I might not be able to put this thread up by tomorrow morning, so I'll just do it now. 

Traditional ABCs entry rules apply. In this case, if you have a parody that starts with the letter R, it is eligible for this round. The deadline for entry is 10pm on Sunday, Sept. 5th, but in actuality it may be closer to 3pm the next day. I'll announce when the entry thread is closed. Include in your entry the name of the parody and a link to it.

That is all I will say for now. We will speak again.

Oh, and I have a parody for this round myself, but the sheer volume of suckiness prevents me from entering it.

Wow, most of my "R"'s are kind of sucky. I think this is the best one. "Red Rubber Doll"

http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/thecyrkle0.shtml

   
"Rocket Spam", my parody of Elton John's song "Rocket Man" :

Rocket Spam

If you DKTOS, here is a page with a high-quality karaoke-style MIDI of the original tune "Rocket Man" :

Page with MIDI of "Rocket Man"

And here is a link to a page with an MP3 of me performing "Rocket Spam" to that very same karaoke-style MIDI of "Rocket Man" :

Johnny D singing "Rocket Spam"

Merry & Pippin's entry is :

(Royal) People Who Died

Based on Jim Carroll's "People Who Died"

http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/jimcarroll0.shtml


A cut-down (64 bitrate) MP3 of the original is available for evaluation purposes :

http://merryandpippin.com/mp3files.htm

I really regret that this rant has not received any recognition. Hopefully this roundup will rectify that.

http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/pinkfloyd97.shtml

(Original lyrics of "Run Like Hell":http://www.lyricstime.com/lyrics/23003.html)

"Remember the Time (Before All the Drugs)" to Michael Jackson's "Remember the Time" about Michael Jackson

http://www.amiright.com/parody/90s/michaeljackson15.shtml

  Guess I've had enough of a ABC contest rest...oh!  Didn't notice?  :-[  :D

Anyway, my entry is "Rich and Sweet Man"

http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/eagles18.shtml

midi...scroll down...http://www.steveharding.com/page59.html

Damn... eighteen "R"s to choose from.  Probably the best of them has to be Revelations - Tabloid Style (to 'Revelations' by Iron Maiden), but although IMO it's got just about the best finishing verse I've written, it probably ain't that accessible... Anyway ignoring what I'm not going to submit, my entry in the "R"s (so to speak) is:

A Roomful of Monkeys (to 'A Spoonful of Sugar' by Mary Poppins)

We have but one...

Recall Gray Davis

Which wasn't just any recall, it was a TOTAL RECALL!  ;D

Oh yeah, to the tune of Viva Las Vegas by Elvis Presley.

MooRocca has brought to my attention a rule laid by Ethan at the start of Round D. Something along the lines of..."If a person does not vote in a round for which they have submitted a parody, they will be banned from the round 2 weeks following."

In this case, agrimorfee neglected to vote in the "P" round, so by rule he should be restricted from the "R" round.

However, I have decided to allow him to stay in the round, but not without price. I will enforce a 1 vote handicap on agrimorfee. Meaning, in order to win this round, he will need to come in first by a 2-vote margin.

I hope this is an agreeable compromise.

MooRocca has brought to my attention a rule laid by Ethan at the start of Round D. Something along the lines of..."If a person does not vote in a round for which they have submitted a parody, they will be banned from the round 2 weeks following."

In this case, agrimorfee neglected to vote in the "P" round, so by rule he should be restricted from the "R" round.

However, I have decided to allow him to stay in the round, but not without price. I will enforce a 1 vote handicap on agrimorfee. Meaning, in order to win this round, he will need to come in first by a 2-vote margin. I hope this is an agreeable compromise.


Agreed. Thank you. Wiener take all. 8)

One I whipped up today- 'R-E-S-T-I-V-E' on Aretha Franklin's 'R-E-S-P-E-C-T'.
http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/arethafranklin8.shtml

Hi here is my entry

http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/bbking1.shtml

Update on this one....The subject of this parody has now left the Financial Services Authority and is Chancellor of the London School of Economics  so if there are any students or staff of that August institution out there you may find this one amusing .. it is a little bit raunchy!!

So I don't forget this round:

Red Beans And Rice
http://www.amiright.com/parody/80s/thefixx1.shtml

I'm back! After a large session of bugginess wherein I tried to change my email address and it allowed me to do so, but then refused to send me a confirmation email ever, so I couldn't log in with it :-\\. And yeah, the fact that I didn't just get a new account was entirely laziness on my part, but anyway, I'm back now, and entering

Relativity
A parody of Coldplay's Clocks
http://www.amiright.com/parody/2000s/coldplay21.shtml
original from now until the end of the contest can be found at http://www3.hmc.edu/~afield/coldplay_05_clocks.mp3
It should really be noted that a. I know I added a couple of extra syllables in a couple spots, a fact that I'm not proud of and wish I could change and b. I also thought of the chorus after I posted it without one. Consider it to say "Mu... huh? // Mu... whah?" in the chorus.

"Ramblin' Man" Based on the performance by Allman Brothers
"Rambler Man" Parody by Guy DiRito

http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/allmanbrothers6.shtml

This probably shouldn't even be a song, but I still like it:
Roomin' With Grover

My only R, an incredibly egocentric song called "Read My Ditty".

I'm well aware of the fact that tomorrow is Labor Day, and most people will not be working. I, of course, will also not be working. However, I am taking my girlfriend to the state fair, so I am officially extending the deadline for entry. Last minute entries will be accepted until Monday September 6th at 10 pm Eastern Time/ 9 Central / 8 Mountain / 7 Pacific (Are they on the internet in Guam?).

Well, I don't have very many "R" letter parodies,  but I personally am quite fond of this one and proud of having written it, even though it is not a "funny" piece:

Original song:  "Californication" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers - parody:  "Return Communication (For KylieZ)"

http://www.amiright.com/parody/90s/redhotchilipeppers27.shtml



Paul R

I am finally here to announce that this thread is now closed to entries for the ABCs of Parodies:  Round "R".  I apologize if this post came a little later than scheduled, but my father suffered a mild heart attack today. My prayers are with him. Anyway, I'll start work on the voting thread right away.

I wish your father a healthy recovery. :)

I am finally here to announce that this thread is now closed to entries for the ABCs of Parodies:  Round "R".  I apologize if this post came a little later than scheduled, but my father suffered a mild heart attack today. My prayers are with him. Anyway, I'll start work on the voting thread right away.

Invincible - I second Luke's sentiments.  My thoughts and best wishes go to you and your Father.

Paul R.