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Grex > Oldmusic > #108: Parodies, novelty music, and humor et cetera | |
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cyklone
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response 2 of 15:
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Jun 26 22:42 UTC 2002 |
Isn't Joe Black's side project (forget the name) all about parody?
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ea
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response 3 of 15:
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Jun 27 02:31 UTC 2002 |
The Capital Steps are a group that does nothing but parodies.
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jaklumen
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response 4 of 15:
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Jun 27 05:56 UTC 2002 |
resp:1 Doh, I shouldn't have forgotten Ray Stevens. He serves up a
lot of comedy songs, mostly ones that poke fun of Southern culture.
Can't believe I forgot about him, and I'm a fairly big fan.
The songs you're referring to are "Ahab the A-rab" and "The Mississippi
Squirrel Revival." The _I Have Returned_ album has most of my
favorites, including "Kiss a Pig, Hug a Swine," "The Armchair
Quarterback," and "Vacation Bible School."
The Harry Stewart site really is worth checking into.
Don't believe I've never heard of Joe Black or The Capital Steps.
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ea
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response 5 of 15:
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Jun 27 14:46 UTC 2002 |
Capital Steps website: http://www.capsteps.com (yes, their material is
almost entirely political in nature, but they still do some very good
parodies)
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tpryan
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response 6 of 15:
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Jun 27 16:40 UTC 2002 |
a prince of parody, the great Luke Ski will be performing this
weekend in Michigan at Top Secret ConTraption, a Science Fiction
convention held at the DoubleTree Hotel. That's June 28-30th, 2002
to those reading this as history. I will be there to introduce him.
http://www.contraption.org
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tpryan
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response 7 of 15:
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Jun 27 16:44 UTC 2002 |
Dr. Demento still does his radio show. No live performance
on the radio in the Los Angeles area anymore, he now does the weekly
show from his home studio. About 100 stations carry his show. Much
less than whose that signed on to carry DrD as the only way to
get the early Weird Al material.
To talk about thing Dr. Demento, join me in
mail://rec.music.dementia the newsgroup for those who love fun and
funny music.
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dbratman
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response 8 of 15:
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Jun 27 23:49 UTC 2002 |
I think it's helpful to distinguish comedy songs in general from
parodies in particular. Back in my day, Tom Lehrer did comedy songs,
Allan Sherman (not "Al" - ugh) did parodies.
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katie
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response 9 of 15:
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Jun 27 23:57 UTC 2002 |
I think someone meant Jack Black, not Joe Black.
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cyklone
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response 10 of 15:
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Jun 28 02:43 UTC 2002 |
DOH! Yeah, you know, that crazy actor dude.
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jaklumen
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response 11 of 15:
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Jun 28 06:14 UTC 2002 |
*chuckle* Right, Tom Lehrer, who someone quoted last
spring.. "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" with the first line, "Spring
is here.."
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blaise
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response 12 of 15:
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Jul 5 14:41 UTC 2002 |
Re #7: Uh, Tim, I think you meant news://rec.music.dementia ...
Is there a website that shows which stations carry the show?
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void
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response 13 of 15:
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Jul 5 15:06 UTC 2002 |
There were a couple of Allan (Allen?) Sherman LPs around the house
when I was a kid. By the time I was 12, I had them memorized, but of
course I've forgotten most of them by now. I haven't thought about
him in a long time.
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cyklone
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response 14 of 15:
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Jul 5 20:35 UTC 2002 |
I read an article today that jogged my memory. Jack Black's band is Tenacious
D.
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tpryan
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response 15 of 15:
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Jul 6 01:12 UTC 2002 |
Yeah, news://rec.music.dementia. Also gather Al the news when it comes
out from news:alt.music.weird.al.
Since 1992, the companies that syndicate the Dr. Demento show
have not provided a public list of stations that carry the show. My
speculation is that one person with one grudge against one song
could easily go on a rapage.
Anyway, go to http://php.indiana.edu/~jbmorris the web page
home of rec.music.dementia and the unofficial DrDemento web page.
(unlike the drdemento.com site, this has print that is readable size).
If the address is wrong, do a web search on 'demento' or 'The Doctor is in".
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