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Let's see if Joe Schmoe can help me win the "dough"

"Small Shack With Some Rice, The Joe Millionaire Song"

http://www.amiright.com/parody/90s/coolio6.shtml
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since this was the test parody used by the judges, I think you all get an idea of where the bar has been set >grin< and of course it's one less review the judges will need to write

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How do I get a registered user account?
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Hiya :)

Look at the top of your screen...it should have a "register" link.

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If you would like to compete, please post your parody on amiright and then respond in this thread with the title, your name and a LINK to the parody once it has been posted to the site. Please don't post here until your parody has been accepted.

Rules:

Parodies must be approved by Friday, which means you will need to submit them before 6 AM EST on Friday.

Any parody posted to the site can be considered (no need to write a new parody if you have one on the site already).

You must post your entry in this thread by Midnight EST on Friday for it to be considered.

You must create a registered user account for posting, please do not post your parody with a guest account.

For the first contest, any topic is fine. Future rounds will require specific topics or songs.

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I HOPE the judges sing the entries along to the originals...
because a lot of our parodies don't seem to match the original timing the same way Weird Al's don't..
i.e. "American Pie" : "I can still remember how"
compared to "The Saga Begins: "in a galaxy far away"

but when you do it out loud it fits just fine :D

that and a lot of them are way funnier if you're singing along than not.


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I agree :)  I have a lot of fun singing along to my parodies to the mp3 as I write them just to get the pacing down.  We should make our own mp3s at some point and ask if Chucky can make an mp3 section :D  

Best of luck, rage.

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I agree :)  I have a lot of fun singing along to my parodies to the mp3 as I write them just to get the pacing down.  We should make our own mp3s at some point and ask if Chucky can make an mp3 section :D  

Best of luck, rage.
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while I'd love to host mp3s, it's not practical unless I'm making money from the website to pay for the bandwidth I'd spend..

if people make mp3s, they should try posting them at mp3.com.. though from what I understand, parodies require payment to be listed, since the music is being used.. something like $40 a song.

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:)Wish me luck everybody
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Good luck.

From,
Everyone

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while I'd love to host mp3s, it's not practical unless I'm making money from the website to pay for the bandwidth I'd spend..

if people make mp3s, they should try posting them at mp3.com.. though from what I understand, parodies require payment to be listed, since the music is being used.. something like $40 a song.
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would it cost money to put acapella recordings of parodies on mp3.com? if its free i might be able to do that fairly soon
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you might have to ask them about that.. I can't really be sure.. considering there are college acapella groups I've heard doing popular tunes, and recording them on CD, I would imagine that helps get around having to pay much in the way of royalties..