Once upon a time, there was a film music discussion list called "filmus-l". I spent many years (and hours) reading and posting, posting and reading, ranting and raving, and chiding the churlish.
Once, I even wrote a song lyric. Someone had started a thread about RKO doing a musical version of "Citizen Kane" and had some fun with song titles.
I then suggested they could move on to "King Kong" and said I already had a song for the climactic climb up the Empire State Tower Building.
I found it today and here it is:
Up, Up, Up! (Empire State Building version)
14-Hundred Fifty-Four feet in the air
He carries me up in search of his lair
The sweat off his palms drenches my being
No chance of rescue, no chance of fleeing.
Lord know the stains won't come out of this dress;
(This wind is so strong my hair is a mess)
Strange, but I'm having an odd sort of stirring....
Oh! What is that sound? Do I hear a whirring?
Don't put me down, Kong, don't be a dope,
Don't let me go, Kong, I'm your only hope.
Choppers are circling, don't overextend,
You're swatting at killers who'll win in the end
(Bloodcurdling Fay Wray scream)
Down, down, down to your doom
Why must this tale end in such gloom?
My hero is coming, I'm tattered and pale
Oh, Darn! Look at that! I've torn a nail.
