Son of W.A.Y. parody: We're Looking For Universal People

• We're Looking For Universal People

• Contrafactum of "Party In The USA" by Miley Cyrus
• This contrafactum is to be about the type of people AutoZone (and maybe other employers) are looking for - people to fill multiple positions per person, therefore are "universal."
• This tune was thought of when I was at an interview at AutoZone in February 2019 for what I thought was a parts delivery driver position. I was misinformed by someone at the Kansas Workforce Center on the campus of Hutchinson Community College that as a delivery driver, I didn't need to know about cars because all I'd do is deliver parts from one store to another, or from the store to repair shops. Evidently I had to also know how to be a customer service worker / cashier / etc. who knew a lot about the mechanical aspects of cars. I knew, in reality, next to nothing about the mechanical aspects of vehicles.
• 6 Things To Remember For The ‘Universal’ People Out There - Thought Catalog
• Auto Parts Delivery Driver (Part-Time) - Careers.AutoZone.com
• Music video ideas
• A montage of photos and videos of people being "universal" in some way or another is to be shown in the music vid.
• Possibly a montage of Auto Zone delivery drivers / employees doing their thing is to be shown as well.
• Lyric ideas
• Replace "jumped in the cab, here I am for the first time" with "We're looking for universal people."
• LYRICS:
• (To be penned sometime.)

Son of W.A.Y. parody: It Came Back As "Proceed"

• It Came Back As "Proceed"

• Contrafactum of "As The Deer" by Dan Gardner, Integrity's Hosanna! Music
• This contrafactum is to be about how back in November 2019, Grand Mere Restaurant Group (DBA Pizza Hut) re-did my background check and the result came back as "proceed."
• This song was thought of after I got the phone call from the RGM Veronica Hutcherson that broke to me the good news that my background check was re-done (done the 2nd time) and since the results were "proceed," she offered me the job as delivery driver, so in that same call, she scheduled me to come to the Pizza Hut on 4th in order to get some paperwork and orientation done.
• proceed - Merriam-Webster
• proceed - Wiktionary
• Music video ideas
• A montage of photos and videos of anything that "proceeds" is to be shown in the music vid.
• Lyric ideas
• The line "To you alone may my spirit yield" is to be replaced with "And it came back as 'Proceed.'"
• LYRICS:
• (To be penned sometime.)

Son of W.A.Y. parody: Ballad of Celadon Trucking

• Ballad of Celadon Trucking

• Song following the tune of "Celadon City Theme" by Mykah, Junichi Masuda
• This song is to sing about the Celadon trucking company and its eventual bankruptcy.
• This tune was thought of when I first read about the bankruptcy of the Celadon trucking company because Celadon City from the Pokemon franchise came to mind, therefore the theme song for that city came to mind as well.
• Celadon Group - Wikipedia
• Celadon Group bankruptcy: What we know about the company, its workers and fraud cases - IndyStar
• Music video ideas
• A montage of photos and videos of trucks with Celadon Group livery and maybe its employees is to be shown in the music vid.
• Lyric ideas
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• LYRICS:
• (To be penned sometime.)

Son of W.A.Y. parody: Perma-flooded City

• Perma-flooded City

• Parody of "Shinjitsu no Uta (Translation: "Song of truth")" by Do As Infinity
• This contrafactum is to go over how cities may become permanently flooded in the future thanks to the sea-level rise caused by global warming and melting polar caps.
• This tune was thought of when I saw a scene from the Kurt Russell movie "Escape from LA" that showed a broken freeway drop into the bay that turned Los Angeles into an island after a major 9.6 earthquake. So the area around Los Angeles became permanently flooded by the events of that film.
• Sea Level Rise Will Flood Hundreds of Cities in the Near Future - National Geographic
• The three-degree world: the cities that will be drowned by global warming - The Guardian
• Shocking New Maps Show How Sea Level Rise Will Destroy Coastal Cities By 2050
• Rising Seas Will Erase More Cities by 2050, New Research Shows - New York Times
• Rising sea levels threaten hundreds of millions -- and it's much worse than we thought - CNN
• Music video ideas
• A montage of photos and videos of concept art or concept videos showing cities being permanently flooded due to sea level rise is to be shown in the music vid.
• Lyric ideas
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• LYRICS:
• (To be penned sometime.)

Son of W.A.Y. parody: Armando Martinez

• Armando Martinez

Armando Martinez, a footballer from a university in Chadron, Nebraska. (Placeholder image until an image of my dad's friend is found.)

Texan Member of the state House of Representatives, Armando Martinez (placeholder image until the image of the Armando Martinez I'm thinking of is found.)

• Parody of "Owarinai Yume (Endless Dream)" by Hiroshi Shibasaki, Nanase Aikawa
• This contrafactum is to go over a brief biological summary of Armando Martinez, an old friend of my dad from when they were both helicopter pilots in Desert Storm.
• If I cannot gather enough biological info about him, I will have to study the biographical information of other people named Armando Martinez, including the Texan public figure, and drum up song lyrics about them instead.
• This tune was thought of every time I thought of Armando Martinez, Dad's friend. I don't know the logic of the association with each other. It may have just been spontaneous.
• Armando Martinez - Ballotpedia (Contingency link; primary link would be my dad's friend's Facebook profile)
• Music video ideas
• A montage of photos and videos of Armando Martinez (either my dad's friend or other people by that name) is to be shown in the music vid.
• Lyric ideas
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• LYRICS:
• (To be penned sometime.)

Son of W.A.Y. parody: Watch People Survive

• Watch People Survive

• Parody of "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor
• This parody is to be the theme song of the "WatchPeopleSurvive" subreddit (a community on Reddit.com) and go over examples of close calls that could have cost anybody their lives.
• This tune was thought of every time I saw a post from the "WatchPeopleSurvive" subreddit.
• /r/WatchPeopleSurvive - Reddit
• "watch people survive" search query on YouTube
• Music video ideas
• A montage of photos and videos of close calls where people's lives were almost compromised or were otherwise in danger is to be used in the music vid.
• Lyric ideas
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• LYRICS:
• (To be penned sometime.)

Son of W.A.Y. parody: When You Scratch His Neck

• When You Scratch His Neck

• Song following the tune of "Super Mario 64 Carousel Theme" by Koji Kondo
• This song is to go over what could happen to kids who scratch another's neck, like while fighting.
• This tune was thought of when back in 6th Grade, Levi Michaelson and I fought for some random reason long since forgotten. (He turned from a friend to a worst enemy that year.) In the middle of fighting, I scratched his neck in an effort to get him to back away from me. I got two days out-of-school suspension for it, evidently because it was dangerous and could've caused a bleed.
• Kids Biting and Hitting and Scratching - Stress Free Kids
• Music video ideas
• A montage of photos and videos of children scratching each other while fighting is to be shown in the music vid.
• Lyric ideas
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• LYRICS:
• (To be penned sometime.)

Son of W.A.Y. parody: Back In 1900

• Back In 1900

• Song following the tune of "SimCity Village Theme" by Soyo Oka
• This song is to go over what life was like back in 1900, and possibly the current events of the day, etc.
• This tune was played in an old game titled "Sim City" - the game started in the "village" level in 1900, and the tune was the theme for the "village" stage of the game, therefore I associated the year 1900 with this tune.
• 1900 - Wikipedia
• 1900 in the United States - Wikipedia
• 1900 - On This Day
• 1900 (a movie filmed in 1976) - IMDb
• 1900 Fast Facts - History - US Census Bureau
• Music video ideas
• A montage of photos and videos from 1900 is to be shown in the music vid.
• As budgets improve, actors can be hired to wear 1900 fashion and handle / use props of items from 1900 while others sing the lyrics in the foreground, while also wearing 1900 fashion.
• Lyric ideas
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• LYRICS:
• (To be penned sometime.)

Son of W.A.Y. parody: North Korean Candy

• North Korean Candy

• Parody of "Fruits Candy" by Megumi Kojima
• This parody is to be about North Korean candy, and how it's distributed to all children on a Leader's birthday.
• This tune was thought of when, back in 2005, I read a minor news article (now not searchable) about how North Korean scientists developed a candy that makes consumers smarter. The tune's title "Fruits Candy," a CardCaptor Sakura song, was the tune that came to mind immediately as soon as I read the article.
• N.Korean snacks: The good, the bland and the prettily packaged - NKNews.org
• North Korean snacks: 'Speed cakes' and 'man-made meat' - BBC
• [BIG REUNION] Drinking and snacking, North Korean style - The Investor
• Music video ideas
• A montage of photos and videos of North Korean candy is to be shown in the music vid.
• Lyric ideas
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• LYRICS:
• (To be penned sometime.)

Son of W.A.Y. parody: Turn Left Onto North Plum Street

• Turn Left Onto North Plum Street

• Contrafactum of "Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree" by Marion Sinclair
• This contrafactum is to be about the numerous times I've been told by my Google Maps GPS app to turn left onto North Plum Street from eastbound on 4th while performing pizza deliveries.
• This Kookaburra tune came to mind when I was told to turn left onto North Plum Street and I thought that sentence fit pretty well in the tune so that's why I've conceived of this contrafactum.
• N Plum Street, Hutchinson, KS - Google Maps
• Throwback Thursday: Eighth Avenue and Plum Street - The Hutchinson News
• Where I was told to turn left on N Plum Street, the intersection of 4th & Plum, Hutchinson, KS - Google Maps
• Music video ideas
• A montage of photos and videos of N Plum Street in Hutchinson, KS is to be shown in the music vid.
• As budgets improve, actors/actresses are to sing the lyrics while driving / riding in a (rented?) vehicle as they're going down 4th, then N Plum, streets in Hutchinson, KS.
• Lyric ideas
• Replace all occurrences of "Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree" with "Turn Left Onto North Plum Street."
• LYRICS:
• (To be penned sometime.)