12 December 2009

Little Drummer Boy

Not only is this an excruciating song to have to listen to, but the idiocy of the premise never fully struck me until now. What kind of psychopath thinks it's a good idea to start tapping out paradiddles for a newborn? Try this: borrow someone from the drumline of your nearest marching band and send them to the mother of a newborn, with snare and sticks. See how well that works out. It's hard to imagine anything worse. Maybe "Little Smoker Boy", who gives the baby the gift of secondhand smoke (instead of tears of shock and deafness)? I smoked my best for him pa-puff-puff-puff-puff....

7 comments:

JJ said...

I like Little Drummer Boy. Who cares if it makes sense and it is not tedious! Off to find every single version of it - expect the cd in your stocking. You *will* like it.

KnuckleSplitter said...

Maybe if the baby in question was more than a myth...

zim said...

the gift isn't the drumming itself, it's the silence* following once he stops.

* except for the screaming Jesus noises.

JustJoeP said...

b... b... but I loved the Little Drummer Boy as a kid!

So does Seth Green!
http://video.adultswim.com/robot-chicken/an-anime-christmas.html

...conjuring demons with his magical drum!

Rick said...

And why are the ox and lamb keeping time? Doesn't this clown have any sense of tempo? Or is he bashing out a bebop-style solo, with the ox and lamb serving as his hi-hat?

pyker said...

Good point. I suspect the ox was simply pawing the ground, in anticipation of some imminent drummer-boy goring.

Unknown said...

hohoho this is hilar! I cannot stop laughing!

But have you no holiday spirit?!?

The virgin mary immediately after child birth, with some kid playing the frackin' drum?