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Greene Greene Parody of Green Green | David Cohen and Don Caron
Executive Producers Sally Headley and Jerry Pender
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LYRICS TO GREENE GREENE
By David Cohen and Don Caron
Greene, Greene, “She's nuts,” they say
Quote the Dems up on the Hill
Greene, Greene, spewing lies
About the Democrats she'd like to kill
Well, she told her mama on the day she was born
Don’t you cry 'cause my mind is gone
I just know that I gotta go and sign
me up for that Q-Anon
And we're singin' bout it!
Greene, Greene, “she's nuts” they say
Thinking Guam is in Brazil
She claims that she apologized
Then she spouted out a lot more swill
Nah, there ain't nobody in this whole wide world
Gonna temper how she spreads her hate
She still thinks that Hillary and that guy Bill
Were both involved in “Pizzagate”!
Hear her lyin', it's a . . .
Greene, Greene, how did she come
to have an office on The Hill?
It could just be stupidity
or she could be mentally ill.
Yeah, she don't care who might get hurt
By anything she's done or said
False flag shootings or laser lights
Conspiracies that fill her head
It's so sleazy, now
Greene, Greene, thinks a Jewish Cabal
used beams to start wildfires
laser beams from outer space
will follow her til she retires
She’s saying that the Democrats are pedophiles
in a baby-eating Satan’s cult
And they’re always happy when a shooting occurs
to help them get more gun control
Greene Greene said stop the steal
though it clearly made no sense
Demonstrating how opinions form
In the absence of evidence
Greene, Greene, “she's nuts” they say
Quote the Dems up on the Hill
Greene, Greene, keeps spewing her lies
About the Democrats she'd like to kill
ABOUT THE SOURCE MUSIC
Green Green was written by Barry McGuire.
McGuire was born in Oklahoma City and his family moved to California when he was two years old. After working as a commercial fisherman, and then going on to become a journeyman pipe fitter, McGuire got a job singing in a bar. In 1961, he released his first single called "The Tree", which was not a hit.
He formed a duo with Barry Kane (d. 2013) called Barry & Barry. They performed original folk songs at The Ice House, a small folk club in Pasadena, California before moving on to The Troubadour in Hollywood in the spring of 1962. There they joined The New Christy Minstrels, a large folk group, and McGuire later sang lead vocals on their novelty single "Three Wheels on My Wagon".
They continued to perform their separate duo act there as well as performing with The New Christy Minstrels. Under Horizon Records, they cut their first and only album as Barry & Barry, called Here And Now.
In 1963, McGuire, along with Randy Sparks (the founder of The New Christy Minstrels), co-wrote and sang lead vocal on the Christys' first and biggest hit single: "Green, Green". He left the Christys in January 1965, after recording the album Cowboys and Indians.
As a solo folk rock singer in the 1960s, he was best known for his hit "Eve of Destruction", and "Sins of a Family", both written by P.F. Sloan. Barry's other chart successes were "Child of Our Times" and "Cloudy Summer Afternoon (Raindrops)" (penned by Travis Edmonson of the 1960s folk-duo, Bud & Travis). "Eve of Destruction" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The album, Eve of Destruction, peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard 200 album chart during the week ending September 25, 1965. That same week the single went to No. 1 on both the Cashbox and Billboard Hot 100 chart. McGuire was never again to break into the Top 40. The song knocked "Help!" by The Beatles out of the top spot on the chart. According to McGuire, "Eve of Destruction" was recorded in one take on a Thursday morning (from words scrawled on a crumpled piece of paper) and then he got a call from the record company at 7:00 the next Monday morning, telling him to turn on the radio – his song was playing. The recording includes an "ahhh" where McGuire could not read the words.[4] The Temptations referenced McGuire's song "Eve of Destruction" in their song "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)".
The album This Precious Time was released in February 1966, his second with Dunhill Records. It includes a version of "California Dreamin'" with The Mamas & the Papas singing backing vocals. McGuire is mentioned several times in The Mamas & the Papas hit "Creeque Alley". Frank Zappa wrote McGuire's name in the sleeve of his Freak Out! album (1966) as one of his musical influences.
Greene Greene Parody of Green Green | David Cohen and Don Caron
Executive Producers Sally Headley and Jerry Pender
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You can sign up to our mailing list on our website so you don't miss any of our new posts.
LYRICS TO GREENE GREENE
By David Cohen and Don Caron
Greene, Greene, “She's nuts,” they say
Quote the Dems up on the Hill
Greene, Greene, spewing lies
About the Democrats she'd like to kill
Well, she told her mama on the day she was born
Don’t you cry 'cause my mind is gone
I just know that I gotta go and sign
me up for that Q-Anon
And we're singin' bout it!
Greene, Greene, “she's nuts” they say
Thinking Guam is in Brazil
She claims that she apologized
Then she spouted out a lot more swill
Nah, there ain't nobody in this whole wide world
Gonna temper how she spreads her hate
She still thinks that Hillary and that guy Bill
Were both involved in “Pizzagate”!
Hear her lyin', it's a . . .
Greene, Greene, how did she come
to have an office on The Hill?
It could just be stupidity
or she could be mentally ill.
Yeah, she don't care who might get hurt
By anything she's done or said
False flag shootings or laser lights
Conspiracies that fill her head
It's so sleazy, now
Greene, Greene, thinks a Jewish Cabal
used beams to start wildfires
laser beams from outer space
will follow her til she retires
She’s saying that the Democrats are pedophiles
in a baby-eating Satan’s cult
And they’re always happy when a shooting occurs
to help them get more gun control
Greene Greene said stop the steal
though it clearly made no sense
Demonstrating how opinions form
In the absence of evidence
Greene, Greene, “she's nuts” they say
Quote the Dems up on the Hill
Greene, Greene, keeps spewing her lies
About the Democrats she'd like to kill
ABOUT THE SOURCE MUSIC
Green Green was written by Barry McGuire.
McGuire was born in Oklahoma City and his family moved to California when he was two years old. After working as a commercial fisherman, and then going on to become a journeyman pipe fitter, McGuire got a job singing in a bar. In 1961, he released his first single called "The Tree", which was not a hit.
He formed a duo with Barry Kane (d. 2013) called Barry & Barry. They performed original folk songs at The Ice House, a small folk club in Pasadena, California before moving on to The Troubadour in Hollywood in the spring of 1962. There they joined The New Christy Minstrels, a large folk group, and McGuire later sang lead vocals on their novelty single "Three Wheels on My Wagon".
They continued to perform their separate duo act there as well as performing with The New Christy Minstrels. Under Horizon Records, they cut their first and only album as Barry & Barry, called Here And Now.
In 1963, McGuire, along with Randy Sparks (the founder of The New Christy Minstrels), co-wrote and sang lead vocal on the Christys' first and biggest hit single: "Green, Green". He left the Christys in January 1965, after recording the album Cowboys and Indians.
As a solo folk rock singer in the 1960s, he was best known for his hit "Eve of Destruction", and "Sins of a Family", both written by P.F. Sloan. Barry's other chart successes were "Child of Our Times" and "Cloudy Summer Afternoon (Raindrops)" (penned by Travis Edmonson of the 1960s folk-duo, Bud & Travis). "Eve of Destruction" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The album, Eve of Destruction, peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard 200 album chart during the week ending September 25, 1965. That same week the single went to No. 1 on both the Cashbox and Billboard Hot 100 chart. McGuire was never again to break into the Top 40. The song knocked "Help!" by The Beatles out of the top spot on the chart. According to McGuire, "Eve of Destruction" was recorded in one take on a Thursday morning (from words scrawled on a crumpled piece of paper) and then he got a call from the record company at 7:00 the next Monday morning, telling him to turn on the radio – his song was playing. The recording includes an "ahhh" where McGuire could not read the words.[4] The Temptations referenced McGuire's song "Eve of Destruction" in their song "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)".
The album This Precious Time was released in February 1966, his second with Dunhill Records. It includes a version of "California Dreamin'" with The Mamas & the Papas singing backing vocals. McGuire is mentioned several times in The Mamas & the Papas hit "Creeque Alley". Frank Zappa wrote McGuire's name in the sleeve of his Freak Out! album (1966) as one of his musical influences.