is Gerard Way; rearrange to get "weary drag." Essentially the same thing! This can mean only one thing: Gerard Way is actually Dennis DeYoung in disguise. Be more obvious next time, jeez...
  • Both bands were created by Satan's armies in order to infiltrate our good Christian society. But they were both turned to good after reading Chuck's lyrics.


As you can see, "Welcome to the Black Parade" and "Come Sail Away" are the same song. But this makes sense, considering that Styx and My Chemical romance are the same band. And now you know the truth. Spread the word on menus nationwide!

4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

so are you now listening to the radio in order to avoid reading for class? both blogs on music??? maybe you're just getting ready for the grammys.....

8:14 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

poop

1:11 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"I liked it better the first time."

That's what she said. Yahtzee!

9:45 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Totally agree!!!

6:25 AM  

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