Favourite Parody Artist/Song

[dancevision]

What's your favourite parody artist or song?

Mine has to be Gary Le Strange, with his take on Japan's Life in Tokyo



and his take on Tubeway Army's Are "friends" Electric?



and his version of Adam and the Ants' Prince Charming

 

[_Gru_]

I thought this was genius



Laughing at themselves was the best way to go at that point.

 

[Eric Generic]

I didn't even know this slice of genius existed, until we did the SAW rate...

 

[The Rural Juror]

I thought this was genius



Laughing at themselves was the best way to go at that point.

Is it wrong that it took me a while to figure out that "White one" was a parody of "Redone" and not Jade being a bit inappropriate?

Anyway, Smack and Pony and French and Saunders always had good song parodies.

 

[evangelion]

Is it wrong that it took me a while to figure out that "White one" was a parody of "Redone" and not Jade being a bit inappropriate?

I think she’s saying ‘white wine’

 

[dancevision]

Whenever I listen to I want to be free, I always sing the lyrics in this instead

 

[Iggypig]

I love that this was a (minor) chart hit.

 

[dancevision]

I love that this was a (minor) chart hit.

That's the first time I've ever heard that, and it's quite possibly the worst thing I've ever heard, even more than Shaddap you face

I feel dirty now :)

 

[Iggypig]

That's the first time I've ever heard that, and it's quite possibly the worst thing I've ever heard, even more than Shaddap you face

I feel dirty now :)

All I got from that, was that you loved it and wanted to hear more.

So, I present to you Lady Baba

 

[Eric Generic]

The best thing about Wheels On The Bus was the artist name...Mad Donna.

 

[ohnoitisnathan]

Fast Forward, an Australian comedy sketch show from the late 80s/early 90s, had some great parodies.

This one is probably my fave:



The song starts from about 1:37 if you want to skip the 'MTV' host segment.

 

[ohnoitisnathan]

Some more Fast Forward parodies:

 

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[berserkboi]

Do my fellow Australians remember this one?

 

[ohnoitisnathan]

I liked how the orginal incarnation of Bjorn Again did ABBA-like versions of non-ABBA songs:

 

[madgemad]

I love that this was a (minor) chart hit.

This will never not be mental. Like... who bought this?!

 

[ohnoitisnathan]

While not exactly artistically meritorious, this 80s Australian 'teenager' from a comedy show had a top 10 hit with this track that sounds, musically, not too dissimilar to the '88 Sabrina/PWL kind of vibe, in the chorus.