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Mutlu
by Gary E. Andrews - 04/15/24 07:08 PM
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Hey everyone I was just watching Willy Wonka the other day on TV and this idea just popped into my head. Could use a lot of help especially with V4 which I can't organize in a way I like it. Thanks!!
Little Veruca (Bad Egg Baby) (C)2002 Kevin Tinbergen
(CH) Little Veruca The apple of her daddy's eye Little Veruca Don't get her way she's sure to cry Little Veruca A deluded princess who wants the world Little Veruca You'll feel the wrath if you cross that girl
(V1) She had her toys, her boys, her candy Whatever saited her greedy desires The world was just her playground She planned to set it all a fire
(V2) Born to wealthy parents who owned a factory Raised to raise her voice and always make a scene Her dreams died one day on a chocolate egg machine Dropped into a furnace I still recall her screams
(CH) Little Veruca The apple of her daddy's eye Little Veruca Don't get her way she's sure to cry Little Veruca A deluded princess who wants the world Little Veruca You'll feel the wrath if you cross that girl
(V3) Started choking on the spoon that fed her Too much pressure too much stress Hooked on getting high with fake friends Till daddy disowned her now life's a mess
(V4) Seems like she was 12 years old yesterday Planning to rule the world as its pretty queen But now she's 47 and her hair is turning grey A lonely older woman whose poor, bitter and mean
(CH) Little Veruca The apple of her daddy's eye Little Veruca Don't get her way she's sure to cry Little Veruca A deluded princess who wants the world Little Veruca You'll feel the wrath if you cross that girl
(Bridge) Cuz... She was such a bad egg baby, yeah! She was such an evil seed baby, awwww! Just such a bad egg baby, yeah! Outcome of rotten deeds baby, awwww! She was such a bad egg baby Another bad egg baby A spoiled bad egg baby, yeah!
(CH) Little Veruca No longer daddy's little girl Little Veruca Trapped in a strung out evil world Little Veruca The delusions finally took there toll Little Veruca Living on the streets life out of control
(Tag) A sorry sad wanton wasted life indeed She had it all, she ruined it, seems so sad to me But.... Veruca Salt its not your fault Veruca Salt its not your fault Veruca Salt its not your fault Just blame it on your daddy Just blame it on your daddy
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I hate to see 0's Kevin ..but I'm not really sure what i think about this... so..this is definitely not going to be a technical critique.(not that i can do that very often anyways)... the chocolate egg machine..I'm not not sure that works...with this.. I'm getting the picture of the spoiled child ...but not connecting the chocolate egg image... Maybe this one is deeper than i think...(and I"M not understanding)..anyways.. get this one back up to the top..and someone else can give some comments.. sorry not to be of much help, Kevin.. Kaley
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Hey Kaley,
This one tends to be confusing to someone who has never seen Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory before. This song is based in part on Veruca Salt who is a spoiled little daddy's girl who wants the whole world and ends up being dumped into a furnace after jumping on a chocolate egg machine and being labeled a bad egg. I hope that helps to clarify things a little.
Later, Kevin
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I've got to say somebody was being very clever when they named this child!!! Verruca is a viral wart! No kidding. Probably one of the most common STD's known. Thus my mind fell pretty low when I say the Veruca name...LOL Sorry, but it has nothing to do with the quality of your lyric. Outside of not quite understanding the chocolate machine and furnace connection, I thought this quite a delightful tale of a spoiled brat and how they usually end up. Thanks for sharing. Best wishes. www.mp3.com/sharon_irene_wells
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Hey Sharon,
Thanks for the feedback. I didn't know that was another meaning for Veruca pretty interesting. As for not understanding the chocolate egg machine/furnace part it draws back on the movie and was the undoing of the character in the movie.
Later, Kevin
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