DUMB DOWN | Deborah Bowman | The Freedom Toast & Parody Project
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Dumb Down is a parody of "Downtown," a song made famous by the performance of Petula Clark back in 1964. The parody lyrics were written by Freedom Toast with video production by Parody Project.
Executive Producers Don Caron and Jerry Pender
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LYRICS TO DUMB DOWN
Freedom Toast
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 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)
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.
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?
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 SNL tonight. Dumb down!
Making US Great Again, now!
(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 too.
How can you lose?
With facts we made up today
we can deny global warming, defund EPA,
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])
INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOURCE MUSIC
Downtown" is a song composed by Tony Hatch which, as recorded by Petula Clark in 1964, became an international hit, reaching number one in Billboard Hot 100 and number two in UK Singles Chart. Hatch received the 1981 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.
The song has been covered by many singers, including Dolly Parton, Emma Bunton and The Saw Doctors.
Tony Hatch had first worked with Petula Clark when he assisted her regular producer, Alan A. Freeman, on her 1961 #1 hit "Sailor". In 1963 Freeman had asked Hatch to take over as Clark's regular producer: Hatch had subsequently produced five English-language singles for Clark none of which had charted.
In the autumn of 1964 Hatch had made his first visit to New York City, spending three days there in search of material from music publishers for the artists he was producing.
He recalled: "I was staying at a hotel on Central Park and I wandered down to Broadway and to Times Square and, naively, I thought I was downtown. Forgetting that in New York especially, downtown is a lot further downtown getting on towards Battery Park. I loved the whole atmosphere there and the [music] came to me very, very quickly".
He was standing on the corner of 48th Street waiting for the traffic lights to change, looking towards Times Square when "the melody first came to me, just as the neon signs went on."
Hatch envisioned his embryonic composition "as a sort of doo wop R&B song" which he thought to eventually pitch to The Drifters:
He had scored his biggest success to date with The Searchers' "Sugar and Spice" modeled on The Drifters' hit "Sweets for My Sweet", and had also produced a cover of The Drifters' "Up on the Roof" for Julie Grant.
It has been said that Hatch gave Julie Grant the opportunity to record "Downtown" which Grant turned down, but this does not accord with Hatch's statement that he played "Downtown" for Petula Clark within a few days of conceiving the melody and only completed the song's lyrics after Clark had asked to record it. Hatch has also said that prior to Clark's expressed interest in "Downtown", "it never occurred to me that a white woman could even sing it." How's that for a bias?
Пікірлер: 535
Love it when there are people NOT afraid to make fun of him!
@annabellesanchez8011
26 күн бұрын
What do you mean that's all MSNBC that's all you know about Trump
@ravensantos4189
25 күн бұрын
@@annabellesanchez8011 ?? what are you talking about???
@roharper6205
21 күн бұрын
…and there goes the MAGA snowflakes falling all around… dumbed down.😂
@DaDansinBear
17 күн бұрын
He had goons that went out to those that were giving him problems and threaten the lives of them and their family members. Drumpf has been involved with the New York gangs for many decades. When you were at the bottom, you deal with the lowlife on a regular basis. He is a monster through and through.
@KingYeet-zj4yu
16 күн бұрын
@@annabellesanchez8011😢😢😭😭😭😭😭😢😢😭😭.!! Can you cry any harder please 😂😂😂😂😂😂
This singer is absolutely amazing.
@dixietenbroeck8717
Ай бұрын
*@bennychapman354 - Welcome to the wonderful world of A.I. (Artificial Intelligence), where the computer is **_BEAUTIFULLY_** SIMULATING the FRESH & LOVELY VOICE of a YOUNG MS. PETULA CLARK!* *Incidentally, Pet Clark turned 91 years of age last winter, on November 15, 2023, as she was born in 1932. However, please don't quote me before double-checking dates 'n' stuff, as the world - & "things" - change VERY rapidly these days, particularly as we each "become older"!* ❤❤❤❤❤
FABULOUS!!!!! THE SINGER SOUNDS JUST LIKE PETULA.....AND THE LYRICS WERE ON POINT!!!!! VOTE BLUE!!!!
@SlaveofPuppetMaster
Ай бұрын
One of the best parodies ever made
@anonamisspeps6109
Ай бұрын
Yes wonderful
@Msanyanswer69
25 күн бұрын
So brilliantly done 😂😂 💙💙💙💙
@Rancherinaz
11 күн бұрын
Says the braindead libtard . 😂😆😂
Brilliant voice , fantastic lyrics, great song.Petula Clark would be proud of you.
@hnc52
Ай бұрын
@@RachelF.Nichols-kl4omPetula lives in Switzerland.
@vimes3702
28 күн бұрын
@@hnc52your point?
@hnc52
28 күн бұрын
@@vimes3702 Whoops! I responded to the wrong comment. Someone in another comment said she lives in Nashville. Mea culpa! le
@vimes3702
28 күн бұрын
@@hnc52 👍
@user-bj3mx9vi4c
22 күн бұрын
@hnc52 So what is your point??? This Parody makes a very accurate point! If you are really that stupid, that ignorabt...it is truky a sad situation for all. And when I say all, The point that I am making to you is to wake up and see reality for what it truly is! People like the MAGA. Cult are not only jeopardizing the very safety of people here in America because they are having such a jolly old time at Trump's Rallies, but their sheer ignorance will be taken up at the polls and not only jeopardizing the very lives of millions of American Citizens. Their ignorance will spread all over this planet and destroy all life on it! WAKE UP BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!!! 💙Vote Blue Biden/Harris2024💙 💙🌎💙🌈👨👩👧💙🇺🇸💙🙏😇💙🌎💙 HELP SAVE AMERICA, HELP SAVE THE PLANET 🌈👨👩👧🇺🇸🌈👨👩👧🇺🇸🌈🌎
Brilliant and on brand! 👏👏👏👏👏
@Rancherinaz
11 күн бұрын
😂😆😂😂☝️☝️😆😆🤡🤡
Absolutely FANTASTIC!! BRAVO!!! 💙💙💙💙💙
I may never hear Petula Clark the same again. Spot on
Pitch Perfect
Lovely singing, accurate lyrics
The line of "lyins no sin when we dumb down" was biblically brillant!! Kudos and I will say this one goes in the top 10 list of best parodies!!
Genius has its limits. Dumb Down doesn't.
Outstanding job! This oldie's a favorite of mine, and I enjoy parodies - this was absolutely brilliant political satire! Major Kudos to Deborah Bowman - great voice! Can't wait to hear more!
Thank you, Deborah Bowman & Parody Project. Well sung & it gets to the truth of the matter. Be Well.
I will be singing this all day, into the night. My FAV❤❤❤❤❤❤😉😉😉
Most Excellent! Good use of "Downtown". Thank you.
Absolutely perfect. This put a smile on my face. This should be the Orange Flusher's theme song. Making America Gullible Again!
@mikegarcia7986
27 күн бұрын
LOL!!! LOVE IT!!!
Spot on. Vote blue and save America from the rise of right wing fascism. 🌎 🇺🇸
@tracesprite6078
19 күн бұрын
Or is it wrong wing fascism?
@mizzthang307
15 күн бұрын
Either you're hoeing for Soros or as delusional as they come. Whoa...
Petula would approve!
So much like Petula Clark's voice! It's uncanny! But the lyrics were spot on for the occasion 😂
Bravo! Vote Blue!!!
@Rancherinaz
11 күн бұрын
😆😂😆☝️☝️☝️😂😂🤡🤡🍿
Vote blue
@Mark-eh1wi
Ай бұрын
No thanks, I don't need any Fentanyl. You take at least 40 blue pills. You be saving American
@rolls-royceowner1108
22 күн бұрын
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@CrazyWhiteBoomerDude
16 күн бұрын
That's Right, America! Vote Blue So We Can All Get Screwed For Four More Years!
@rolls-royceowner1108
16 күн бұрын
@@CrazyWhiteBoomerDude Maybe you can help Donald create more elaborate fake elector schemes? Will he incite another insurrection when he loses...again?
@mizzthang307
15 күн бұрын
@@CrazyWhiteBoomerDude👍👍👍🤗👏
LOVE IT ! Especially the photos of the liar, fraud, grifter, con man, traitor, and criminal.
Nice job Ms. Bowman! Keep the parodies coming Parody Project! We really need them now!
Great production!
Danke!
@ParodyProject
Ай бұрын
Thanks Harald!
@vincentvargas923
15 күн бұрын
Gracias!!!😂
Aaaah the classics ! Superb always - if only it was an ear worm in Shitler Trump !😊
Deborah Bowman sounds like a familiar image of Petula Clark. The playing time of this song is just right. Parody Project did a[nother] wonderful job!
I'll never hear this song the same way I used to😩 Love petula clark! Brilliant parody.
EPIC! 😂
Hysterically funny and spot on 🤯🤣😂🤣😂
Billboard No 1 Song of the Month. Thank you so much. Great voice. Again, thank you❤
Fantastic!!
When TFG declared that "I love the poorly educated", what he left out was that he loved them because they were so easy to manipulate and con.
Brilliant work, absolutely beautiful.
WOW! This is the best Parody Project song yet.
I love it! I started laughing when I heard the first few instrumental notes. Before that I had not caught on to which song it was! Excellent work again, folks!
A work of art!
Deborah does a great Petula Clark. The lyrics are first rate also. I particularly like 'Make up something outrageous, it becomes so contagious'. Sad but true. The notes were interesting,too.
Another re-upload. I loved this one when it first came up. So did my mother, who remembers when the original first came out.
Blue 💙
Marvelous! Deborah's vocals are always spot on!
Loved this parody of Downtown so much! Your voice is outstanding Deborah, it rings out clear as a bell just perfect! Lyrics are unfortunately spot on lol. And the sax at the is beautiful... This is my fifth time listening to. Thanks for sharing this video with us Parody Project 🕊💐🕊
Thank you for bringing some of these songs back. Still relevant. Sad.
🎶"Lying's no sin when you...DUMB-DOWN!"🎶
I’ve just been super-wowed! Incredible voice! Sounds very much like Petula! Amazing! ❤👏👏👏👏👏👍
Vote blue 💙. Need to keep MAGA candidates from politics. I feel a blue 💙 wave in Nov 💙 😎
Really good!😊
Absolutely beautiful, and to the point. Please no more Trump!!!!
Perfect This should be on a billboard in Time Square
Hilarious, ingenious, and spot on!
One of the best Parodies yet. Well done Mate. Cheers from Michael. Australia.
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!💖
This is pure gold. Great lyrics, beautiful voice,excellent music track and mixing, fabulous video clips. Who could ask for anything more? The production quality is professional time after time, and you are always current with what is going on. That is a lot of work.🖤🇨🇦
This is a classic!
Brilliant! Beautifully sung, just like the original. Spot on, too! 💙💙💙💙
EXCELLENT WORK ,ITS HIM ALL-OVER 🏴
Great emotions reminded me of Petua Clark,but these lyrics are FANTASTIC. Keep making these to keep 'merica seeing the truth.
Brilliant! Vote 💙💙💙
Absolutely the most impressive political satire I’ve ever seen. Spot on! Nailed it! Brilliant! Bravo!🎉 ❤👏🥇🏆
Fabulous!!!! "I love the uneducated."----D.T.
PERFECTLY SAID AND SUNG!! 🤣💙💙💙Vote BLUE neighbours!!
Brilliant!!!!!!!! 🤗
Brilliant. Loved this. Thank you. ❤
Marvellous! Great singer! Clever words! I love how clear her diction was, as well!!! 👌🦋
@valeriebreathet741
Ай бұрын
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The original song has always been my secret guilty pleasure. Now this song is pure genius. A brilliant subversive masterpiece
Fabulous 🥳🥳🥳👍👍❤️❤️❤️
Absolutely Brilliant!
Clever. 👏👏👏👏
Wow! You guys are cranking out some great ones. In order to put them out this often you must be working almost 24 hours a day. What gets me is the constant quality of the songs. I'm impressed and entertained.
Putin admires Trump? That will be the day! Trump is like a five year old admiring his hero Putin and I'm sure Putin will use it to his fullest advantage if Trump gets reelected!!!
Denmark here - Fantastic performance 😁
Dumb down Don!! And stay there...
Great job - love it!!!
GREAT VOICE and lyrics. Thanks Deborah!
Brilliant....as a pensioner I well remember Sandy Shaw singing in the Eurovision Song Contest wearing a pink mini dress. I just LOVED it but my mother wouldn't allow me wear such a short dress. She thought it was indecent 😅...I got my way a year later. 😂😂😂. Best wishes to America 🇺🇸 from Ireland 🇮🇪
I absolutely agree and love this clip 😂😂😂😅...
Thanks Awesome singing..
Outstanding song.
awesome ,
Truth!
Fabulous. Fantastic. Superb. Love it ‼️‼️
Absolutely refreshing. Feeling again in my teens ! Big thanks from France.
👍👍👍💙💙💙🇺🇸🇺🇸 As always BRILLIANT!!🇺🇸🇺🇸
Brilliant 👏👏👏⚖️⚖️🇺🇸💙
Love it! Great voice! Truer words have never been spoken!💙
Fan-Bloody-Tastic. When i was a teenager in the 1960's - i could neve have imagined I would be listening to this song made into a political parody song. Wonderful.
I hope this one hits the charts BRILLIANT!
NAILED IT FACTORIAL 👍👍👍👍✌️
This is a great parody of the song downtown and a great satire of Trump and his MAGA crowd.
Great clever use of a great song 🎶! Thanks for sharing truths!🕊️
Wow youve really been on creative fire this past few weeks.. Thank you.. Ive always loved that tune too.
Glorious.
Awesome composition!! Yes 45 needs to find his Waterloo and we need to get him OUT to be free of his evilness 💙🇺🇸💙
Almost Forgot Down Town now I gotta find origional. Was before my time but in 73 it was still playing on radio.
Soooo entertaining. Thank you!
Brilliant. One of the best political song parodies of all time.
_Make America grate again _*_. . ._*
@annabellesanchez8011
27 күн бұрын
It's grate with Biden your right. He's destroying us
@vincentvargas923
15 күн бұрын
Vote Blue!!!
Oh my gosh-what a performance. This is 100% PLATINUM material, my friend!! You hit this one out of the park and into the park next door! And what a voice, Deborah, truly. I’ll be hunting for more from you….dont stop, please! ❤️🐈
Petula Clark would applaud this!!
Perfect!