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.

~~By entering, you are agreeing to read and comment on all the other entries and vote.

~~Anyone who enters but does not both comment on all entries and vote by the end of the month is disqualified and may not participate next month.

~~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.  My Spouse by Silver Power

2.  Puke in the Toilet by Josh2

3.  Since You're King Kong by Matthias

4.  Get Spot Your Mangy Beagle Spayed by Johnny D
                         DKTOS?  Click here to listen to a free MP3 of the OS "Evil Ways" by Santana!

5.  Biting Song by Adagio
            sample:
            Amazon sample
               scroll to "Can't Slow Down"
                   Recording

6.  I'm Dreading This Year's Lite Christmas by Tim Mayfield

7.  Hitler! by the_conqueror_of_parodies
                    recording of original

8.  Feng Shui (Turn the Bed Around) by wannabemustangjockey

9.  I Always Seem To Injure You by Kristof Robertson
                 and here's a cheesy midi to go with it....

10.  X, The Bastard Letter by Red Ant

11.  I Got Your Crabs by Jeff Reuben

12.  Santa's Got A Gun by Larry Hensley
                Recording

13.  Shopping With a Weapon in My Hand by Rick Cormier
                midi

14.  Plop!/ The Nativity by Agrimorfee
                   original lyrics
                   midi(scroll to #21)

15.  Christmas Day by Jack Wilson
                          [url=http://www.archive.org/download/Holiday_2/GreendayAmericanidiot03Ho

1st Place: Matthias - Since You're King Kong
2nd Place: Chris Frederick - He's Always A Muppet
3rd Place: Johnny D - Get Spot Your Mangy Beagle Spayed
4th Place: Jeff Reuben - I Got Your Crabs
5th Place: Red Ant - X, The Bastard Letter

Thought I'd get mine nice and early this time. Don't think I stand a chance this month :\'(

Next time, I think I'll submit my religious parody - or should I say parodeity?

I'd laugh if I get chosen for the 2005 Wild Card Round.

I'd laugh if I get chosen for the 2005 Wild Card Round.

Oops.  I'm not sure we're doing a Wild Card Round this year.  Last year we didn't get very many entries.  If people are interested, we could still do it, but I'd want to get it done this month so speak up quickly.

Oops.  I'm not sure we're doing a Wild Card Round this year.  Last year we didn't get very many entries.  If people are interested, we could still do it, but I'd want to get it done this month so speak up quickly.


I'm interested.

I'm interested.

Oops.  I suppose I should have explained more about the WC Round first.  The idea was to try to reward those who'd participated in the SOTM all year (or at least once), but never tasted the sweet sweet thrill of finishing in the top three.  We wound up with only nine entrants last year -- I think people didn't want to be associated with a "loser-fest" or something.  It was won by known loser Kristof Robertson.

So, anyway, Red Ant, you'd be ineligible since you've finished third.  Twice, I believe.  Sorry about that.  Anyone else?

Oops.  I suppose I should have explained more about the WC Round first.  The idea was to try to reward those who'd participated in the SOTM all year (or at least once), but never tasted the sweet sweet thrill of finishing in the top three.  We wound up with only nine entrants last year -- I think people didn't want to be associated with a "loser-fest" or something.  It was won by known loser Kristof Robertson.

So, anyway, Red Ant, you'd be ineligible since you've finished third.  Twice, I believe.  Sorry about that.  Anyone else?


Loser fest? There are NO losers on Amiright!!!  ;). I think it's worth trying to run again...heck, as the incumbent, I'll run it this year if there are no objections. With more contestants in SOTM this year, I guarantee there'll be some willing to put their necks on the block. And look at me...after a full year of intensive psychotherapy, I've just about gotten over the *twitch* stigma of *TWITCH* winning.... :)

Loser fest? There are NO losers on Amiright!!!  ;).

Right...just a bunch of people who DIDN'T WIN.  ;D

Sure, I want a Wild Card tourney, having served as Bridesmaid but never The Bride in these tourneys.

I have no problem with the Wildcard thing either way, if someone's willing to run it, I think it's a great idea.  I would say the votes shouldn't count towards "Author Of The Year" since some authors are ineligible to enter and can't get the points.

I'll run it this year if there are no objections.

No objections here, believe me.  That way you get to decide if the points count toward PAOTY.  Ha ha.  They did last year, because I wanted as many entrants as possible, and I thought it would be good incentive.  But I can see why some people might find it a bit unfair.  So have fun with that.

Also, I was planning on running the Song of the Year contest concurrently with the January SOTM, but if we have to push it back to give more time to finish up the WC round, I suppose it wouldn't be the end of the world.

Oops.  I suppose I should have explained more about the WC Round first.  The idea was to try to reward those who'd participated in the SOTM all year (or at least once), but never tasted the sweet sweet thrill of finishing in the top three.  We wound up with only nine entrants last year -- I think people didn't want to be associated with a "loser-fest" or something.  It was won by known loser Kristof Robertson.

So, anyway, Red Ant, you'd be ineligible since you've finished third.  Twice, I believe.  Sorry about that.  Anyone else?


Ah, okay.

Good Evening (or whatever part of the day there is right now where YOU are).

By now some of you may already have noticed that I

5 points to Rick C.  #13

4 points to Phil  #18

3 points  to Stu #17

2 points  to Red Ant #10

1 point to Claude #20

What a month!

5pts=Spaff...not only song of the month, but quite possible the year...and the decade. I share this parody with friends and family as an instant cheer-up (and events of the past week have made it necessary for me to laugh...don't ask...). Spaff, you are a genius. 8)

4pts=Claude. I have heard a number of "Sleigh Ride" parodies in my 20+ years of Christmas song collecting, and this one tops them.

3pts=Red Ant.

2pts=Kristof.

1pt=Chris Frederick. Welcome to the fore!

Well there's been a lot of good parodies this month fellas, so to pick the top five parodies of the month is hard for me to do...
But being a judge in the December Song of the Mont challange I had to decide...
So I choose these top finialists....

Five Points Goes To Spaff For The Best Parody, Ever... Period, wanna fight about it?!
Four Points Goes To Kristof For The Best Arwenest Parody That Was Not Done By Arwen
Three Points Goes To Claude For The Best True To Life Christmas Parody
Two Points Goes To Johnny D For The Best Parody About Dogs In Heat
One Point Goes To Rick C. For The Most Violent Christmas Parody

Trained Professionals Have Been Working Day and Night To Bring You These Results. If you have a complaint about not being voted for Song of the Month bring it up with the Matthias Corperation at 1-800-BITE-ME

5 - Spaff.com
4 - Rick Cormier
3 - Red Ant
2 - Tim Mayfield
1 - Matthias

Anyone who I didn't vote for...Well, don't shoot me.

Anyone who I didn't vote for...Well, don't shoot me.


Too bad, I may have to. ;D

5 points: #13, "Shopping With a Weapon in My Hand"
4 points: #20, "Shopping Trip"
3 points: #14, "Plop!/The Nativity"
2 points: #22, "He's Always A Muppet"
1 point: #9, "I Always Seem To Injure You"

xoxox
Spaff

Check this page out for the music to Silver Power's entry, I think it's the right song:

[url=http://www.custombuiltconcepts.com/finalcbcsite/FINALCBCSITE/New%20

And here's another TOS, the one for Jeff Reubens entry. Again, remove the hyphen, or if that doesn't work either, use the search function on the site ( http://mp3.maxalbums.com/mp3/ ) and search for "George Michael", that oughta do it:

mp3.maxalbums.com/mp3/10614/George%20Michael/I%20Want%20Y

It's just a 1,09 minutes long sample (an odd length IMHO) but here's a sample for wannabemustangjockey's Gloria Estefan entry:

www.emotionband.net/listen.html

5 points - "Shopping Trip" by Claude Prez
4 points - "Shopping With a Weapon in My Hand" by Rick Cormier
3 points - "I Always Seem To Injure You" by Kristof Robertson
2 points - "Since You're King Kong" by Matthias
1 point - "Plop! / The Nativity" by Agrimorfee

Another great month, another great round of entries.

5 - Spaff.com
4 - Rick Cormier
3 - Red Ant
2 - Tim Mayfield
1 - Matthias

Congrats Everyone.

5 - Spaff.com
4 - Rick Cormier
3 - Red Ant
2 - Tim Mayfield
1 - Matthias

Congrats Everyone.


Didn't you already say that?


5 - Spaff.com
4 - Rick Cormier
3 - Red Ant
2 - Tim Mayfield
1 - Matthias

Anyone who I didn't vote for...Well, don't shoot me.


Yes, you did. Why?

Although voting twice isn't against any written rule that I see I'm sure once is the limit. Thanks for the 6 3 points SP.

To avoid any misunderstandings among first time participants: I

5 Points-SPAFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4 points Rick C, great parody
3 points Kristof!!!!!!!!!
2 points Red Ant, loved it!!
1 point  Matthias I love Kelly Clarkson, IM an AI fan this is a great parody

I thought that, come December, the parody quality meter would dip a bit....yeah, right!
One of the toughest months I've voted on.

5pts: #18 Phil: The Gamer
4pts: #21 Spaff: 88 lines
3pts: #10 Red Ant: X, the...
2pts: #20 Claude: Shopping Trip
1 pt: Rick: Weapon

And special mentions to Matthias and Chris F, who were always well up my shortlist.
Great job, everyone

Short list was 7 this month but here goes:

5 points to #20, Shopping Trip by Claude - perfectly paced and rhymed, very funny and relateable. With a gratuitous ass shot. What more does one need?

4 points to #18, The Gamer by Phil A. - I was hoping this would be entered in SOTM. "So I made that bloody GameBoy/An Advanced supposit'ry" is one of my favorite paired lines of 2005.

3 points to #14,  Plop!/ The Nativity by Agrimorfee - A shame that some may be DKTOS here; hearing a MP3 or CD really brings this parody to life in a way that lyrics and a MIDI cannot IMO. This may be your best ever Agrimorfee.

2 points to #21,  88 Lines About 140 Discontinued Varieties at 31 Flavors by Spaff.com - By doing away with extraneous things like verbs you packed TOS Chock Full O' Puns in a way that is probably impossible to duplicate again with any OS. Eye Scream rules.

1 point to #9,  I Always Seem To Injure You by Kristof R. - You should get your middle name changed to "TMGLTM" if you haven't already.

Another great round everyone. And to think the 2006 SOTMs will probably be harder. Yikes!

Red Ant

Okee dokee, let's get this voting thing out of the way.

5 points to "I Always Seem to Injure You" by Kristof Robertson
4 points to "88 Lines...et al" by Spaff.com
3 points to "Shopping With a Weapon In My Hand" by Rick Cormier
2 points to "Shopping Trip" by Claude Prez
1 point to "Get Spot Your Mangy Beagle Spayed" by Johnny D

Thought I'd kill two birds with one post:
Thanks to k1chyd for finding the mp3 sample of Turn the Beat Around.

5 points - #14.  Plop!/ The Nativity by Agrimorfee
- possibly the perfect parody to this OS: it uses the original so well it even pipped Spaff's masterpiece.  Which is pretty damn good, too.

4 points - #21.  88 Lines About 140 Discontinued Varieties at 31 Flavors by Spaff.com
- wonderful stuff. 'nuff said

3 points - #22.  He's Always A Muppet by Chris Frederick
- great idea, extremely well executed

2 points - # 9.  I Always Seem To Injure You by Kristof Robertson
- hard to believe this has come in at number 4, 'cause it's so funny.

1 point - #10.  X, The Bastard Letter by Red Ant
- Xcellent - what else can I say?

5 pts.  Spaff.com. Superbly funny parody.
4 pts.  Peter Andersson. Not sure why this hasn't gotten more votes, it cracked me up!
3 pts.  Claude Prez. Wacky and wonderful.
2 pts.  Agrimorfee. A gem of a parody to a tough OS to parody.
1 pt.  Kristof. Another laugh-fest from the maestro.

Once again, there were a number of others that I thought deserved points. When in doubt, I usually opt for the funniest ones.

5 points...................9.  I Always Seem To Injure You by Kristof Robertson
4 points.................21.  88 Lines About 140 Discontinued Varieties at 31 Flavors by Spaff.com
3 points.................10.  X, The Bastard Letter by Red Ant
2 points.................13.  Shopping With a Weapon in My Hand by Rick Cormier
1 point..................18.  The Gamer by Phil Alexander

great year everyone :D

5 points- "Something In The Gravy Moved" by Stuart McArthur
4 points- "Biting Song" by Adagio
3 points- "X, The Bastard Letter" by Red Ant
2 points- "I Always Seem To Injure You" by Kristof Robertson
1 point- "The Gamer" by Phil Alexander

5 points - #14.  Plop!/ The Nativity by Agrimorfee
- possibly the perfect parody to this OS: it uses the original so well it even pipped Spaff's masterpiece.  Which is pretty damn good, too.

4 points - #21.  88 Lines About 140 Discontinued Varieties at 31 Flavors by Spaff.com
- wonderful stuff. 'nuff said



To have superceded a vote over the mighty Spaff.com makes me utterly proud. Thanks, Phil! :) 8)

5 pts:  #3 Matthias--Since You're King Kong
4 pts:  #21 Mr. Spaff--88 Lines...
3 pts:  #9 Kristof--Injuring You
2 pts:  #8 wannabemustangjockey--Feng Shui
1 pt:  #13 Rick Cormier--Shopping with a Weapon.

1st Rick Cormier
2nd Timmy Mayfield
3rd Mathias
4th Silver Power
5th Claude Prez

Five points to #21 (Spaff)
Four points to #13 (Rick)
Three points to #9 (Kristof)
Two points to #18 (Phil)
One point to #10 (Red Ant)

5 points for #22.  He's Always A Muppet by Chris Frederick
                       
4 points for #20.  Shopping Trip by Claude Prez

3 points for #13.  Shopping With a Weapon in My Hand by Rick Cormier

2 points for #19.  I've Dated My Brains Out by Peter Andersson a.k.a. K1chyd

1 point for #21.  88 Lines About 140 Discontinued Varieties at 31 Flavors by Spaff.com

Hey, Claude, are you the only one who's allowed to post the results? I've kept a tally myself. Well?

Hey, Claude, are you the only one who's allowed to post the results? I've kept a tally myself. Well?


If by the time it

4 pts.  Peter Andersson. Not sure why this hasn't gotten more votes, it cracked me up!


Thanks Rick! I guess one reason could be that people tend to ignore/wipe smartasses, and that do-and-donts-of-SOTMs post I made could really be read that way!

It