Scoop It Up - Taylor Swift parody
Last year, our Creativity and Innovation Master’s program was asked to come up with a slogan that would encourage people to pick up after their pets. The slogan needed to be bi-lingual and visual so that those who wanted the slogan could print up posters.
After some careful thought and lots of suggestions that rhymed and were clever, I decided that what the group who asking for the slogan really wanted was to get people to pick up after their dogs. They didn’t want a slogan per se; they just said slogan because that is an easy way to look like anyone is doing something, and it requires no real effort after it is made up. Slogans are good for reinforcing behavior, but without a group to chant them, they rarely change behavior.
I came up with two suggestions to get people to pick up after their dogs. The first was to turn the tops of the trash cans into soccer goal posts. Soccer is very popular, and scoring a goal on a trash can could be fun, especially if it was accompanied by cheering. The idea was rejected because the district had just purchased new poop receptacles and didn’t want to modify the tops to create a goal post.
The second was a parody of Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off. I came up with lyrics, dance moves and even found someone willing to sing the song. Unfortunately, the idea was again rejected, and I couldn’t come up with a way to film the video I wanted with the tools I had at my disposal.
However, since I cannot shake the lyrics off, I thought I would post them here. If someone would like to put this together as a video, let me know; I am sure we can strike a deal. No one has endorsed these lyrics.
After some careful thought and lots of suggestions that rhymed and were clever, I decided that what the group who asking for the slogan really wanted was to get people to pick up after their dogs. They didn’t want a slogan per se; they just said slogan because that is an easy way to look like anyone is doing something, and it requires no real effort after it is made up. Slogans are good for reinforcing behavior, but without a group to chant them, they rarely change behavior.
I came up with two suggestions to get people to pick up after their dogs. The first was to turn the tops of the trash cans into soccer goal posts. Soccer is very popular, and scoring a goal on a trash can could be fun, especially if it was accompanied by cheering. The idea was rejected because the district had just purchased new poop receptacles and didn’t want to modify the tops to create a goal post.
The second was a parody of Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off. I came up with lyrics, dance moves and even found someone willing to sing the song. Unfortunately, the idea was again rejected, and I couldn’t come up with a way to film the video I wanted with the tools I had at my disposal.
However, since I cannot shake the lyrics off, I thought I would post them here. If someone would like to put this together as a video, let me know; I am sure we can strike a deal. No one has endorsed these lyrics.
Scoop It Up
Take my dog outside Does something I can’t hide He does number two-oo-oo He does number two-oo-oo Leave it lying on the ground Hope nobody’s around I will just let it stay-ay-ay Just let it stay-ay-ay But I keep thinkin’ ‘Bout how much it’s stinking It’s like I got this small voice In my mind Saying I cannot let it ride ‘Cause a dog is gonna poop, poop, poop, poop, poop And I’mma gonna bend and stoop, stoop, stoop So that I can scoop, scoop, scoop, scoop, scoop, scoop Scoop it up scoop it up The dog poo’s gonna stay, stay, stay, stay, stay And someone’s gonna pass this way, way, way And I should really just scoop, scoop, scoop, scoop, scoop Scoop it up, scoop it up Walking down the street Get dog poo on my feet That just should not be-ee-ee That just should not be-ee-ee I know they passed a law But there seems to be a flaw Because I stepped in caca I stepped in caca But I keep moving There isn’t much to do, yeah, Walking ‘round now with dog poo On my shoe Squishing as I walk ‘Cause a dog is gonna poop, poop, poop, poop, poop And I’mma gonna bend and stoop, stoop, stoop So that I can scoop, scoop, scoop, scoop, scoop, scoop Scoop it up scoop it up The dog poo’s gonna stay, stay, stay, stay, stay And someone’s gonna pass this way, way, way And I should really just scoop, scoop, scoop, scoop, scoop Scoop it up, scoop it up Scoop it up, scoop it up Scoop it up, scoop it up Scoop it up, scoop it up Scoop it up, scoop it up Hey, Hey, Hey When my dog takes a big, old dump And it sits on the sidewalk I won’t leave it to dirty others shoes I’m gonna scoop it up And you should, too I took my dog to the dogpark Where he dropped a log I’m just gonna scoop And to the fella over there with the hella good hair Your dog went number two, you should scoop, scoop, scoop ‘Cause a dog is gonna poop, poop, poop, poop, poop And I’mma gonna bend and stoop, stoop, stoop So that I can scoop, scoop, scoop, scoop, scoop, scoop Scoop it up, scoop it up The dog poo’s gonna stay, stay, stay, stay, stay And someone’s gonna pass this way, way, way And I should really just scoop, scoop, scoop, scoop, scoop Scoop it up, scoop it up Scoop it up, scoop it up Scoop it up, scoop it up Scoop it up, scoop it up Scoop it up, scoop it up Scoop it up, scoop it up Scoop it up, scoop it up Scoop it up, scoop it up Scoop it up, scoop it up |
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