Okay, this is my first time doing one of these, so its probalby a defenite that Ill make a few erors. But enough of that, and on to the entries. I assume that most of you have entered this contest before, but just for a quick refesher course I'll go over the rules:

I'll post a bunch of parodies on this page that start with the letter R.

Everyone who entered into the contest is obligated to place a post in this thread telling me who's parody he or she thinks is best. It is also encouraged that the contestants vote and leave a comment on each parody.

Anyone not entered in this contest may still vote if they were entered in a previous ABCs contest.

Any of the parodies are open for voting, except for the one you wrote yourself. After all, where would the fun be if we all voted for our own parody?

In accordance with the penalty carried over from the P round, agrimorfee will start one vote behind the other contestants. I'll let whoever's doing the S or T round decide what the penalty is for not voting in this round.

And now here are the entries for AmIRight's ABCs of Parodies:  Round "R".

I tested all the links and they seem to be working okay. Let me know if you run into to any errors, and I will tell you "I'm not sure if I can help you. Computers aren't really my thing."

1.  http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/thecyrkle0.shtml
2.  http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/eltonjohn57.shtml
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze42dj2/smallworld/id1.html -- MIDI of original here
http://www.amiright.com/performances/items/performances_1088425474.shtml -- Johnny D performing "Rocket Spam"
3.  http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/jimcarroll0.shtml
http://merryandpippin.com/mp3files.htm -- mp3 of original here
4.  http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/pinkfloyd97.shtml
http://lyricstime.com/lyrics/23003.html -- original lyrics here
5.  http://www.amiright.com/parody/90s/michaeljackson15.shtml
6.  http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/eagles18.shtml
http://steveharding.com/page59.html -- MIDI of original (Scroll down to find)
7.  http://www.amiright.com/parody/misc/marypoppins4.shtml
8.  http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/elvispresley17.shtml
9.  http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/arethafranklin8.shtml
10.  http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/bbking1.shtml
11.  http://www.amiright.com/parody/80s/thefixx1.shtml
12.  http://www.amiright.com/parody/2000s/coldplay21.shtml
http://www3.hmc.edu/~afield/coldplay_05_clocks.mp3 -- original mp3 here
13.  http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/allmanbrothers6.shtml
14.  http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/georgethorogoodhankwilliams0.shtml
15.  http://www.amiright.com/parody/misc/westsidestory3.shtml
16.  http://www.amiright.com/parody/90s/redhotchilipeppers27.shtml

Thanks to adagio for bringing to my attention an error on this page. I used the number 12 twice.
This has been remedied.

Oh, and one more thing. The deadline for voting is set at Tuesday, September 14, at 8 pm EASTERN TIME

  Invincible, I appreciate very much the fact that we have whatever music the author provided in the links (even Johnny's j/k ;) ).  It will at least help me a whole lot.  :)

There were some really funny and original parodies here. I chopped and changed my top three several times before settling on:

#14. EmiLoca's 'Read My Ditty' -3pts
#15. Paul Robinson's 'Return Communication' -2pts
#3. Merry&Pippin's '(Royal) People Who Died' -1pt

Okay then, I'll tell you what.  I've decided that everyone should follow Luke's example and vote on their top three parodies SOTM-style. For those who don't know, each of you will choose your top three parodies, 1st gets 3 pts., 2nd gets 2 pts., and 3rd gets 1 pt.

Okay then, I'll tell you what.  I've decided that everyone should follow Luke's example and vote on their top three parodies SOTM-style. For those who don't know, each of you will choose your top three parodies, 1st gets 3 pts., 2nd gets 2 pts., and 3rd gets 1 pt.

Hey, why not?  Shake things up a little to make it more interesting.  Good thinking, it's not as though any of this stuff has been carved in stone or passed done from Mt. Sinai...

pr

#4  3 pts
#2  2 pts
#7  1 pt

Good job folks :)

A poem for "R" voting by Agrimorfee, Copyright 2004.

3 pts--Jake for the funny and the complete orchestration
2 pts--Emi for the funny and self-deprecation
1 pts--Paul R. for the heartfelt inspiration

Thanks one and all for all the amusing creation.

Oh turd, I feel so stupid!   :-[
I was really tired when I voted.. thanks for turning it around so that I look like I have ingenuity. ;D

           

                3 points to Guy DiRito

                2 points to EmiLoca

                1 point to Johnny D

Emi, You'd have gotten my top vote if you had put that much work into something not about the site, but here goes:

3 pts #2 Johnny

2 pts #13 Claude

1 pt # 15 Paul

Wasn't a real haha funny round.

3 pts :  # 1  "Red Rubber Doll" Parody by Rick Duncan

2 pts :  # 2  "Rocket Spam" Parody by Johnny D

1 pt :  # 14  "Roomin' With Grover" Parody by Claude Prez

2 pts #13 Claude




Hey Rick!

Do you mean # 13 (Guy) or # 14 (Claude) ?  ???

Oops.. #14 Claude.

3 points for #14 “Roomin’ With Grover” by Claude Prez

2 points for #13 “Rambler Man” by Guy DiRito

1 point for #3 "(Royal) People Who Died" by Merry & Pippin

Number 6      3 points

"Witchy Woman" Based on the performance by Eagles
"Rich and Sweet, Man" Parody by Adagio

Number 1      2 points

"Red Rubber Ball" Based on the performance by The Cyrkle
"Red Rubber Doll" Parody by Rick Duncan

Number 16     1 point
"Californication" Based on the performance by Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Return Communication(For KYLIEZ)" Parody by Paul Robinson

3 points for Paul who moved us all

2 for Rick Duncan's hilarious doll

and respect for Luke .. he's just so off the wall

for clarification ..only  don't count these again!

that is

3 points to no 16

2 points to no 1

1 point to no 9

Well, another real tough round to make final selections in.  I'm gonna go with:

1st place:  #3  Mer & Pip's "Royal People Who Died"      3 points

2nd place:  #6 Adagio's "Rich & Sweet Woman"          2 points

3rd place:  #9 Jake's "R-E-S-T-I-V-E"                          1 point

It was all very close,  well over half the entries merited strong consideration for FIRST place in my opinion.

I'd just like to apologise to all contestants for not finding enough time to read through all the parodies - it wouldn't be fair to be voting now, and although there's a couple of days left, I'm going to be net connection free till Wednesday at the earliest.  Sorry :(

Well, it was exceptionally easy deciding on the top three, as these three songs reached out, grabbed me and told me to vote for them:

Rick Duncan's Red Rubber Doll
Johnny D's Rocket Spam
Merry and Pippin's Royal People Who Died

However, picking among these three who got 1st, 2nd or 3rd was such a challenge that I pretty much just doled them out at random. So...

1st: Red Rubber Doll
2nd: Royal People Who Died
3rd: Rocket Spam

But I'd be happy giving them all 1st.

Thank God we get to pick three.

Three points to Phil  (#7).

Two points to Merry and Pippin  (#3).

One point to Martha  (#10).

Well done all.

I have to go with history, politics, and government parodies this week:

3 points to #3 -  Merry & Pippin – “(Royal) People Who Died”

2 points to #8 - Rice Cube & Watt Daddy – “Recall Gray Davis”

1 point to #10 - MarthaDTox – "Regulate Me Baby”

Just posting in to remind everyone that the deadline for voting is later tonight. After a delicate and intricate recount, the voting stands thusly:

Merry & Pippin in 1st with 12 points
Rick D in 2nd with 10 points
And Johnny in 3rd with 9 points


There are still some people who have to vote. I'm aware of the situation with Merry so I'm excusing him. And Phil A. seems to have a good excuse so he's okay. And Luke's having some kind of hissyfit in regards to his good friend Emi, so I'm acknowledging his painful cries and excusing her from voting. Sorry if I sounded too cold-blooded just now.  That just leaves, let's see:

J Reuben and BLO-TOWN. Does anyone know where these guys could be?

3 pts:  #14 Claude
2 pts:  #1 Rick
1 pt:  #2 Johnny

Am I in time?

3 points to M&P's People who Died
2 points to Agrimorfee's Run like Mel
1 point to EmiLoca's Read my Ditty

Eh, I'm going to allow it, Phil. You're vote counts, but I have to announce that as of this point, the polls are closed. The deadline for this contest dragged on much longer than I planned, but now it's done. After a second recount I have come up with the final tally. Here it is:

First Place: "(Royal) People Who Died" by Merry & Pippin
Second Place: "Red Rubber Doll" by Rick D
Third Place: "Rocket Spam" by Johnny D

I wish to offer my thanks and congratulations to all the contestants in this episode of ABCs of Parodies. All participants will receive a copy of our home game. And congratulations to our winners especially, who I understand are to receive a shiny gold medal for their excellence in the field of parody.

Also, the one called BLO has neglected to vote in this round. He has one week to deliver a decent excuse or a penalty will be enforced in the "T" Round.

Happy to come in between M&P and Johnny anytime. (Watch it, Johnny)

Happy to come in between M&P and Johnny anytime. (Watch it, Johnny)


To quote your own avatar-caption, Highlander, " You're soaking in it. "

Congratulations, Hobbits & Highlander.

Resplendent!
Refulgent!
Relucent!
R-E-S-P-E-C-T, people!

I humbly accept this honor on behalf of myself, and Merry, who is still on holidays.

This will be a nice surprise when Merry gets back, especially as I recall encouraging "Mystery Hobbit # 1" to abandon another R song in favor of this one for the voting thread!  ;D

Thank you for this award and for the above comments of support  :)

I humbly accept this honor on behalf of myself, and Merry, who is still on holidays.

This will be a nice surprise when Merry gets back, especially as I recall encouraging "Mystery Hobbit # 1" to abandon another R song in favor of this one for the voting thread!  ;D

Thank you for this award and for the above comments of support  :)


Congratulations Peregrin and Merry ! :D  A wonderful acknowledgement for an outstanding parody.

Well deserved IMO  :)

I humbly accept this honor on behalf of myself, and Merry, who is still on holidays.

This will be a nice surprise when Merry gets back, especially as I recall encouraging "Mystery Hobbit # 1" to abandon another R song in favor of this one for the voting thread!  ;D

Thank you for this award and for the above comments of support  :)

Many congrats to Mer & Pip!  And also to Rick D & JD for their excellent entries...

Paul R.

Gee whiz, I'm getting even nerdier in my middle-age, I forgot my courtesies here...forgive me, folks! 

Thanks very much to everybody who entered and voted in Round R ... and of course, my extra-special thanks and gratitude go out to those of you who liked "Rocket Spam" enough to toss some votes its way --- thank you all!

;D

Johnny D

This was a great 'welcome home' present! Thanks so much everyone for your votes and comments!  :)

Congratulations to Merry and Pippin  :D

This was a great 'welcome home' present! Thanks so much everyone for your votes and comments! :)


Great to see you back Mer ! :D

No doubt you and and Pip have already started on a whole bunch of new parodies ? ;)