The FuMP
2023-11-28
Artist
the great Luke Ski
Title
The Vatican Rag
It's time for yet another cover from the album "The FuMP Desecrates Tom Lehrer" AVAILABLE NOW IN THE FuMP STORE! this time by former altar boy and recovering Catholic, the great Luke Ski. Tom Lehrer's "The Vatican Rag" from 1965 was done as his response to the Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican's proposed reforms to the Catholic Church to make it more appealing to the general public. It's been 58 years since then, and it's safe to say the Catholic Church still has an image problem (among MANY. OTHER. PROBLEMS.), so I decided to tackle this swingin' dance hall tune and write some new lyrics to bring it up to speed. Forgive me Father, for I have FuMPed.
Piano by Jody Nardone
Final Mix by Steve Goodie
Special Thanks to Lewis D'Aubin
Sound bite appearance by Cardinal Glick a.k.a. George Carlin
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Comments
scifantasy - Nov 28, 2023
Damn, that's good stuff Luke!
drquinn - Dec 1, 2023
Loved this when you did it at fumpfest! I first heard this song via the "dictionaraoke" version via The Former Yugoslavia about 20 years ago or so. I just searched and it is still findable. At this rate, we won't have to wait another 8 years for a new album!
carlau - Dec 3, 2023
Love the lyric additions!
shoebox - Dec 5, 2023
Ok, new lyrics totally make this. Well done. And Jody kills it on the pianer.
Dr. Demento Fan Account - Dec 12, 2023
I'm so excited when the FuMP tom lehrer cover album comes out
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Deadby28 - Nov 28, 2023
Great Job. The updated lyrics are the icing on the cake. That's some fancy ivory tickelin' on the piano.