January 24, 2005

Games cartoonists play

Here's a non-Mystery Hunt puzzle for you -- what song is this installment of Dinosaur Comics paraphrasing? (Answer in the comments this afternoon.)

Posted by Francis at 10:47 AM | TrackBack
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Got it.

Posted by: The Dan at January 24, 2005 12:25 PM

No problem. (It's a good song, though I only own a parody of it.)

Posted by: rikchik at January 24, 2005 12:28 PM

Is it Billy Joel's "The Piano Man"?

Posted by: Billy Joel at January 24, 2005 02:19 PM

Dude. Sweet.

Posted by: Tanis at January 24, 2005 02:57 PM

Ha! Awesome.

Posted by: Debby at January 24, 2005 02:58 PM

I believe it is now safe to reveal that the original song is Offspring's "Pretty Fly for a White Guy":

Give it to me baby, uh huh, uh huh

And all the girlies say I'm pretty fly for a white guy

You know it's kind of hard
Just to get along today
Our subject isn't cool
But he fakes it anyway
He may not have a clue
And he may not have style
But everything he lacks
Well he makes up in denial

[second verse omitted by forgetful dinosaur]

So do that brand new thing

Posted by: Francis at January 24, 2005 03:08 PM

"Hey! Hey! Do that brand new thing!", surely.

Posted by: rikchik at January 24, 2005 05:32 PM

Oh...probably, yes. I was just cutting and pasting from a lyrics site, and not comparing to the dinosaur version.

Posted by: Francis at January 24, 2005 05:37 PM

I still think it's "Piano Man."

Posted by: Billy Joel at January 24, 2005 09:56 PM

Great, but not so much a challenge if you accidentally run your mouse over the picture.

Posted by: Maelstrom at January 24, 2005 11:43 PM

Oh, I get it now. The song is "T-Rex Is Pretty Fly For A Green Guy."

Posted by: Billy Joel at January 25, 2005 12:21 AM