Yakko: In Hollywood they have a different language that they speak
It’s spoken by those folks who went to school for just one week
Dot : It’s found inside Variety, a magazine they use
Y+D : And no one understands it when they read the movie news.
Dot : Like «Hix makes pix but the flick needs fix»
Yakko: Means someone made a movie that bombed
Dot : «The veeps in charge are now at large»
Yakko: Means everyone involved is gone.
Dot : «The plot conflix; no beautiful chix»
Yakko: So it’s coming out on video soon
Dot : They’re «taking their lix»
‘Cause the critics say «nix»
Yakko: And the editors are gonna try to fix it in the mix.
Dot : But the «stock sees green» on page thirteen
Yakko: Means Disney’s up a nickel a share
Dot : «Stallone cuts deal for a major reel»
Yakko: Means Rocky number six, so beware.
Dot : If you want the «poop»
Yakko: Or you need the «scoop»
Y+D : On Hollywood town this week
You’re gonna have to learn to talk that Variety Speak!
Girls: Bob-a-doo-bop! A-bob-a-doo-bah!
Bob-a-doo-bop! A-bob-a-doo-bah!
Dot : «A boffo smash makes Warner cash»
Yakko: Means there’s gonna be a sequel next year
Dot : But «Paramount hurts and they’re losing their shirts»
Yakko: Means Schwarzenegger’s doing King Lear.
Dot : «Oliver Stone does next Home Alone»
Yakko: Means he’s getting paid an arm and a leg
The budget goes «crunch»
Dot : But his name «packs punch»
Yakko: So they called up the accountants and they’re gonna «do lunch»!
Dot : Well, the «ratings smile» on the O.J. trial
Yakko: Means a movie of the week to premiere
Dot : «Universal cuts deal with Mister Spiel»
Yakko: To do a hundred thousand movies a year.
YW+D : You gotta play it smart
If you wanna be part
Of the crowd that’s hip and chic
You’re gonna have to learn to talk that Variety Speak!
Girls: Bob-a-doo-bop! A-bob-a-doo-bah!
Bob-a-doo-bop! A-bob-a-doo-bah!
Yakko: Normal talk makes producers walk
Y+D : You might as well speak Greek
You’re gonna have to learn…
Wakko: Or the meeting will adjourn…
YW+D : Unless, my friend, you learn that Variety Speak!
Girls: Bob-a-doo-bop! A-bob-a-doo-bah!
Bob-a-doo-bop! A-bob-a-doo-bah!
YW+D : Bah-doop-bah-doop-bah-doop-bahhh-dah!
