Note to new participants: Welcome, and good luck. Please read all guidelines carefully. Especially, please make sure to read all the entries and vote by the end of the month. The SOTM is not so much a contest as a feedback exchange. If you have any questions, feel free to ask, either in this thread or via personal message. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

~~Vote by replying to this thread with your five favorites in order:
1st choice- 5 points
2nd place- 4 points
3rd place- 3 points
4th place- 2 points
5th place- 1 point.
~~You're not allowed to vote for your own song.
~~Once you've posted a vote, you're not allowed to change it.
~~Voting continues until the last day of the month ends.
~~Anyone who's participated in a SOTM contest may vote.
~~Anyone who enters but does not vote by the end of the month is disqualified and may not participate next month.
~~Voters are strongly encouraged to leave at least a brief comment on every parody, to prove they've at least clicked on them all. Failure to do so will not result in official consequences, but will indicate to others that you're not interested in receiving comments either.
~~In the event of a tie, the parody with the most first place votes wins.
If it's still tied, the parody with the most second place votes wins.
If it's still tied, a brief playoff round will be held.
All participants will have the first week of the month to choose one favorite from among the tied entries.
Tiebreaker voting is strongly encouraged but not required. On the eighth day the one with the most votes wins.

1.  It's My Part (He Went and Gave it to Dumb Sue) by Arwen

2.  Smells Like Misheard Lyrics (read this) by Red Ant
                 lyrics

3.  Growmeatian Voteformee by Johnny D

4.  When I'm President by 2nz

5.  Farewell Allah, Hello Buddha by Kristof Robertson
                  Lyrics/midi

6.  It's Not A Funeral by Dumb butt Kid

7.  Up! Down! Hurl!by Stuart McArthur

8.  That's Scenery of Late, That Am by Adagio

9.  The Wreck Of The Prom Night Of Charlie by Charlie Decker

10.  No Drunks In The Park by Ethan Mawyer

11.  You Svelte, Thin Ladies by Luke Brattoni

12.  I Got Crabs From Darth Vader by Spaff.com
                    MP3

13.  Decade Police by Agrimorfee

14.  Sports Night Riot by Scathe

15.  I Hereby Announce My Candidacy by Peter Andersson a.k.a. K1chyd

16.  I Guess That's Why We All Hit The Snooze by Jeff Reuben

17.  If Snails Had A Mailbox by Tim Mayfield

18.  She's Sick of Me, I'm Sick of Her by Rick Cormier
                  Recording

19.  Life's Been Weird by Mikey Squirrel

20.  What is Most Antagon(izing to Me) by John Jenkins

21.  The Raving by Phil Alexander

Note to new participants: Welcome, and good luck. Please read all guidelines carefully. Especially, please make sure to read all the entries and vote by the end of the month. The SOTM is not so much a contest as a feedback exchange. If you have any questions, feel free to ask, either in this thread or via personal message. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

~~Vote by replying to this thread with your five favorites in order:
1st choice- 5 points
2nd place- 4 points
3rd place- 3 points
4th place- 2 points
5th place- 1 point.
~~You're not allowed to vote for your own song.
~~Once you've posted a vote, you're not allowed to change it.
~~Voting continues until the last day of the month ends.
~~Anyone who's participated in a SOTM contest may vote.
~~Anyone who enters but does not vote by the end of the month is disqualified and may not participate next month.
~~Voters are strongly encouraged to leave at least a brief comment on every parody, to prove they've at least clicked on them all. Failure to do so will not result in official consequences, but will indicate to others that you're not interested in receiving comments either.
~~In the event of a tie, the parody with the most first place votes wins.
If it's still tied, the parody with the most second place votes wins.
If it's still tied, a brief playoff round will be held.
All participants will have the first week of the month to choose one favorite from among the tied entries.
Tiebreaker voting is strongly encouraged but not required. On the eighth day the one with the most votes wins.

1.  It's My Part (He Went and Gave it to Dumb Sue) by Arwen

2.  Smells Like Misheard Lyrics (read this) by Red Ant
                 lyrics

3.  Growmeatian Voteformee by Johnny D

4.  When I'm President by 2nz

5.  Farewell Allah, Hello Buddha by Kristof Robertson
                  Lyrics/midi

6.  It's Not A Funeral by Dumb butt Kid

7.  Up! Down! Hurl!by Stuart McArthur

8.  That's Scenery of Late, That Am by Adagio

9.  The Wreck Of The Prom Night Of Charlie by Charlie Decker

10.  No Drunks In The Park by Ethan Mawyer

11.  You Svelte, Thin Ladies by Luke Brattoni

12.  I Got Crabs From Darth Vader by Spaff.com
                    MP3

13.  Decade Police by Agrimorfee

14.  Sports Night Riot by Scathe

15.  I Hereby Announce My Candidacy by Peter Andersson a.k.a. K1chyd

16.  I Guess That's Why We All Hit The Snooze by Jeff Reuben

17.  If Snails Had A Mailbox by Tim Mayfield

18.  She's Sick of Me, I'm Sick of Her by Rick Cormier
                  Recording

19.  Life's Been Weird by Mikey Squirrel

20.  What is Most Antagon(izing to Me) by John Jenkins

21.  The Raving by Phil Alexander


Wow, first to vote?!  :o
Anyhoos, here are my five choices;

5 points to 'Up Down Hurl' by Stu McArthur

4 points to 'Growmeatian Voteforme' by Johnny D

3 points to 'Smells Like Misheard Lyrics' by Red Ant

2 points to 'No Drunks In The Park' by Ethan Mawyer

1 point to 'Decade Police' by Agrimorfee

Unfortunately, didn't know many of the original songs this month, sorry about that  :(
Still some quality songs in there, though, so good luck to everybody  :)

Wow, first to vote?! /........../ Unfortunately, didn't know many of the original songs this month, sorry about that.

Hi DAK!

I got a thing for helping you newbies so I though I'd give a little friendly pointer here, it might help you (and others) next month if nothing else:

Being the first to vote in SOTM isn't necessarily a good thing, especially if you've stated all over the place (comments) that you DKTOS.

There's a reason for the voting period to be a full month and that's to give everyone the time (and at least the chance) to hunt down all their DKTOSs before they vote.

This competition is not just a gathering up of topic songs or minor ditties as the other comps are (to various extent), this is the one regular where master parodists and veterans like Claude, Phil, Spaff and others submit their BEST work of the month to be evaluated by a jury of peers and us aspiring to be peers one day.

Sometimes it's not possible to track down mp3s of all the submitted songs, if your internet connection is limited or slow or both, and it's OK to leave a DKTOS then, but doing it all over before voting on the first day only goes to prove that you haven't bothered to try, so why should anyone do the same for you?  ???

The rules state that played cards (votes) stays played and cannot be taken back, but for personal damage control there's still time to track down mp3s and add new comments like "I've found the OS and gave this a second look, I think it's (insert serious comment/evaluation here).

Hi DAK!

I got a thing for helping you newbies so I though I'd give a little friendly pointer here, it might help you (and others) next month if nothing else:

Being the first to vote in SOTM isn't necessarily a good thing, especially if you've stated all over the place (comments) that you DKTOS.

There's a reason for the voting period to be a full month and that's to give everyone the time (and at least the chance) to hunt down all their DKTOSs before they vote.

This competition is not just a gathering up of topic songs or minor ditties as the other comps are (to various extent), this is the one regular where master parodists and veterans like Claude, Phil, Spaff and others submit their BEST work of the month to be evaluated by a jury of peers and us aspiring to be peers one day.

Sometimes it's not possible to track down mp3s of all the submitted songs, if your internet connection is limited or slow or both, and it's OK to leave a DKTOS then, but doing it all over before voting on the first day only goes to prove that you haven't bothered to try, so why should anyone do the same for you?  ???

The rules state that played cards (votes) stays played and cannot be taken back, but for personal damage control there's still time to track down mp3s and add new comments like "I've found the OS and gave this a second look, I think it's (insert serious comment/evaluation here).


Thankyou for your advice, K1chyd, but unfortunately it is not possible for me to download original songs as the computer i'm using isn't just my computer, it's my mams. And the one thing i'm not allowed to do is download anything. If I did, I would be stopped from using the computer and then what would I do?
My computer also often acts up when I try to play MP3s and other files (Windows Media Player is very unreliable as it always crashes), so I try to stay away from them as much as possible.
I'm sorry for not knowing the original songs, but for the moment, there really isn't an awful lot I can do other than apologize. Perhaps the other parody authors will remember that they are voting for my parody, not my reliability, and won't mark me down for not knowing the original songs  :)

You guys both make good points.  I feel compelled to give my take, though, which has always been that if you want to make sure people know the original song, there are a lot of ways to do it.  One way is to pick songs that will be well-known to most people around here (yes, that usually means classic rock songs; deal with it).  Another way is to provide a link to a recording, sample, or the original lyrics.  I've always felt it was the parody author's responsibility to do this if they expect people to know the original.  It should be clear by now that not everybody goes around downloading stuff.  If you want to and can, that's great, but for my songs I certainly don't expect it, although if someone provides a link I always always go listen or read or whatever.  If I don't know the original and they haven't provided it, I don't feel like I have to go find it, and I don't feel like I necessarily have to tell them I don't know it.  I do, however, feel like I owe it to them to give it a careful reading and comment on it as best I can.  So I guess that's all I expect others to do.  I'm not offended by DKTOS's (baffled, sometimes, but not offended) as long as I can tell they've read and tried to enjoy it.  This isn't law or anything, just my opinion, so if anyone disagrees it would be good to get it out in the open.  Thank you.

I seem to get dktos's no matter what i do so I just go with what I think is best. At least it shoul;d get people to read the lyrics when they wouldn't otherwise.

Like Claude, I don't expect people to go to extra work to find my original songs...for me, at least, parodies are most enjoyable when I already know the song...listening to it once doesn't do that much for me.  Sometimes, if I think that the lyrics are REALLY hilarious, or if I'm a little jealous because 20 people have already commented and said how great a parody is...I will try to find the original to listen to...but usually I don't have (don't make?) time to do that.

And...reading the original lyrics does NOTHING for me...(if I don't know the song at all)...as far as "getting" the parody...that could be just me, though.

Anyway...the thing that I'd like to get out on the table is the fact that just because you don't know the original song doesn't mean you can't vote for me.  I mean, come on...you know you want to.  ;)

I was all set to list my votes, but...dear God...there's at least 10 songs out of this array that deserve the Top spots and this is going to be much harder than usual!!! :o

Will get back to you later!

Agreed. I've read and commented on about 2/3rds of these, and I can say that it is quite possibly the best month ever. Heaven knows how I'm going to narrow these down.

You guys both make good points.  I feel compelled to give my take, though, which has always been that if you want to make sure people know the original song, there are a lot of ways to do it.  One way is to pick songs that will be well-known to most people around here (yes, that usually means classic rock songs; deal with it). 



Reading between the lines though, Claude, I think Peter was a bit baffled (to borrow your perfect word) by the fact that his "Yesterday"  parody got a DKTOS, given there's a whole thread on this site devoted to it, started by Peter, containing almost 300 (?) verses dedicated to it, and that (according to Guinness B. of R.) it's the most covered song in history. 

But Peter, I think the fact that you put "Yesterday 7" as your OS instead of "Yesterday" may have contributed to the misunderstanding.....like Revolution #9 is different to Revolution - so I can understand why DAK would have assumed he didn't know it.

Well, I have reviewed all 21 of these carefully, much more so than the last round. Fewer DKTOS this time around. Got a top 10 then getting down to 5 was nearly impossible ( contemplated rolling dice but...). Anyways, here are my picks for SOTM:

5pts: #11, You Svelte, Thin Ladies by Luke Brattoni

4pts: #15, I Hereby Announce My Candidacy by Peter Andersson a.k.a. K1chyd

3pts: #07, Up! Down! Hurl! by Stuart McArthur

2pts: #16,  I Guess That's Why We All Hit The Snooze by Jeff Reuben

1pt:   #12,  I Got Crabs From Darth Vader by Spaff.com

Comments left on all parodies in detail, so don't feel slighted if you're not in my top 5. You'll probably be in someone elses.

Reading between the lines though, Claude, I think Peter was a bit baffled (to borrow your perfect word) by the fact that his "Yesterday"  parody got a DKTOS, given there's a whole thread on this site devoted to it, started by Peter, containing almost 300 (?) verses dedicated to it, and that (according to Guinness B. of R.) it's the most covered song in history. 

But Peter, I think the fact that you put "Yesterday 7" as your OS instead of "Yesterday" may have contributed to the misunderstanding.....like Revolution #9 is different to Revolution - so I can understand why DAK would have assumed he didn't know it.


Maybe I was a little baffled over that it came in SOTM, but I've gotten DKTOS on Yesterday parodies before and I expect I will again so no biggie. And as you point out, putting it "Yesterday x 7" might have been misleading.

No, the thing between the lines here (I was gonna leave this between me and DAK's guilty feelings but now I feel I have to add it to the discussion/debate) was that he posted ALL his SOTM comments over a period of less than 15 minutes, some of them within 20 seconds of each other. It's still visible on the latest comments thread, June 8th, around 1:30, plus-minus 5 minutes.

OK, comments can sometimes look to come close to each other thanks to the twit control if you comment on something else while waiting for the 5 minute window on the previous one to pass, and me I sometimes like to think up a good pun for the comment so I ponder about it in the back of my head while reading the next parody, hence making two close comments if the comment on that next one comes easy.

But dotting down 20 SOTM evaluations, mostly DKTOSs, in 20-30 second intervalls really doesn't imply anything else than a minuscule effort to even read the lyrics, does it?

Looks can be deceiving.  I, for instance, read all of the parodies before I go back and comment on any of them...  Just my method.  My voting and commenting are totally separated and looking at my comment times won't clue the reader into anything that goes on behind the scenes.

Looks can be deceiving.  I, for instance, read all of the parodies before I go back and comment on any of them...  Just my method.  My voting and commenting are totally separated and looking at my comment times won't clue the reader into anything that goes on behind the scenes.


Tim, I'm not checking up on those of you I've come to trust, but I am checking up a little on the SOTM Newbies to see if evaluating them back more than required is worth the time when I DKTOS.

I've taken the possibility you mention into account too and in your case I'll say that a big clue is that YOU normally leave comments where you quote fav lines and/or make a spin on someone elses comment etc, proving that you've read and are playing along with Claude's axiom (stated in the first paragraph of the rules every month)  that this primarily is a "feedback exchange".

Besides that you're probably not the only one, I did notice earlier when I first got the idea that some others, including the Spaffmeister, likes to come out of the woodworks that way on the last day/days, so you're in VERY good company.  ;)  ;)  ;)

...  that this primarily is a "feedback exchange"....

Yeah, I've noticed the only people who don't like feedback are guitarists...

I can say that this has been the toughest SOTM that I've ever been a part of by far. When I went to narrow it down to five, I came up with more like twelve that screamed 'certain top 5.' But I am ready now, so here goes nothing...

5 points to "When I'm President" by 2nZ. This is everything a parody should be; catchy, perfectly paced and hilarious.
4 points to "Farewell Allah, Hello Buddha" by Kristof. Also everything that a parody should be, from IMHO the hottest (as in 'on a roll') writer in the game right now.
3 points to "You svelte, Thin Ladies" by Luke, the kid who makes me want to give up writing rap parodies forever with each and every one of his.
2 points to "Growmeatian Voteformee" by Johnny D, the veteran who just keeps raising the bar on himself.
1 point to "I Hereby Announce My Candidacy" by K1chyd, yet another remarkable entry to the International Amiright government.

This is really one of those months where I wish I had at least 10 votes, as there were a few more that it truly pained me to have to leave out. I think we need to hire some bad parody writers to enter into SOTM so that it will no longer be the case that every song submitted is worthy of victory.

No, the thing between the lines here (I was gonna leave this between me and DAK's guilty feelings but now I feel I have to add it to the discussion/debate) was that he posted ALL his SOTM comments over a period of less than 15 minutes, some of them within 20 seconds of each other. It's still visible on the latest comments thread, June 8th, around 1:30, plus-minus 5 minutes.


I have to admit, I wasn't even aware all his comments were that close together.  I'd definitely give someone the benefit of a doubt, but if it were me, I'd at least come out and tell everyone I read them all first, then commented.  You  know, so no one would think I didn't read them carefully.  I should mention that I fully support anyone getting their voting done in a timely manner instead of procrastinating like SOME people (that would be me) usually do.

To add my two cents to what Tim said --- like Tim, my initial contact with a parody and my subsequent voting and/or commenting tend to be separate in time from each other.  When I'm ready to post my comments and/or votes, I will do so, sometimes long after my initial contact with a given parody, sometimes less than a minute after...but always after I've had enough time to form what I personally consider to be a fair opinion.    :)

Since PeterCHYD Paul Robinsoned me, here's my take.

I'd like to spend much more time commenting on Amiright parodies in general, but life usually doesn't cut me that much slack. I figure, however, that the authors that enter the SOTM are the ones who are most interested in feedback, and the parodies they enter are the ones they most want feedback about. So I do my gosh-darnedest to study every SOTM entry and leave a comment that indicates I cared. I usually look at the entries a few times during the month before making my voting decisions. If I DKTOS I will try to find an MP3 of the original. If I can't find the MP3 I will try to find the lyrics.

It's time-consuming, but I hope that the time and effort I put into evaluating SOTM entries helps make up for all the other parodies I *don't* get to during the month.

By the way, I never intentionally wait till the end of the month to post my votes. Often that's just how it turns out (despite my telling myself every month I'll get it done earlier).

I'm not suggesting that my method is the best method. Just really, you know, blabbing.

xoxox
Spaff

Since PeterCHYD Paul Robinsoned me, here's my take.

I'd like to spend much more time commenting on Amiright parodies in general, but life usually doesn't cut me that much slack. I figure, however, that the authors that enter the SOTM are the ones who are most interested in feedback, and the parodies they enter are the ones they most want feedback about. So I do my gosh-darnedest to study every SOTM entry and leave a comment that indicates I cared. I usually look at the entries a few times during the month before making my voting decisions. If I DKTOS I will try to find an MP3 of the original. If I can't find the MP3 I will try to find the lyrics.

It's time-consuming, but I hope that the time and effort I put into evaluating SOTM entries helps make up for all the other parodies I *don't* get to during the month.

By the way, I never intentionally wait till the end of the month to post my votes. Often that's just how it turns out (despite my telling myself every month I'll get it done earlier).

I'm not suggesting that my method is the best method. Just really, you know, blabbing.

xoxox
Spaff

You moron.  You could leave half-assed comments on hundreds of parodies per month in the time you spend meticulously pondering and leaving thoughtful comments on a couple dozen contest entries.  It would raise your profile considerably, you might even make the top secret top ten list.

You moron.  You could leave half-assed comments on hundreds of parodies per month in the time you spend meticulously pondering and leaving thoughtful comments on a couple dozen contest entries.  It would raise your profile considerably, you might even make the top secret top ten list.


Pssst... Spaff.  Don't buy it, man.  I fell for that one once.  It's a trick to get you to trade in your life for sitting at the screen typing "nice job" all day... turns you into a complacent little typing monkey and the next thing you know, you're locked in a room full of other monkeys, chained to a desk, churning out parodies, wondering how you got there. 

;D