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Subject: Rate these Weird Al song parodies....

Written By: Step-chan on 06/17/07 at 7:02 pm

Rate these on a scale of 1(bad) up to 5(great)... You can also use decimals if you want(example 4.5).

I also list what the song is a parody of.

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My Bologna(parody of My Sharona) 3.5

Another One Rides The Bus(parody of Another Rides The Bus) 3.5

Ricky(parody of Mickey) 4

I Love Rocky Road(parody of I Love Rock N Roll) 4

Eat It(parody of Beat It) 5

The Brady Bunch(parody of The Safety Dance) 4

I Lost On Jeopardy(parody of Jeopardy) 3.5

King Of Suede(parody of King Of Pain) 4

Theme From Rocky XIII(parody of Eye Of The Tiger) 4.5

Like A Surgeon(parody of Like A Virgin) 4.5

I Want A New Duck(parody of I Want A New Drug) 4

Yoda(parody of Lola) 4.5

Girls Just Want To Have Lunch(parody of Girls Just Want to Have Fun) 3.5

Living With A Hernia(parody of Living In America) 4.5

Addicted To Spuds(parody of Addicted To Love) n/a

Here's Johnny(parody of Who's Johnny) n/a

Toothless People(parody of Ruthless People) n/a

Fat(parody of Bad) 5

(This Song's) Just Six Words Long(parody of Got My Mind Set On You) 4

I Think I'm A Clone Now(parody of I Think We're Alone Now) 4.5

Lasagna(parody of La Bamba) 5

Alimony(parody Mony Mony) 3.5

Money For Nothing/Beverly Hills(parody of Money For Nothing) 4

Isle Thing(parody of Wild Thing) n/a

She Drives Like Crazy(parody of She Drives Me Crazy) 3.5

Spam(parody of Stand) n/a

Smells Like Nirvana(parody of Smells Like Teen Spirit) 5

I Can't Watch This(parody of You Can't Touch This) 4.5

The White Stuff(parody of The Right Stuff) 4.5

Taco Grande(parody of Rico Sauve) 5

The Plumbing Song(Parody of Baby Don't Forgot My Number & Blame It The Rain) 5, especially for combining two songs into one

Jurassic Park(parody of MacArthur Park) 4.5, this is better than the original for many reasons

Bedrock Anthem(parody of Under The Bridge & Give It Away) 4.5, very good and combines two songs like The Plumbing Song... But it's a slight step down

Achy Breaky Song(parody of Achy Breaky Heart) n/a

Livin In The Fridge(parody of Livin On The Edge) 4

Headline News(parody of Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm) 3

Amish Paradise(parody of Gansta's Paradise) 4

Cavity Search(parody of Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me) 4

Gump(parody of Lump) 4.5

Syndicated Inc.(parody of Misery) 4.5

Phony Calls(parody of Waterfalls) 4

The Saga Begins(parody of American Pie) 5

Pretty Fly for A Rabbi(parody of Pretty Fly "For A White Guy") 3

Jerry Springer(parody of One Week) 4.5

It's All About The Pentiums(parody of It's All About The Benjamins) 5

Grapefruit Diet(parody of Zoot Suit Riot) 3.5

Couch Potato(parody of The Moment) 4.5

Trash Day(parody of Hot In Herre) 3.5

A Complicated Song(parody of Compilcated) 5

Ode To A Superhero(parody of Piano Man) 4

eBay(parody of I Want It That Way) 5

White And Nerdy(parody of Ridin Dirty) 5

Canadian Idiot(parody of American Idiot) 3

Confessions Part III(parody of Confessions Part II) n/a

Do I Creep You Out(parody of Do I Make You Proud) n/a

Trapped In The Drive Thru(parody of Trapped In The Closet) n/a

Pac Man(parody of Tax Man) 5


Any you don't know you don't have to list(or you can put n/a), I just wanted to have as many listed as possible.

Subject: Re: Rate these Weird Al song parodies....

Written By: agrimorfee on 06/18/07 at 3:31 pm


My Bologna(parody of My Sharona) 4

Another One Rides The Bus(parody of Another Rides The Bus) 5

Ricky(parody of Mickey) 4

I Love Rocky Road(parody of I Love Rock N Roll) 4

Eat It(parody of Beat It) 5

The Brady Bunch(parody of The Safety Dance) 3

I Lost On Jeopardy(parody of Jeopardy) 3.5

King Of Suede(parody of King Of Pain) 4

Theme From Rocky XIII(parody of Eye Of The Tiger) 4.5

Like A Surgeon(parody of Like A Virgin) 4.5

I Want A New Duck(parody of I Want A New Drug) 2

Yoda(parody of Lola) 4.5

Girls Just Want To Have Lunch(parody of Girls Just Want to Have Fun) 1

Living With A Hernia(parody of Living In America) 4.5

Addicted To Spuds(parody of Addicted To Love) 3

Here's Johnny(parody of Who's Johnny) 3

Toothless People(parody of Ruthless People) 4 (highly underrated parody)

Fat(parody of Bad) 4

(This Song's) Just Six Words Long(parody of Got My Mind Set On You) 4

I Think I'm A Clone Now(parody of I Think We're Alone Now) 4

Lasagna(parody of La Bamba) 3

Alimony(parody Mony Mony) 3.5

Money For Nothing/Beverly Hills(parody of Money For Nothing) 3

Isle Thing(parody of Wild Thing) 3

She Drives Like Crazy(parody of She Drives Me Crazy) 2

Spam(parody of Stand) 3

Smells Like Nirvana(parody of Smells Like Teen Spirit) 5

I Can't Watch This(parody of You Can't Touch This) 4.5

The White Stuff(parody of The Right Stuff) 3

Taco Grande(parody of Rico Sauve) 5

The Plumbing Song(Parody of Baby Don't Forgot My Number & Blame It The Rain) 5, especially for combining two songs into one

Jurassic Park(parody of MacArthur Park) 4

Bedrock Anthem(parody of Under The Bridge & Give It Away) 2 (Flea hated it, which says a lot)

Achy Breaky Song(parody of Achy Breaky Heart) 2

Livin In The Fridge(parody of Livin On The Edge) 4

Headline News(parody of Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm) 3

Amish Paradise(parody of Gansta's Paradise) 4

Cavity Search(parody of Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me) 4

Gump(parody of Lump) 4

Syndicated Inc.(parody of Misery) 4.5 (who knew so many TV shows had an "ee" sound at the end of their titles?  ;))

Phony Calls(parody of Waterfalls) 5 (another highly underrated parody)

The Saga Begins(parody of American Pie) 5, just for getting it all correct even before the movie was released

Pretty Fly for A Rabbi(parody of Pretty Fly "For A White Guy") 4, because "he gets to leave the tip"

Jerry Springer(parody of One Week) 4

It's All About The Pentiums(parody of It's All About The Benjamins) 5

Grapefruit Diet(parody of Zoot Suit Riot) 2

Couch Potato(parody of Lose Yourself) 4.5

Trash Day(parody of Hot In Herre) 4

A Complicated Song(parody of Compilcated) 4

Ode To A Superhero(parody of Piano Man) 1...a 12 year old could have written it :P

eBay(parody of I Want It That Way) 2

White And Nerdy(parody of Ridin Dirty) 5

Canadian Idiot(parody of American Idiot) 2...how can he not rhyme it properly in the first verse?  :o

Confessions Part III(parody of Confessions Part II) 3

Do I Creep You Out(parody of Do I Make You Proud) 3...creepy narrator song topic already covered to great extant in "Melanie"

Trapped In The Drive Thru(parody of Trapped In The Closet) 5...incredible

Pac Man(parody of Tax Man) 3


Subject: Re: Rate these Weird Al song parodies....

Written By: Dominic L. on 06/20/07 at 11:22 pm

My Bologna(parody of My Sharona) 3

Another One Rides The Bus(parody of Another Rides The Bus) 4.5

Ricky(parody of Mickey) 2

I Love Rocky Road(parody of I Love Rock N Roll) 4

Eat It(parody of Beat It) 2

The Brady Bunch(parody of The Safety Dance) 3

I Lost On Jeopardy(parody of Jeopardy) 4

King Of Suede(parody of King Of Pain) 4

Theme From Rocky XIII(parody of Eye Of The Tiger) 3

Like A Surgeon(parody of Like A Virgin) 4

I Want A New Duck(parody of I Want A New Drug) 3.5

Yoda(parody of Lola) 3.5

Girls Just Want To Have Lunch(parody of Girls Just Want to Have Fun) 3.5

Living With A Hernia(parody of Living In America) 3

Addicted To Spuds(parody of Addicted To Love) 3

Here's Johnny(parody of Who's Johnny) 4.5

Toothless People(parody of Ruthless People) 4.5 (I love this song, but my copy skips like crazy.)

Fat(parody of Bad) 4

(This Song's) Just Six Words Long(parody of Got My Mind Set On You) 4

I Think I'm A Clone Now(parody of I Think We're Alone Now) 4.5

Lasagna(parody of La Bamba) 3

Alimony(parody Mony Mony) 3

Money For Nothing/Beverly Hills(parody of Money For Nothing) 2.5

Isle Thing(parody of Wild Thing) 4

She Drives Like Crazy(parody of She Drives Me Crazy) 4

Spam(parody of Stand) 4

Smells Like Nirvana(parody of Smells Like Teen Spirit) 5

I Can't Watch This(parody of You Can't Touch This) 4

The White Stuff(parody of The Right Stuff) 3.5

Taco Grande(parody of Rico Sauve) 4

The Plumbing Song(Parody of Baby Don't Forgot My Number & Blame It The Rain) 4.5

Jurassic Park(parody of MacArthur Park) 2

Bedrock Anthem(parody of Under The Bridge & Give It Away) 3

Achy Breaky Song(parody of Achy Breaky Heart) 3

Livin In The Fridge(parody of Livin On The Edge) 5

Headline News(parody of Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm) 3

Amish Paradise(parody of Gangsta's Paradise) 4

Cavity Search(parody of Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me) 4.5

Gump(parody of Lump) 3.5

Syndicated Inc.(parody of Misery) 3.5

Phony Calls(parody of Waterfalls) 4

The Saga Begins(parody of American Pie) 2.5

Pretty Fly for A Rabbi(parody of Pretty Fly "For A White Guy") 4

Jerry Springer(parody of One Week) 3

It's All About The Pentiums(parody of It's All About The Benjamins) 5

Grapefruit Diet(parody of Zoot Suit Riot) 4

Couch Potato(parody of Lose Yourself) 2

Trash Day(parody of Hot In Herre) 5

A Complicated Song(parody of Compilcated) 5

Ode To A Superhero(parody of Piano Man) 3.5

eBay(parody of I Want It That Way) 4

White And Nerdy(parody of Ridin Dirty) 3.5

Canadian Idiot(parody of American Idiot) 2

Confessions Part III(parody of Confessions Part II) 3

Do I Creep You Out(parody of Do I Make You Proud) 3

Trapped In The Drive Thru(parody of Trapped In The Closet) 5

Pac Man(parody of Tax Man) 3

It's Still Billy Joel To Me (Parody of "It's Still Rock 'n' Roll To Me") 5

Subject: Re: Rate these Weird Al song parodies....

Written By: Step-chan on 06/22/07 at 7:45 pm

It's still Billy Joel to me?

Subject: Re: Rate these Weird Al song parodies....

Written By: Dominic L. on 06/23/07 at 2:18 am


It's still Billy Joel to me?


Yes. Good parody.

Subject: Re: Rate these Weird Al song parodies....

Written By: Step-chan on 06/23/07 at 6:42 pm


Yes. Good parody.


What album or compilation is it?

Or was it only played live?

Subject: Re: Rate these Weird Al song parodies....

Written By: Dominic L. on 06/23/07 at 7:25 pm


What album or compilation is it?

Or was it only played live?


An early demo about new wave.

Subject: Re: Rate these Weird Al song parodies....

Written By: Step-chan on 06/23/07 at 8:30 pm


An early demo about new wave.


No wonder I couldn't find it.

Subject: Re: Rate these Weird Al song parodies....

Written By: agrimorfee on 06/25/07 at 9:38 am

Dr. Demento has played a live version "Still Billy Joel To Me" on the show a few times. Why not request it online? It is a pretty good performance. Good call Meat! (I 4 it, due to its topicality)

Subject: Re: Rate these Weird Al song parodies....

Written By: Step-chan on 06/25/07 at 5:21 pm


Dr. Demento has played a live version "Still Billy Joel To Me" on the show a few times. Why not request it online? It is a pretty good performance. Good call Meat! (I 4 it, due to its topicality)


I tend to have the worst luck with requesting things online.

Subject: Re: Rate these Weird Al song parodies....

Written By: Dominic L. on 06/25/07 at 9:24 pm

Well, I do have a recording on my computer. If you PM me your e-mail, I could send it that way.

Subject: Re: Rate these Weird Al song parodies....

Written By: Step-chan on 06/26/07 at 10:49 pm


Well, I do have a recording on my computer. If you PM me your e-mail, I could send it that way.


I'll do it tommorrow(my email is on my profile too, in case you want to do it ahead of time).

Subject: Re: Rate these Weird Al song parodies....

Written By: Tanya1976 on 07/19/07 at 7:07 pm


I Love Rocky Road(parody of I Love Rock N Roll) 4

Eat It(parody of Beat It) 5

I Lost On Jeopardy(parody of Jeopardy) 3.5

Like A Surgeon(parody of Like A Virgin) 3.5

Living With A Hernia(parody of Living In America) 3

Fat(parody of Bad) 5

Money For Nothing/Beverly Hills(parody of Money For Nothing) 2

Smells Like Nirvana(parody of Smells Like Teen Spirit) 5

Bedrock Anthem(parody of Under The Bridge & Give It Away) 3

Headline News(parody of Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm) 3

Amish Paradise(parody of Gansta's Paradise) 5

Gump(parody of Lump) 2

The Saga Begins(parody of American Pie) 5

It's All About The Pentiums(parody of It's All About The Benjamins) 5


Subject: Re: Rate these Weird Al song parodies....

Written By: Dominic L. on 07/19/07 at 7:16 pm


I Love Rocky Road(parody of I Love Rock N Roll) 4

Eat It(parody of Beat It) 5

I Lost On Jeopardy(parody of Jeopardy) 3.5

Like A Surgeon(parody of Like A Virgin) 3.5

Living With A Hernia(parody of Living In America) 3

Fat(parody of Bad) 5

Money For Nothing/Beverly Hills(parody of Money For Nothing) 2

Smells Like Nirvana(parody of Smells Like Teen Spirit) 5

Bedrock Anthem(parody of Under The Bridge & Give It Away) 3

Headline News(parody of Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm) 3

Amish Paradise(parody of Gansta's Paradise) 5

Gump(parody of Lump) 2

The Saga Begins(parody of American Pie) 5

It's All About The Pentiums(parody of It's All About The Benjamins) 5





Buaha. I'll bet you have his video collection.

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