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1. Randy Newman, "Story of a Rock & Roll Band" (over a Brit Invasion-redux orch-pomp-disco backdrop: "I love that 'Mr. Blue Sky'/Almost my favorite is 'Turn to Stone'/And how 'bout 'Telephone Line'?/I love that E.L.O.")

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 19 June 2003 19:49 (twenty-two years ago)

2. "Weird" Al Yankovic, "Dare to Be Stupid"

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 19 June 2003 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Ween to thread, stat.

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Thursday, 19 June 2003 19:55 (twenty-two years ago)

wossa style parody?

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 19 June 2003 19:56 (twenty-two years ago)

it's a, you know, style parody.

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 19 June 2003 19:56 (twenty-two years ago)

but what is weird al parodying? himself?

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Thursday, 19 June 2003 19:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Devo.

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Thursday, 19 June 2003 20:00 (twenty-two years ago)

In that song he's parodying '80s Devo. And it's eerily convincing, arguably* better than the contemporaneous output of the genuine article was.

*some would argue that... I wouldn't.

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 19 June 2003 20:00 (twenty-two years ago)

x-post

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 19 June 2003 20:00 (twenty-two years ago)

3. Timelords 'Doctorin The Tardis'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 19 June 2003 20:03 (twenty-two years ago)

4. Elecktroids 'Electroworld'

5. Moog Cookbook

― Millar (Millar), Thursday, 19 June 2003 20:06 (twenty-two years ago)

6. Richard Cheese

― Millar (Millar), Thursday, 19 June 2003 20:08 (twenty-two years ago)

7. Jimi Tenor (at least I always thot so)

― Millar (Millar), Thursday, 19 June 2003 20:09 (twenty-two years ago)

"Big Bottom" Spinal Tap

Completely perfect faux-idiocy. The chorus-completing "HOW CAN I LEAVE THIS BEHIND?!" makes milk shoot out my nose. And I don't even drink milk.

― Hunter (Hunter), Thursday, 19 June 2003 20:28 (twenty-two years ago)

9. V/VM

― Millar (Millar), Thursday, 19 June 2003 20:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Or I could completely be missing the point here

― Millar (Millar), Thursday, 19 June 2003 20:34 (twenty-two years ago)

ts: the moog cookbook vs. the strokes

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 19 June 2003 20:36 (twenty-two years ago)

10. Led Zeppelin - "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper"

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Thursday, 19 June 2003 20:36 (twenty-two years ago)

haha jbr I almost put the strokes

― Millar (Millar), Thursday, 19 June 2003 20:50 (twenty-two years ago)

that reggie and the full effect album, Promotional Copy, is really funny. they do a bunch of funny songs. especially "Gloves"(synth-pop) and "Dwarf Invasion"(metal). the only weird thing is that they do some emo-punk songs and at first you think that they are parodies of emo-punk, but then you realize that they are real songs. they are good emo-punk songs! also search: The Turtles-Battle of the Bands

― scott seward, Thursday, 19 June 2003 20:59 (twenty-two years ago)

"Ode To Manheim Steamroller" is really good off of that album too.

― scott seward, Thursday, 19 June 2003 21:04 (twenty-two years ago)

oops! sorry.

11)Ode To Manheim Steamroller-Reggie & The Full Effect

― scott seward, Thursday, 19 June 2003 21:05 (twenty-two years ago)

12) Rolling Stones, "Far Away Eyes" (see also "Dead Flowers" and "Country Honk")

― Chris Clark (Chris Clark), Thursday, 19 June 2003 21:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Junior Senior - "Shake Your Body" or whatever it's called. The 60s in three minutes.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Thursday, 19 June 2003 21:26 (twenty-two years ago)

14. Anal Cunt - 311 Sucks

― Millar (Millar), Thursday, 19 June 2003 21:49 (twenty-two years ago)

15. The Melvins - "In the Rain"
16. Ween - "The Blarney Stone"

― Evan (Evan), Thursday, 19 June 2003 21:54 (twenty-two years ago)

17. de la soul "Kicked Out of the House" -- Put, Put, Put it on Vibrate!!!

― JasonD (JasonD), Thursday, 19 June 2003 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)

18. Sparks 'Suburban Homeboy'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 19 June 2003 23:32 (twenty-two years ago)

19. Leningrad Cowboys ft Soviet Union Army Choir type thing 'Gimme All Your Lovin'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 19 June 2003 23:35 (twenty-two years ago)

20. ween, "lmlyp"

― Tad (llamasfur), Thursday, 19 June 2003 23:36 (twenty-two years ago)

21. daft punk 'digital love' ?

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 19 June 2003 23:36 (twenty-two years ago)

22. anal cunt, "your favorite band is supertramp"

― Tad (llamasfur), Thursday, 19 June 2003 23:37 (twenty-two years ago)

23. Senor Coconut 'Showroom Dummies
24. Williams Fairey Brass Band 'Acid Thunder'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 19 June 2003 23:38 (twenty-two years ago)

25. Negativland 'This Band Are From England And Who Gives A Shit'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 19 June 2003 23:39 (twenty-two years ago)

(i'm still not sure what 'style parody' means but what the hey)

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 19 June 2003 23:39 (twenty-two years ago)

26. Now's the time on Shprockets vhen ve danse!

― Millar (Millar), Thursday, 19 June 2003 23:44 (twenty-two years ago)

27. Nick Lowe, "The Rollers Show"

― scott woods (s woods), Friday, 20 June 2003 00:48 (twenty-two years ago)

28. Freestone - "Bummer Bitch"

― Kris (aqueduct), Friday, 20 June 2003 01:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Can - Ethnological Forgeries 1 - 100

― autovac (autovac), Friday, 20 June 2003 04:53 (twenty-two years ago)

29. television personalities 'i was a mod before you was a mod'

― matthew james (matthew james), Friday, 20 June 2003 14:06 (twenty-two years ago)

30. Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias - "Gobbing On Life"

― Kris (aqueduct), Friday, 20 June 2003 14:16 (twenty-two years ago)

31 bobby jimmy 'ny/la rappers'

― ron (ron), Friday, 20 June 2003 14:22 (twenty-two years ago)

32 . freelance hairdresser - marshalls been done to death,... so so good

― jk_ (jk@gabba), Friday, 20 June 2003 20:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Andy White's 'Reality Row'. Beats A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara'd into Submission) and A Public Execution into a cocked hat.

― Alan Connor Junior, Friday, 20 June 2003 22:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Can - Ethnological Forgeries 1 - 100

were there really that many?

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Friday, 20 June 2003 23:58 (twenty-two years ago)

34. Weird Al Yankovic, "Smells Like Nirvana"

― j.lu (j.lu), Saturday, 21 June 2003 00:02 (twenty-two years ago)

35. black sheep - 'u mean i'm not??'

"i dreamt i was hard!!"

― ron (ron), Saturday, 21 June 2003 00:31 (twenty-two years ago)

36. Weird Al's Twister (beastie boys style)

― MerkinMuffley (MerkinMuffley), Saturday, 21 June 2003 00:46 (twenty-two years ago)

37. Majesticons, "Piranha Party"
38. Dead Kennedys, "Pull My Strings"

― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Saturday, 21 June 2003 00:49 (twenty-two years ago)

39. Camper Van Beethoven - "Club Med Sucks"
40. (tie)
Tony Hendra (National Lampoon) - "Magical Misery Tour"
Paul McCartney - "Let Me Roll It"

― Burr (Burr), Saturday, 21 June 2003 16:24 (twenty-two years ago)

41. Orbital 'Quality Seconds'

― stevem (blueski), Saturday, 21 June 2003 17:54 (twenty-two years ago)

42. Aphex Twin 'Come To Daddy'

― stevem (blueski), Saturday, 21 June 2003 17:55 (twenty-two years ago)

43. Ween - Right to the Ways and the Rules of the World (incredible recreation of early Bowie)

― J (Jay), Saturday, 21 June 2003 19:32 (twenty-two years ago)

44. Hawd Gankstuh Rappah Emsees wid Ghatz: "Am Goin' t' Jail"

― M Matos (M Matos), Saturday, 21 June 2003 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

45. TMBG - "Stormy Pinkness" (subtle parody of "Crystal Blue Persuasion")
46. TMBG - "Cage and Aquarium" (subtle parody...which reverses the upbeat meaning...of "(Dawning of) the Age of Aquarius")
47. TMBG - "Twisting" (not so subtle parody of all College Rock circa 1987.)

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Saturday, 21 June 2003 20:56 (twenty-two years ago)

i was gonna say 'Twisting'!

48. The Bleats 'Original Farmer Material'

― stevem (blueski), Saturday, 21 June 2003 21:56 (twenty-two years ago)

49. MC Pitman 'Pitman Says'

― stevem (blueski), Saturday, 21 June 2003 21:56 (twenty-two years ago)

50. Chris Morris 'Club News'

― stevem (blueski), Saturday, 21 June 2003 21:57 (twenty-two years ago)

51. Osymyso 'Rabbit To Rabbit/Fiver To Bigwig'
52. Tiga 'Hot In Herre'
53. Cassette Boy 'Sex Club Party'

― stevem (blueski), Saturday, 21 June 2003 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)

54. Bonzo Dog Band - "We Were Wrong" (parody of "misunderstood lovers" type Fifties ballad)
55. Bonzo Dog Band - "Tent" (lyrical parody of straightahead rock song - "My love is so inscrutable / in a stoic sort of way / but my baby is as beautiful / as a tourniquet...")
56. Bonzo Dog Band - "Can Blue Men Sing The Whites?" (obvious parody of blues rock - title is a nice deconstruction of then-hotly debated issue, "Can white men sing the blues?")

― Chriddof (Chriddof), Saturday, 21 June 2003 22:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm shocked and disgusted nobodys mentioned Chris Morris's music parodies. His Pixies one is actually my favourite Pixies song, if you see what I mean.

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Sunday, 22 June 2003 16:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh and the REM Whaling Song ("shiny, fleshy, meaty creature") is also utter fabsticks.

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Sunday, 22 June 2003 16:33 (twenty-two years ago)

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