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.  Pay THIS Fer Gasoline, Man? by Johnny D
               DKTOS? Click to hear an MP3 of The Byrds' performance of Bob Dylan's song "Mr. Tambourine Man".

2.  Piano Ban by Arwen

3.  Netball Wizard by Dumb Ass Kid
               Original lyrics w/ music

4.  I Can't Hear Music by Scathe

5.  Goodbye Normal Jeans by Rex Ungericht

6.  Moneyback, Gwen by Red Ant
                MIDI can be found by scrolling down this page to "Hollaback Girl"
                Lyrics Here

7.  'Lotsa Pounds and Dividends' by Luke Brattoni
                 Audio

8.  Conquistador by Adagio
                   midi

9.  Liposuction by Mikey Squirrel

10.  It's Rover by Rick Cormier
            Parody Recording
               Original Lyrics

11.  Sumo Girl by Agrimorfee
              Original Lyrics

12.  Turn That Techno Music Off Now by Larry Hensley

13.  Nigerian Spam by Phil Alexander

14.  Mike Tyson Is Bonking For Money by Peter Andersson a.k.a. K1chyd

15.  I'm Adept at Constant Drinking by Heathcliff the Cat

16.  Neal's Brothel by Robert J. Pagliaro

17.  Symphony (Brass Band) by Mike Armstrong

18.  Was a Feather (Flabby Dude Part 1) by Dominic L

19.  Beer In Heaven by Tim Mayfield
                    My MP3 recording on Soundclick

20.  I Am The Very Model Of A Song That's Fit For Parody by Adam Eccleshall

21.  Will The Ravens Ever Score? by John Jenkins

22.  Your Mother is Quite a Slut by Claude Prez

23.  Monkeys Are Bluffing by Kristof Robertson

24.  Dumb Blonde by EmiLoca

25.  I'm Prone To Sin, Drunkenly by Dee Range

OMG. There's too many good ones this month. Whatever shall I do??????? :-\\

OMG. There's too many good ones this month. Whatever shall I do??????? :-\\


I agree with you, Agrimorfee; but it could be worse.  3 of the top 4 in the Parody Author of the Year standings (as well as some other good writers) are sitting out this month.

So many good ones.  But I'll go with these:
5 points- "Sumo Girl" by Agrimorfee
4 points-  "Pay THIS Fer Gasoline, Man?" by Johnny D
3 points-  "Piano Ban" by Arwen
2 points-  "Liposuction" by Mikey Squirrel
1 point-  "I Am TVM Of A Song That's Fit For Parody" by Adam Eccleshall

So many fine entries this month...I had to hold my own independent SOTM race just to narrow down the contenders...from 25, to 11, to 7, then to THE TOP FIVE. Here ya go...let me remind you, I loved everything this month. 8)

5pts=EmiLoca
4pts=Johnny D
3pts=Claude
2pts=Phil A.
1pt=Arwen

So many good ones.  But I'll go with these:
5 points- "Sumo Girl" by Agrimorfee
4 points-  "Pay THIS Fer Gasoline, Man?" by Johnny D


Domo arigato, Larry.

It never gets any easier trying to think of a new way to say 'it never gets any easier' every month...

5 points to #13. 'Nigerian Spam' by Phil Alexander
4 points to #24. 'Dumb Blonde' by EmiLoca
3 points to #1. 'Pay THIS Fer Gasoline, Man?' by Johnny D
2 points to #21. 'Will The Ravens Ever Score?' by John Jenkins
1 point to #22. 'Your Mother is Quite a Slut' by Claude Prez

;D Plenty of chortling throughout this month. ;D

5 points = Rick C - #10

4 points - EmiLoca - #24

3 points - Adam E. - #20

2 points - Larry - #12

1 point - Johnny D. - #1

5-Johnny D.
4- Red Ant
3- Adam Eccleshall
2- Agrimorfee
1- Arwen

Hard choices this month, many laughs, and entirely too many parodies that I wanted to give points to, but there can only be 5. So, here are my picks.

5 points to Claude Prez
4 points to EmiLoca
3 points to Johnny D
2 points to Phil Alexander
1 point to Adagio

Great round everyone.

Red Ant

5-Johnny D.
4- Red Ant
3- Adam Eccleshall
2- Agrimorfee
1- Arwen

Hello.  Thank you very much for taking the time to vote.  However, as we've never had an entry by someone named "Guest" in the SOTM as far as I can recall, and we have a rule stating that only votes by people who've participated in a SOTM contest will be counted, please let us know if you are in fact an eligible voter so that we can count your votes.  Again, thank you very much; we all appreciate it.

Hello.  Thank you very much for taking the time to vote.  However, as we've never had an entry by someone named "Guest" in the SOTM as far as I can recall, and we have a rule stating that only votes by people who've participated in a SOTM contest will be counted, please let us know if you are in fact an eligible voter so that we can count your votes.  Again, thank you very much; we all appreciate it.



Oh sorry, this is Dominic L.

I just changed my name to be "clever"

Excuse the confusion

5 Points: "Your Mother is Quite a Slut" by Claude Prez
The Mailman is back. And he still delivers his load!

4 Points: "Pay THIS Fer Gasoline, Man?" Johnny D
Had I been an American I’d probably held this one as numero uno, but since I live where we have to pay twice the price you sigh over (actually, we’d refer to that level as belonging to “the good old days” I really couldn’t bring myself to have this all the way up there. Still the second best of the month though.

3 Points: "Liposuction" by Mikey Squirrel
A combined food and medical parody that has the best of both worlds. And when I found TOS on the net it brought LOLs in itself too. (I’ll have to check out more of TD’s work when I get the time). The parody was funny and scanned really, really well over the original (except for leaving out the spoken intro, but I’d say that’s mandatory in a parody like this).

2 Points: "Moneyback, Gwen" by Red Ant
The Antman takes this subgenre further and further and does it better and better. (Though I think you might wanna change soon, while you’re still on top of it).

1 Point: "Nigerian Spam" by Phil Alexander
I really should go back and work a Nigeria reference into my own old Spam Parody (SOTM submission earlier) now that I know more about it. Great stuff here. Maybe at tad to long. (But that’s TOS fault, I know, I know).

Oh sorry, this is Dominic L.

I just changed my name to be "clever"

Excuse the confusion

Oh, good.  Thank you.

I really wanted to give top honors to more than one of these...and also allow others into my top 5...but alas...I have never been that good of a rule breaker. :-[

Here's how it came out for me...

5 points to #20, Adam
4 points to #13, Phil
3 points to #22, Claude
2 points to #24, EmiLoca
1 point to #21, John J.

5 points - #1 “ Pay THIS Fer Gasoline, Man?” by Johnny D
             
4 points - #24  “Dumb Blonde” by EmiLoca

3 points - #13  “Nigerian Spam” by Phil Alexander

2 points - #23  “Monkeys Are Bluffing” by Kristof Robertson

1 point – #2 “Piano Ban” by Arwen

5 points for #21.  Will The Ravens Ever Score? by John Jenkins

4 points for #23.  Monkeys Are Bluffing by Kristof Robertson

3 points for #9.  Liposuction by Mikey Squirrel

2 points for #25.  I'm Prone To Sin, Drunkenly by Dee Range

1 point for #18.  Was a Feather (Flabby Dude Part 1) by Dominic L

5 pts - 22. Your Mother is Quite a Slut by Claude Prez

4 pts - 23. Monkeys Are Bluffing by Kristof Robertson

3 pts - 24. Dumb Blonde by EmiLoca

2 pts - 21. Will The Ravens Ever Score? by John Jenkins

1 pt  - 14. Mike Tyson Is Bonking For Money by Peter Andersson a.k.a. K1chyd

Yeah, three days to spare and I am done!  Whew!  I really need to code a parody voting program, it would save me tons of work..  ::)

5 pts - "I Am TVM Of A Song That's Fit For Parody" Parody by Adam Eccleshall
4 pts - "Monkeys Are Bluffing" Parody by Kristof Robertson
3 pts - "Liposuction" Parody by Mikey Squirrel
2 pts - "Nigerian Spam" Parody by Phil Alexander
1 pts - "Netball Wizard" Parody by Dumb Ass Kid

5 points - #24.  Dumb Blonde by EmiLoca
4 points - #20.  I Am The Very Model Of A Song That's Fit For Parody by Adam Eccleshall
3 points - # 2.  Piano Ban by Arwen
2 points - #15.  I'm Adept at Constant Drinking by Heathcliff the Cat
1 point  - #19.  Beer In Heaven by Tim Mayfield

It was too hard - I had a dozen left in my first cut, and eight that I *really* wanted to give points to.  Well done, everyone - but could you take it a bit easier next time ;)

I really enjoyed reading this month's entries. Really really really. It struck me while going through these what a tremendous amount of creative talent there is on this site. And I'm not even saying that to suck up for votes, because I don't have an entry this month. Group hug.

5 points: #21 - Will The Ravens Ever Score?
4 points: #22 - Your Mother is Quite a Slut
3 points: #5 - Goodbye Normal Jeans
2 points: #23 - Monkeys Are Bluffing
1 point: #25 - I'm Prone To Sin, Drunkenly

xoxox
Spaff

It's taken me a damn long time to get my shortlist of 17 songs down to 5:

5 pts: Arwen's Piano
4 pts: Tim's Beer
3 pts: Claude's Mother
2 pts: Rex's Levis
1 pt: Dee's Night Out

Well done everyone!

From 17 to 10 to 8 to 5 to 3...a momentary relapse of judgement...and back to 5. 

5 points* - "Lotsa Pounds and Dividends" by Luke Brattoni
Marvelous syllable-for-syllable rhyming/pacing. Plus, it had nothing to do with sex or alchohol - heh, kind of like me! Not to mention a terrific OS.
*Points substituting promised nudey gifs.

4 points - "Will the Ravens Ever Score?" by John Jenkins
Hilarious concept, clever rhyming and a very difficult OS assisted this Raven in flying towards the top. 

3 points - "Nigerian Spam" by Chick-Phil-A
I'm really hungry.  I think one my associates said they'd take me out to lunch. 

2 points - "Piano Ban" by Wenniekins
As thought-provoking as Nigerian Spam was creative.  Both parodies took outrageous ideas and turned them into FABulocities.  Arwen continues to rule. 

1 point - "Monkeys are Bluffing" by Kristof Robertson
Terrific and peculiar as usual.  Had me giggling for minutes! 

Nice job, everyone.  If the bar could be raised any higher, I'd have to use, like, a chair or something. 

don't do it Luke - it's not a fair swap.  Give her the points back!!

I'm truly sorry for not being able to comment and vote for August SOTM. (Damn, this sucks.. looks like I have alot of votes!) I'm gonna have the net back soon; and by soon I'm hoping by November. In the meantime, I won't be entering any contests, but when I when I'm back, I'll be back with a vengeance!  ;)
Thanks to everyone who voted for me and once again sorry for being an absentee parodist.
May the farce be with you!

don't do it Luke - it's not a fair swap.  Give her the points back!!


LOL. I dunno, Stu, what if her points are the difference between me getting first or second?

... hmm...

5 pts. to Johnny D
4 pts. to Adam Eccleshall
3 pts. to Phil Alexander
2 pts. to John Jenkins
1 pt. to Claude Prez

Way too many good ones this month.

5 points...Johnny D
4 points...Claude Prez
3 points...Dee Range
2 points...Adagio
1 point....Emi

LOL. I dunno, Stu, what if her points are the difference between me getting first or second?

... hmm...


I just thought maybe you two were at the stage where you'd be more interested in third or home

Nup, I'm still battin'.

Five points to #21 (John Jenkins)

Four points to #24 (EmiLoca)

Three points to #13 (Phil Alexander)

Two points to #20 (Adam Eccleshall)

One point to #2 (Arwen)

Nup, I'm still battin'.



LOL!!

Just made it back from the bayou in time to get my vote in. I have read them all, will comment when I get some rest. One of the best monthly collections ever. Here are my top five:

5 points.....Claude Prez
4 points.....Kristof
3 points.....Rick Cormier
2 points.....Rex
1 point......EmiLoca

Great Round everyone!!

Voting is now closed; I'll have to post totals later tonight though.

Wow, this was a VERY CLOSE ONE

First Place -- "Pay THIS Fer Gasoline, Man" by Johnny D -- 39 Points (4 first place votes, 3 second place votes)

Second Place -- "Your Mother Is Quite a Slut" by Claude Prez -- 39 Points (4 first place votes, 2 second place votes)

Third Place -- "Dumb Blonde" by EmiLoca -- 37 Points


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Phil Alexander 28
Adam Eccleshall 27
John Jenkins 26
Kristof Robertson 21
Arwen 17
Rick Cormier 8
Agrimorfee 7
Dee Range 7
Rex Ungericht 7
Red Ant 6
Luke Brattoni 5 (if he still wants them)
Tim Mayfield 5
Adagio 3
Larry Hensley 2
Dominic L 1
Know 1 can hear you dream 1

As always, please let me know if I screwed up; it happens all the time and it's nothing personal.  Also not personal are the unfortunate disqualifications:  Mikey Squirrel, Dumb Ass Kid, Scathe, Heathcliff the Cat, Bob Pagliaro and Mike Armstrong.  They'll forfeit a total of 14 points between them and be unable to participate in the September SOTM. 

Anyway, great round all and congratulations to Johnny D, EmiLoca, and of course ME ME ME.  Thanks everybody.

Congratulations Johnny D, Claude and EmiLoca.

A side note for Claude's entry; two days before "Your Mother Is Quite A Slut" was posted I got Queen's Greatist Hits. I thought of parodying "Another One Bites The Dust", then saw the 40 or so existing parodies of that OS (and also remembered Weird Al did it) and thought "Nothing can be done with that OS that hasn't already been done".

I was wrong. And I suppose if my mother were a slut I would have only found it "funny" verses "laughing until my face hurt".

Congratulations everyone else, truly outstanding work.

Thanks Dominic and K1chyd for my votes.

Red Ant

  Congratulations Johnny D, Claude and EmiLoca!  :)

Nail-biting finish, Johnny D and Claude Prez! Of course, now I'm going to have to use screws.

...oh, and congrats to Emi, I guess.

Outstanding submissions all around this month, and congrats to all! I'm glad there was a tiebreaking process in place - I would have hated to see this go to the Supreme court while legions of Johhny D and Claude Prez supporters recount the ballots and make accusations of votes that weren't counted and voters who were denied...it could have gotten very ugly.

Great to see you getting the gold, Johnny (what they call a crowd-pleasing result)- although Claude's treat would have been a deserving gold medallist too - and I have to echo Luke's heartfelt congratulations to Emi

Congratulations Johnny D, Claude and EmiLoca for providing some excellent entertainment and earning well deserved recognition!

Thanks everybody!  Thank you for your votes and your kind words of support!!  ;D

Congratulations to Claude Prez and EmiLoca !

This is my FIRST EVER gold medal in SOTM ... wow, thanks again, everybody!  ;D

Congratulations, Johnny, Claude and Emi  8)

Congratulations to Johnny, Claude and Emi !! Thanks for the votes. Another great round!

I'm not surprised this one was a close one: there were too many goodies to choose from.  Nice one, JD :)  Sooo close, Claude, and only a hair's breadth away, Emi.


...and on to next month :D

Such a nail-biter - only when I saw that I was a massive 2 points away from pseudogold did I realize I had given myself a proximal phalanx collateral ligament avulsion fracture in my middle finger. 

A well-deserved win for Johnny D, *nearly* equal congratulations to Claude  ;), and a big whoopah for everyone - what a phenomenal month. 

I'd be a little more enthusiastic if I were you, Luke - if I hadn't voted for your song, you would be nowhere NEAR 12th place, ingrate!

*provides Emi a closer look at my proximal phalanx collateral ligament avulsion fracture* 

*provides Emi a closer look at my proximal phalanx collateral ligament avulsion fracture* 


Ouch, that looks like it hurts.  Need some ice for that burn?  8)

Your presence is adequate enough.

Your presence is adequate enough.


Sushi is better served cold.

Well, it's your serve: zero luv.

Thanks everybody!  Thank you for your votes and your kind words of support!!   ;D

Congratulations to Claude Prez and EmiLoca !

This is my FIRST EVER gold medal in SOTM ... wow, thanks again, everybody!   ;D


I'm surprised that this is your first ever gold medal! I'm sure it won't be the last. Keep doing what you're doing, man!

Congrats, Johnny BD, Claude 4 Prez, and Emi l'Oca. For what it's worth, y'all made my final eight. (And it's nice to get external validation of my opinions now and then.)

Grrreat month, y'all.

xoxox
Spaff

Big thumbs up and crazy celebratory Riverdancing to Johnnus Deus, Claudius, And Emi the Gem....and I can't fathom why this is only your first SOTM gold, JD....you've broken the drought, so watch out everybody!!!  ;)

Congrats to the three top winners! I could've sworn that you got a gold medal before Johnny..


And for the defense of DAK, he couldn't use the computer because his house was being remodeled  :) :(

Do you have to enter in your song to be "Song Of The Month" or does someone just nominate it?

Do you have to enter in your song to be "Song Of The Month" or does someone just nominate it?

You have to enter it yourself.  There's a September SOTM entry thread, just click on it and read the guidelines carefully please.

Wow, once again I've had a NPE (near psychic experience), I remember last month feeling very strongly (and commenting about it too I think) that your time was up, SOTM gold medal time that is.  ;D

And here's some late congrats from the land of northern light.