1 Make A (Free) Man Out of You
“Make A (Free) Man out Of You”
(Sung to the tune of “Make A Man Out Of You”
from Disney’s Mulan soundtrack)
Let’s get down defending
To defeat the charge
Don’t you fret dear client, the trial’s just begun
Things may seem so hopeless now,
But you can bet before we’re through
Defendant, I’ll make a free man…out of you
The testimony’s bogus
These charges are paper thin
Once I break that witness
We are sure to win
Payne’s a spineless, wimp, pathetic snot
And he’s never had a clue
I swear I’ll make a free man out of you
I’ll never stop pursuing the truth
Say goodbye to these lies against you
Just ignore that pompous tool, and his smarmy grin
I’ll fight until my dying breath
Hope Udgey doesn’t see right through me
Good thing I can stall and bluff on a whim!
[Chorus:]
(Objection!)
I must be strong, freedom I must deliver
(Objection!)
Lady Justice shall prevail real soon
(Objection!)
With all the blaze of a Phoenix fire
With this new evidence, there’s no way we can lose!
Sweat drips down my brow now, till verdict arrives
Heed late mentor’s orders and I might survive
You’re unsuited for those prison stripes
So chin up, smile on, we’re through
Cuz you believed, I’d make a free man out of you
[Chorus:]
(Objection!)
I must be strong, freedom I must deliver
(Objection!)
Lady Justice shall prevail real soon
(Objection!)
With all the blaze of a Phoenix fire
With this new evidence, there’s no way we can lose!
[Chorus:]
(Objection!)
I must be strong, freedom I must deliver
(Objection!)
Lady Justice shall prevail real soon
(Objection!)
With all the blaze of a Phoenix fire
With this new evidence, there’s no way we can lose!
Hi, JP and Czar! It’s great to be able to see these songs again. Anyway, Mulan is one of the movies I remember the most about from my childhood (I was born in the mid-2000s but that doesn’t really matter lol). These songs lyrics are very catchy and they can be sung exactly like those of the original movie.
(p.s. I’m NintendoAceAttorneyFan but I changed my username to match the fandom I mainly write for lol)
Yay! It means so much to me that people are checking out my space here and can see all the labors of love me and my awesome funnyman partner have put in over the years without worrying about site restrictions! 😊
Mulan is very dear to my heart as it was my first song-fic in the series. Also, such a pleasure to hear from you! Thanks for dropping a line!
Cheers,
JP
CzarThwomp: I’m glad to hear that you liked the parody! While I may have only watched “Mulan” once, (I was always more into “Toy Story” myself), this song in particular is special to me because when JP approached me with the idea for this fanfic, one of the first things she did was send me that very parody featured in this chapter to look over. So suffice to say, seeing this fanfic that gave me so many happy memories on a new site and that readers like you are enjoying it really puts a smile on my face.
This is from my wonderful partner in response to your kind review:
CzarThwomp: I’m glad to hear that you liked the parody! While I may have only watched “Mulan” once, (I was always more into “Toy Story” myself), this song in particular is special to me because when JP approached me with the idea for this fanfic, one of the first things she did was send me that very parody featured in this chapter to look over. So suffice to say, seeing this fanfic that gave me so many happy memories on a new site and that readers like you are enjoying it really puts a smile on my face.
Well, I was sad to see this story go, at least in this form. But I guess it gives me something to rediscover again.
Mulan was one of Disney’s best and one of the last good Disney musicals. And I’ll Make a Man Out of You is, in this man’s opinion, the best of the soundtrack.
Does it make me sexist? Maybe, but what do I care.
And as was always the case, the parodies are really well written and fit the characters. Actually, this could be a song by the entire Wright Agency workforce. But as it is, with Phoenix singing, it’s great.
I look forward to leaving my reviews on all your pieces once again.