History Main / SongParody

* Many of the songs on ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' were parodies of already existing songs. The episode "H.M.S. Yakko" was made chiefly of parodies of GilbertAndSullivan [[MajorGeneralSong songs]].

* Some CollegeHumor sketches are song parodies, such as "[[http://www.collegehumor.com/video/4013249/dont-stop-your-screaming Don't Stop Your Screaming]]" or "[[http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6066326/sing-talk-tik-tok-parody Sing Talk]]".

* Dreamz call [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM-_YcO-1Zc their version of "Liquid Dreams" by O-Town]] a straight-up CoverVersion, but there are SongParody elements to it: The first verse is identical to that of the original, but after that they start replacing all the references to female celebrities into {{Shout Out}}s to popular male and female YouTube vloggers.

* "Puppet Dude" by [[JGThirlwell Foetus]] is an odd case of a ''stealth'' song parody: If you read the lyrics, they're clearly meant to fit the meter and rhyme scheme of [[EltonJohn "Rocket Man"]], but the song itself sounds absolutely nothing like it.
* Garfunkel And Oates parodied their own "I Would Never (Have Sex With You)" as [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_ml27pscWY "I Would Never (Dissect An Ewe)"]], while pretending to be an amateur tribute act called Simon And Hall.

* Many of the songs on ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' were parodies of already existing songs. The episode "H.M.S. Wakko" was made chiefly of parodies of GilbertAndSullivan songs.

* In the mid-to-late 1990s, a Minnesota DJ named Gino Ruberto made several song parodies that he would play at his station, KEEY-FM. One of said parodies, "Any Gal of Mine" (a parody of "Any Man of Mine" by ShaniaTwain) got played on ''After Midnite with Blair Garner'' a few times, causing it to chart as high as #56 on Hot Country Songs without any sort of label promotion.

* Gino Ruberto, a DJ at KEEY-FM in Minneapolis, made several parodies that he played on-air. One of them, "Any Gal of Mine" (a takeoff of "Any Man of Mine" by Music/ShaniaTwain), actually made #56 on the country music charts after it got rotation on ''After Midnite with Blair Garner''. It was credited on the charts to "Gino the New Guy".

* A DJ at KEEY-FM in Minneapolis made several parodies that he played on-air. One of them, "Any Gal of Mine" (a takeoff of "Any Man of Mine" by Music/ShaniaTwain), actually made #56 on the country music charts after it got rotation on ''After Midnite with Blair Garner''.

* Cletus T. Judd, like Weird Al, does mostly song parodies, focusing on country music.

* Pen Of Chaos made some, in LeDonjonDeNaheulbeuk, mostly by taking old traditionnal songs like "Belle qui tiens ma vie".

* Elan parodies "O Danny Boy" In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0445.html this]] ''OrderOfTheStick'' comic.

* Early in his career, Chicago radio personality Steve Dahl did parody songs ("Do Ya Think I'm Disco", "Ayatollah", "Another Kid In the Crawl") with his band Teenage Radiation.

* ''MADMagazine'' sometimes does this, with a NoteFromEd mentioning the tune to which the lyrics are set.

* Some {{CollegeHumor}} sketches are song parodies, such as "[[http://www.collegehumor.com/video/4013249/dont-stop-your-screaming Don't Stop Your Screaming]]" or "[[http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6066326/sing-talk-tik-tok-parody Sing Talk]]".

A song parody is a a specific form of parody that involves taking an existing song, keeping the beat and background the same, then rewriting the lyrics (or possibly adding lyrics to a song that originally had none). Sometimes the new lyrics are similar to the original, sometimes they bear little resemblance. The United States Supreme Court case ''Campbell'' v. ''Acuff-Rose Music'' established song parodies as FairUse, even when used for profit. Thus, one does not technically need to get permission from the original artist to make a parody, though some (such as WeirdAlYankovic) make it a point to get permission for any parodies.

In a non-audio medium such as a comic, making a song parody can be a good way to let the reader know how a song is supposed to actually ''sound'' by giving them a beat and tune to which it should be set as he reads the lyrics.
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* ''MADMagazine'' sometimes does this, with a NoteFromEd mentioning the tune to which the lyrics are set.

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* WeirdAlYankovic has based his career on this trope.
* Many {{filk song}}s are parodies of other songs.
* Liam Lynch's album ''Fake Songs'': There's the "Fake {{Bjork}} Song", the "Fake DavidBowie Song", etc.
* Cletus T. Judd, like Weird Al, does mostly song parodies, focusing on country music.

* Garfunkel And Oates parodied their own "I Would Never (Have Sex With You)" as [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_ml27pscWY "I Would Never (Dissect An Ewe)"]], while pretending to be an amateur tribute act called Simon And Hall.

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* This trope is the entire premise of the KeyOfAwesome.
* LittleKuriboh has done several song parodies using the cast of ''YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''.

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* Elan parodies "O Danny Boy" In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0445.html this]] ''OrderOfTheStick'' comic.

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* Garfunkel And Oates parodied their own "I Would Never (Have Sex With You)" as [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_ml27pscWY "I Would Never (Dissect An Ewe)"]], while pretending to be a fan tribute act called Simon And Hall.

* Garfunkel And Oates parodied their own "I Would Never (Have Sex With You)" as [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_ml27pscWY "I Would Never (Dissect An Ewe)" while pretending to be a pair of fans going by Simon And Hall.

* "Puppet Dude" by [[JGThirlwell Foetus]] is an odd case of a ''stealth'' song parody: If you read the lyrics, they're clearly meant to fit the meter and rhyme scheme of [[EltonJohn "Rocket Man"]], but the song itself sounds absolutely nothing like it.

* Self primarily do non-comedic originals, but the outtake compilation ''Feels Like Breakin' Shit'' included a pair of parody songs: "Titanic" is a ''{{Titanic}}''-themed parody of ThePixies' "Gigantic" (which also includes a bit of {{Weezer}}'s "The World Has Turned And left Me Here"), while "Moronic" is a parody of AlanisMorissette's "Ironic" that's a TakeThat to the original artist.

* Self primarily do non-comedic originals, but the outtake compilation ''Feels Like Breakin' Shit'' included a pair of parody songs: "Titanic" is a ''{{Titanic}}''-themed parody of ThePixies' "Gigantic" (which also includes a bit of {{Weezer}}'s "The World Has Turned And left Me Here"), while "Moronic" is a parody of AlanisMorrissette's "Ironic" that's a TakeThat to the original artist.

* AaTOG [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyDJXhNhLAI&feature=g-u&context=G2e38db6FUAAAAAAAAAA Thormas Time]] is a Jingle Bells Parody.

* Many of the songs on ''{{Animaniacs}}'' were parodies of already existing songs. The episode "H.M.S. Wakko" was made chiefly of parodies of GilbertAndSullivan songs.