On That Note: It's My Parody

[cyclones500]

Our thread is partly inspired by the following song-couplet, as a way to connect the “parody” and “answer" aspects. "Judy's Turn to Cry" is more of a sequel to "It's My Party," than a true answer song, but close enough to qualify, and notable that it involves the same artist.

 

[cyclones500]

The Weird Al 2-song embargo has expired. Let fly!


Clever, timely merger of a hit movie and a hot song (’94 and ’95, respectively)


Source material: “Lump,” The Presidents of the United States of America





“Gump,” by Weird Al

(Also includes a “Laugh-in” visual — based on Ruth Buzzi’s Gladys Ormphby character, approx 0:29)

Among lyrical highlights: “His girlfriend Jenny was kind of a slut / He went to the White House, showed LBJ his butt.”

 

[HFCS]

The ultimate rock feud, although I always thought it was LS choice to take it personally. Probably 100s like this in hip hop that aren't board appropriate.

 

[20eyes]

Our thread is partly inspired by the following song-couplet, as a way to connect the “parody” and “answer" aspects. "Judy's Turn to Cry" is more of a sequel to "It's My Party," than a true answer song, but close enough to qualify, and notable that it involves the same artist.

You beat me to it by 21 min., well done.

 

[20eyes]

It was an entrant in a previous

The ultimate rock feud, although I always thought it was LS choice to take it personally. Probably 100s like this in hip hop that aren't board appropriate.

Didn't they squash it a long, long time ago? I thought they were all cool? No?

 

[cyclones500]

It was an entrant in a previous

Didn't they squash it a long, long time ago? I thought they were all cool? No?

Going from memory, seems like they did ... can't recall how intense feud was or how long it festered. (Without looking it up).

 

[jbhtexas]

A couplet...both in the same performance...

 

[jbhtexas]

Get On Up...and...Get Away

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

Riggle also did a couple of TV theme parodies

 

[MeanDean]

Totally UN-PC The original came out in 1961. The parody in 1969. Times and sensibilities were different then...

 

[MeanDean]

Like the Leslie Gore example @cyclones500 posted, this is more of a follow-up than an answer song. And like the Gore one, both tunes by the same artist.

 

[MeanDean]

 

[MeanDean]

 

[MeanDean]

Weird Al's first. At least the first one I heard...

 

[MeanDean]

 

[MeanDean]

 

[cyclones500]

A couple of selections from The Electric Amish. The joke wears a little thin when stretched over multiple songs, but the band applies the theme effectively.

 

[CivEFootball]

No I'm on boat mentioned as a parody

 

[cyclones500]

Categorically, I consider The Rutles more of a fictional tribute group, as opposed to parody, but I want to use one.

Intro riff and outro lifted from “A Day in the Life,” song is a general mixture of Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper”/psychedelic period. Video obviously based on “Yellow Submarine” movie.

 

[cyclones500]

One more from me for Weird Al — don’t think we did this yet. Clever weaving of key words from the show theme, and adapting the visual of a signature MTV video.

“That little Clampett got his own ce-ment pond!”