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Doing Something Unholy

A parody of Unholy by Sam Smith & Kim Petras

A parody of Sam Smith and Kim Petras's chart-topping "Unholy," following a sender whose purchased lists, missing DMARC and DKIM, and consent violations earn him a Spamhaus block and a dying inbox. A pop-infused lesson in reputation damage, list hygiene, and the price of doing something truly unholy to your deliverability.

2:41
Duration
Intro
Mummy don't know Daddy's getting blocked
By the Spamhaus block
Doing something unholy
He don't like it, don't like it, yeah (Ooh)
He don't like it, don't like it yeah (Yeah, yeah)
He don't like it, don't like it yeah (Uh)
He don't like it, don't like it, yeah
Verse 1
A dirty, dirty list
He bought records from a scrape or two
They'd kick you out if the E-S-P ever knew
'Bout all the spam you’re pushin' out the queue
Filthy, filthy boy
You know Gmail is a-watchin' your routine
I see the hard bounces from the places that you've been
And how you don't know how to keep your data clean
Chorus
Mummy don't know Daddy's getting blocked
By the Spamhaus block
Doing something unholy
He's sat back while they're dropping him
Servers blocking him
Yeah, the inbox dies slowly
Oh-ee-oh-ee-oh, no con-sent from them
Ho-ee-oh-ee-ome so he is fil-tered
Mummy don't know Daddy's getting blocked
By the Spamhaus block
Doing something unholy (Woo)
Verse 2
Mm, sender, sender, your I-P is off a bender (Yeah, yeah)
Check the logs, flag the sender, your suspension on agenda
You gon' need to clean it up 'cause you trippin' Spamhaus ZEN (Woo)
I will lock your server up, you'll be gone in the A.M. (Yeah)
And he, he skips the opt-ins, got no DMARC or D-K-I-M (Ah)
He always blastin' 'cause he never cares 'bout CAN-SPAM (CAN-SPAM)
And when you want the inbox, you will be undiscovered (Yeah, yeah)
With no authentication, just hide under the covers (Yeah)
Chorus
Mummy don't know daddy's getting blocked (Blocked)
By the Spamhaus block (Block)
Doing something unholy
He's sat back while they're dropping him (Him)
Servers blocking him (Him)
Yeah, the inbox dies slowly
Oh-ee-oh-ee-oh, no con-sent from them
Ho-ee-oh-ee-ome so he is fil-tered
Mummy don't know Daddy's getting blocked (Blocked)
By the Spamhaus block (Ah)
Doing something unholy (Unholy)
Outro
Oh-oh, oh-ee-oh-ee, ee-oh (Unholy)
Oh-oh, oh-ee-oh-ee, ee-oh (Unholy)
Oh-oh, oh-ee-oh-ee, ee-oh (Yeah, yeah)
Oh-oh, oh-ee-oh-ee, ee-oh
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About This Song

This is a humorous parody of “Unholy”. This work is intended as a parody for comedic purposes, created in the spirit of the “right to parody” recognized in France under Article L. 122-5 of the Intellectual Property Code. The goal is not to harm the original work, but to create a new, transformative, and comedic piece.

Original Credits
Song: “Unholy” by Sam Smith & Kim Petras
Songwriter: Sam Smith, Kim Petras, James Napier, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Henry Walter, Blake Slatkin,Omer Fedi
Producer: Sam Smith, Kim Petras, Ilya, Cirkut, Slatkin, Fedi, Jimmy Napes
© Original song rights to respective holders. No infringement intended.
Parody Work
Lyrics: Inbox Senders Club & AI
Music: AI