Final Parody 4: The Almighty 8Track

by A. James Robin

In this installment of Final Parody, 8 stories of the FF7 characters are told through parodies of music by the following artists: Mark Heard, Tonio K., Bruce Cockburn, Styx, The Who, Joy Electric, and Out Of The Grey.

3. Writers In A Plagiarous Time

Note- This song is less about FF7 and more about the legality of these parodies.

Writers In A Plagiarous Time- A parody of 'Lovers In A Dangerous Time' by Bruce Cockburn

Verse 1

Don't the powers grow stronger as the planes go by?
You never make them stop, they will multiply.
One day you're banking on a big windfall.
The next, you're frazzled by a parody of all.

Chorus

When you're writers in a plagiarous time.
Writers in a plagiarous time.

Verse 2

Financial burdens of rush and wait.
These lines within this lair of hate.

Tear it open, every word replaced.

Sever the rest, when you can cut and paste.

(Repeat Chorus)

Verse 3

When you're writers in a plagiarous time,
the world will make you feel as if your work's a crime.

But nothing worth stealing comes without a legal fight.

Got to kick at the lawyers till they bleed outright.

(Repeat Chorus)