I Am Not Don LaFontaine!
(parody of “I am I, Don Quixote” from Man of La Mancha)
Written and sung by Joe J Thomas of Joe's Dump
Prologue:
I shall impersonate a man.
One Man. In a world where there are trailers for movies, only the strongest survive.
Come with me now on an audio journey.
I shall no longer be Joe J Thomas… But Joe Actor!
The man who would do trailers!
...
Verse 1:
Hear them now, every trailer begins "In A World"
For the promos you see on TV
And although I'd be happy to voice such a pearl
The man that you're hearing's not me
…
I am not Don LaFontaine
The Lord of the Trailers
My register's just not that low
Every promo's a fortune
His pipes are the ones heard
On TV and on radio
How he did that I don't know
Give me a part of that dough!
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He's macho, the head honcho
They hire the greatest vocal trend
Just speak all the words loudly
Sound important, just pretend
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Hear me casting directors I've got to break in
All these projects are sorely miscast
When I hear them I whimper and to my chagrin
Oh! When will I triumph at last?
…
I am not Don LaFontaine
The Lord of the Trailers
My register's just not that low
Every promo's a fortune
His pipes are the ones heard
On TV and on radio
How he did that I don't know
Give me a part of that dough!
...
(In A World…)