Well, I suppose it was inevitable.  In this age of marketing and advertisement, it's almost impossible to escape the big pop-culture phenomenons.  Dragonball Z is such a phenomenon.  For DBZ fans it's the more the merrier!  It's on television, it's in our movie rental shops, it's in our toy stores.  And now, for the first time ever, it's on a Broadway stage!

(Hey, if Disney can put Beauty and the Beast on ice, why can't I put DBZ on Broadway?)
...The Musical!
All lyrics by Charlotte May, set to tunes by artists FAR more talented than she.  :-)
Obviously, the following songs are parodies.  As far as I know, there is NOT a plan to put DBZ to music and send it to Broadway--that'd just be silly.  Nor have I actually written a musical in its entirety about DBZ.  I only wrote these few parodies, and the tiny bit of bridging material provided here, to make it LOOK like a whole story.

These songs are all based on the Trunks/Adroid/Cell sagas.  Although I should hope you'd find the parodies amusing even if you don't know DBZ or these sagas, it might help if you have a basic knowledge of them. 
Can't remember or don't know the tunes?  No problem!  For your convenience, I have included links to the MIDI files that correspond with the lyrics above each graphic. Here's what to do:

RIGHT CLICK on the link.  Select OPEN LINK IN NEW WINDOW.  Then you just keep that new window open and bring this page back to the front.  Not too hard, I hope!
The curtain rises.  Mr. Popo's current job is to set the scene...
For the Cause of Good
(Parody of U2's "Pride (In the name of love)")

Performed by Mr. Popo
Goku was sent to destroy Earth
This he would not do
Made some friends here and fell in love
Even removed his tail
For the cause of good
It's all for the cause of good
Even Piccolo
He fights for the cause of good
Vegeta came to fight Earth next
After Radditz failed
Says he's going to kill Kakarot
These empty threats always pale
For the cause of good
It's all for the cause of good
He's cranky, but good
One more for the cause of good
Early morning 12th of May
Androids will appear in the sky
If they don't stop the monsters
The Z Fighters will die
For the cause of good
It's all for the cause of good
Tune
(repeat these last two lines 2x more)
Goku finally returns from his long abscence and Vegeta wants to pick up where they left off...
The Scene of Carnage
(Parody of Simon and Garfunkel's "Sound of Silence")

Performed by Vegeta
Hello Goku my old friend
I've come to fight with you again
Because a vision dark and creepy
Tortured me while I was sleepy
In my vision there was nothing I could do
To pummel you
Amidst the scene of carnage
While you were walking with Gohan
Piccolo said "bring it on"
Then that kid with all the purple hair
Was stronger than me and that isn't fair
And then I powered up but no matter how I tried
I nearly died
It was a scene of carnage
And through the noise and pain I saw
That woman kiss me on the jaw
As if the rest wasn't bad enough
I was subjected to that Bulma stuff
Everyone hated me but that is fine by me
I am happy
When in a scene of carnage
But you ganged up against me
Even Popo and ChiChi
Though I threw a spirit bomb at you
I didn't even come close to you
But I know that I will be the best
For I will win through the carnage
And no matter what you say
I will fight with you today
I'll be Prince of Saiyans once again
I will fight you all and I will win
And I don't care if you raise an army in fact I tell you bring it on
I'll beat you all
There will be a scene of carnage
Tune
In true DBZ fashion, Goku takes a moment in the thick of things to reminisce...
Goku-Might
(Parody of 3 Doors Down's "Kryptonite")

Performed by Goku
Tune
I flew around the galaxy after I killed Frieza
I let my family fret, made them put up with Vegeta
I watched Namek die with a flash and with a boom
But there was nothing I could do, yeah
I watched Namek die with a flash and with a boom
After all I know it was the fault of that Frieza goon
I guess I don't mind if I die now and then
As long as I get to train at the end

Chorus:
If I go crazy will I still be a Super Saiyan?
If I'm alive and well, will I still get to be called "the man"?
I'll keep you all alive with my Super Saiyan might
Goku-might

If I am strong Vegeta's weak
But still he thinks he'll break my streak
He's really wasting his time since I never am around
You fought while I was sick in bed,
If not for me Tien'd be dead
I picked him up and brought him to Kami's tower
(chorus)
(repeat chorus slowly) Yeah
(chorus)
Ohhh wohhh wohhh
(repeat this line 2x more)
Steal my Girlfriend
(Parody of Len's "Steal my Sunshine")

Performed by Yamcha and Puar
YAMCHA:
I was singing to poor Puar on Sunday morning of last week
Ignoring my recent defeats
When Bulma told us all she had dreamed that Vegeta had come back
And in her dream she kissed the freak
And I wondered what had happened back there on Namek when I was dead
I can't convince her he's a geek
If Namek made Bulma fall for Vegeta, I guess what's done is done
Cause I missed that million miles of fun

Chorus:
I know it's up for me
PUAR:
If you steal his girlfriend
YAMCHA:
Bulma thinks you're secretly sweet
PUAR:
If you steal his girlfriend
YAMCHA:
Even though you are a creep
PUAR:
If you steal his girlfriend

YAMCHA:
I was training in the gym and watching women's dancing feet
They were looking pretty sweet
I smashed the machine to smithereens and I had to take the heat
The owner lay in a heap
It wouldn't have happened if I hadn't been worried I was weak
Losing her to that Saiyan freak
And all because I had died back there when that Vegeta had first come
I missed those million miles of fun
(chorus)
I know it's done for me
PUAR:
If you steal his girlfriend
YAMCHA:
Vegeta can pound me
PUAR:
If you steal his girlfriend
YAMCHA:
Cause I'm dumb and built to beat
PUAR:
If you steal his girlfriend
YAMCHA:
My girlfriend
PUAR:
If you steal his girlfriend
Tune
(repeat the last two lines 10x more)
My Vegeta
(Parody of The Knack's "My Sharona")

Performed by Bulma
Ooh my little balding one, my balding one
When you gonna give me a smile, Vegeta?
Ooh, you think that you're too good, you're too good
You think you are too good for me Vegeta

Chorus:
I know you like me, give it up
Even mother knows
You really aren't that tough, just shut up, you're not fooling me
My-my-my-yi-yi whoo
M-m-m-my Vegeta

Don't come any closer, huh
A-will ya, huh
If you do you will make Trunks cry, Vegeta
Every time you speak to me, you insult me
Even now that we have a son, Vegeta
(chorus)
M-m-m-my Vegeta
When you gonna marry me, m-marry me?
Is it just a matter of time, Vegeta?
Is it d-d-destiny, d-destiny
Or is it just a gleam in my eyes, Vegeta?
I know you like me, give it up
Even mother knows
You really aren't that tough, just shut up, you're not fooling me
My-my-my-yi-yi whoo
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-my-my-my-yi-yi whoo
M-m-m-my Vegeta
Tune
(repeat the last line 3x more)
Proceed, to Act II!
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