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Boston Rob - Chargers Parody
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An unnamed radio host warms up, lowers the backing music, and launches into a comic San Diego Chargers rewrite of a patriotic anthem. He contrasts his old allegiance to the 2004 Boston Red Sox with his devotion to the Chargers, remembers meeting LT, and argues that the lightning bolt represents victory. The song tours San Diego communities from Mira Mesa and Santee to Mission Bay, Cardiff, downtown, North County, Ocean Beach, and Ocean Terrace as evidence of countywide fandom. The performance veers into a grotesque stadium hot-dog joke, then ends with repeated claims that the Chargers are the best and an exaggerated sign-off.
What happened, in order
Diaphragm Warm-Up
The speaker warms up his voice, asks for the swelling music to be lowered, and prepares to sing an elaborate Chargers anthem.
Red Sox to Bolts
He imagines losing every team he has supported, including the 2004 World Series champion Boston Red Sox, and says he could start over with the Chargers.
Proud Chargers Fan
To the tune and rhetoric of a patriotic anthem, he declares that the lightning bolt means victory and proudly calls himself a Chargers fan.
Meeting LT
He cites meeting LT as a treasured proof of his devotion to the team.
San Diego Roll Call
The song maps Chargers loyalty across Mira Mesa, Santee, Mission Bay, and Cardiff by the Sea.
Countywide Pride
He extends the local roll call from downtown and North County to Ocean Beach and Ocean Terrace, claiming Chargers pride fills every San Diegoan's heart.
Stadium Hot-Dog Gag
The anthem abruptly turns gross and absurd when he describes eating a hot dog at the game, gagging, and returning to his seat.
Chaotic Finale
He closes by insisting the Chargers are the very best, stretching the last words into a comic vocal flourish before announcing that he is done.
People mentioned
257 words, machine transcribed. Click any timestamp to jump the player there.
Breathe from the diaphragm. Me, me, me, me. Maybe the music down a little bit because it crescendos. If tomorrow all the teams were gone that I supported all my life like the 2004 World Series champ Boston Red Sox and I had to start again with the bolts that'd be alright. I'd thank my lucky stars that I'm living on this coast. Cause that lightning bolt means victory. They're the team I like the most. And I'm proud to be a Chargers fan. I know who's on the team. And I won't forget about the time I got to meet LT. And I'll gladly watch them. And proudly I will beam. Cause there ain't no doubt I love these guys. Call this Chargers team. Now I'm just warmed up right now. Now I'm ready to freaking sing Beethoven's Fourth. From Turbo Hondas in Mira Mesa to the trailers of Santee. Across the 8 to Mission Bay and up to Cardiff by the sea.
From downtown to North County, from OB to OT, there's pride in every San Diegoan's heart when they hear this dirt backstay. I ought to be a Chargers fan of my lightning bolt, and I'll have a hot dog at the game, and stick my fingers down my throat, and then I'll stand up. Go to my seat and chew a freshman for my breath. Cause there ain't no doubt I love this tea. It charges all the best. The very best, best, best, best of them. And I love you. I'm out.