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| I heard a lot of negative feedback before I actually heard the song. Once I listened, I was pleasantly surprised. I think that it is an excellent song, though kind of sad. | - peterpuck9 |
| Things are finally looking up for the new album, the last 2 singles were... okay, this re-assures me that album 13 will be great. This song is so catchy, and it's the first time I've ever seen Al do something more serious then funny, and I love it. It's sort of a goofy serious song, I think it's either a style parody of JoCo or Fountains of Wayne, and I love both! | - oddaustin |
| I rate this only a fraction of a point less than 'Dare To Be Stupid'.
Best song he has done is years.
It's not about food, or buildings, or creeps me out, and relates well.
But, Al couldn't hand this Dr. Demento the day before? | - Tim P. Ryan |
| Facts: |
| video animated and directed by: Divya Srinivasan (MarlinsGirl) |
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| Song Lyrics: |
I starred in every high school play
Blew every drama teacher away
I graduated first in my class at Juilliard
Took every acting workshop I could
And I dreamed of Hollywood
While I read my Uta Hagen and studied the Bard
Hit the boards and paid my dues
And got phenomenal rave reviews
I knew the world was gonna love me, without a doubt
I was sure that Tarantino would be callin' me on the phone
Annie Leibovitz would shoot me for Rolling Stone
But the years have come and gone
And I'm sorry to say that's not the way that it's all worked out
I'm a tour guide on the Jungle Cruise ride
Skipper Dan is the name
And I'm doin' 34 shows every day
And every time it's the same
Look at those hippos, they're wigglin' their ears
Just like they've done for the last 50 years
Now I'm laughin' at my own jokes but I'm cryin' inside
'Cause I'm workin' on the Jungle Cruise ride
Oh, the critics, they used to say
I was the new Olivier
Thought I'd be the toast of Sundance or maybe Cannes
Aw, but don't bother tryin' to IMDb me
The only place you might possibly see me
Is ridin' my little boat around Adventureland
It ain't exactly what I planned
But I'm a tour guide on the Jungle Cruise ride
Skipper Dan is the name
And I'm doin' 34 shows every day
And every time it's the same
I would've killed if I'd been in "Speed The Plow"
But what's the difference, that's all behind me now
'Cause I'm payin' the rent and I'm swallowin' my pride
And I'm workin' on the Jungle Cruise ride
I should be there on Broadway
Knockin' 'em dead in "12 Angry Men"
But instead I'm here tellin' these lame jokes
Again and again and again and again and again and again and again
Bengal Tigers can jump over 20 feet!
That's an African bull elephant...
And there it is, the backside of water!
What have I done with my life?!
I shoulda listened when my grandfather said
"Why don't you major in business instead?"
Now my hopes have all vanished and my dreams have all died
And I'll probably work forever as a tour guide on the Jungle Cruise ride
Skipper Dan is the name
And I'm doin' 34 shows every day
And every time it's the same
Look at those hippos, they're wigglin' their ears
Somebody shoot me 'cause I'm bored to tears
Always said I'd be famous... I guess that I lied
'Cause I'm workin' on the Jungle Cruise ride
I'm still workin' on the Jungle Cruise ride
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Current Rating
7.5
(12 votes)
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| Played on 37 shows: |
 | 07-31-21, #AOTA-210731 | | 10-09-09, #MMDT20_09-41 |
| 07-24-21, #AOTA-210724 | | 10-02-09, #MMDT20_09-40 |
| 07-10-20, #WOTR_181 | | 09-25-09, #MMDT20_09-39 |
| 04-13-19, #KMCC-13-17 | | 09-18-09, #MMDT20_09-38 |
| 04-13-19, #KMCC-13-17 | | 09-11-09, #MMDT20_09-37 |
| 07-14-18, #AOTA-180714 | | 09-04-09, #MMDT20_09-36 |
| 11-25-17, #AOTA-171125 |  | 08-30-09, #09-35 |
| 09-19-16, #KMCC-11-02 | | 08-28-09, #MMDT20_09-35 |
| 07-25-14, #MMDT20_14-30 | | 08-21-09, #MMDT20_09-34 |
| 07-18-14, #MMDT20_14-29 | | 08-16-09, #MMCZ-09-31 |
| 03-25-14, #BWR-14-03-25 | | 08-14-09, #MMDT20_09-33 |
| 07-09-11, #11-28 | | 08-07-09, #MMDT20_09-32 |
| 06-10-11, #ROTP_355 | | 08-02-09, #09-31 |
| 04-11-10, #10-15 | | 07-31-09, #MMDT20_09-31 |
| 12-31-09, #MMDT20_09-FY | | 07-24-09, #MMDT20_09-30 |
| 12-27-09, #09-52 | | 07-19-09, #MMCZ-09-27 |
| 10-30-09, #MMDT20_09-44 | | 07-18-09, #ROTP_256 |
| 10-23-09, #MMDT20_09-43 | | 07-17-09, #MMDT20_09-29 |
| 10-16-09, #MMDT20_09-42 | | |
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fiogf49gjkf0d Does Anyone Have The MP3 link To Skipper Dan?
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fiogf49gjkf0d I like the song "Skipper Dan." It has a familar story, comparable to the line in the Billy Joel song "Piano Man" in which he sings of "John at the bar" who "could be a movie star..."
After watching the video, I could easily imagine this song being expanded into a feature length movie, either a lite drama or a chick flick, following the lives of aspiring actors who have to do other jobs while trying to hit the big time. Perhaps Zac Efron or Zac Braff could star. Or?
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fiogf49gjkf0d I bought it off iTunes - HQ 320/44/S MP3 (re-encoded from 288/44/S M4A) now uploaded for the clip
Tim P. Ryan:
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Is a High Quality MP3 available, the audeio stream in the video is only 096-22-S?
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fiogf49gjkf0d I added the You Tube link of the video.
Terri M.
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fiogf49gjkf0d Added Amazon purchase link - 256kbps, DRM free MP3, which lists release date as 7/10/2009.
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fiogf49gjkf0d There was no mention on Al's website either
Tim P. Ryan:
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Why did it take 2 days for someone to notice this? No comment on mySpace until today, 7/13. It is getting noticed now. This morning about 847 plays and 8 comments, now at the time of this posting, 5,600+ plays, 18 comments.
WAY slow Internet Leak?
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fiogf49gjkf0d Why did it take 2 days for someone to notice this? No comment on mySpace until today, 7/13. It is getting noticed now. This morning about 847 plays and 8 comments, now at the time of this posting, 5,600+ plays, 18 comments.
WAY slow Internet Leak?
Hat's off to Marlin's Girl for noticing this and putting up the first link here.
Like one of the mySpace comments said "A whole bunch of Skippers at Disney World will be laughing their [behinds] off today".
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fiogf49gjkf0d Not yet....I took the stream from the video, sharpened it up a bit in Amadeus' infinite-band equilizer, then re-saved it in 320/44/S MP3 so there would be no further degredation.
Tim P. Ryan:
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Hey, my computer is old and slow and myspace frogged up the PC's memory, I was getting back to it.
Is a High Quality MP3 available, the audeio stream in the video is only 096-22-S?
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fiogf49gjkf0d Hey, my computer is old and slow and myspace frogged up the PC's memory, I was getting back to it.
Is a High Quality MP3 available, the audeio stream in the video is only 096-22-S?
DJ Particle:
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Fixed release date...video was added to MySpace on the 11th
Also, MP3 clip added.
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fiogf49gjkf0d Fixed release date...video was added to MySpace on the 11th
Also, MP3 clip added.
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Song samples are provided for information purposes only and are intended
to enable the users to sample the music (as they are in very low quality) before
they take the decision of purchasing the music. This right is expressly permitted
under "Fair Use" as nonprofit educational purposes only. The
ownership of the copyright of the songs rests with the respective owners.
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