I had a silly idea... List of song parodies
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Wednesday 05 November 2003
What were you doing that night? I, for one, was in a restaurant in Shanghai with a teacher colleague, her boyfriend and some of our mutual friends. That night over in the UK, this thread made its' beginning with a makeover for 'Bohemian Rhapsody.'
Now, 286 replies and 4270 views later we've got a lorra lorra filks/ songfics/song parodies/creative entries on this thread. So much so, that I decided to make a list of all the numbers done to date.
This I did, with the assistance and dedication of Billy who has also provided for you the Original release year along with the artist. Where there is a number following an artists name this is to indicate how many parodies have been of that artist up until that item. The same goes for the numbers following the years.
In some cases excerpts have been included where were deemed long enough but inevitably a few fell by the wayside at our discretion. Now, ladies, pookas and gentle-men here they all are and may there be many more to come!
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Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) 1975
Fame (Irene Cara) 1982
Flashdance...What a Feeling (Irene Cara 2) 1983
Baby One More Time (Britney Spears) 1999
Bright Eyes (Art Garfunkel) 1979
Monster Mash (Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers) 1962
One Vision (Queen 2) 1985
A Kind of Magic (Queen 3) 1986
We're Off to See the Wizard (The Wizard of Oz soundtrack) 1939
If I Only Had a Brain/a Heart/the Nerve (The Wizard of Oz soundtrack 2) 1939 2
Genie in a Bottle (Christina Aguilera) 1999 2
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me (Culture Club) 1982 2
The Timewarp (The Rocky Horror Show soundtrack) 1973
The Lady in Red (Chris De Burgh) 1986 2
Blue (Da Ba Dee) (Eiffel 65) 1999 3
Another One Bites the Dust (Queen 4) 1980
Defenders of the Earth (Defenders of the Earth theme) 1986 3
Secret Lemonade Drinker (R. Whites advert) 1973 2
Do They Know It's Christmas? (Band Aid) 1984
Another Brick In The Wall Part II (Pink Floyd) 1979 2
I Want It All (Queen 5) 1989
Elvenpath (Nightwish) 1997
White Christmas (Irving Berlin) 1940
I Am I Feel (Alisha's Attic) 1996
Wild World (Cat Stevens) 1970
Stars (Les Misérables soundtrack) 1982 3
Wonderboy (Tenacious D) 2002
Last Christmas (Wham) 1984 2
Mambo No 5 (A Little Bit Of ...) (Lou Bega) 1999 4
Love Shack (B-52s) 1990
Daydream Believer (Monkees) 1967
St Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) (John Parr) 1985 2
Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel) 1986 4
It's Raining Men (Weather Girls) 1984 3
The Wheels on the Bus (Traditional) N/A
Once I Caught a Fish Alive (Traditional) N/A
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Jane Taylor) 1806
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (The Tokens) 1961
Mickey (Toni Basil) 1982 4
The Flintstones (The Flintstones theme) 1960
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Elton John & Kiki Dee) 1976
We Are the Champions (Queen 6) 1977
You're the Top (Cole Porter) 1934
99 Red Balloons (Nena) 1984 4
Dancing Queen (ABBA) 1976 2
Totally Addicted to Base (Puretone) 2002 2
Enter Sandman (Metallica) 1991
Changes (David Bowie) 1972
We Didn’t Start The Fire (Billy Joel) 1989 2
Fat Bottomed Girls (Queen 7) 1978
Bicycle Race (Queen 1978 2
The Show Must Go On (Queen 9) 1991 2
U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D (Starlight Express soundtrack) 1984 5
Space Oddity (David Bowie 2) 1969
Going Through the Motions (Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode 'Once More, With Feeling') 2001
One Step Beyond (Madness) 1979 3
Our House (Madness 2) 1982 5
Into the Sunset (The Dreamstone soundtrack) 1990 2
Never Ending Story (Limahl) 1984 6
As Someday it May Happen (The Mikado soundtrack) 1885
Astro Farm (Astro Farm theme) 1992
Sit Down (James) 1991 3
The Major General's Song (The Pirates of Penzance soundtrack) 1879
The Nightmare Song (Iolanthe soundtrack) 1882
This is Halloween (The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack) 1993
Mulder and Scully (Catatonia) 1998
Dance Commander (Electric Six) 2003
It’s a Sin (Pet Shop Boys), 1987
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Gold (Spandau Ballet) 1983 2
Go West (Village People) 1979 4
Radio Ga Ga (Queen 10) 1984 7
Hungry Eyes (Dirty Dancing soundtrack) 1987 2
Making Your Mind Up (Bucks Fizz) 1981
Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles) 1979 5
Life Burns (Apocalyptica) 2005
Streets of London (Ralph McTell) 1974
Is this the Way to Amarillo? (Tony Christie) 1971
I’m Sorry (All-4-One) 1995
Perfect Day (Various Artists) 1997 2
You Can’t Hurry Love (The Supremes) 1966
It’s Still Rock and Roll To Me (Billy Joel) 1980 2
Let It Be (The Beatles) 1970 2
My Gallant Crew, Good Morning (HMS Pinafore soundtrack) 1878
I Don’t Know How to Love Him (Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack) 1970 3
You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me (Dusty Springfield) 1966 2
I Don’t Like Mondays (Boomtown Rats) 1979 6
Trouble in Paradise (The Crests) 1960 2
Be My Baby (The Ronettes) 1963
Mad World (Tears for Fears) 1982 6
Sexbomb/Extra (Tom Jones/Halifax) 2000
Toys 'R' Us (Toys 'R' Us advert) 1989 3
Snooker Loopy (Matchroom Mob with Chas & Dave) 1986 5
Let Me Live (Queen 11) 1996 2
Thriller (Michael Jackson) 1983 3
For He is an Englishman (HMS Pinafore soundtrack 2) 1878 2
I’m Still Standing (Elton John 2) 1983 4
Karma Chameleon (Culture Club 2) 1983 5
Ladies Might (Kool & The Gang) 1979 7
Sometimes (Erasure) 1986 6
Nineteen (Paul Hardcastle) 1985 3
Y.M.C.A. (Village People 2) 1978 3
The Timewarp (The Rocky Horror Show soundtrack) 1973 (again)
Winter Wonderland (Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith) 1934 2
Good King Wenceslas (Mason Neale) 1853
All I Want for Christmas is You (Mariah Carey) 1994
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (Elmo and Patsy Shropshire) 1979 8
No Limit (2 Unlimited) 1993 2
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Judy Garland) 1944
Everybody (Backstreet's Back) (Backstreet Boys) 1997 3
Last Christmas (Wham) 1984 (again)
Spider-Man (Spider-Man theme) 1967 2
Merry Christmas Everyone (Shakin’ Stevens) 1985 4
Sleigh Ride (Mitchell Parish) 1950
We are the World (USA for Africa) 1985 5
Ducktales (Ducktales theme) 1987 3
I Won’t Say (I’m in Love) (Hercules soundtrack) 1997 4
I’ll Be There For You (Rembrandts) 1995 2
We’re Going to Ibiza (Vengaboys) 1999 5
From Russia with Love (Matt Monro) 1963 2
Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat (Guys and Dolls soundtrack) 1950 2
Firestarter (The Prodigy) 1996 3
Singing in the Rain (Arthur Freed) 1929
Halfway to Paradise (Billy Fury) 1961 2
A Whole New World (Aladdin soundtrack) 1992 2
The Wanderer (The Beach Boys) 1964
The Young Ones (Cliff Richard and the Shadows) 1962 2
Summer Holiday (Cliff Richard 2 & The Shadows 2 & The Norrie Paramor Strings) 1963 3
Build Me Up Buttercup (The Foundations) 1968
Girl’s Just Want to Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper) 1983 6
Donna (Richie Valens) 1959
Take Good Care Of My Baby (Bobby Vee) 1961 3
Flash (Queen 12) 1980 3
American Pie (Don McLean) 1972 2
Dream Lover (Bobby Darin) 1959 2
Summertime Blues (Eddie Cochran) 1958
Sheila’s Wheels (Sheila's Wheels advert) 2005 2
Alright (Supergrass) 1995 3
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Please add new entries to the dedicated subforum for this.
Many thanks to Emil for the original idea, and has been awarded an 'acorns' medal
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