LIE LIE LIE - A Parody | Don Caron

There's a lot of talk about lies these days. Trump is dominating the airwaves on the subject because of the frequency, the scope, and the effectiveness of his lying. But it's good to occasionally pull back for a wider look at the subject of lying. That's what this parody is meant to do.
A parody of The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel written and performed by Don Caron.
Executive Producers Don Caron and Jerry Pender

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LYRICS to LIE, LIE, LIE

Elections are approaching
And a story will be told
Is there more than just resistance
Or is all just lies and empty promises?

Lies we detest
Still we all just hear what we want to hear
and disregard the rest
Mmm mm mm

Would you rather vote for honesty
Even if you disagree
Than descend into the perils
Of those who simply tell you what you want to hear?

Or do you think, you can pick between an offer of
the lesser of two lies
Searching for the truth in moral compromise?

Lie la lie,
Can you tell when you are being told a lie?
Lie la lie, lie la la la la lie la la lie

There’s a lie that is pervasive
Says there’s only Red or Blue
And the other choices are wasted votes that undermine democracy
A wasted vote
Is when you choose a candidate
Against your personal beliefs

Lie la lie, lie la la la lie lie
Lie la lie, lie la la la la lie la la lie

Let’s lay it out, get it exposed
The money is the lie and the home
Of corruption in our system and it’s running free
It is us they own.

There exists a clear solution
Do not vote for corporate shills
Even if they’re in your party
'Cause they’ll vote against you once they win
And then they’ll lie about it
And find someone else to blame
still deceiving still receiving
Corporate money that’s their aim

Lie lie lie
Lies are coming from both sides
Lie lie lie
That’s what creates the great divides
Lie lie lie lie lie

“Fomentation of dissent” is a lie
It’s just a way to force consent
Lie lie lie lie lie

“War that helps another nation” is a lie
More like resource abdication
Lie lie lie lie lie

“Single payer price too high” another lie
It’s the corporate socialism battle cry

“We live in a free market” is a lie
Corporations are on welfare, can’t deny
Lie lie lie

All our wars this century are based on a lie
To the benefit of wealth our children die
Lie lie lie

ABOUT THE ORIGINAL SONG.

"The Boxer" is a song written by Paul Simon and recorded by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fifth and final studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970). Produced by the duo and Roy Halee, it was released as a standalone single on March 21, 1969, but included on the album nine months later (at the time, songs that had been released this far ahead were rarely included on the next studio album).

The song is a folk rock ballad that variously takes the form of a first-person lament as well as a third-person sketch of a boxer. The lyrics are largely autobiographical and partially inspired by the Bible and were written during a time when Simon felt he was being unfairly criticized. The song's lyrics discuss poverty and loneliness. It is particularly known for its plaintive refrain, in which they sing 'lie-la-lie', accompanied by a heavily reverberated snare drum.

"The Boxer" was the follow-up to one of the duo's most successful singles, "Mrs. Robinson". It peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. It performed well internationally, charting within the Top 10 in nine countries, peaking highest in the Netherlands, Austria, South Africa, and Canada. Rolling Stone ranked the song No. 106 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

The original recording of the song is one of the duo's most highly produced and took over 100 hours to record. The recording was performed at multiple locations, including St. Paul's Chapel (Columbia University) in New York City and Columbia studios in Nashville on a 16-track recorder.

The song has only one drumbeat, played during the 'lie-la-lie' refrain. The session drummer Hal Blaine created the heavily reverberated drum sound with the help of producer Roy Halee, who found a spot for the drums in front of an elevator in the Columbia offices.

Hal Blaine recounted the recording process: "There we were with all these mic cables, my drums, and a set of headphones," says Blaine. "When the chorus came around—the 'lie-la-lie' bit—Roy had me come down on my snare drum as hard as I could. In that hallway, by the elevator shaft, it sounded like a cannon shot! Which was just the kind of sound we were after."