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.

~~Any entrant whose votes don't show a time stamp prior to midnight on the last day of the month (ie. according to the "inthe00's meantime" clock as it appears BEFORE you log in - not a timezone corrected version) is disqualified, without exception.

1. Pretty Young for an Old Guy by Jack Wilson
    Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)

2. Take Out by The Conqueror of Parodies
    Sell Out

3. Brady, Don't Be An Hero by Max Power
    Billy, Don't Be A Hero

4. Jenny, It's A Crock by Agrimorfee
    Jenny from the Block

5. F.C.C. by Matthias
    ABC.

6. SOTM by Jason
    YMCA

7. When He Gets Tourettes by Guy DiRito
    Bennie and the Jets

8. In the Mouth Tonight by Peter Anderson
    In the Air Tonight

9. A Typical Man by Phil Alexander
    An Innocent Man

10. Implants and Puffed-up Lips by McKludge
      Incense & Peppermints

11. Retarded Rock N Roll by Red Ant
      Heart of Rock N Roll

12. Just Another Lyrics Whore by Tomario
      It Doesn't Matter Anymore

13. Churnalicious by Below Average Dave
      Performance by Below Average Dave

14. Love in a Cattle Field by Mikey Squirrel
      Love is a Battle Field

15. Vegas or Bust by Invisible Boy
      Ready or Not Here I Come

Wow! What a nice selection of tunes. As always I can only vote for 5 of them!

So here are my votes!

5 Points to Invisible Boy's Busted Vegas
4 Points to Red Ant's Retarded Rock And Rolls
3 Points to Jack Wilson's Flying Old Guys
2 Points to Mikey Squirrel's Cattle Fields
1 Point to Below Average Dave's Churnalicious.

Good Luck To All Of You!

Hey Dave, I like how you titled the links for the videos...gives you a fair warning as to the OS (where needed).

I'm gonna have to remember to use the html code for links more often... 8)

Hey Dave, I like how you titled the links for the videos...gives you a fair warning as to the OS (where needed).

I'm gonna have to remember to use the html code for links more often... 8)


Except that you labeled mine "OPP" which I did not even take a crack at yet... That song is going to be a LOT harder than "ABC" which I DID.  ::) (And you edited it)  ;)

Except that you labeled mine "OPP" which I did not even take a crack at yet... That song is going to be a LOT harder than "ABC" which I DID.  ::) (And you edited it)  ;)

He must still be entranced by my parody.  ;D

He must still be entranced by my parody.  ;D


Yes, SLC has me hooked that any three letter abbreviation must be an OPP parody, well FCC would work to OPP you know:)

Kristof, why didnt ya enter Irish or  Hey  Learner Driver?  :o

Kristof, why didnt ya enter Irish or   Hey  Learner Driver?  :o


I'm also surprised that Kristof didn't enter...

I'm also surprised that Kristof didn't enter...
Yeah

Kristof, why didnt ya enter Irish or   Hey  Learner Driver?  :o


After cleaning up in the 2007 SOTY contest, maybe he decided to give us lesser folk a chance  ;D

After cleaning up in the 2007 SOTY contest, maybe he decided to give us lesser folk a chance  ;D
LOL probably

Here are my votes:-

1 point  - Below Average Dave - Churnalicious

2 points - Mikey Squirrel - Love in a Cattle Field

3 points - Invisible Boy - Vegas or Bust

4 points - McKludge - Implants and Puffed-up Lips

5 points  - Phil Alexander -  A Typical Man

Kristof, why didnt ya enter Irish or   Hey  Learner Driver?  :o



After cleaning up in the 2007 SOTY contest, maybe he decided to give us lesser folk a chance  ;D


Well, thanks you guys for thinking of me.....

You've probably noticed that I haven't been around much lately. At the moment, I'm right in the middle of producing a play (Dial M For Murder), so that's taking up most of my time. I usually have a bit of down time from writing and contests at the start of the year....and I didn't feel the 2 aforementioned parodies were quite SOTM worthy. But I will be back!!!

Well, thanks you guys for thinking of me.....

You've probably noticed that I haven't been around much lately. At the moment, I'm right in the middle of producing a play (Dial M For Murder), so that's taking up most of my time. I usually have a bit of down time from writing and contests at the start of the year....and I didn't feel the 2 aforementioned parodies were quite SOTM worthy. But I will be back!!!
Ah cool! I thought Irish was LOL

Hallo comp administrator(s) - The link for #4, "Jenny from the Block", is dead. Not that it's hard to find a new, but your call.

Hallo comp administrator(s) - The link for #4, "Jenny from the Block", is dead. Not that it's hard to find a new, but your call.


Fixed

Just noticed that the link for #6 is dead too, the RIAA is apparently on a spring campaign, you might wanna go over the full list.

5 points to #15, Vegas Or Bust
4 points to #13, Churnalicious
3 points to #9, A Typical Man
2 points to #10, Implants and Puffed Up Lips
1 point to #7, When He Got Tourettes

Ant

5 Points To: Invisible Boy's Trip To Vegas
4 Points To: McKludge's Body Work
3 Points To: Dave's Amish Drug Dealer
2 Points To: Phil's Man
1 Point To: Red Ant's Band (Even though I didn't like the politics line)

5pts=IB
4pts=Guy
3pts=BAD
2pts=Phil
1pt-Tomario

HM for everyone else...none bad at all.

5 points - #15. Vegas or Bust by Invisible Boy
4 points - #10. Implants and Puffed-up Lips by McKludge
3 points - #12. Just Another Lyrics Whore by Tomario
2 points - #11. Retarded Rock N Roll by Red Ant
1 point  - #8. In the Mouth Tonight by Peter Anderson

HMs to Agrimorfee, Guy and Dave, in that for me it was pretty much a 6-way tie for the bottom three

5 pts In-Vegas Boy
4 pts Matthias' FCC
3 pts Agri's J.Lo bashing
2 pts Red Ant's band
1 pts McKludge's Implants
HM Dave's amish farmer and Phil's man

1 points to IB In Vegas
2 points to M***hias
3 points to Typical Phil
4 points to Retarded Ant
5 points to BAD Butter

HM to K1chyb (Know one can hear you brush ;))

5pts - Nicholas Cage invisibly drinking himself to death in that one movie...

4pts - Typical Dr. Phil

3pts - Band of fire ants

2pts - Aggie sucking on Jared Lorenzen's moobs

1pts - McImplants

HM: Everyone else

Really good entries this month. I can see why I didn't stand a chance.

5 pts: Typical Phil
4 pts: Viva Las IB
3 pts: Buttery Dave
2 pts: Mental Ant
1  pt: Implanted McKludge

1 Point: "Retarded Rock And Roll" #11

2 Points: "Jenny, It's A Crock" #4

3 Points: "Churnalicious" #13

4 Points: "A Typical Man" #9

5 Points: "Vegas Or Bust...Just For Fun" #15

5 Points to number 10 MC-Implants
4 Points to number 12 Jack's Rock-n-roll tard
3 Points to number 4  Agri's for Jenny's whole crock thing
2 Points to Number 6  Jason's SOTM blues
1 Point to Number 15  IB's Very visable Vegas

2pts - Aggie sucking on Jared Lorenzen's moobs


:o :D

Another month I'm stuck out in the desert again with poor internet access.  Just made it in in time

5 points to Invisible Boy - A hellatious (sp?) challenge that you pulled off quite well.
4 points to Guy - This one was so weird it deserves high marks.
3 points to Red Ant - Timmah!!
2 points to Phil - Typical quality from a typical man (that is to say, typically good)
1 points to Agrimorfee - Jenny Jenny, who can you burn more?

Another month I'm stuck out in the desert again with poor internet access.  Just made it in in time

4 points to Guy - This one was so weird it deserves high marks.


McKludge - I had no earthly idea - I think I understand what you mean by being out in the desert with poor internet access.  God Bless you sir and thanks for the fine comments you made on amiright on my parody.  In case you have missed my many comments expounding my 21 plus years of military service to the US, now you will know if you can get some access.  I have been an IT professional since 1969 at 17 years old - that makes me almost as old as John McCain but not quite - heh heh.  I'm in your corner sir and I support what you are all about and thanks!!!  This old airman appreciates your contributions.  Been there, done that and my PT tee shirt was run over by a guy in an Army jeep, the putz - heh heh.  Just glad I wasn't in it when he ran it over. 

I work with a guy on an Army base who is going on 85 years old and is a DOD civilian.  He was on Utah beach on D-Day attached to a chemical mortar brigade.  He lost his hearing from mortar blasts to his ears.  He has all the orders his unit was issued from June 6, 1944 to whenever in April of 1945 when VE day happened.  I am currently trying to debreif him and his orders in order to write a biography on this fine individual.  This man can run ten miles at 84 years old in 90 plus degree south Texas heat and not even break a sweat.  His name is Fred Chapal and he is a true American hero - you are no less sir. 

McKludge - I had no earthly idea - I think I understand what you mean by being out in the desert with poor internet access

As much as I appreciate and echo the sentiment, the desert I am referring to is the Mohave Desert, not Iraq or Afghanistan.  I am not nor have I ever been in the military, but I am out here for the week as a military contractor supporting battalion level training at the National Training Center which is 30 miles north of Barstow, California.  Which is to say, it is 100 miles from nowhere.  So I'm flattered at the concept, but I'm no hero.  I'm just a systems engineer.  But yes, our soldiers in the Middle East deserve our support.

My comment about "another month stuck in the desert" referred to the odd timing that the last three times I entered SOTM, voting time turned out to be when I was away from home and in the desert in California supporting this training.  That's the bad thing about email and text-messaging.  It is way too easy to misinterpret someone's posting and take it the wrong way, because you don't get the instant feedback of vocal inflection and body language.  Luckily no harm done here.

HM to McKludge and Mikey Squirrel

1 Point to Agrimcrockree

2 Points to Mattcensored

3 Points to Guy DicussRito

4 Points to Red Antard

5 Points to Invisible Bust

As much as I appreciate and echo the sentiment, the desert I am referring to is the Mohave Desert, not Iraq or Afghanistan.  I am not nor have I ever been in the military, but I am out here for the week as a military contractor supporting battalion level training at the National Training Center which is 30 miles north of Barstow, California.  Which is to say, it is 100 miles from nowhere.  So I'm flattered at the concept, but I'm no hero.  I'm just a systems engineer.  But yes, our soldiers in the Middle East deserve our support.

My comment about "another month stuck in the desert" referred to the odd timing that the last three times I entered SOTM, voting time turned out to be when I was away from home and in the desert in California supporting this training.  That's the bad thing about email and text-messaging.  It is way too easy to misinterpret someone's posting and take it the wrong way, because you don't get the instant feedback of vocal inflection and body language.  Luckily no harm done here.



McKludge - My mistake and I was tentative about what I was saying.  I did realize that you could have been talking about the American desert, but I am glad that you are out of harms way.  This does not change my image of you in the least.  You are contributing to our freedom just the same.  I am glad to have learned this about you and be proud that you are being part of the solution and not part of the problem.  I still applaude you sir - train our troops well and help to keep them alive, safe  and in one piece.  You have military status IMO.  Looking forward to chatting and commenting with you more in the future.  Take care my friend and enjoy the desert on a horse with no name.  Caio Brother.

5 points to Phil

4 points to Red Ant

3 points to McKludge

2 points to BAD

1 point to Guy

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This month's SOTM results
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1st Invisible Boy's Vegas or Bust (59 Points)

2nd Phil Alexander's Typical Man (35 Points)

3rd Red Ant's Retarded Rock N Roll (34 Points)

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4th Below Average Dave (25 Points) (1 first place vote)

5th McKludge (25 Points)

6th Guy DiRito (13 Points)

7th Agrimorfee (12 Points)

8th Matthias (8 Points)

9th Tomario (4 Points) (1 Third place vote)

10th Mikey Squirrel (4 Points)

11th Jack Wilson (3 Points)

12th Jason (2 Points)

13th Peter Anderson (1 Point)

14th The Conqueror of Parodies (Honorable Mention)

14th Max Power (Honorable Mention)

Congratulations to Invisible Boy, Phil Alexander and Red Ant, and thank you for those who voted me into 4th.

Congrats to Gambling Boy, Stereotyped Phil, and Retarded Ant.

Congrats to Gambling Boy, Stereotyped Phil, and Retarded Ant.


*Echo*  ;)

WOW...My sincerest thanks to all who voted for me.

Congratulations to Phil and Red Ant

A special thanks to Agrimorfee for suggesting this OS and to Matthias for urging me to enter it for this contest.

If you will permit me...I had never heard of Schoolhouse Rock before this. I've since done some research, and found that the writer and vocalist for this song is Bob Dorough. Bob is a famous jazz singer who has recorded with many of the best. He's still alive and performing.

Anyway, Bob co-wrote and recorded a song called "Blue Xmas" with Miles Davis and John Coltrane. For years, in my home, I've had a policy that, when the time rolls around to start playing Christmas music, "Blue Xmas" is the first song that has to be played. It's a most excellent bash of the hypocrisy of the Holiday Season. I couldn't fine a link to the recording but here are the lyrics...

http://www.themadmusicarchive.com/song_details.aspx?SongID=2073

and here's Bob's website...

www.bobdorough.com

Again...Thanks

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this OS and to Matthias for urging me to enter it for this contest.

If you will permit me...I had never heard of Schoolhouse Rock before this. I've since done some research, and found that the writer and vocalist for this song is Bob Dorough. Bob is a famous jazz singer who has recorded with many of the best. He's still alive and performing.


Never heard of Schoolhouse Rock? Wow. One of the sideline perks of amiright.com participation is discovering all types of music and performers and genres that one might never have discovered (The Cardiacs and Skyhooks were introduced to me here.)

I had the privilige of seeing Dorough perform for free in Chicago in a trio setting, where he performed a few standards, some of his regular tunes, and, of course "3 Is a Magic Number" and "Conjunction Junction", two of the most popular tracks in the Schoolhouse Rock canon. You might be interested IB, that through his jazz-world  connections, vocalist Blossom Dearie contributed to tunes like "Figure 8" and "Unpack Your Adjectives" while drummer Grady Tate sang on "Naughty Number 9".

Anyway, I'm glad that this tune became such a success for you in our little world. We should all do more Schoolhouse Rock tunes!

If you will permit me...I had never heard of Schoolhouse Rock before this.

It's probably an age thing.  If you weren't a young'n in the mid to late seventies, you probably never saw it.  I grew up on Saturday morning cartoons in the seventies, and Schoolhouse Rock stuff was always played between shows.  I loved that stuff.

Oh yeah, congrats to all the winners.  I didn't expect a lot out of my entry, so 5th place is quite nice.  Thanks everyone.

Very well done invsboy and yes I should have given you 5 votes but you had it sowed up by the time I got around to voting so I decided to give my support to those authors who next deserved a title win.  I gave you one point sir to show my solidarity otherwise it would have been a five, but you did not need my vote when I felt others did so I voted to give the lesser entries my support.  IB you are a dynamite writer and you surley shined in this comp.  My hat is off to you, This  is indeed masterfully  well done..

Phil, you done good my man.  Excecllent on the typical man.  Billy Joel is one of my most favored atists and his lyrics work well with my thought patterns of parody writing.  You did well sir and my congrats. 

Jack - Your tarted R & R was over the top as well  Great bit of writing sir and my congrats to you.

Also my applause to all who have the cojones to enter one of these.  Well done everyone!

Schoolhouse Rock was awesome! I grew up with it in the seventies, a very educational and entertaining little cartoon short.
Congrats to Invisible Boy, Phil and Red Ant, and thanks for those who voted!

Congratulations to Invincible Man  ;) and Untypical Phil for their 1-2 finishes!

Thanks to everyone who put my politically incorrect Retarded Rock and Roll into the number 3 spot. It's been a while since I've been up here and it's good to be back again.

Also, big congrats everyone else for an excellent round of parodies as well as no DQs.

Ant

Nearly forgot to check here.. and yippee!  :D

Congrats to all as usual, but especially a well-deserved victory for IB.. and a "tee hee" to Jack, seeing as I beat him by just the one point ;)