If you live in the UK, unless you’ve been hiding under a rock you’ll have noticed that Brexit has been in the news rather a lot recently.

We’ve had much hand-wringing – from both sides of the political divide – over the implications of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. Then there was the rush of Cabinet resignations, led by Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab. The vote of no confidence in Theresa May that never materialised. And, finally, the signing of the deal by all the EU leaders at Sunday’s Brussels summit.

I think it’s fair to say hardly anybody is happy with the outcome, or with the political shenanigans that have accompanied it. In fact, many would agree it’s been little short of farcical.

So what better way to reflect on the culmination of 20 months of political spin than with a musical parody?

I was originally going to write this as an updated version of that famed piece of social and political commentary: Las Ketchup’s The Ketchup Song. But in protest against Spain stirring up trouble over Gibraltar, I decided to boycott all Spanish language songs. (Also, it’s a really hard song to rewrite and perform, so there’s that too.)

So instead I’ve opted for the bombast and singalong-ability of the opening song from The Greatest Showman. Well, why not? If we can’t have a People’s Vote, we should at least have a People’s Song, right?

(And, yes, this is written at least partially from the viewpoint of someone who voted Remain. But let’s keep political ideology out of this and just appreciate the ridiculousness of it all for what it is, okay?)

The Brexit Show (to the tune of The Greatest Show)

2016, the referendum we’ve waited for
Do we vote to Remain, or Leave through the exit door?
A slogan on a bus: NHS funding, there’ll be more
Emotions tugged, swaying our minds
Campaigns where truth gets left behind

Just do it, vote Leave or Remain, all that matters
It’s all about winning, don’t care what comes after
The Leavers say time to regain sovereignty
While Remainers say that EU movement should still stay free
52:48, we voted to Leave
Two-year countdown once we trigger Article 50, go!
Cameron quitting and leaving Theresa May
To sort out his fiasco
And tell us how we’re going to go

David Davis, Brexit Secretary
Liam Fox said it would be easy
Brexit means Brexit, try to make sense of it
Oh, this is the Brexit show
Dominic Raab, he came and went
Might as well be David Brent
Withdrawal Agreement, nobody read it all
Oh, this is the Brexit show

Jacob Rees-Mogg attempted to depose May
But she stood her ground and survived to another day

Just do it, vote Leave or Remain, all that matters
It’s all about winning, don’t care what comes after
Dismissing naysayers with the tag ‘Project Fear’
Just remember Euro migrants are not welcome here

David Davis, Brexit Secretary
Liam Fox said it would be easy
Brexit means Brexit, make what you will of it
Oh, this is the Brexit show
Dominic Raab, he came and went
Might as well be David Brent
Withdrawal Agreement, nobody read it all
Oh, this is the Brexit show

It’s everything nobody wants
It’s nothing anybody needs
29 March 2019
This is how it’s gonna be
It’s everything nobody wants
It’s nothing anybody needs
29 March 2019
This is how it’s gonna be
This is how it’s gonna be

David Davis, Brexit Secretary
Liam Fox said it would be easy
Brexit means Brexit, try to make sense of it
Oh, this is the Brexit show

Dominic Raab, he came and went
Might as well be David Brent
Withdrawal Agreement, nobody read it all
This is the Brexit show

David Davis, Brexit Secretary
Liam Fox said it would be easy
Brexit means Brexit, try to make sense of it
Oh, this is the Brexit show
Dominic Raab, he came and went
Might as well be David Brent
Withdrawal Agreement, nobody read it all
Oh, this is the Brexit show

You wonder what future is now in front of you
And you’re scared that your worst fears are coming true
And Corbyn can’t save us now, yeah

This is the Brexit show
This is the Brexit show
This is the Brexit show
This is the Brexit show
This is the Brexit show
This is the Brexit show
This is the Brexit show
This is the Brexit show
This is the Brexit show

And here’s the original song as it appears in the movie. (Well, at least the opening segment of it.)

Parenting parodies

Thatcham Rhapsody (to the tune of Bohemian Rhapsody)

Toilet Trained (to the tune of Wonderwall)

Fairytale of Thatcham (to the tune of Fairytale of New York)

Kids in Cars (to the tune of Life on Mars)

Won’t You (Buy Something For Me) (to the tune of Don’t You (Forget About Me))

Pretty in Pink (to the tune of Pretty in Pink)

Vote For Me (to the tune of Let It Be)

iPhone (to the tune of Payphone)

When Stars Die (to the tune of When Doves Cry)

Parent Bloggers (to the tune of Single Ladies)

BML (to the tune of Let It Go)

Mummy Mummy Mummy (to the tune of Money Money Money)

Dinner at Maccy D’s (to the tune of Breakfast At Tiffany’s)

Halloween (to the tune of Beautiful)

Smells Like Boys’ Bedrooms (to the tune of Smells Like Teen Spirit)

Stay in Bed till Eight (to the tune of Stay Another Day)

On My Blog (to the tune of It’s a Sin)

Another Brick on the Floor (to the tune of Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2)

Make It Stop (to the tune of Shake It Off)

Support (to the tune of Stitches)

One More Hour of Sleep (to the tune of Rolling in the Deep)

A Bedtime Story (to the tune of The Edge of Glory)

I’m Still Singing (to the tune of I’m Still Standing)

Cake at a Conference (to the tune of Cake by the Ocean)

A Weekend Blogging Conference (to the tune of The Sound of Silence)

Soft Play Down (to the tune of Disco Down)

You Can’t Have Too Much CBeebies (to the tune of The Sun Always Shines on TV)

Royal Wedding (to the tune of White Wedding)

A Boy Obsessive (to the tune of World In Motion)

Instagram (to the tune of Vienna)

Three Lions 2018 (to the tune of Three Lions ’98)

Readers’ Choice (to the tune of You’re Welcome)

Will I Win Readers’ Choice? (to the tune of Losing My Religion)

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