Thursday, November 20, 2008

Rethinking Night Ranger's "Sister Christian"

Anyone who grew up in the 80s remembers the classic Night Ranger song, "Sister Christian":



And anyone who likes adventure set on the high seas remembers the classic true story of the Mutiny on the Bounty:



And anyone who knows me knows that I like to mash up 80s rock music with thoughtful history lessons (duh!). That said, I wrote some new lyrics...

FLETCHER CHRISTIAN
by Night Ranger

Fletcher Christian, oh the time has come
And you know that you're the only one to mutiny, OK,
Where you goin' Bligh, Tahiti’s what you looking for
You know us Bounty boys don't want to sail no more with you
It's true

{Refrain}
You're mutinin’
What's your price for fight
In finding breadfruit right
You'll be on Pitcairn tonight

Bligh, you know your captainship is goin’ down fast
And the midshipmen's worrying that you won't last to say, sail away
Fletcher Christian, there's so much in life
Don't give up the mutinous activities before your time is due
It's true, it's true, yeah

You're mutinin’
What's your price for fight
In finding breadfruit right
You’ll be on Pitcairn tonight

{Refrain thrice}

Fletcher Christian, oh the time has come
And you know that you're the only one to mutiny, OK
But you're mutinin’
Yeah, mutinin’


Next week! Warrant's "Cherry Pie" meets the Russo-Japanese War!

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