Oh, the suspense.  Who could it possibly be???  Before the big shocking announcement, we'll take a moment to explain to anyone who isn't aware just how we came up with these totals.   Parody Author of the Year point totals are established by adding together each author's top seven Song of the Month point totals of the year. 

All right, enough of that.  The 2004 AmiRight SOTM Parody Author of the Year is:

                                                         Spaff.com

 
Spaff participated every single month, placing third or better an astonishing NINE times.   He came in first four times, including an UNPRECEDENTED three times in a row.  Granted, this is the first year this contest existed.  But I'm VERY confident  it will be retroactively unprecedented for years to come.  Congratulations to Spaff, and thanks to all our participants, who have made the SOTM so enjoyably successful in its first of hopefully more than one year.

Final point totals:



Spaff.com 15 + 16 + 19 + 23 + 24 + 26 + 30 + 18 + 6 + 6 + 16 + 11 = 156
Claude Prez 12 + 6 + 10 + 19 + 5 + 9 + 14 + 3 + 25 + 13 + 14 + 15 = 112
Phil Alexander 3 + 9 + 15 + 16 + 6 + 6 + 7 + 15 + 33 + 7 = 102
2nz  5 + 7 + 1 + 26 + 10 + 2 + 8 + 19 + 13 = 88
Rick Duncan 6 + 8 + 23 + 2 + 3 + 14 + 5 + 23 + 4 + 4 + 7 = 86
Johnny D 10 + 2 + 2 + 7 + 7 + 11 + 9 + 2 + 3 + 12 + 3 + 21 = 77
Merry and Pippin 5 + 21 + 3 + 8 + 8 + 1 + 3 + 6 + 1 + 13 + 4  = 65
MooRocca  3 + 8 + 4 + 13 + 5 + 1 + 24 = 58
Kristof Robertson 1 + 2 +11 + 37 = 51
EmiLoca 20 + 9 + 22 = 51
John Jenkins 34 + 6 + 10 = 50
Paul Robinson 3 + 2 + 9 + 14 + 8 + 4 = 40
Jeff Reuben 3 + 4 + 18 + 2 + 7 + 4 = 38
Luke Brattoni  10 + 1 + 2 + 5 + 13 = 31
Stuart McArthur 28 + 2 + 1 = 31
Agrimorfee  1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 5 + 6 + 2 + 4 + 9 = 29
Know 1 can hear you dream 7 + 3 + 9 + 9 + 1 = 29
Arwen  3 + 1 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 2 = 27
Guy DiRito 2 + 11 + 9 + 2 + 1 = 25
Ethan Mawyer  14 + 3 + 6 = 23
Mari Duncan  17 + 3 = 20
neminem  4 + 1 + 15 = 20
Leo Jay  11 + 6 = 17
Adagio 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 8 = 16
Brit  3 + 5 + 8 = 16
Martha Dtox  1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 8 = 16
Dee Range  9 + 5 = 14
Robert J. Pagliaro   12
Jared  7
MysteryGoat  6
Chris Bodily TM  5
Charlie Decker  2 + 2 = 4
Phil Nelson  2 + 2 = 4
Scathe  4
Rice Cube and Watt Daddy  2
Ahnonamis  1
BLO-TOWN  1
Dusty D  1
Joelle1
Ash
                                                                                                                      Cookie-man
Tim Mayfield
Michael McVey

:D :D
Congrats, Spaff for being parody author of the year.

Congratulations,
MIGHTY SPAFF!

I just sang "I'll be broke for Christmas" and "Superfrog" in honor of your ownage of us all, Spaff (We can dance if you want to, but then go buy Spaff's CD. He's triumphant see, so buy his CD, or you're (pause) no friend to me). Congrats on a whole bunch of really big numbers.

Congrats also to Claude and Phil for second and third respectively in this year's quest for author of the year. I guess I'm doomed to be the first guy not standing on the podium. But I get the best view of it, HA HA. I also get to be the official owner of any fourth place humor jokes. Great job everyone!

Congratulations, Spaff!!!  :) I hope we continue to enjoy your parodies for years!

Wow!  There was a lot of suspense.  I thought Spaff was going to win best supporting actress, and instead he walks off with the ultimate award - 2004 Amiright SOTM Parody Author of the Year.  Congratulations, Spaff!!

And a big bouquet of thank yous to the creator, facilitator, vote counter (and runner up) of the SOTM contest.  I think Claude made it seem a lot easier than it probably was.

WHAT!!!  And I didn't even have a chance to do the 8th draft of my concession speech over again!!  Guess I'll just have to use one of John Kerry's discarded ones...

Seriously,  Congrats, Spaffarino...like Shakespeare woulda said..."Yo', you da' man"

prob

Spaff? Who the hell is Spaff?...... ::) Congratulations to the most consistently entertaining person of 2004...keep em coming dude

Wohoo! Well done Spaff!  :D

Don't stop- keep writing down what the voices tell you!

Wohoo! Well done Spaff!  :D

Don't stop- keep writing down what the voices tell you!


I'm with Kristof and Steve - AND I bring gold, frankincence and myrrh (well, maybe not myrrh)

so well deserved Spaff, but I guess the pressure's on when you're number 1 - we're all expecting another year of brilliance :D

Hey Spaff...what dress are you gonna wear to the ceremony? I would personally go for a Bjork-esque dead swan number....

Congratulations to all, but especially to Phil, Claude and Grand Master Spaff. ;D ;D ;D
As a handicap for this year, all of Spaff's parodies must be palindromes.

Congratulations to all, but especially to Phil, Claude and Grand Master Spaff. ;D ;D ;D
As a handicap for this year, all of Spaff's parodies must be palindromes.


Congrats to Spaff, and everyone who made this work.  I don't like the palindrome idea...it'll make me feel even worse when he kicks everyone's ass next year  ;D

I was just thinking of all the 3s I've given to Spaff & Claude, and wondering if I'd given them all to someone else...




...only joking, of course - I've been a huge fan of Claude for what feels like years now, and I don't think I need to add anything about Spaff: after all, after reading all this, he's going to have a hard enough time fitting his head through the door ;)

Onwards and backwards!

Congratulations, Spaff!  Well-deserved.

Spaff.com 15 + 16 + 19 + 23 + 24 + 26 + 30 + 18 + 6 + 6 + 16 + 11 = 156
Claude Prez 12 + 6 + 10 + 19 + 5 + 9 + 14 + 3 + 25 + 13 + 14 + 15 = 112
Phil Alexander 3 + 9 + 15 + 16 + 6 + 6 + 7 + 15 + 33 + 7 = 102
2nz  5 + 7 + 1 + 26 + 10 + 2 + 8 + 19 + 13 = 88
Rick Duncan 6 + 8 + 23 + 2 + 3 + 14 + 5 + 23 + 4 + 4 + 7 = 86
Johnny D 10 + 2 + 2 + 7 + 7 + 11 + 9 + 2 + 3 + 12 + 3 + 21 = 77
Merry and Pippin 5 + 21 + 3 + 8 + 8 + 1 + 3 + 6 + 1 + 13 + 4  = 65
MooRocca  3 + 8 + 4 + 13 + 5 + 1 + 24 = 58
Kristof Robertson 1 + 2 +11 + 37 = 51
EmiLoca 20 + 9 + 22 = 51
John Jenkins 34 + 6 + 10 = 50
Paul Robinson 3 + 2 + 9 + 14 + 8 + 4 = 40
Jeff Reuben 3 + 4 + 18 + 2 + 7 + 4 = 38
Luke Brattoni  10 + 1 + 2 + 5 + 13 = 31
Stuart McArthur 28 + 2 + 1 = 31
Agrimorfee  1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 5 + 6 + 2 + 4 + 9 = 29
Know 1 can hear you dream 7 + 3 + 9 + 9 + 1 = 29
Arwen  3 + 1 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 2 = 27
Guy DiRito 2 + 11 + 9 + 2 + 1 = 25
Ethan Mawyer  14 + 3 + 6 = 23
Mari Duncan  17 + 3 = 20
neminem  4 + 1 + 15 = 20
Leo Jay  11 + 6 = 17
Adagio 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 8 = 16
Brit  3 + 5 + 8 = 16
Martha Dtox  1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 8 = 16
Dee Range  9 + 5 = 14
Robert J. Pagliaro   12
Jared  7
MysteryGoat  6
Chris Bodily TM  5
Charlie Decker  2 + 2 = 4
Phil Nelson  2 + 2 = 4
Scathe  4
Rice Cube and Watt Daddy  2
Ahnonamis  1
BLO-TOWN  1
Dusty D  1
Joelle1
Ash
                                                                                                                    Cookie-man
Tim Mayfield
Michael McVey




Me and Spaff are an exclusive duo on that list. The two of us are the only ones that ended up with a total number that matches our individual IQ! I´m so proud I´m almost falling out of my chair, luckily those men in white shirts has tightened me to it!

What we've known all along has finally been proven scientifically (well, as scientifically as things get around here:) Spaff rocks!!  Woo Hoo!!  

Congrats, Spaff, couldn't happen to a more Spafftacular artist!  :)    

I was just thinking of all the 3s I've given to Spaff & Claude, and wondering if I'd given them all to someone else...




...only joking, of course - I've been a huge fan of Claude for what feels like years now, and I don't think I need to add anything about Spaff: after all, after reading all this, he's going to have a hard enough time fitting his head through the door ;)

Onwards and backwards!

Phil,

You know, the next 9 people on that list aren't chopped liver, either...the guy in 12th - not so sure about...oh...and some of the folks after #12 are not so bad either...

pr

I know, Paul - there seem to be an ever greater number of ridiculously talented authors here - what I do find vaguely depressing is that the sort of lyrical talent shown by any of the people in this list (and given that people only had three choices each month, scoring any votes in some of the competitions we've had is a mark of success), this sort of quality of lyrical talent is not visible in pretty much any song that's making its author (and performer) loadsamoney.  If you see what I mean.

I know, Paul - there seem to be an ever greater number of ridiculously talented authors here - what I do find vaguely depressing is that the sort of lyrical talent shown by any of the people in this list (and given that people only had three choices each month, scoring any votes in some of the competitions we've had is a mark of success), this sort of quality of lyrical talent is not visible in pretty much any song that's making its author (and performer) loadsamoney.  If you see what I mean.

Phil - I've noticed that myself...both parts of it...just fantastically sharp, inventive, creative, funny stuff all over the place...and you other guys aren't bad, either...Seriously, the talent on this site was already large and evident when I signed on in Nov. 2003, but in the time since then it has seemed to increase almost exponentially (although being a scientist you could probably call that an exaggeration and disprove me).  And, on the other side of the coin I've found SO many of the OS songs so totally lacking in those qualities.  Granted,  they are written with a different purpose...hook lines are pretty much repetitious by design so they can lodge in your head...the best parodies (in my opinion) are able to use those repetitive lines and make a new and clever image or thought out of it while still retaining the same rhythm, pacing and cadence.  But it's not just the hook lines...much deeper, it's the dreck they are writing ABOUT that's so pathetic...(sigh)...what a bitter, old man, eh?  Actually, no...In truth, I prefer writing for the fun, relaxation and enjoyment it gives me and love having a forum like this to share it with others who enjoy playing with words and music and finding different ways to use them.  If I were trying to make a living writing songs I would probably end up cranking out the same type of sappy, pointless drivel that we have so much fun lampooning & harpooning over here...

pr

I agree paul - they say the best lifestyle comes from taking your hobby and managing to make a living out of it - but I argue that that's the way to ruin your hobby. 

I love cooking, but if I opened a restaurant, I'm sure I would start hating it.  If we had to write these parodies for a living it would become just as tainted.

I'm just a writer of simple songs
I'm not a real political man
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
The difference in Iraq and Iran

Those lyrics are from the song that won the 2003 Grammy for Best Country Song. Truly inspiring.

And when I say inspiring, I don't mean those lyrics, of course. What is inspiring is the fact that lyrics so asinine can actually WIN AN AWARD.

Yes, ever since I heard about that, I knew there was hope for me. Maybe someday, I thought, there could be some sort of award for MY asinine lyrics.

Apparently, that day has arrived. While great for my ego, this news is truly an indictment of Amiright - and of humanity in general. Good heavens. Run for the hills.

Still, I thank you. I thank you from the heart of my bottom. 

Of course we all realize that in these little awards ceremonies of ours, we've been naming three winners, not just one. The reason Claude didn't do that this time is because his very unselfish self didn't want to proclaim his very unselfish self a winner of the very unselfish award system he very unselfishly established his very unselfish self.

So cheers to the fabulous CLAUDE PREZ, who also won this thing. And without whom, etc., etc.

Also, cheers, of course, to the also fabulous PHIL ALEXANDER, who also also won this thing. (Even if giving Philbo an award is easier than shooting fish in a barrel.)

One last thought: Even if you scrap all the stuff written by us lucky vote-getters this year (in fact, ESPECIALLY if you scrap all of that stuff), the amount of quality comedy material on this site is staggering. Y'all represent quite the assemblage of talent. I'm honored to be a part of it.

OK. Enough butt kissing for one post. Thanx again. I'm off to watch CNN and see if I can get to the bottom of this alleged "difference in Iraq and Iran."

xoxox
Spaff

You can't be between Iran and a hard place.

What is inspiring is the fact that lyrics so asinine can actually WIN AN AWARD.

"Inspiring"... now, there's a word I probably wouldn't have used - I can see what you mean, but I'm not sure I completely agree.  I tend to take it more as an example of how staggeringly bad lyrics to current songs are, with the inevitable corollary that people in general really don't give a flying fornication about lyrical quality.


(Even if giving Philbo an award is easier than shooting fish in a barrel.)

Bang!  Bugger it, missed!  ;)

But thanks for the ego-massage, anyway.

OK. Enough butt kissing for one post. Thanx again. I'm off to watch CNN and see if I can get to the bottom of this alleged "difference in Iraq and Iran."



I'm sure I've heard this one, before... hmmm... 
42 because ice cream has no bones?    To get to the other side?  There are footprints in the pudding?    ;)

OK. Enough butt kissing for one post. Thanx again. I'm off to watch CNN and see if I can get to the bottom of this alleged "difference in Iraq and Iran."

xoxox
Spaff


Uh Uhh...think you missed a spot...and that comes from one who knows...congrats, you rat...(more examples of poetic BRILLIANCE!)...

prob

Spaff who? 

Spaff who? 


Gesundheit!

Spaff who?

You might know him as Mr .com, then...

You might know him as Mr .com, then...


OH... so that's how it is.  Now that he's won parody author of the year, he's "Mr. .com," is he?  Hmmph!


;D

 

Gesundheit!


That was good  :)

Spaff actually told me not to use his middle name, and stick with "Dr. Com"

That was good  :)

Spaff actually told me not to use his middle name, and stick with "Dr. Com"


Mr. Com and I are on a much more personal level - now that I've learned to keep up with his ass-tootness, I've been granted permission to affectionately call him 'Dumples'. 

Oh yeah? Well I get to call him 'collect'.
*uber-pout-raspberry* :P

Let's call a SOTM Doctor to help treat the Spaff infection.

Good job Spaff!

I just noticed, if we'd divvied this up like an awards show, I would have been named Amiright's 2004 Best Female Solo Author Of The Year. 

Cool! 

And I'm getting old enough for a lifetime achievement award. When is the ceremony?

And I'm getting old enough for a lifetime achievement award. When is the ceremony?


Age Schmage, I'd think the size of your catalog of Beatles parodies alone would qualify you for a lifetime achievement award. I hereby second your self-nomination. 

I guess the ceremony is whenever we can find someone who'd like to spend a couple of hours in uncomfortable clothing cracking lame jokes and lavishing us with praise.  ;)   
 
Maybe we can call them something like the A.P.E (Amiright Parody Excellence) Awards or Fred or something.