Mucho, Macho?: A PROTEST SONG

Filksong
Song Title:	Mucho, Macho?: A PROTEST SONG
Composer:	Roberta Rogow
Lyrics:	A Man's A Man for A' That
Melody:	A Man's A Man for A' That
Date:	1981
Subject:	slash, fanworks
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Mucho, Macho?: A PROTEST SONG is a 1981 filk (to the tune of "A Man's a Man For A' That") by Roberta Rogow.

illo by Leah Rosenthal portraying four media same-sex couples: Kirk/Spock, Starsky/Hutch, and Napoleon/Illya

It was printed in Rec-Room Rhymes #2.

A similar filk was also published in Rec-Room Rhymes #2: see The Editor's Dilemma: Kiss by Feyrer.

The topic of the filk was slash fanworks and their appeal to some fans, something of which Rogow was outspoken in her dislike.

The Lyrics

Where are the fans that used to write of aliens and all that?

Instead, they choose to talk all night of men, and men and all that:

And all that, and all that, they're curious and all that;

The tales they tell will curl your hair, your eyebrows, teeth, and all that!

A man may be a Captain bold, who steers his ship, and all that.

He needs a Vulcan hand to hold, to comfort him and all that;

For all that, and all that, the Enterprise and all that --

With Kirk and Spock around to care, the world is safe for all that!

A man may chase the evil crooks, and drive his car and all that.

He needs his partner's blond good looks to keep him far from all that;

From all that, and all that, Los Angeles and all that —

A Zebra-three of a different stripe for Starsky, Hutch and all that!

A man may be an agent brave, with gadgets, guns and all that,

He needs a friend of aspect grave, to help him run from all that;

From all that, and all that, their U.N.C.L.E. badge and all that.

Napoleon met his Waterloo when Illya went for all that!

A man may be a tough old cop, who hides himself from all that,

A younger man can help hop off the shelf to all that;

For all that, and all that. It's Harry, John and all that —

The Frisco scene is not the same since Harry came to all that!

And so they write, and write they well, and others read, and all that.

And they believe the tales they tell with others breed, and all that;

And all that, and all that, they're fantasies-and all that —

So please remember, ladies fair — a man's a MAN for all that!