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[Folly-Fallen Gryphon]

Hinochi, Vex3d, and I worked together to ponyfiying the lyrics to Simon and Garfunkels song Mrs. Robinson. Hopefully we might get someponies to sing and play instruments, but for now here are the lyrics:

Mrs. Pinkie Pie

And here's to you, Mrs. Pinkie Pie
Tia loves you more than you will know (woah woah woah)
Luna bless you please, Mrs. Pinkie Pie
Equestria holds a place for those who smile
(Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey)

We'd like to know a little bit about you and your smiles
We'd like to help you make all of your cakes
Look around you, all you see are great, big, smiling eyes
Trot around the grounds until you feel at home

And here's to you, Mrs. Pinkie Pie
Tia loves you more than you will know (woah woah woah)
Luna bless you please, Mrs. Pinkie Pie
Equestria holds a place for those who smile
(Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey)

Whenever you go someplace your kindness always shows
Come down to the party with your cupcakes
It's a secret recipe, with trademark pinkie flair
Most of all you've got to hide it from the Cakes

Coo, coo, ca-choo, Mrs. Pinkie Pie
Tia loves you more than you will know (woah woah woah)
Luna bless you please, Mrs. Pinkie Pie
Equestria holds a place for those who smile
(Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey)

Singing your smile song on a sunny afternoon.
Going to the party, don't be late
Laugh about it, smile about it
When they've got the blues
You're always there to bring good news

Where have you gone, Pinkamena Pie
Ponyville turns sad eyes onto you (woo woo woo)
What's that you say, Mrs. Pinkie Pie
We know your smile will never go away
(Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey)

Here is a link to the original song

Edited by Nevermore, 20 February 2012 - 04:37 PM.

[Proailurus]

Cool Iike it That's really cool, I wonder how many songs people have pony-fied like that

[Vinyl Scratch]

So somepony on the Skype chat said you needed singers. As luck would have it, I'm a singer and a Beatle Brony (Peanut Crunch). I'm primarily a writer for the group, but my main area of study is singing.

If I could make a couple recommendations (as a fellow rewriter of popular songs).

1. Maybe use "dear miss Pinkie Pie" instead of "Mrs. Pinkie Pie." Miss is a bit more contextually flexible, and the words also fit the same syllable scheme.
2. Is the (hey hey hey) temporary? Smi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hile would be one way to go.
3. "you and your smiles" feels a bit repetitive. I won't try and tell you what to fill that spot with, but it's an observation. You could also rewrite the third line which also talks about smiles.

Again, these are just recommendations and you can take or leave them.

Edited by Vinyl Scratch, 20 July 2012 - 03:22 PM.

[Folly-Fallen Gryphon]

So somepony on the Skype chat said you needed singers. As luck would have it, I'm a singer and a Beatle Brony (Peanut Crunch). I'm primarily a writer for the group, but my main area of study is singing.

If I could make a couple recommendations (as a fellow rewriter of popular songs).

1. Maybe use "dear miss Pinkie Pie" instead of "Mrs. Pinkie Pie." Miss is a bit more contextually flexible, and the words also fit the same syllable scheme.
2. Is the (hey hey hey) temporary? Smi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hile would be one way to go.
3. "you and your smiles" feels a bit repetitive. I won't try and tell you what to fill that spot with, but it's an observation. You could also rewrite the third line which also talks about smiles.

Again, these are just recommendations and you can take or leave them.

I'll see if I can get to talking with Hinochi about it, hopefully we can work together and use your critique to help improve the piece. Thank you!

Any chance you know somepony who would be interested in singing it at all?

[Vinyl Scratch]

I'll see if I can get to talking with Hinochi about it, hopefully we can work together and use your critique to help improve the piece. Thank you!

Any chance you know somepony who would be interested in singing it at all?

Trying to get another one of my bandmates to help. Hergest Ridge might be a possibility ("Pinkie On Crack," "The Herd (Join It)," "John de Lancie is a Bro"), but no guarantees.

Update: I spoke with Hergest, and he might be open to recording some instrumental stuff for the song.