# Inspired by Randy Rainbow

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspired-by-randy-rainbow/818693>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 27, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspired-by-randy-rainbow/818693 "2018-07-27T18:58:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![pohjonen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pohjonen/32/423_2.png) [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspired-by-randy-rainbow/818693/1 "2018-07-27T18:58:06Z")

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Got this far and ran of of inspiration.

I sent it to Randy Rainbow in the hopes he could run with it.

When You’re a Trump

When you’re a Trump  
You’re a Trump all the way  
From your first sleazy deal  
To your sentencing day.

When you’re a Trump,  
You will cheat when you can,  
You got lawyers around,  
An untouchable man.

You’re never alone,  
Your enemies are smited.  
You’re home with your own—  
Until they get indicted,  
And then you’ll be spited!

You are a rump  
With a capital T,  
You’re a real Forrest Gump  
With a business degree.  
When you’re a Trump,  
You stay  
A Trump! (Except Ivana and Marla!)

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**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspired-by-randy-rainbow/818693/2 "2018-07-28T17:08:15Z")

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At the risk of seeming totally dense or incredibly ignorant - what’s the original song you’re parodying?

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspired-by-randy-rainbow/818693/3 "2018-07-28T17:21:32Z")

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[When You’re A Jet](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twbuT1V5mFE) from Bernstein & Sondheim’s West Side Story

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**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspired-by-randy-rainbow/818693/4 "2018-07-28T19:31:09Z")

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Not to discourage you, but I would advise leaving the craftwork to him. I’m not terribly familiar, but someone here linked to one of his songs where he was rhyming “very stable genius” with “tiny little pee-ni-us” and I realized I was witnessing the work of an absolute pro. Hell, not to discourage you further: submit what you’ve got and mention that you’ve hit a wall. Ask if he can add to it. Please provide a link if it becomes something!

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2018, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspired-by-randy-rainbow/818693/5 "2018-07-29T01:00:41Z")

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Speaking of G&S parodies, over forty years ago I saw a one act musical based on HMS Pinafore, using the Star Trek Universe as a base.

_We boldly go where men  
Have never gone before us…_