"I Am a Camera" Buggles music video
Background
First of all, let me begin with a warning: although most of my songs are political and more serious, this is one of my silly songs – and one that contains more than its fair share of questionable material. You've been warned!
There's not much to the origin of this song – I listen to songs and try to come up with funny substitutions for the lyrics. When I thought about the lyrics to this song, the line that stands out is "I am a camera". Indeed, while this song comes from Drama, the 1980 Yes album where a struggling Yes absorbed Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes of The Buggles (of the famous "Video Killed the Radio Star"), The Buggles also released a version of this song on their 1981 album Adventures in Modern Recording called "I Am a Camera".
Thinking about the line "I am a camera", the first thing that popped into my head was "I want an enema". The cadence works very well, and it also meant that I would get to write a whole song about someone who really wants an enema, so the comedic potential was quite obvious.
But if you check out the lyrics, it's not simply vulgarities – I've included several highly educational links. For example: ever hear the phrase "blow smoke up your ass"? A smoke enema was actually used as a medical treatment from the 1600s until the early 1800s. If you read the lyrics below and follow the links, you can learn several more life-altering facts!
Lyrics
Accessories, how the list is vast They feed, right into my ass Tie me down, I don't want to wait Clysters, always feel so great I want an enema I want an enema Take your time, you should always start off slow And so, as you feel the fluid flow Above all, you'd better hope that you don't fart Disabuse them If you feel those feelings start I want an enema, enema, enema I want an enema, enema, enema I want an enema, enema, enema And I, feel like I'm moronic Without a colonic Flowing into me Here, is my underside My rear, it will not be denied Heed my plea Give me glee But do it with sterility I say this without hyperbole It's like an anal diastole (Thank god for that bachelor's degree) And so, as I feel the pressure build I am, increasingly so very thrilled Gwyneth wants, all of us to follow Goop But if you listen You will still be full of poop I want an enema, enema, enema I want an enema, enema, enema Remove, remove, all my feces Reduce, reduce, my IBD Please keep, your procedures all smoke-free Although, I may just be spoofing We aren't talking boofing If you follow me (I want an enema I want an enema) I want, I want, an enema I want, I want, an enema (I want an enema) I want, I want, an enema (I want an enema I want an enema) I want, I want, an enema I want, I want, dear I'm not satisfied I fear, I'm not dignified Clearly a Trivia I have klismaphilia I want, I want, an enema I want, I want, an enema I want, I want, an enema