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STAGE TUBE: Melanie Bowditch Calls Out Stage Moms to the Tune of MAMMA MIA! for FUNNY OR DIE

By: Oct. 15, 2015
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Stage moms -- those ubiquitous, over-bearing figures promoting child stars across the globe -- are getting their due in Melanie Bowditch's latest FUNNY OR DIE spoof, set to the tune of ABBA's "Mamma Mia!" Check it out below!

Plus, scroll down for a closer look at the lyrics...

I'VE BEEN STRESSED OUT BY YOU,
MORE THAN JUST NOW AND THEN.
YOUR KID'S TALENTED BUT,
THIS CAN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

LOOK AT THEM NOW,
WILL THEY NEVER LEARN?
PARENTS TURN FOUL,

BITCHING, SCREAMING, OUT OF CONTROL,
'CAUSE THEIR KID GOT TOO SMALL A ROLE.

JUST ONE CAST, I TRULY HOPE AND I PRAY,
WON'T HAVE PARENTS QUICK TO GO SO CRAY CRAY,

WOAH, WOAH!

MAMMA MIA! THERE THEY GO AGAIN!
STAGE MOMS, ADDING TO THE DRAMA.
EVERY TIME I, DO A SHOW AGAIN,
THEY'RE THERE, PUTTING ME THROUGH TRAUMA!

YES, I HAVE TRIED TO PLEASE YOU.
BUT STILL I CAN'T APPEASE YOU.
WHY, WHY DID I EVER CAST YOUR KID?

MAMMA MIA! I MUST LET YOU KNOW.
YOU WON'T BE BACKSTAGE FOR MY NEXT SHOW!




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