The Sing-A-Long "Sound Off" Musical!

(First published on GazetteXtra, 3-31-2010)

"The Sing-A-Long Sound of Music" was a big hit at JPAC a couple of months ago, but now, in the spirit of "Local Matters," we have something just as good - The Sing-A-Long "Sound Off" Musical!

Just fire up the karaoke version of Petula Clark's 1960's hit "Downtown" (link to it by clicking here) and substitute the lyrics below. And voila! You have your very own tribute to those lovable anonymous phone callers whose insightful comments we get to read twice a week in the Gazette.

“Sound Off”
(to the tune of “Downtown” by Petula Clark)

If you’ve got gripes
And want to take a few swipes
Well, you can always call
Sound Off

It’s totally free
You have no identity
When you reach out and call
Sound Off

If you’ve got an opinion but don’t want to take the credit
You’d like to make a comment but afraid you will regret it
How can you lose?

The Gazette will print it for you
Despite the fact that you may be an ignorant fool
Calling Sound Off, no one will know it’s you
Sound Off – it don’t matter if it’s true
Sound Off – it’s Coward’s Corner for you

If you’re at home
And need to bitch and to moan
Well, you can always call
Sound Off

If you’re a taxpayer
Who wants to have a mayor
Just pick up the phone
Sound Off

There’s no accountability for anything you tell us
You’ll think that you’re so smart and cool, the rest of us are jealous
How can you lose?

You want your voice to be heard
You’ll stay completely unknown while you’re flipping the bird
If you Sound Off – it’s there in black and white
Sound Off – Sunday and Wednesday night
Sound Off – doesn’t care if you are right

[Instrumental break]

And you’ll find other people there that share all your opinions
Maybe they’ll be so impressed, they’ll want to be your minions
Maybe I’m one...

So maybe I'll join you there
We can let out our frustrations, spew out all our cares
When we Sound Off - Things'll be great when we
Sound Off – It’s off our chest when we
Sound Off - Readers are waiting for you
Sound Off, Sound Off, Sound Off, Sound Off.....