Having top 40 radio on at work all day sometimes leads to me trying to come up with deliberately bad ideas for parody songs. Here are some of them:
Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" as "Flash Flood". Concept: a lament about all the damage that flash floods cause. Pro: It's a broad enough subject that you could write a whole song about it, and I guess it makes sense to have an angry song about floods. Con: Might end up being offensive to actual victims of floods unless you tried to add a serious message about the need for government aid or something.
OMI's "Cheerleader"
as "Weed Dealer". Concept: Pretty self-explanatory. Pro: Stoners Are Funny. Also, I just like the idea of leaving "she is always there when I need her" in the refrain, because that is something you would probably want in both a romantic partner and a drug dealer, and because Weeds aside, pop-cultural depictions of female dealers are kind of rare. Con: Maybe it's too stereotypical to give a reggae-pop song a drug theme? I actually did start thinking of alternatives because of this - "Dream Theater"? "Mage Healer"? "Dear Leader"?
Meghan Trainor's "Dear Future Husband" as "Deer, Future Husband". Concept: A woman looks forward to marrying a deer, obviously. But more than that, I see it as a satire of the argument against gay marriage that says it'll lead to people marrying animals. Pro: Probably lots of room for puns, and I just find this idea stupidly hilarious. Con: Since the title drop would be pronounced exactly the same as the actual song's title, it would work better in print.
edited 16th Jun '15 10:32:04 PM by MikeK
Huh, that's an angle I didn't think of.
Not a parody concept, but while I'm talking about work and songs I hear too much while there: After hearing "Honey I'm Good
" several times, my coworker came up with the Alternate Character Interpretation that the narrator is deliberately flirting with a woman for free drinks, then using monogamy as an excuse to leave. This interpretation kind of relies on thinking "I could have another, but I probably should not" implies that she already bought him a lot of drinks before he finally started refusing and protesting that he's married.
edited 16th Jun '15 7:23:08 PM by MikeK
...I might very well end up trying to write that first one, Mike. Dunno.
@Brah, Pastry, Smartie, and everyone else: Dunno if opening the Fort tonight; gotta finish and send this fucking story draft first. Maybe around 11, i.e. the end of the current hour, it currently being 10:20 right now, i.e. about forty minutes from now. Or maybe before. Depends on how long it takes me to write this shit.
i care but i'm restless, i'm here but i'm really gone, i'm wrong and i'm sorry, babyFinished story. Sent story.
Thinking about the ending, which talks, briefly, about a revolution that it started.
Suddenly realized "Oh shit, you know what would've been way more interesting and fun to write and, y'know, writable? A story about a kid who is in the middle of that fucking revolution."
Dammit.
i care but i'm restless, i'm here but i'm really gone, i'm wrong and i'm sorry, baby...I finished a rather different story today, and also ended it in the perfect place for a follow-up.
There's a hitman lying in the street with his arms ripped off, sirens are closing in... It's perfect for a sequel!
The fact that only 140 characters are allowed here is honestly so disappointing to me.In the style of A Modest Proposal?
You must agree, my plan is sheer elegance in its simplicity! My Tumblr

Hopefully what I added doesn't take too much time to write...