ChatGPT can be a lot of fun wriing parodies of familiar songs.
Here's one I came up with this morning:
I asked ChatGPT:
"Write a parody song based on the theme of "Stairway to Heaven" about an elderly gentlemen who needs to desperately perform a "basic biological function" but discovers the first floor bathroom is out of order and has to "climb the stairway" to get to the second floor restroom."
ChatGPT said:
Sure! Here's a parody of "Stairway to Heaven" (by Led Zeppelin), called "Stairway to the Bathroom". It keeps the original's style—epic and dramatic—but with the comedic urgency of our elderly protagonist trying to find a functioning restroom.
🎵 "Stairway to the Bathroom"
(To the tune of “Stairway to Heaven”)
By Led Zeppeein-a-little
[Verse 1]
There’s a man who is old,
And his bladder’s quite bold,
But the bathroom downstairs is forbidden.
Though the sign says “Out of Use,”
He still rattles the noose,
As he clenches with growing misgivin’.
[Verse 2]
Ooh, and he groans as he turns,
Feeling internal burns,
With a shuffle that’s half-dance, half-pleadin’.
All the doors he passed by,
Offered hope, then denied—
He’s now cursing the plumbing and Eden.
[Chorus]
And he’s climbiiiiing… a stairway… to the bathroom.
[Verse 3]
His knee pops with a crack,
As he grasps at the banister,
Each step is a journey through time.
He's recalling a youth
Where each flush was the proof
Of a bladder that once was sublime.
[Bridge - spoken, whispery tone]
If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow…
That’s just him tryna hold it.
Don't be alarmed now—
It’s just a senior moment…
Yes, there are two stalls you can go to,
But in the end, there's only flushing one…
[Verse 4]
And as he reaches the top,
With his pants nearly dropped,
There’s a glow from the porcelain portal.
Though the light flickers dim,
It’s salvation to him,
Like a temple that's sacred… immortal.
[Final Chorus]
And he's fiiiiinally… arrived now… at the bathroom…
Where he’ll sit down… with triumph… in the stall-room…
Oh yes, he's maaaaade it… to the bathroom…
(He’ll be in there... ‘til next nooooon…)
Let me know if you want a version that’s more singable or you want chords added!