BWW Exclusive: Listen Up! Sweeney's Felciano's Parodies

Manoel Felciano, currently in Sweeney Todd as Tobias, recently wrote two parodies which he performed at Purim Benefits last month...and BroadwayWorld.com's got them!

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The first parody is a retelling of the purim story set to the tune "Heaven On Their Minds" from Jesus Christ Superstar which Manoel told BroadwayWorld, "this was fun as I have always taken pride in being an honorary member of the tribe." (For the story of the holiday of Purim, click here)

The second is a parody of "No One's Gonna Harm You" from Sweeney Todd. "I've always eaten meat and fish, but recently I was convinced to try being a vegetarian. So I was in a restaurant and I was really tempted by this Salmon dish on the menu, and as the waiter waited for me to make a decision, I fell into a reverie, imagining the fate of this poor salmon, and this is what I sang..."

So without further ado, here are the lyrics as penned by the uber talented, Mr. Felciano...Enjoy!

HAMAN ON THEIR MINDS
My mind is clearer now.
At last all too well
I can see where we all soon will be.
If you strip away The crown from the Queen,
You will see where we all soon will be.
Esther!
You've started to believe
The things he says of you.
You really do believe
This talk of Queen is true.

And all the good you've done
Will soon get swept away.
You've begun to matter more
Than the things you say.

Listen Esther I don't like what I see.
All I ask is that you listen to me.
And remember, I'm still your father's brother mordechai.

You have set the king on fire.
He says you fill with him desire
And they'll hurt you when they find You lie (about being jewish)

I remember in Shushan in our Casa.
No talk of Esther, we called you Hadassah.
And believe me, my affection for you hasn't died.

But every mitzvah you do today
Gets twisted 'round some other way.
And they'll hurt you if they find you've lied.

Israel, your famous girl should have stayed a great unknown
Like her father carving wood she'd have made good.
Tables, chairs, and oaken chests would have suited Esther best.
She'd have caused nobody harm; no one alarm.

Listen, esther do you care for your race?
We will be gone so with nary a trace?
We are prisoner; have you forgotten how put down we are?

I am frightened by this Haman
And we must get back to Canaan
And they'll crush us if we go too far. If they go too far....

Listen, Esther, with your tri corner hat
Haman's minions will smash us flat.
And it's sad to see our chances weakening with every hour
All your Jews are in a bind
Too much Haman on their mind
You are beautiful, but it's your hour. Yes it's your hour.

Listen, Esther, I want to be noshin
For Years to come on Hamentashin
So step now because it's
YOUR HOUR

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NO ONE'S GONNA FARM YOU
'Member when they spawned you
Up in Puget Sound
The quickest little fry to
Seek the ocean ground

Seamen have fished your friends for years
With nets and hooks
I'll keep you wished for, free from fears, away from cooks

No one's gonna bake you
Not while I'm around
Fishermen will take you
Not to worry, I'll drive their ships aground

Dreamin that some day you'll be free, stream to sea
But in Time
No one's gonna farm you
Not while I'm around

Not to worry not to worry, I used to eat your kind but now I'm done
I can do it, let me prove it, my salmon intake is down to almost none.
Vegetarian

Being close to saying never, doesn't make it true
I don't need to, It's forever, my fishy days are through
So... RUN!

Seasoned with sea salt cilantro, I'll still say no,
But with Lime
Nothing's gonna harm you
But I'll try the flound...er