Dear ChuckyG and all

Something just came to mind which I wish came before Christmas! I was thinking, if it's possible to do a Band-Aid style parody (A collabaration of all the established authors such as Paul Robertson, Michael Pacholek, Kristof Robertson and Agrimorfee to name but a few). I would love to participate in a group-writing parody competition. Sorry I haven't been on the website for a while, im just always busy with work and all that. What do you think of this idea?

Interesting... don't know how to make it work though....

There have been plenty of collaborative parodies before, but never a group competition. I'm not sure how/if it could work, either.

Dear ChuckyG and all

Something just came to mind which I wish came before Christmas! I was thinking, if it's possible to do a Band-Aid style parody (A collabaration of all the established authors such as Paul Robertson, Michael Pacholek, Kristof Robertson and Agrimorfee to name but a few). I would love to participate in a group-writing parody competition. Sorry I haven't been on the website for a while, im just always busy with work and all that. What do you think of this idea?


Do you mean a contest or just a fun free-for-all? I don't think a "group parody" writing contest would be of enough interest for many here. Just IMHO.

(I am honored, btw, to be so mentioned in the above paragraph... 8))

Red Ant did this when he had people writing, "Turn It Off" to the parody of Gwen Stefani's "Wind It Up"

I think that a competition on it might be less fun than just doing it now and then.  I also think that at some point some of the artists who like to record should get together and record a joint project--that would be something new and would be a great way to show our unity as a community of Parodists. . .

I think that a competition on it might be less fun than just doing it now and then.  I also think that at some point some of the artists who like to record should get together and record a joint project--that would be something new and would be a great way to show our unity as a community of Parodists. . .


For those with recording capabilities, it would be great. But, sadly, I have been without that since 2002. :-[

Agimorefree, if I may ask, what happened. . .and I guess more importantly, what can I do to plug you back in?

For those with recording capabilities, it would be great. But, sadly, I have been without that since 2002. :-[


Agri, all we used was some karaoke on cassette tapes and a microphone plugged into the PC and Soundforge. It certainly does not sound professional, but it was do-able and fun! Give ti a try!

Sorry I should have made it clearer what I was on about. I didn't mean a 'group competition' such as Agrimorfee/Paul Robertson/Michael Pacholek vs Red Ant/Phil Alexander/Lionel Mertens!

I meant that all the established parody authors on this site unite together and write a parody in the style of "Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas". Perhaps when this Christmas comes round, we could all do a parody of the said Christmas song!

I meant that all the established parody authors on this site unite together and write a parody in the style of "Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas". Perhaps when this Christmas comes round, we could all do a parody of the said Christmas song!


Like this?  :)

Yeah, that was the point I was going to lead up to. Band Aid had been done, and an attempt was made to do a followup last December, but no one could agree on the tune to use.

There's just not that many group-writeable songs out there like there used to be.  ;)

I think that a competition on it might be less fun than just doing it now and then.  I also think that at some point some of the artists who like to record should get together and record a joint project--that would be something new and would be a great way to show our unity as a community of Parodists. . .


Just to let you know, david, that there was an attempt to do a group recording last year with Rick Cormier taking the lead on the project. It never came to fruition (don't really know why...) and then Rick left to pursue his stand-up career. I, however, would love to have another go at it.

Hey Chucky G, if you're reading this, then how about this idea. A song contest is a wonderful idea, but what if we don't go with a cover parody at all? You set forth a theme for an original parody, and have us writers send in some original lyrics to be put to music. I'll get to that part in a minute. A page could be opened up to display these original lyrics, and they could be voted on by the amiright parodists ourselves. Set a limit of how many verses will be selected for the final draft of the song, syllable limit per line, and a time limit on the voting. After that, a new contest begins for the parodists who have access to recording facilities, who can write the music  and are capable of displaying their musical work online. Then we all vote on the original music track. I don't know how much work would be involved in such a project, but it couldn't hurt to self promote this website as the treasure it is. There are a lot of brilliant parodists who frequent this site daily, and I think it would be a way to let their talent shine through. The combined writers of the verses, along with the music writer(s) could share in the songwriting credit. If we can do what we do for other people's OS's, an OS for this site just might be the free advertising that is needed to expand to the masses. Weird Al would either be horrified or proud. Either way, I'll leave the details to you. It's just an idea.

If it's all original, then how is it a parody? Wouldn't it just be a song?

Just to let you know, david, that there was an attempt to do a group recording last year with Rick Cormier taking the lead on the project. It never came to fruition (don't really know why...) and then Rick left to pursue his stand-up career. I, however, would love to have another go at it.


Well Kristof, I think I'd be glad to get the ball rolling on another project of this nature. . .I guess the first question is who all has recording capabilities here. . .so we get a list of who will take part on this one. . .

If it's all original, then how is it a parody? Wouldn't it just be a song?

True, a parody is often a humorous take on someone elses work, but not always. Back in the 60's and 70's, original parodies were often popping up like Monster Mash, Guitarzan, Saturday Morning Confusion, etc..., and were often referred to as Novelty Songs back then. The one thing that they all had in common was that they were designed to make us laugh. Even Weird Al often puts original comedy songs on his albums. I just think that in order to avoid giving Chucky a headache with all of the differing opinions over which song to be used, we could all submit verses for an original number. Chucky would set forth the theme, and in order to ensure continuity, set a syllable count per line, a limit to how many lines there are per verse, and so forth. After a set time limit for entries, then the lyrics are voted on by the amiright parodists. Maybe the most popular verse could serve as the chorus, as a reward for the writer who created it. That way, nobody can get steamed at Chucky for not using their verses, as WE are the ones voting. It would keep everyone on top of their game, and no one person would decide the outcome. A lot of parodists who submit parodies to amiright are very talented at making us laugh with words put to the tunes of others. This would be an excellent opportunity to put all of that wit to the test in an original setting, under a common theme. After the lyric phase, then the musicians in our midst with access to home studios, along with the ability to display their work on line, could then submit original music tracks set to the lyrics. These would be voted on also. The final outcome could be, in my opinion, a great way for Chucky to get more exposure for this website, and maybe open up the door for actual success for the parodists themselves. Ya gotta admit, it's like Weird Al has a deal with the devil, as he is the only successful parodist around these days, that I can think of anyways.

As I said. It's only an idea. Any other opinions?

I do think it's a good idea, I just don't consider original comedy songs to be parodies. If someone wants to write original music for me, I'd certainly try to write lyris to that music.

True, a parody is often a humorous take on someone elses work, but not always. Back in the 60's and 70's, original parodies were often popping up like Monster Mash, Guitarzan, Saturday Morning Confusion, etc..., and were often referred to as Novelty Songs back then. The one thing that they all had in common was that they were designed to make us laugh....As I said. It's only an idea. Any other opinions?


Parodies and Novelty Songs, while striving for the same goal, aren't one and the same.  Parodies are a type of Novelty Song, and by definition ARE a humorous take on someone else's work.

It's nice to create a song, and I wouldn't mind being a part of a group collaboration, but Original Songs is not what this forum is about.