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* EpicRocking: [[http://www.apologetix.com/music/song.php?freebie=true%20&song_id=108 Invoked]] with [[Music/AmericanPie “Parable Guy”]].
* FireAndBrimstoneHell: Obviously touched on by some tracks, such as [[Music/SmashMouth “Droppin’ on the Sun”]]
* FluffyCloudHeaven: By contrast, refuted in “Heaven Isn’t Like That”, their parody of [[Music/CollectiveSoul “Shine”]].
* GriefSong: “Last Night”, based on Music/PearlJam’s take on “Last Kiss”, takes place the Saturday between Jesus’s death and resurrection, with Peter mourning his Savior’s loss.

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* EpicRocking: [[http://www.apologetix.com/music/song.php?freebie=true%20&song_id=108 Invoked]] with [[Music/AmericanPie “Parable Guy”]].
"Parable Guy"]].
* FireAndBrimstoneHell: Obviously touched on by some tracks, such as [[Music/SmashMouth “Droppin’ "Droppin' on the Sun”]]
Sun"]]
* FluffyCloudHeaven: By contrast, refuted in “Heaven Isn’t "Heaven Isn't Like That”, That", their parody of [[Music/CollectiveSoul “Shine”]].
"Shine"]].
* GriefSong: “Last Night”, "Last Night", based on Music/PearlJam’s Music/PearlJam's take on “Last Kiss”, "Last Kiss", takes place the Saturday between Jesus’s death and resurrection, with Peter mourning his Savior’s Savior's loss.



** [[Music/SteveMillerBand “Apostle Me”]] has the names of all the Disciples.
** [[Music/RitchieValens “La Bible”]] and [[Music/BobDylan “Mediterranean Wholebook News”]] both list all books of the Bible.

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** [[Music/SteveMillerBand “Apostle Me”]] "Apostle Me"]] has the names of all the Disciples.
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** [[Music/RitchieValens “La Bible”]] "La Bible"]] and [[Music/BobDylan “Mediterranean "Mediterranean Wholebook News”]] News"]] both list all books of the Bible.



* ThemeTuneRollCall: Sometimes in their more self-referential tunes-and they’ve been updated as the line-ups changed.

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* FluffyCloudHeaven: By contrast, refuted in “Heaven Isn’t Like That”, their parody of [[Music/CollectiveSoul “Shine”]].
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** [[Music/SteveMillerBand “Apostle Me”]] has the names of all the Disciples.
** [[Music/RitchieValens “La Bible”]] and [[Music/BobDylan “Mediterranean Wholebook News”]] both list all books of the Bible.
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* FireAndBrimstoneHell: Obviously touched on by some tracks, such as [[Music/SmashMouth “Droppin’ on the Sun”]]
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* GriefSong: “Last Night”, based on

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* EpicRocking: Invoked with [[Music/AmericanPie “Parable Guy”]].

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* EpicRocking: Invoked [[http://www.apologetix.com/music/song.php?freebie=true%20&song_id=108 Invoked]] with [[Music/AmericanPie “Parable Guy”]].
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* EpicRocking: Invoked with [[Music/AmericanPie “Parable Guy”]].



* PungeonMaster: You gotta be, in this profession.



* SongParody: Being a comedy band, this is pretty much their bread-and-butter.

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* SongParody: Being a comedy band, this is pretty much their bread-and-butter.bread-and-butter.
* ThemeTuneRollCall: Sometimes in their more self-referential tunes-and they’ve been updated as the line-ups changed.
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* AsTheGoodBookSays: Since they're a Christian (parody) band and all.
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Established in 1992, [=ApologetiX=] is a [[ChristianRock Christian]] parody band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who has gained a reputation for making Christian-themed [[SongParody parodies]] of popular music. The band's name is a play on its eponym ''apologetics'' – the defense of a religious doctrine, in this case referring to Christian apologetics. The band is currently composed of J. Jackson on vocals, Keith Haynie on bass guitar, Jimmy "Vegas" Tanner on drums, Bill Hubauer and Chris [=VonBartheld=] on keyboard, and Tom Milnes and Tom Tincha (a.k.a. "TNT"), both on lead guitar.

One of their (part-time) drummers, namely Jon Schwartz, is best known for being the drummer and webmaster for fellow parody musician Music/WeirdAlYankovic.

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*ChristianRock: Self-described as part Weird Al and part Billy Graham in "We're in a Parody Band".
*TheMoralSubstitute: Subverted in interviews with the band in that they state that the parodies aren't necessarily a "safe alternative" and that they "aren't intended to be nicotine patches for recovering rock and roll addicts." They also added that they [[http://www.apologetix.com/faq/faq-detail.php?faq_q_id=82 aren't merely sanitizing]] secular music to make them more palatable to (conservative) Christian audiences, but rather use said secular music to teach and reach out to people in an entertaining and humorous way.
*{{Satire}}: The band would often incorporate this and {{Irony}} in their songs as a way to get their point across.
*SongParody: Being a comedy band, this is pretty much their bread-and-butter.

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