Hi there! I'm Mason Resnick (MasonR) and have been posting parodies on Amiright since April 2004. I do other stuff for a living, mostly writing about photography and cameras.
I've learned a few things about parody writing since 2004:
1. Obama rhymes with Llama and mama, and nothing else.
2. Songs from the 60s and 70s offer better quality original material, which makes them easier to parody.
3. Tom Lehrer wrote the best parody of the "Major General" song. With all due respect to my fellow parodists here.
4. Never let your daughter rate or comment on your parodies using your computer, because the powers that be at Amiright will see the DNS server log and think you commented/rated on your own work, and that gets you disqualified from winning Song of The Month.
5. I have gained a new appreciation for pacing, structure, internal rhyming and other aspects of the craft of lyric writing. That has made me a better writer.
6. I am in awe of the brilliance of my fellow parodists, especially AFW, Red Ant, John A. Barry, Alvin Rhodes, JohnnyD, and Kristof Robertson, Merry & Pippin, and my fellow NJer, Michael Pacholek. You guys are twisted...and brilliant!
7. Parody popular songs. People don't tend to pay much attention to parodies of obscure music, no matter how much you may like it. Sorry, Marshall Crenshaw.
8. Every morning, I bow in the general direction of Boston, and chant a prayer of praise for ChuckyG.
9. Stick to numbered lists when writing your biography page. It wastes less time. And keep it to fewer than 8 items.
Well, that's all I have to say about that. All of my parodies are Copyright Mason Resnick and may not be used without my permission. However, if you want to contact me (like for permission to record a parody--I'd like that very much) email me at masonresnick(at)gmail.com.
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Parody Title | Original Title | Performer | Submitted |
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We're Not The Yankees | We Are The Champions | Queen | |
Blue Velcro | Blue Velvet | Bobby Vinton | |
My Boyfriend's Back (Geriatric Version) | My Boyfriend's Back | Angels | |
Whole Lotta Lunch | Whole Lotta Love | Led Zeppelin | |
Cheese Grows 'Tween My Rosemary's Toes | Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes | Edison Lighthouse | |
(Get off of my) Gladiolas | Glad All Over | Dave Clark Five | |
Stacy's Mom (Hendrix version) | Purple Haze | Jimi Hendrix | |
This Is What Drinks Are Made Of | This Is What Dreams Are Made Of | Hillary Duff | |
Instant Derma | Instant Karma | John Lennon | |
(Na Na Hey Hey) Clean Up This Pigsty | (Na Na Hey Hey) Kiss Him Goodbye | Steam | |
Too Young To Be X-Rated | I Wanna Be Sedated | The Ramones | |
Smells Like Burnt Garlic | Smells Like Teen Spirit | Nirvana | |
Scrambled Egg (Newly discovered original version) | Yesterday | The Beatles | |
Smoke 'Em And Die | Live and Let Die | Paul McCarney & Wings | |
Don't Hit The Road With Me | It's Still Rock 'N Roll To Me | Billy Joel | |
Blintz Grease Bop | Blitzkrieg Bop | The Ramones | |
Wall Street Maniacs | Animaniacs Theme | Yakko, Wakko, Dot & Friends | |
Curry And Ghee Ain't Bad | Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad | Meatloaf | |
Our House (Is a very fried house) | Our House (Is a very fine house) | Crosby Stills Nash & Young | |
Barney Meets The Ramones! Oh, the Humanity! | Rock 'n Roll Radio | The Ramones | |
Knights In Pink Undies | Knights In White Satin | The Moody Blues | |
Ceilings | Feelings | Morris Albert | |
Morning Mail | Morning Train | Sheena Easton | |
Emissions (from 'Fiddling With The Earth') | Tradition (from 'Fiddler On The Roof') | Zero Mostel & Cast | |
Number Twenty-Five | Number Three | They Might Be Giants | |
Suddenly see more (The spam song) | Suddenly Seymour | Little Shop of Horrors | |
Earth Day | Birthday | The Beatles | |
Brooklyn or Queens, Whatevah | Strawberry Fields Forever | The Beatles | |
The Allergy Song | The Logical Song | Supertramp | |
Achy Breaky Hip | Achy Breaky Heart | Billy Ray Cyrus | |
Why Drunks Are Laid Off | What Dreams Are Made Of | Hilary Duff | |
I Want Some Pork I Can Chew | Can't Take My Eyes Of Of You | Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons | |
Leaving Iraq's Hard To Do | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | Neil Sedaka | |
Packing Up The House | Burning Down The House | Talking Heads | |
There Goes My Money | Here Comes My Baby | The Tremeloes | |
What A Curious Stool | What A Wonderful World | Ray Charles | |
Where Have The Cicadas Gone? | Where Have All The Flowers Gone? | Pete Seeger | |
It's Not Butter | Yes It Is | The Beatles | |
No Thyme | No Time | The Guess Who | |
Some Day Some Way (A complaint to Home Depot) | Some Day, Some Way | Marshall Crenshaw | |
I Gotta Wash My Hands | I Wanna Hold Your Hand | The Beatles | |
A Virus | Elvira | Oak Ridge Boys | |
Call Me Esther | Like A Virgin | Madonna | |
My Cell Phone Ain't Working Like It Should | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood | Elvis Costello | |
Can You Make My Red Eyes Blue? | Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue? | Crystal Gayle | |
Eat Me With A Pretzel Stick | Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick | Ian Dury & The Blockheads | |
Proud To Be An Embarrassment | Proud To Be An American | Lee Greenwood | |
Brain Freeze! | Freeze-Frame! | J. Geils Band | |
A Hard Day's Knight In White Satin | A Hard Day's Night | The Beatles | |
URL Squatter | Paperback Writer | The Beatles | |
The Sound Of Hot Stuff | The Sound Of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | |
Silent Stuff | Hot Stuff | Donna Summer | |
My Accountant | My Sharona | The Knack | |
Regular | Miracle of Miracles | Fiddler On The Roof soundtrack | |
I Hear You Knocking On Heaven's Door | I Hear You Knocking | Dave Edmunds | |
I Want To Smell You | I Want To Tell You | The Beatles | |
You Piss, Sometimes You Miss | Kiss On My List | Hall & Oates | |
Three Bears; Goldilocks. Surprise! | Sister Golden Hair Surprise | America | |
The Itch Is Back | The Bitch Is Back | Elton John | |
Buy at Brookstone | Meet The Flintstones | Hanna Barbera | |
Farewell, Ol' Fats | Here Comes The Sun | The Beatles | |
Every Clip-On Belt Needs Tools | Everybody Plays The Fool | Main Ingredient | |
Cruel To My Spine (An ode to my chiropractor) | Cruel To Be Kind | Nick Lowe | |
My Cable TV | The Air That I Breathe | The Hollies | |
Ice Cream, Pizza, Pumpkin Pie | Apple, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie | Jay and the Techniques | |
Cheerios, Cheerios | Radio, Radio | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | |
Should I Stay At Home Or Vote? | Should I Stay Or Should I Go? | The Clash | |
Good Migration | Good Vibrations | The Beach Boys | |
99 Mad Baboons | 99 Red Balloons | Nena Hagen | |
Kitty in the Tree | Let it Be | The Beatles | |
Moderator | Operator | Jim Croce | |
The Cat In The Hat | American Pie | Don Mclean | |
Mondrian | Barbara-Ann | The Beach Boys | |
Central Jersey Roads | California Girls | The Beach Boys | |
Suck, Suck, Suck | Fun, Fun, Fun | The Beach Boys | |
Help, Viagra | Help Me, Rhonda | The Beach Boys | |
Sk8tr Boi | Surfer Girl | The Beach Boys | |
Buy A Star | Drive My Car | The Beatles | |
Oh, What A Beautiful Sponge Cake | Oh, What A Beautiful Morning | Rodgers & Hammerstein | |
An Ode To Refrigerator Science Experiments | I Will | The Beatles | |
Wanda and Cosmo | Hava Nagila | Traditional | |
Spongebob Greensleeves | Spongebob Squarepants | Spongebob Squarepants | |
This Kid Won't Snooze | Norwegian Wood | The Beatles | |
This Was Hockey | We Will Rock You | Queen | |
I'm Not Handy | I Want Candy | Bow Wow Wow | |
Bathroom Etiquette Tips | Pomp and Circumstance | Edward Elgar | |
Shave It For Me | Save It For Me | The Four Seasons | |
My Train's Just Standing There | I Saw Her Standing There | The Beatles | |
Who'll Eat The Chrain? | Who'll Stop The Rain? | Creedence Clearwater Revival | |
I Gotta Pee | Hello It's Me | Todd Rundgren | |
I Wanna Be Sedated | Love Is All Around | The Troggs | |
Amazon Woman | American Woman | The Guess Who | |
A Weight Watcher's Lament | The Waiting | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | |
Give Puce A Chance | Give Peace A Chance | John Lennon | |
Ornery and Straight | Henry VIII I Am | Herman's Hermits | |
Johnny On The Spot | Leader Of The Pack | Shangri-Las | |
Neveh Dekalim | Walk Away Renee | The Left Banke | |
If Cars Ran On Milk | When I'm 64 | The Beatles | |
Gonna Buy Me A Horse | Gonna Buy Me A Dog | The Monkees | |
New Orleans | Bangladesh | George Harrison | |
My Grass Is Brown | I Get Around | The Beach Boys | |
Winnie The Pooh | Another Girl | The Beatles | |
Downloads In The Night | Strangers In The Night | Frank Sinatra | |
Where's The Remote? | Can't Buy Me Love | The Beatles | |
My Favorite Pick-Up Lines | My Favorite Waste Of Time | Bette Midler | |
Hooked on the Ceiling (A masochist's love song) | Hooked on a Feeling | B.J. Thomas | |
Smile For Your Mug Shot Today (Tom Delay) | Smile A Little Smile For Me (Rosemary) | The Flying Machine | |
Bad Punctuation | Bad Reputation | Joan Jett and the Blackhearts | |
I'm So Wired | I'm So Tired | The Beatles | |
Leech Crazy | Beach Baby | The First Class | |
The Longest Line | The Longest Time | Billy Joel | |
Botched A Wookie Google Search | Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy | The Lennon Sisters | |
My Baby Loves Muffins | My Baby Loves Lovin' | The White Plains | |
My Son, The Parody | Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh | Allan Sherman | |
My Trailer Trash Momma | My Yiddishe Mama | The Barry Sisters | |
Oy Vey | What A Difference A Day Makes | En Vogue | |
I'm A Lawyer | I'm A Loser | The Beatles | |
I Am The Daddy | I Am The Walrus | The Beatles | |
The Strike Is On | The Heat Is On | Glenn Frey | |
My Favorite Jews | My Favorite Things | Julie Andrews | |
Cubit | Cupid | Sam Cooke | |
Blossom, Ginger, And The Other Girl | The Rain, The Park, And Other Things | The Cowsills | |
Catch A Cold | Catch A Wave | The Beach Boys | |
That's My Dog, Rover | Crimson and Clover | Tommy James and the Shondells | |
Spare Fries | Sky High | Jigsaw | |
Can't Buy Me Lola (A mash-up) | Can't Buy Me love | The Beatles | |
I-Don't-Get-A-This-Song-A | In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida | Iron Butterfly | |
One for the Goys | Spirit In The Sky | Norman Greenbaum | |
Excessive Drinking | California Dreaming | The Mommas and the Poppas | |
The Mad Commuter | The Loco-Motion | Grand Funk Railroad | |
The Ballad of Mason's Swollen Uvula | It's Not Unusual | Tom Jones | |
Supermarket Phobia | Supercalafragalisticexpialadocious | Julie Andrews/Dick Van Dyke | |
I'm My Own Grandpa | You Can't Do That | The Beatles | |
Purim Wrapping | Christmas Wrapping | The Waitresses | |
Cursing in Latin | Nights in White Satin | The Moody Blues | |
'Till I Said 'Eeew!' | 'Till There Was You | The Beatles | |
'Till My Hair Grew | 'Till There Was You | The Beatles | |
'Till There Was Hugh (correct version) | 'Till There Was You | The Beatles | |
'Till There Was Hugh | 'Till There Was You | The Beatles | |
'Till there was Hue | 'Till There Was You | The Beatles | |
When Cheney Shoots | 'Till There Was You | The Beatles | |
'Till There Was Brew | 'Till There Was You | The Beatles | |
'Till There Was U | 'Till There Was You | The Beatles | |
Playing Kazoo | 'Till There Was You | The Beatles | |
'Till There Was Bruce | 'Till There Was You | The Beatles | |
I Think I'm Through | 'Till There Was You | The Beatles | |
Tying My Shoes | 'Till There Was You | The Beatles | |
Just Drink Your Juice | 'Till There Was You | The Beatles | |
Disco Inferno vs. Turn, Turn, Turn (Round 1) | Turn, Turn, Turn | Pete Seeger | |
Disco Inferno vs. Turn, Turn, Turn (Round 2) | Disco Inferno | The Trammps | |
Eat My Bagel | Be My Baby | The Ronettes | |
Hello, Customer Service | Billy, Don't Be A Hero | Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods | |
I Cannot Connect | We Shall Not Be Moved | Pete Seeger | |
I'm Too Tired | I'm Too Sexy | Right Said Fred | |
Duck, Duck, Goose | Da Da Da | Trio | |
My Pet Bag | My Brave Face | Paul McCartney | |
Now My Daughter Is A Teen | Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen | Neil Sedaka | |
I Need Comfort Food | I Love Rock 'N Roll | Joan Jett | |
We're Not The Yankees (2006 version) | We Are The Champions | Queen | |
Heather My Dear | Martha My Dear | The Beatles | |
The 70 Nations | Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) | Barry Mann | |
Bye, Bye Rummy | Bye, Bye, Baby | Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons | |
Seven Snippets | The Rose, Emotion, Just My Imagination, others... | Various Artists | |
I Won't Eat Tongue | Here Comes The Sun | The Beatles | |
Sneak An Asian Meal | Secret Agent Man | Johnny Rivers | |
There's Something Nasty In My Shake | The Hippy-Hippy Shake | The Swingin' Blue Jeans | |
Britney Left Her Undies At Home | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | Bing Crosby | |
I'm Emir of Kuwait, I Am | I'm Henry VIII, I Am | Herman's Hermits | |
At The Metropolitan Opera House | At The Hop | Danny & The Juniors | |
Baby is Blitzed | Baby's in Black | The Beatles | |
A Bris is a Bris | Theme for Mr. Ed | Original TV Show Theme Song | |
Let's Rob A Bank | Hello Goodbye | The Beatles | |
Dog | God | John Lennon | |
Joining the AARP | Back in the USSR | The Beatles | |
Great Adventure | Sexy Sadie | The Beatles | |
RSS Reader | Paperback Writer | The Beatles | |
The Roadkill Cafe | Up, Up, and Away | The Fifth Dimension | |
Dead Meat Club | Deadbeat Club | B-52s | |
The Mighty Schwartz (Schwartz the Tailor) | The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo) | Manfred Mann | |
Do You Want To Go For Pizza? | Do You Want To Know A Secret? | The Beatles | |
Lost! | Help! | The Beatles | |
Mister Night Light | Mister Moonlight | The Beatles | |
The Little Old Lady Drinks Cappuccinos | The Little Old Lady From Pasadena | Jan & Dean | |
I Can't Wear Wool | Behind the Wall of Sleep | Smithereens | |
Is It Art? | Is That Love? | Squeeze | |
I've Lost My Rubber Duckie | You've Lost That Loving Feeling | The Righteous Brothers | |
September in Margaritaville | September | Earth, Wind and Fire | |
Mud-Blood | Half Breed | Cher | |
Starbuck's Cafe | Dock of the Bay | Otis Redding | |
Crocs Around The Clock | Rock Around the Clock | Bill Haley and His Comets | |
Miserlou | Misery | The Beatles | |
Take Me Out To The Ballgame(*) | Take Me Out To The Ballgame | Harry Caray | |
I Breathe Through My Mouth When She's Near | It Ain't Necessarily So | Porgy and Bess | |
Hooray for Pallywood | Hooray for Hollywood | Rosemary Clooney | |
Bald! | Hair! | The Cowsills | |
Complain | Cocaine | Eric Clapton | |
Honey Do | Honey Don't | The Beatles | |
I Shower Never | It's Now or Never | Elvis Presley | |
27 Generals | 27 Jennifers | Mike Doughty | |
27 Genesees | 27 Jennifers | Mike Doughty | |
27 Genitals | 27 Jennifers | Mike Doughty | |
27 Jupiters (The ballad of the drunk astronomer) | 27 Jennifers | Mike Doughty | |
57 Condiments | 27 Jennifers | Mike Doughty | |
We Need Better Candidates | 27 Jennifers | Mike Doughty | |
Fatty Acid Way | Rocky Mountain Way | Joe Walsh | |
Repossess My Heart | Devil In Her Heart | The Beatles | |
Renaissance Faire | Scarborough Fair | Simon & Garfunkel | |
Tumbling Mice | Tumbling Dice | Rolling Stones | |
Itty Bitty Gymnast Girl | Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy | Andrews Sisters | |
A brief history of Shea Stadium | Come Together | The Beatles | |
Tanking Stocks | Burning Love | Elvis Presley | |
Obama or McCain | Pinky and The Brain | Original Soundtrack | |
Son, Rise | Sunrise | Eric Carmen | |
John McCain | So Long, Mom | Tom Lehrer | |
Charlie Bit My Finger - The Musical | Oh! Darling | The Beatles | |
Untrained Dog | Brown Eyed Girl | Van Morrison | |
Addicted to Blood | Addicted to Love | Robert Palmer | |
Swipe My Card | Drive My Car | The Beatles | |
Channukah Party | Sleigh Ride | Bing Crosby | |
Whippet | Whip It | Devo | |
Dumb Blonde | Downtown | Petula Clark | |
Loose-Leaf Notebooks | Lucy in the Sky | The Beatles | |
The Side-Effect Song | The Lumberjack Song | Monty Python's Flying Circus | |
Parodist Odd Ditty | Space Oddity | David Bowie | |
Egg Cream | Daydream | Lovin' Spoonful | |
52 Malls | 52 Girls | B-52s | |
Drown like an Egyptian | Walk Like An Egyptian | The Bangles | |
Give My Regards to Flatbush | Give My Regards to Broadway | George M. Cohan | |
The Schnoorer Standing There | I Saw Her Standing There | The Beatles | |
I Am The Very Model of a Rabbinic Authority | I Am The Very Model of a Modern Major General | Gilbert & Sullivan | |
Wearing Sweaters | Getting Better | The Beatles | |
Snoozy Crew | Suzie Q | Creedence Clearwater Revival | |
Jihad Believer | Daydream Believer | The Monkees | |
Cuttin' Up Joe | Cotton-Eyed Joe | Rednex | |
Working in Urkraine | Walking In The Rain | The Ronettes | |
Tick Tock (Jewish Grandmother Remix) | Tick Tock | Ke$ha | |
Retail | Rehab | Amy Winehouse | |
Rap Artists Can't Sing | And Your Bird Can Sing | Beatles | |
God Save The Mets | God Save The Queen | Traditional | |
Advil is a Girl's Best Friend | Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend | Marilyn Monroe | |
Don't Quit Your Day Job | Don't Worry, Baby | The Beach Boys | |
All About Dessert | All About That Bass | Meghan Trainor | |
Eight Feet Away | Eight Days A Week | The Beatles | |
Back In Our World | Part Of Your World | Jodi Benson |