# Whats your favorite parody or comic song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 17, 2013, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536 "2013-12-17T06:45:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536/41 "2013-12-17T22:14:16Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > My favorites line in that song is > > “I’d rather have my blood suck out by leeches”, with the backup singers chorusing “Lee-ches!” That’s why I like “I’m Fat”: I’m fat, I’m fat, \ in those high voices. This isn’t comical as much as whimsical, but \*\*NaCl \*\*by the Kate and Anna McGarrigle is fun. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536/42 "2013-12-17T22:36:05Z")
Flanders and Swann have quite a few good ones. My favorite at the moment is a faux-Edwardian ballad: [(Have Some) Madeira, M’dear](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW_zi8n4HDQ) (recorded after they had been doing it for several years, so he rushes it a bit, in my estimation.) Because my exposure to pop music is limited, my favorite Weird Al songs are: [Fat](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2mU6USTBRE) (with commercial) [Eat It](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcJjMnHoIBI) (I detect a trend here, and yes, I do have food issues.) My favorite Allan Sherman song is probably not remembered my most folks: [One Hippopotami](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umlBrQoG6xk) Finally, you can’t beat Tom Lehrer’s Vatican Rag for sheer inventive exuberance. Roddy ---
**Author:** ![Boulter\_s\_Canary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Boulter\_s\_Canary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boulter_s_Canary)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536/43 "2013-12-17T22:49:10Z")
Richard Thompson -[Dragging the River](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lYwxt5flu8) ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536/44 "2013-12-17T23:00:03Z")
I give you [Bill Bailey’s love balled](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LdjVtHqNxs) in the Scott Walker / Slayer tradition, encompassing all aspects of love; betrayal, hatred and depression: ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536/45 "2013-12-17T23:04:43Z")
…and if you liked that you may also like his [Kraftwerk / Hokey Cokey mash-up](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwaxWoJPUC0). ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536/46 "2013-12-17T23:09:48Z")
[Last one from Bill](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo_9UgaxeJE), but only bother with this one of you’re familiar with the works of Bill Bragg. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536/47 "2013-12-17T23:30:16Z")
For something more recent, try [The Key of Awesome’s parody](http://youtu.be/IwPHy17Iu6E) of Walk Off The Earth’s cover of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know.” ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536/48 "2013-12-17T23:33:44Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Well, the OP did say “parody or **comic song** ”. It doesn’t have to be a parody. My question stands, what musician wrote the song, or sang in the style Al sang that song, that he is parodying? ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536/49 "2013-12-17T23:45:18Z")
I was in tears ( the good way) the first time I heard Weird Al’s “Bohemian Polka” [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QZsN3S0WJ_o/hqdefault.jpg ""Weird Al" Yankovic: Alapalooza - Bohemian Polka") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZsN3S0WJ_o) ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536/50 "2013-12-17T23:47:36Z")
Sure its childish, but [Big Balls by AC/DC](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W-fIn2QZgg) always makes me smile. Another favorite is [Jesus was Way Cool by King Missile](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSfa56tjBQo). ---
**Author:** ![Fubaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536/51 "2013-12-18T00:10:24Z")
At the moment, mine is “Christmas is for Fucking” by Reggie Watts. I listen to it numerous times during the holidays. Gotta remember the reason for the season. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536/52 "2013-12-18T00:39:58Z")
Gotta add my vote for Weird Al’s “One More Minute.” Beautiful. I also like Alan Sherman’s [“French Revolution”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvl4EggoOOA) song. Also, “I Can Change” from the South Park movie. ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536/53 "2013-12-18T00:52:50Z")
Like everyone, my favorites shift from time to time. But right now the top three are: [Jonathan Coulton “I Feel Fantastic”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zidiWe9yq88) [Weird Al “It’s All About the Pentiums”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpMvS1Q1sos) [Tom Lehrer “We Will All Go Together When We Go”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAEmhqdLFs) ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536/54 "2013-12-18T00:59:41Z")
The most recent comic singer I’ve discovered is Bo Burnham. [Song from the Perspective of God](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxc20saM8DA) [Repeat Stuff](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCVGpvzcHko) Not funny, but pretty cool - [Art is Dead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo9pU1q8sy8). ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536/55 "2013-12-18T01:15:23Z")
> [@epbrown01](#): > > This one is my favorite by Weird Al (and I like a LOT of his stuff so Amy’s dis on TBBT caused a scowl) just because the imagery is hilarious. > > _I’d rather jump naked on a huge pile of thumb tacks > or stick my nostrils together with Krazy Glue > I’d rather dive into a swimming pool filled with double-edged razor blades > than spend one more minute with you._ > > The only song in a similar vein that comes close is “I Can’t Stand Losing” by The Police. > > My 2nd favorite Weird Al is “I’ll Sue Ya” done in the style of Rage Against The Machine, perfectly. > > My all-time fave comic song will always be “Institutionalized” by The Suicidal Tendencies, just the original version though. “I’d rather clean all the bathrooms in Grand Central Station with my tongue than spend one more minute with yoooooouuuuu…” How about this classic from Styx that was a #1 request on “Dr. Demento” for many years? It truly must be heard to be believed. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qB-nGVqNciE/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AGoA4AC8AGKAgwIABABGH8gSygpMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBVADkexrfpfGLoaM394JjocJdrpw "STYX - Don't Sit Down On the Plexiglass Toilet") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB-nGVqNciE) ---
**Author:** ![Fubaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536/56 "2013-12-18T01:24:31Z")
I was posting from my phone earlier and have given it a little more thought now. I can’t really say I have a favorite but here’s a few that haven’t been mentioned… First, here’s a link to the Reggie Watts song I mentioned earlier, [Christmas Is For Fucking](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jWYinap7_E). Joe Dolce’s classic [Shaddap You Face](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFacWGBJ_cs) which topped the charts in several countries and for thirty years has been the most successful Australian single ever. It’s just so… I dunno, silly. The Whitest Kids U’ Know sketch show had three that I like: [Dinosaur Rap](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1SKf9YU4QQ), [Old Folks Home](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJnZtcY5-Mk) and [We Gon’ Make Love](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJnZtcY5-Mk). Some L.A. UCB guys have some funny songs: Jerry Minor’s [Autotune Song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B5ZYyVezQM) which is a parody of the state of modern music from the Comedy Death Ray Podcast. [Howard Kremer](http://www.youtube.com/user/dragonboysuede/videos) (Dragonboy Suede) has several of his best songs on his youtube channel Mike O’Connell has some good ones, my favorite is [What’s It Gonna Be?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQXDtPswocs) ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536/57 "2013-12-18T02:00:09Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > The one that’s enthralled me recently is Anna Russell’s “How to Write Your Own Gilbert and Sullivan”. But what song in there? I like “We are the Great 400” We put on airs Cause our forefathers Came over on the Mayflower As for Tom Lehrer, I’m partial to Smut and Lobachevsky - which is a song about plagiarism more or less stolen from Danny Kaye. ---
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> [@Voyager](#): > > As for Tom Lehrer, I’m partial to Smut and Lobachevsky - which is a song about plagiarism more or less stolen from Danny Kaye. Please, call it research. ---
**Author:** ![Orr\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ee59a6/32.png) [@Orr\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orr_G)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536/59 "2013-12-18T02:56:56Z")
> [@Lakai](#): > > The most recent comic singer I’ve discovered is Bo Burnham. > > [Song from the Perspective of God](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxc20saM8DA) > > [Repeat Stuff](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCVGpvzcHko) > > Not funny, but pretty cool - [Art is Dead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo9pU1q8sy8). Oh, yeah! Me too. This guy makes me dizzy. [I’m Bo Yo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-ap5Fp2T6c) [Words, words, words](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuF6CpML3IQ) ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536/60 "2013-12-18T03:14:48Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > But what song in there? I like “We are the Great 400” > > We put on airs > Cause our forefathers > Came over on the Mayflower It’s a tossup between “I am a Rich Tycoon” and Dandelion’s confession. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-parody-or-comic-song/676536.md?page=4)