KAREOKE~ A PARODY
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters, they are owned by NBC and some other people. I am just borrowing them for a bit and they will be returned once this fanfic has ended.
Note: The songs used in the contest area reflection of my own personal music tastes. So if you don't like them well too bad. The lyrics to them don't belong to me either and will also be returned at the close of this story.

This fanfic is dedicated to two performers who were taken from us in the prime of their careers, Joey Ramone of The Ramones and Freddie Mercury of Queen. R.I.P.

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Benton is on the stage. He takes on the role of emcee for awhile.

Benton: Welcome back to County General's First Annual Kareoke Contest. The standings so far: In third place with 19 points Robert Romano who performed The Grouch by Green Day. Second place with a score of 21, Abby Lockhart performing Alcohol by the Barenaked Ladies. Our leader so far, with a score of 25, John Carter who did I Wanna Be Sedated by The Ramones. Next up, a doctor who has been here forever, Mark Greene.

Applause. Benton hands the mic to Mark and exits stage. "I'm Going Slightly Mad" ~Queen on the sign.

Mark singing: When the outside temperature rises, and the meaning is oh so clear. One thousand and one yellow daffodills begin to dance in front of you, oh dear. Are they trying to tell you something? You're missing that one final screw. You're simply not in the pink my dear. To behonest you don't have a clue. I'm going slightly mad. I'm going slightly mad...

Mark keeps singing as camera scans the crowd. We see everyone perplexed but yet amused by the performence. Camera stays on Malucci's table.

Malucci: Holy shit! He's finally flipped! I told you guys; a person can only work here for so long without going stone cold crazy.

Chen sarcastically: Maybe you should get out while you still can Dave. Who knows when it starts.

Malucci: Funny Chen. Really humorous.

Carter: Wait... he's flipped? I wonder who won the pool. Leans across to nurse's table. Haleh, who won the pool, Mark's finally lost it.

Haleh pulls out a piece of paper that houses the "Mark's Insanity Pool."

Haleh: Let's see... Carter you were off by about a month. Today is the nineteenth... The winner is... Dr. Corday.

Carter: HEY! That's not fair! They're married.

Chuni: Sorry Carter. They weren't when this started.

Carter: There's gotta be some rule about not bidding on family memebers.

Chuni pulls out a little red book. Title: The Official ER Pool Rule Book. She starts flipping through the pages.

Chuni: Here we go, Family Bidding... Parents, spouces, children, siblings, etc. can place bets in the ER Pools on their family memebers provided they cannot alter the outcome of the pool... which means Elizabeth can and did win.

Carter: Well... it's still nto fair. Crosses his arms and starts to pout.

Camera scans back to Mark

Mark singing: I'm knitting with only one needle. Unraveling fast it's true. I'm driving only three wheels these days. But my dear how bout you? I'm going slightly mad. I'm going slightly mad. It finally happened I'm slightly mad. Just very slightly mad. And there you have it.

Song ends, and the crowd is pleased and amused by his performence. He leaves the stage and is replaced by Benton. Camera goes to the judges.

Susan: I'm speechless, it was great. I give him a ten.

Carol: Well, this song bothered me. Sooo six.

Doug: Nine, just nine.

Benton: That's a combined score of 25 for Mark, tieing him for first place with Carter. Our next contestant is Elizabeth Corday.

Benton hands her the mic as she steps on stage. "American Pie" ~Don McLean on the sign.

Elizabeth singing: A long long time ago, I can still remember how that music used to make me smile. And I knew if I had my chance that I could make those people dance, and maybe they'd be happy for awhile. But February made me shiver with every paper I'd deliver. Bad news on the doorstep, I couldn't take one more step. I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride. But something touched me deep inside the day, the music died...

As the chorus starts we do a room scan with the camera. Stops on Malucci's table.

Dave mumbling: Well there goes my idea of having the longest song to perform. Thanks alot Red.

Carter: What are you bitching about?

Dave: She picked an eight minute song for God's sakes, it's not fair. I wanted to have the longest performence.

Carter: Awww, little Dave doesn't get to be the center of attention. Just out of curiosity, what song are you doing?

Dave: Stairway to Heaven. Six minutes man, but now.... gotta run, I have the best idea for a song. Runs off tot eh guy who is running the telepromter and audio equiptment. Starts talking to him and we can't decifer what he is saying.

Camera back on the stage for a bit.

Elizabeth: ...I was a lonely teenage broncing buck with a pink carnation and a pick-up truck. But I knew I was out of luck the day, the music died...

We are going to skip ahead a bit because as Malucci so eloquently put it, it's and eight minute song for God's sakes. This next part is during a room sweep that has stopped at Romano's table. The part in teh song if "Whiel Lennon read a book on Marx...

Kerry: How much longer is this damn song?

Romano: You're just pouty because someone else is in control for a change.

Kerry: Nooooooo.

Romano: Yeessssss. OR wait, is it because I fired that Legaspi chic.

Kerry: You better watch it Romano or I'll beat you with my cane.

Romano: Shut up Kerry, Elizabeth's singing. under his breath I wish you could be on that stage forever, my beauty.

Kerry: obviously overhearing Romano Oh God Robert, get a life!

Camera back to the stage

Elizabeth: ... the three men I admire most, the Father Son and Holy Ghost. They cought the last train for the coast. The day, the music died... So bye bye Miss American Pie. Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry. And good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye. SInging this will be the day that I die.

Song ends. She steps off stage and goes back to Mark. Benton gets on stage.

Benton: Judges...

Doug: Good performence, but the song was a bit long, so I give her a seven.

Carol: Yeah, a lil long, 8.

Susan: I never really liked that song but she didn't do that bad so, 8.

Benton: It's about time for another commercial break. We'll be right back shortly with some more Kareoke performences.


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