The Song Parody Thread

[Duragizer]

"Only Happy When I'm Drunk" (parody of Garbage's "Only Happy When It Rains")​

I’m only happy when I’m drunk​

I’m only happy when I’m inebriated​

And though I know teetotalers can’t appreciate it​

I’m only happy when I’m drunk​

You know I love it when the rum is 100 proof​

Why it feels so good to hit the roof​

I’m only happy when I’m drunk​

Pour your booze down​

Pour your booze down me gullet​

Pour your booze down​

Pour your booze down me gullet​

I’m only happy when I’m drunk​

I feel good when whiskey’s going down​

I only listen to old drinkin’ songs​

I’m only happy when I’m drunk​

I only smile when I’m drunk as a skunk​

My only comfort is the velvet gone black​

Did I accidentally tell you that?​

I’m only happy when I’m drunk​

You’ll get the message by the time Rosie O’Donnell’s pretty​

When I complain about sobriety​

I’m only happy when I’m drunk​

Pour your booze down (Pour your booze down)​

Pour your booze down me gullet​

Pour your booze down (Pour your booze down)​

Pour your booze down me gullet​

Pour your booze down (Pour your booze down)​

Pour your booze down me gullet​

Pour your booze down​

You can keep me company​

As long as you got a full keg​

I’m only happy when I’m drunk​

You wanna hear about my new obsession?​

I’m riding high upon a strong intoxication​

I’m only happy when I’m drunk​

Pour some booze down me gullet​

I’m only happy when I’m drunk​

Pour some booze down me gullet​

I’m only happy when I’m drunk​

Pour some booze down me gullet​

I’m only happy when I’m drunk​

Pour some booze down me gullet​

I’m only happy when I’m drunk​

Pour some booze down me gullet​

Pour some booze down me gullet​

Pour some booze down me gullet​

Pour some booze down me gullet​

Pour some booze down me gullet​

Pour some booze down me gullet​

 

[Jrzag42]

I once wrote a parody of Bohemian Rhapsody about Mario RPG. I lost it, but I still remember some of it. 

Is this Super Mario?
Or Final Fantasy?
Caught in a warp pipe, no escape from this RPG

Take if your hat, look up to the clouds and see
I'm just a plumber
I need no Luigi. 

Cause I'm 
(I forget what I did for this part)

Any way the fire throws, doesn't really matter to me, to me

Smithy just killed Geno, 
Put a hamer against his head
Used "sledge", now he's dead
Smithy, the doll had just attacked, now you've gone and defeated my party. 
Smithy, oooh
(something something) 
If I'm not back to finish you off tomorrow, carry on, carry on
As if nothing really matters

I think I forget the rest. 
It was pretty bad, I was pretty young. 
It's the most noteworthy parody song I've come up with.  Funny enough, I've never played Mario RPG, just watched my family play it. 

I had an idea a couple years ago, in a similar vein. Death on Two Legs, but it's Cloud from Final Fantasy 7 singing about Sephiroth, and it's called Death On One Wing (because his theme is called One Winged Angel). 
After the first line, 
"You drain my HP like a Litch" I realized that I haven't played Final Fantasy 7 either, and I know even less about that series than I do about Mario RPG. And I also realize now that first line is totally cringe. 

In general I'm just bad at writing songs.

 

[baileym43]

man, so far i love these.

@"jrWHAG42" seriously revisit that and flesh it out more.  totally worth it.

@"Duragizer" i love Garbage and i love drinking, but your pairing is missing a lot of syllable and rhyme matching.
like start it out;
I'm only happy when i'm blazed  (closer rhyme with "rains")
i'm only happy when inebriated  (<---brilliant word choice there.  removed "i'm" to match syllables).
And though teetotalers can’t appreciate it  (closer to the syllable match)
I'm only happy when i'm blazed
You know I love when it's a hundred proof  (closer syllable match.  great word choice though.)
Why it feels so good to hit the roof  (this flows perfect)
I’m only happy when I’m blazed
yadda yadda, you get the idea.  really fun to read though.
(i know "blazed" is more associated with smokin' the dope... is that what kids say?  but thats the best i could do for now.)
i had to look up what "teetotaler" meant.  i had no idea but it was a great word to use there.

that's what amazing about Weird Al's parodies.  they match perfectly with the source material.
he's got songs that i actually like more than the original.

here's one i did years ago and posted it on my niece's fb page.  she LOL'd.

Megan Trainor, Lips Are Movin'
"I'm All Done Poopin"

I'm All Done Poopin, I'm All Done Poopin,
I'm All Done Poopin, 'cause i wiped, wiped, wiped, baby
I'm All Done Poopin, I'm All Done Poopin,
I'm All Done Poopin, 'cause i wiped, wiped, wiped, baby.

Boy, look at me in my face,
you know that feeling when it hits your bass,
the night before, ate a big plate,
yeah, it came from inner space,
and i'm a classy girl, i'mma hold it up,
i'm full of something, but it ain't love,
what i got is straight overdue,
gotta find a place to poo.

i ain't got no time for small talk,
gotta fly-fly-fly, fly-fly-fly, fly-fly,
you can smell it as i'm leavin, 
so goodbye-bye-bye, Bye-bye-bye.

i've gotta run,
'cause my bowel's movin',
can't say this is very fun,
the doors are shut cause I ain't stupid,
dropin' bomb shells straight out my bum,
look at my face, this ain't no sweet talk,
with a bit of number one,
for now i'm fine, but i'm not movin'
baby, i ain't close to done.

i'm all done poopin, i'm all done poopin,
i'm all done poopin, cause i wiped, wiped, wiped,
i'm all done poopin, i'm all done poopin,
i'm all done poopin, cause i wiped, wiped, wiped.
 
Hey, baby, come check out my rear,
'Cause it's so nice, so nice babe,
but its stinky ']
"if you come near,
right in this place, this place, babe.

i ain't got no time for small talk,
gotta fly-fly-fly, fly-fly-fly, fly-fly,
you can smell it as i'm leavin,
so goodbye-bye-bye, Bye-bye-bye.
 
i've gotta run,
'cause my bowel's movin',
can't say this is very fun,
the doors are shut cause I ain't stupid,
dropin' bomb shells straight out my bum,
look at my face, this ain't no sweet talk,
with a bit of number one,
for now i'm fine, but i'm not movin'
baby, i ain't close to done.

 

[Masirimso17]

I made a Hobbit parody of “Do You Want To Build A Snowman” from Frozen

GANDALF:

Want to go on an adventure?
On a journey full of honor?
It’s not like you do anything
Heed my offer
And maybe you’ll find a ring!

The world is not in your books
It’s out your door
If only you’d check it out!
Want to go on an adventure?
Don’t forget you’re also a Took
-Go away Gandalf!
Perfect, I’ll inform the others!

BALIN:

Want to join in our adventure?
Our journey to Erebor

THORIN:

Bah! He looks more like a grocer
Than a burglar
Smaug would turn him into ash!
-A dragon?!

GANDALF:

You used to be adventurous
And now you’re not
I wish you would tell us why!

BALIN:

Want to go on an adventure?
We need help to reclaim our treasure
-Out!

(Slower part)

BILBO:

I’ve always lived in peace and quiet
Frankly, it’s gotten quite boring 
I want to see the places in
my books and maps
I’ve imagined all my life

I can be courageous
Like my mother
What do I want to do?
I want to go on an adventure
I’m going on an adventure!

 

[Flounder]

A Change the Channel/Not So Awesome-inspired parody of "Asshole" by Denis Leary.

Folks, I’d like to sing a song about the American Dream
About me, about you, and about Doug Walker
About the Nostalgia Critic
And that special feeling we all get in the cockles of our hearts
Whenever he remembers it so you don’t have to

Maybe he’s criticizing and satirizing from the bottom of his heart
Maybe he’s criticizing and satirizing from below his heart
Maybe he’s criticizing and satirizing out of his ass
We don’t know

We were just regular Joes, on YouTube all the time
This guy showed up one day, we used to think he’s sublime
He hates Moulin Rouge and Signs and films that, to him, “bore”

He used to live with his parents in their average home
As his fame grew much bigger, he got a new studio
He garnered tons of fans and earned a buttload of cash

But sometimes that just ain’t enough to keep a boy like him interested
(Oh no)
No way
(Uh-uh)
No, he’s gotta go out and have fun at co-workers’ expense
(A bad choice)
Yeah yeah
(Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)

But no matter how dumb our antics can be
We’d never ever sink so incredibly low
As to force our friends to perform a rape joke
A rape joke for everyone in the whole world to see

Doug’s an asshole
(He’s an asshole, what an asshole)
Doug’s an asshole
(He’s an asshole, such an asshole)

And we’d never tie a cast member up to a chair
And when she passes out, we just give her Gatorade
Or say that the Wachowski sisters used to be men
Or scream rape and murder over a fucking credit card

Doug’s an asshole
(He’s an asshole, what an asshole)
Doug’s an asshole
(He’s the world’s biggest asshole)

Sometimes he tends to be wildly racist
Or claim he’s pro-feminist while he defends and hides rapists
And there’s that one time he mocked autistic people
And tried to hide the evidence when it was far too late

Doug’s an asshole
(He’s an asshole, such an asshole)
Doug’s an asshole
(He’s a real fucking asshole)

Maybe I shouldn’t be singing this song
Perhaps I’m no better than him all along
The fans may be right when they tell me I’m wrong

Nah, Doug’s an asshole
(He’s an asshole, what an asshole)
Doug’s an asshole
(He’s the world’s biggest asshole)

You know what he’s gonna do?
He’s gonna refuse to soundproof
The fucking studio he’s working in

And he’s gonna say Stephen Sommers
Is a petulant child who makes movies
The same way he plays with his dolls

And he’s gonna have no problem with
His sexist best buddy Mike Michaud
Firing Obscurus Lupa because
She didn’t Skype for fifteen minutes
Even though she was busy

And he’ll have no problem with
Him screaming at her about midrolls
And she’s now crying in the bathroom

And he’ll help deny her a Patreon but
He’s more than willing to make an exception
For the fucking Cinema Snob

And he’s gonna think everybody will let go
Of the horrible things Woody Allen did
To his adoptive daughter
If he gets nominated for a fucking Oscar again

And he’s gonna call Obscurus Lupa
A cold, heartless victim for rejecting
Her stalker Todd in the Shadows
In To Boldly Flee

And he’s gonna lie about Phelous
Doing a great job on the special effects for
To Boldly Flee when really he thinks
He was just half-assing it

And he’s gonna send Welshy
To spy on him

And he’s gonna be under the impression
That all comedy is based in misery
Because being an unlikable asshole is
Apparently automatically the pinnacle of humor

And he’s gonna say the main character
In Airborne is a spineless pussy just because
He’s a pacifist and doesn’t enjoy violence

And he’s gonna make tasteless jokes
About children being abused

And he’s gonna get confused about
The fish joke from the 1998 Godzilla movie
Even though it’s so obviously
A “No shit, Sherlock” moment

And he’s gonna sit there with a straight face
And tell you that Jeff Goldblum is a bad actor

And he’s gonna shit on Suicide Squad
For 20-25 minutes but then he’ll say
It’s not all that bad in
The last few minutes of the review

And he’s gonna review Deadpool 2
(Whoa!)
And Jack & Jill
(Whoa!)
And The Emoji Movie
(Whoa!)
And The Boss Baby
(Whoa!)
And The Angry Birds Movie
(Whoa!)

So he can (Whoa!)
Distract his (Whoa!) audience (Whoa!)
From the Not (Whoa!) So Awesome (Whoa!) documents (Whoa!)
And the (Whoa!) Change the Channel fallout (Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!)

(Wow, he really is an asshole!)
And he sincerely regrets you felt that way

Doug’s an asshole
(He’s an asshole, what an asshole)
Doug’s an asshole
(He’s the world’s biggest asshole)

A, S-S, H-O, L-E, everybody!
A, S-S, H-O, L-E, everybody!
A, S-S, H-O, L-E, everybody!
A, S-S, H-O, L-E

Doug Walker’s an asshole
And he’ll be proud of it so you don’t have to

 

[Duragizer]

"Spring of '04" (parody of Bryan Adams' "Summer of 69")


I first played with my stick shift
When I was a sophomore
Jerked it 'til it turned red
Three years before the spring of '04

It was summer and I was out of school
Found God and I tried real hard
Jesus quit and I found Charlie
Who knows, I could've gone real far

Oh, when I look back now
I wanted that spring to last forever
And if I had the choice
Maybe I'd always wanna be there
Those were the closest to the best days of my life

I keep on complainin'
It's a job someone's gotta do
Spend my evenin's down at the bus stop
Thinkin' 'bout the time I lost you

Standin' on your teacher's stage
I wanted us to be together
Oh, but when you withheld your hand
I knew it was to be never
Those were the closest to the best days of my life

Back in the spring of '04

Man, I was wastin' time
I was young and stupid
We needed to rewind
I'll regret it all forever — forever, yeah

And now the times are changin'
Look at everythin' that's goin' wrong
Sometimes when I play with my stick shift
I think about ya, imagine a place where nothin' went wrong

Standin' on your teacher's stage
I wanted us to be together
Oh, but when you withheld your hand
I knew it was to be never
Those were the closest to the best days of my life

Back in the spring of '04

I was a big baby in '04

 

[Jrzag42]

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[It'sOnRandom]

I didnt make this but when i was around the age of 8 i watched horrible histories and they made a parody of slim shady (well kind of)

 

[TM2YC]

Not a complete parody song but it's amused me for many years to think up new lyrics for The Killers' nonsensical non-sequitur hit 'All These Things That I've Done' aka the "I've got soul but I'm not a Soldier" song. e.g.

"I'm butch but I'm not a Butcher"
"I got baked but I'm not a Baker"
"I got a carpet but I'm not a Carpenter"
"I've got piles but I'm not a pilot"
"I like plumbs but I'm not a Plumber"
"I can act but I'm not an Actuary"
"I'm Polish but I'm not a Politician"

etc

That Brandon Flowers can sure write a catchy song but his lyrics, not so much.

 

[Duragizer]

The following's a bit grisly, so. . . .

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"I Cut Myself" (Parody of the Divinyls' "I Touch Myself")


You love yourself, I want you to leave me
When you knock me down, I want you six feet beneath me
I scratch myself, I want you to free me
I gore myself, I want you ripped from me

I don't want you or anybody else
When I think about you, I cut myself
Ooh, I don't want you or anybody else 
On no, oh no, oh no

You're the one who sets the blood running
You're the scum who reveals the bone's shine
When you're around, I'm always slashing
I want you to step on a landmine

I gouge out my eyes when I see you before me
I would die just for you to ignore me
A fool could see just how much I abhor you
I have my needs, that doesn't include you

I don't want you or anybody else
When I think about you, I cut myself
Ooh, I don't want you or anybody else 
On no, oh no, oh no

You love yourself, I want you to leave me
When you knock me down, I want you six feet beneath me
I scratch myself, I want you to free me
I gore myself, I want you ripped from me

I don't want you or anybody else
When I think about you, I cut myself
Ooh, I don't want you or anybody else 
On no, oh no, oh no

I hate you
I don't want you or anybody else
And when I think about you, I cut myself
OW OW OW-OW OWWWWW

I don't want you or anybody else
When I think about you, I cut myself
I cut myself
I honestly do
I cut myself

 

[Junglist Paja]

My Scanner is brilliant
My Scanner is brilliant
My Scanner is pure
I saw an reel
Of that I'm sure
It shined at me on the ebay
It was with another bidder
But I won't lose no sleep on that
'Cause I've got a plan
You're Clean
You're Clean
You're Clean, it's true
I saw your strips in a faded place
And I don't know what to do
'Cause I'll never scan you
Yes, it caught my eye
As I scrolled on by
It could see from my face that I was
biding' high
And I don't think that I'll see it again
But we shared a moment that will last till the end
You're clean
You're clean
You're clean, it's true
I saw your strips in a faded place
And I don't know what to do
'Cause I'll never scan you
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la
You're clean
You're clean
You're clean, it's true
There must be an print with a cut on it's strips
When it thought up that I should scan you
But it's time to face the truth
I will never scan you

 

[Duragizer]

"Sad Ol' Emos" (fragmentary parody of Devo's "Jocko Homo")


Are we not sad?
We are emo
Are we not sad?
E-ME-E-O

...

That's all I got. Maybe when I'm feeling more inspired, I'll finish it. Or maybe not. Anyone's free to flesh it out if they wish.

 

[Jrzag42]

Ric Olié
A pilot is he
For Queen Amidala. 
More obscure than/ Quadinaros Ben, from Boonta Eve. 
He didn't stop the droid hordes
He doesn't have his own laser sword
Who applauded a future Sith lord?
Why, Ric Olié!

 

[Duragizer]

The following parody was written in 2013, a point in time when I was borderline nihilist and strongly antinatalist. It's probably among my best parodies, though I wouldn't choose to write it today.


"Hell Is a Place on Earth" (parody of Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven Is a Place on Earth")


Oh, baby do you know what your soul's worth?
Oh, Hell is a place on Earth
They say in Hell, love dies first
We'll make Hell a place on Earth
Oh, Hell is a place on Earth

When the knife falls down
I put weight on you, as your eyes spin 'round
And the world's alive
With the shrieks of kids getting shot outside

When you straddle the bridegroom
You pull the noose closed and start to moo
Your brain's spinnin' as the stars fall from above
And you throw up
Devoid of love

Oh, baby do you know what your soul's worth?
Oh, Hell is a place on Earth
They say in Hell, love dies first
We'll make Hell a place on Earth
Oh, Hell is a place on Earth

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When I need a bone, you reach for my cooch and make me cum
When you drench me with pee
My hair turns course, and it smothers me

In this world we're just beginning
To understand the spectacle of screaming
Baby, you thought you were afraid before
You're gonna feel so much more

Oh, baby do you know what your soul's worth?
Oh, Hell is a place on Earth
They say in Hell, love dies first
We'll make Hell a place on Earth
Oh, Hell is a place on Earth

In this world we're just beginning
To understand the spectacle of screaming
Baby, you thought you were afraid before
You're gonna feel so much more

Oh, baby do you know what your soul's worth?
Oh, Hell is a place on Earth
They say in Hell, love dies first
We'll make Hell a place on Earth
Oh, Hell is a place on Earth

 

[Jrzag42]

Not exactly parody, but do you ever replace the lyrics from one song, with the lyrics from another song?
For me it's Blink 182's All The Small Things, whenever I hear the "Say it ain't so/ I will not go/ Turn the lights off/ Carry me home" part, in my head I replace it with the words of Deep Trouble from Simpsons Sing The Blues, "I said woah/ Homer said d'oh/ Now you can't go/ To the boat show"


I need someone to write a parody of Folsom Prison Blues about Buckaroo Banzai, based around the line "I shot a man named Reno". This has been on my mind for months now, and I'm not clever enough to come up with more words.

 

[Jrzag42]

Ric Olié
A pilot is he
For Queen Amidala.
More obscure than/ Quadinaros Ben, from Boonta Eve.
He didn't stop the droid hordes
He doesn't have his own laser sword
Who applauded a future Sith lord?
Why, Ric Olié!

I continue to think about this whenever Ric Olie comes up in conversation, or when I hear the original Prince Ali song. I don't even know if I pronounce Olie correctly, the rhyming might not actually match up at all. Still the best thing I've written.