Welp, we've made it. 10 whole years the FuMP has been around, bringing comedy music joy to literally dozens of people.
To celebrate the anniversary of this very website, we've penned this fitting tribute...and used the jingle the Arrogant Worms made for us as a template.
This song premiered live at FuMPFeST 2016, but here -- for the 10th Anniversary of TheFuMP.com in 2017 -- is the studio version.
"We Want The FuMP"
A semi-original hip hop song about the history and longevity of the Funny Music Project,
written by Insane Ian and Devo Spice with additional schtick by Luke Ski,
performed by Insane Ian, the great Luke Ski, and Devo Spice, with cameos by
Chris Mezzolesta of Power Salad, ShoEbox of Worm Quartet, TV's Kyle, and Carrie Dahlby
Music by Bonecage (an interpolation of "Give Up The Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)"
by Parliament Funkadelic and "We Want The Funk" by Gerardo)
Inspired by the improvised jingle by The Arrogant Worms at FuMPFeST 2015
lyrics
[Intro]
We Want the FuMP!
Give Us the FuMP!
We Need the FuMP!
[Insane Ian]
Back in '06, three folks had a dream
To make an impact on the comedy scene
With music supreme and style in effect
Gave birth to the [Ian and Luke] Funny Music Project
[Ian] The usual suspects of funny music then gathered
When a normal song's subject need to be fractured
And then in '07 to see where it'd get us
Our revolution started with [ShoEboX] "C is For Lettuce"
Ever since that day our title we did claim
As the number one place to escape music that's lame
We'd "Pull Pranks On 'Em" all, two times a week
[Luke] Sharing "Cat Macros" with every internet geek
[Ian] Merv Griffin's a freak, but that's not our name
Ask me 1000 times, and I'll tell you the same
[Luke] When one word for boobs makes you feel like a chump
[Ian] For the other 98 tell 'em [Ian and Luke] "We Want the FuMP"!
[Chorus]
We Want the FuMP!
Give Us the FuMP!
We Need the FuMP!
Gotta Have the FuMP!
We Want the FuMP!
Give Us the FuMP!
We Need the FuMP!
Gotta Have the FuMP!
[Devo Spice]
Can you hear it? The miracle that we all call The FuMP
Don't fear it, the focus is the lyrical kerplunk
Caused by the many jokes intertwined in the lines
That creates the laughter after folks hear the rhymes
People hear the FuMP's song play and go "What is this?"
Just some funny business we made into a business
This is our existence, funny but it's true
'Cause people pay money for songs about boobs
Want a Harry Potter song? [Luke] Apparate! [Devo] Goodie got it!
Plus any other topic you can think to write about and
Because our little pal hasn't said it in a while
Here's Chris from Power Salad saying [Chris] I WANT TILE!
Twice a week, post a track, suddenly I'm a star
Then it's back to our jobs and our wife and our car
And nobody wants that, so be loud like you meant it
And the church down the street will know you're proud and demented!
[Chorus]
We Want the FuMP!
Give Us the FuMP!
We Need the FuMP!
Gotta Have the FuMP!
We Want the FuMP!
Give Us the FuMP!
We Need the FuMP!
Gotta Have the FuMP!
[Insane Ian]
From the East to the West, we all know what's best
Celebrating funny music every year at [Ian and Luke] FuMPFeST!
[Ian] And at your request we're kicking it live
[Devo] (As long as folks come in for the membership drive)
[Ian] It's how we survive on this crazy old planet
And just a sure as ShoEboX greets you with [ShoEboX] Hi, Dammit!
[Ian] We'll bring you funny songs, every week we have two
[Luke] Meanwhile, at the bridge! [Carrie] Now I'm in this too!
[TV's Kyle & Luke Ski - bridge]
[Kyle] Ladies and gentlemen, right here by my side is the blonde-lockin', hip-hoppin', self-promotional cheesehead of your dreams, the great Luke Ski!
[Luke] And next to yours truly is the the bespectacled, puffy-vested, sideburninated bloopcore sensation, Mr. TV's Kyle!
[Kyle] And we've taken time out of our busy schedule of talking about (and making) cartoons for only one reason!
[Luke] That's right, we need everybody in the house to make some noise! So follow our instructions and let's tear this place a new FuMP-hole!
[Kyle] Ew.
[Kyle] Now when I say Auto, you say Complete! Auto!
[Crowd] Complete!
[Kyle] Auto!
[Crowd] Complete!
[Luke] Now when I say Sex-Drugs, you say Satan! Sex-Drugs!
[Crowd] Satan!
[Luke] Sex-Drugs!
[Crowd] Satan!
[Kyle] Now when I say Tuba, you say *pthbbb*! Tuba!
[Crowd] *pthbbb*!
[Kyle] Tuba!
[Crowd] *pthbbb*!
[Luke] Now when I say Corned Beef, you say Cabbage! Corned Beef!
[Crowd] Cabbage!
[Luke] Corned Beef!
[Crowd] Cabbage!
[Kyle] Now when I say Shut Up, you say Ian! Shut Up!
[Crowd] Ian!
[Kyle] Shut Up!
[Crowd] Ian!
[Luke] Now when I say Creative, you say Commons Licensing enables the free distribution of otherwise copyrighted works, giving people the right to share, copy, redistribute, adapt, remix, and transform that created work for non-commercial purposes! Creative!... Creative!
[Crowd] [tries to say what Luke said but goes goes all over the place incoherently]
[While Luke and the crowd say that, Kyle says ala "Wiggling Is a Luxury We Can't Afford":]
[Kyle] Nooooo, Luke, that's too many words. It doesn't fit. They aren't gonna be able to- See? Once more, I pretty sure you knew that, and, and you did it on purpose. Luke, you're fired.
[Luke] No I'm not.
[Kyle] Fuss.
[Insane Ian]
And that's just a sampling of all of our songs
We'd mention all the artists but that'd take too long!
[Luke] Actually, Ian, there's over one hundred sixteen
[Ian] Shut up, Luke, c'mon, I think they know what I mean
[Devo] Actually less than that if you count that the COG ([Luke] COG!)
Has several offshoots [Ian] Okay, moving on!
So if this chorus makes you stand up and holler
We wanna hear you say [Luke & Kyle] I'D BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR!
[Chorus]
We Want the FuMP!
Give Us the FuMP!
We Need the FuMP!
Gotta Have the FuMP!
We Want the FuMP!
Give Us the FuMP!
We Need the FuMP!
Gotta Have the FuMP!
We Want the FuMP!
Give Us the FuMP!
We Need the FuMP!
Gotta Have the FuMP!
We Want the FuMP!
Give Us the FuMP!
We Need the FuMP!
Gotta Have the FuMP!
credits
from Yet Another B-Side Collection,
track released January 3, 2017
Lyrics by Insane Ian, Devo Spice, and the great Luke Ski
Music and backing vocals by Bonecage, additional vocals by Chris Mezzolesta
Mixing and mastering by Devo Spice
Featuring cameos and backing vocals by: Power Salad, Worm Quartet, Carrie Dahlby, and TV's Kyle
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supported by 9 fans who also own “We Want The FuMP”
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But a lot of the album is good, and the "Luke Ski Phase 2" stuff is also good, but different. Erin A Cobb
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