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Subject: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: agrimorfee on 08/04/08 at 12:33 pm
We now pay tribute to the GOD of PARODY WRITERS...one of the reasons why this contest even exists.
http://api.ning.com/files/GCJ-G5R-be*O*6wuSc09Stn8Jdet-p4KwBu7u7zuHGPcVg-jHz5GYhGTn0FUFq66N*BqjMNwShkiFoIDAQZjH58M6kCPjtBU/Weird_Al.jpg
WEIRD AL YANKOVIC!!
The name of this round is ARE YOU FUNNIER THAN WEIRD AL?
Entrants must submit a new parody of a song that Weird Al has parodied (in fairness to all, and for the sake of backing track availibility, no covers and no original songs).
The following list at
http://www.com-www.com/weirdal/parodied.html details the songs eligible for this category. This includes parodies and parody fragments that Al has performed live but not recorded--lyrics for those items are also available elsewhere at the same web site.
A
Aerosmith - Livin' On The Edge (Livin' In The Fridge)
B
Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way (eBay)
Barenaked Ladies - One Week (Jerry Springer)
Basil, Tony - Mickey (Ricky)
Beatles, The - Free As A Bird (Gee, I'm A Nerd)
Beatles, The - Tax Man (Pac Man)
Blunt, James - You're Beautiful (You're Pitiful)
Boy George & The Culture Club - Mistake Number Three (Make Me Steak #3)
Brown, James - Living In America (Living With A Hernia)
C
Chamillionaire (With Krayzie Bone) - Ridin' (White And Nerdy)
Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot (Grapefruit Diet)
Combs, Sean "Puff Daddy" - It's All About The Benjamins (It's All About The Pentiums)
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise (Amish Paradise)
Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm (Headline News)
Croce, Jim - Time In A Bottle (If I Could Make Love To A Bottle)
Cyrus, Billy Ray - Achy Breaky Heart (Achy Break Song)
D
Diamond, Neil (& Barbra Streisand) - You Don't Bring Me Flowers (You Don't Take Your Showers)
Dion, Celine - My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From Titanic) (Free Delivery)
Dire Straits - Money For Nothing (Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies)
E
Eagles, The - Desperado (Avocado)
El DeBarge - Who's Johnny (Short Circuit Theme) (Here's Johnny)
Eminem - Lose Yourself (Couch Potato)
F
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy (She Drives Like Crazy)
Frampton, Peter - Do You Feel Like We Do (Crampton Comes Alive)
G
Gaynor, Gloria - I Will Survive (I Will Comply)
Gerardo - Rico Suave (Taco Grande)
Go-Gos, The - We've Got The Beat (We've Got The Beef)
Grant, Eddy - Electric Avenue (Flatbush Avenue)
Green Day - American Idiot (Canadian Idiot)
H
Hammer (M.C.) - U Can't Touch This (I Can't Watch This)
Harrison, George - I've Got My Mind Set On You
Heart - Crazy On You (Gravy On You)
Hicks, Taylor - Do I Make You Proud (Do I Creep You Out)
I
Idol, Billy - Mony Mony (Alimony)
J
Jackson, Michael - Bad (Fat)
Jackson, Michael - Beat It (Eat It)
Jackson, Michael - Black Or White (Snack All Night)
Jagger, Mick - Ruthless People (Toothless People)
James, Tommy (& The Shondells) - I Think We're Alone Now (I Think I'm A Clone Now)
Jett, Joan (& The Heartbreakers) - I Love Rock And Roll (I Love Rocky Road)
Joel, Billy - It's Still Rock And Roll To Me (It's Still Billy Joel To Me)
Joel, Billy - Matter Of Trust, A (Matter Of Crust)
Joel, Billy - Piano Man (Ode To A Superhero)
K
Kelly, R. - Trapped In A Closet (Trapped IN The Drive-Thru)
Kihn, Greg (& His Band) - Jeopardy (I Lost On Jeopardy)
Kinks, The - Lola (Yoda)
Knack, The - Baby Talks Dirty (Baby Likes Burping)
Knack, The - My Sharona (My Balogna)
L
Lauper, Cyndi - Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Girls Just Want To Have Lunch)
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (Whole Lotta Lunch)
Lavigne, Avril - Complicated (A Complicated Song)
Lewis, Huey (& The News) - I Want A New Drug (I Want A New Duck)
Los Lobos - La Bamba (Lasagna)
M
Madonna - Like A Virgin (Like A Surgeon)
McCartney, Paul (With Wings) - Live And Let Die (Chicken Pot Pie)
McClean, Don - American Pie (Saga Begins, The)
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance, The (Brady Bunch, The)
Milli Vanilli - Baby Don't Forget My Number (Plumbing Song, The)
Milli Vanilli - Blame It On The Rain (Plumbing Song, The)
Morrisette, Alanis - Thank You (Fast Food)
Motels, The - Take The L (Take The "L" Out Of Liver)
N
Nelly - Hot In Herre (Trash Day)
New Kids On The Block - Right Stuff, The (White Stuff, The)
Nicks, Stevie (With Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (Stop Draggin' My Car Around)
Night Ranger - Sister Christian (Burger King)
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Smells Like Nirvana)
O
Offspring, The - Come Out And Play (Keep 'Em Separated) (Laundry Day)
Offspring, The - Pretty Fly For A White Guy (Pretty Fly For A Rabbi)
P
Palmer, Robert - Addicted To Love (Addicted To Spuds)
Police, The - King Of Pain (King Of Suede)
Presidents Of The United States Of America, The - Lump (Gump)
Q
Queen - Another One Bites The Dust (Another One Rides The Bus)
R
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away (Bedrock Anthem)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge (Bedrock Anthem)
REM - Stand (Spam)
Rembrandts, The - I'll Be There For You (I'll Repair For You)
Rolling Stones, The - Shattered (Fatter)
S
Simon, Paul - Loves Me Like A Rock (Hit Me With A Rock)
Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me (Don't You Forget About Meat)
Soul Asylum - Misery (Syndicated Inc.)
Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild (Born To Be Mild)
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger (Theme From Rocky XIII / Rye And The Kaiser)
T
Talking Heads - Take Me To The River (Take Me To The Liver)
Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now (Moldy Now)
TLC - Waterfalls (Phony Calls)
Tone Loc - Wild Thing (Isle Thing)
U
U2 - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (Cavity Search)
U2 - Numb (Green Eggs And Ham)
Usher - Confessions Part II (Confessions Part III)
V
W
Wallace, Gordon - Cheerio, Cherry Lips, Cheerio (Cheerios, Apple Jacks, Cheerios)
Webb, Jimmy - McArthur Park (Jurassic Park)
Who, The - Won't Get Fooled Again (Won't Eat Prunes Again)
Choose one for your entry and submit by Midnight 8/14/08 GST. GOOD LUCK!!
(Next, I leave it to my fellow judges to create a results thread for all other issues and wrapups to the previous round.)
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: EthanM on 08/04/08 at 2:32 pm
I've used quite a few of these, with most being on amiright or not worth posting/lost and one exception. I'd rather not use the exception, but if weird al parodies a song chances are countless others will as well.
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: Melanie Lee on 08/04/08 at 7:25 pm
I have a couple of ideas already! :D
I see you eliminated "George of the Jungle" from the website's list. Weird Al didn't parody that song; he covered it. Nevertheless, I'm writing a parody of it, which of course I won't enter into the contest!
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: Melanie Lee on 08/04/08 at 7:29 pm
BTW, what exactly is a backing track? Is that the instruments and the background vocals without the lead vocal?
???
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: Below Average Dave on 08/04/08 at 9:52 pm
BTW, what exactly is a backing track? Is that the instruments and the background vocals without the lead vocal?
???
Close, I collect backing tracks that have no backing vocals at all in them. I have asked permission from a company in France for non-profit purposes if I buy the tracks for the rights to use them for recording purposes. Red Ant has also obtained said permission. . .
We are deciding who or what way to split Round 2's winning recording, and we will probably be splitting the recording load (unless anyone has a particular preference on a given round--you guys are the contestants and get the say in how a recording should sound or who's doing it)
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: wildcard on 08/05/08 at 12:11 pm
If I don't get an Idea soon I guess I'll just finish the Can't Touch This Idea I started.
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: Below Average Dave on 08/05/08 at 5:09 pm
The site did miss "Firestarter" by Prodigy, which Weird Al did a mini-parody of called "Stupid Haircut". . .though I doubt anyone wants to take that one on. . .it (like most Weird Al parodies' original songs) is recordable though
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: wildcard on 08/05/08 at 8:16 pm
I'm trying to finish my hammer idea in case I do use it and now am not sure if I had the correct or some sort of correct version of lyrics. I think I found quite a few different ones before. I think I ought to come up with another idea and use an OS I know better.
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: Gianni Parmesiani on 08/05/08 at 8:47 pm
:o The deadline for this round seems a bit close!! Actually, it suits me fine as I will be heading off to Watch Hill, Rhode Island for a week beginning on the 13th, so I'll just have to get my entry in a bit early and find out the results upon my retuirn home! Should be a fun round.
GP
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: agrimorfee on 08/06/08 at 10:51 am
I'm trying to finish my hammer idea in case I do use it and now am not sure if I had the correct or some sort of correct version of lyrics. I think I found quite a few different ones before. I think I ought to come up with another idea and use an OS I know better.
If you really want to try to use the tune, perhaps you can reference Al's "I Can't Watch This" lyrics instead.
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: wildcard on 08/06/08 at 11:31 am
If you really want to try to use the tune, perhaps you can reference Al's "I Can't Watch This" lyrics instead.
That is how I got lost in the first place. What I started with may be in error or Al may have changed things a bit for creativity reasons. I think I found lyrics for this OS at Dave's website before. I just didn't use it. I might want to go with that.
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: agrimorfee on 08/06/08 at 12:42 pm
Al has typically not matched pace-for-pace for his parodies, but he does make the lyrics flow well in the end result. Pacing is a higher issue at amiright just due to most submissions only being read against OS's and not always performed.
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: wildcard on 08/06/08 at 7:43 pm
Pacing is a higher issue at amiright just due to most submissions only being read against OS's and not always performed.
There's a difference between writing and performing for an audience and just writing something to be judged at Amiright or something.
I just don't know the OS as well as I do the parody. I was running the other way when the OS was popular in my school.
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: wildcard on 08/09/08 at 7:02 pm
I cant seem to get myself to finish it and I haven't been able to think of anything else. I've been in a writers block low motivation mood for a while. It Might be time for me to just stop everything for a while ( including this contest).
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: Gianni Parmesiani on 08/10/08 at 7:56 pm
I'm in! :) Just posted to the website, so when it becomes available, I will post the link here. Look for "Nostradamus" a parody of the Eagles' "Desperado" and Weird Al's "Avocado".
GP
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: Matthias on 08/11/08 at 9:21 am
http://www.dizpins.com/archives/images/2007februarypics/wdw_april_fools_021407.jpg
"It's April Fool's Again" is coming soon...
Backing Track: http://store1.musicalcreations.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=21015191
Youtube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSu_8ifaurM
Lyrics: http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/thewho120.shtml
(Weird Al Connection: http://www.alsongs.com/index.cfm?view=alsong&songnumber=160): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBvh6JPSmy0
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: Gianni Parmesiani on 08/11/08 at 9:42 am
:D Here you go. Follow this link to "Nostradamus". I will be away in Watch Hill, Rhode Island until the 18th, so any news or excitement will have to wait for my response until then. Let's hope for lots of sunshine on the beaches of RI! :) :) :)
http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/theeagles229.shtml
GP
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: Below Average Dave on 08/11/08 at 5:57 pm
Good News guys . . . me and Jack "Red Ant" have worked out how the recordings are going to be done. He is going to help me pay for backing tracks through my "donation" feature over at badave.com, and I am going to do the actual recordings, starting of course with Wolverine and Ann Hammond's respective round winners.
I am going to create an AmIRight account to represent collaborations, in the future I will post all new collabs I do to this account rather than create a bunch of new accounts that contain one or two recordings because it takes a long time to get to them. Those who I currently record for obviously will still be entitled to do what they wish with their recordings, but I will be posting future ones in the main account--in order to try to keep the collaborations high on the charts by building up the catalog. The description and tags of each one will contain the singer(s)/writer(s) etc involved, and it will be open to any AmIRight collaboration that wishes to post in it rather than begin a new account.
I will post more about this project in the Song Parodies board when it becomes available, what it means for you guys is probably the winners of Round 2 or 3 recorded by the end of the week and a new account you can go to for all collabs and less wait time between collabs (as it is much easier for me as well)
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: EthanM on 08/11/08 at 6:53 pm
I'm going with one of the toughest songs possible for this round - possibly the toughest of those I haven't done yet, and hopefully I'll be able to finish by Wednesday night.
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: Below Average Dave on 08/11/08 at 7:30 pm
I'm going with one of the toughest songs possible for this round - possibly the toughest of those I haven't done yet, and hopefully I'll be able to finish by Wednesday night.
Good Luck--Looking forward to it!
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: EthanM on 08/11/08 at 8:36 pm
Change of plans upon further understanding of the rules. The OS i picked is among Al's funniest and I'm not going to top that especially in 3 days.
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: Wolverine on 08/13/08 at 12:26 am
http://www.luvinpoker.com/forum/images/avatars/SevenDeuce.jpg
Bet me, Hold me, Bluff me, Fold me
http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s105836.jpg
Bland
Have been submitted. Work is kicking my rear this week, and I'll admit these probably aren't the best of my efforts. But the deadline is approaching. While I wrote both with this contest in mind (and I had other ideas, like an ode to celebrity stalkers called "Peepin' by the Hedge"), when the songs are up on AmIRight tomorrow I'll probably be linking Bland for my submission for Idol.
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: EthanM on 08/13/08 at 8:05 am
I'm fairly confident that I''ve out-funnied Al already with the particular song I'm using, but I still need to finish it. I should be done by the deadline, but I hope that I won't have to be sloppy to do it.
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: Melanie Lee on 08/13/08 at 4:20 pm
:D Arrggh...same dilemma...I've written three parodies and must submit one, and I don't want to risk missing tomorrow's deadline. Here goes (takes deep breath and plunges in):
http://www.amiright.com/parody/90s/redhotchilipeppers45.shtml
OS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWHkluThDXQ
OS lyrics: http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=13117
Weird Al connection: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ96opSV1F8
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: EthanM on 08/13/08 at 10:21 pm
"The Hatter's A Nut" is submitted and will be up tomorrow
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: EthanM on 08/14/08 at 8:51 am
http://amiright.com/parody/80s/billyjoel278.shtml
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: EthanM on 08/14/08 at 12:00 pm
Apparently this is yet another round in which everyone who wrote something advances
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: Matthias on 08/17/08 at 8:11 am
Shouldn't the voting thread for this be up? The deadline was like 3 days ago...
Sorry... I'm just excited for the next round!!!
;)
Subject: Re: Amiright Idol Round 4 Thread (Entry Deadline 8/14/08)
Written By: Below Average Dave on 08/17/08 at 3:48 pm
Shouldn't the voting thread for this be up? The deadline was like 3 days ago...
Sorry... I'm just excited for the next round!!!
;)
I apologize Matthias, but I work all weekend, and I seem to be the one posting most of the threads. . .I came on here for a few minutes each day to reply to the new contest thread, and that's really about it, We all generally start are comments after the weekend anyway since that's when Agri has access to a computer, It's a little difficult to try to orchestrate so much at one time, to be honest I'm getting worn out, it will be posted at some point tonight, after I finish other obligations . . .