Watching the Chase and Darragh (the menace) Ennis mentioned this song so googled it ...

https://youtu.be/K5oiZHQ6Khw

Billy Connolly…D.I.V.O.R.C.E

The only song playing just now is

HOW MUCH IS THAT DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA25A2F82C609A2DE

Chris Moyles parody Album wasn't bad when released.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb63PdPweDc

Number 1 hit in England

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XinLpFhgOF4

and in Ireland.

And the original was number 1 as well, for Melanie.

Rutles

Eat it (Beat it).

Will you lend me dough?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL2Q5sRB-RY

Spinal Tap

Was it the " Barron Knights " who used to specialise in these in the late 70's ? To the tune of Angelo, by Abba ...

" Long ago, outside a chip shop in Walthamstow,
Stood a young rocker called " Greasy "Joe,
He put on his helmet, and said " Let's go ",
He was keen, off up the high Street, like Barry Sheene,
Trying his best to look very mean,
Until he met Anne on her new machine "

Etc, etc .....

One of my favourites

Star turn on 45 pints...

https://youtu.be/mG79-FSQ7hQ

Beatles parodying Beach Boys - California Girls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS5_EQgbuLc

Anything by weird Al. Amish Paradise is prob my fav.

gawthorpe_view wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 31, 2021 6:10 pm

Eat it (Beat it).

Weird Al Jankovic is who you are referring to..

Here is another of Al's effort re-arranging Dire Straits Money For Nothing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WPzFnZkZmI

The Shirehorses

Clarets4me wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 31, 2021 7:06 pm

Was it the " Barron Knights " who used to specialise in these in the late 70's ? To the tune of Angelo, by Abba ...

Barron Knights is right but Angelo was by Brotherhood of Man.

Laurie Lingo and the Dipsticks - Convoy GB.

cbx750 wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:20 pm

Barron Knights is right but Angelo was by Brotherhood of Man.

You are of course correct !

The Not the Nine o Clock News parodies.

Kate Bush, ABBA and (insert generic New Romantic group here)

https://youtu.be/SMXIro1P_7g
https://youtu.be/wYkxvU66c3s
https://youtu.be/iQamw4xxxHY

HunterST_BFC wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 31, 2021 6:07 pm

Rutles

Neil Innes, brilliant at parodies.

Flight of the Conchords..... plenty of crackers, Same Girl, Hip-Hop-opotomous and this one...... Inner City Pressure


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUAcN9UCnbU

Footy related - Earl’s a Winger by Richard Digance - far better than Pearl’s a Singer by Elkie Brooks

Bosscat wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 31, 2021 5:20 pm

Watching the Chase and Darragh (the menace) Ennis mentioned this song so googled it ...

https://youtu.be/K5oiZHQ6Khw

The Chase is thrash television were this week they asked a blind kid what COLOUR snooker ball is furthest away from the player at the break,you couldn't make it up.

boatshed bill wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:02 am

Neil Innes, brilliant at parodies.

Spot on BB. Neil exposes Elton John for the vacuous pratt that he really is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOQuDCp6lnk

Bryan Ferry’s woeful covers of Jealous Guy and A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall must surely have been meant as parodies. They can’t possibly have been meant to be serious covers

boatshed bill wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:02 am

Neil Innes, brilliant at parodies.

... and did you know he sued Oasis...
take a listen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly-3jIr ... phHadfield

The Wurzels come to mind with I’ve got a Brand New Combined Harvester. Great take on Melanie’s roller skate song.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10jM3-U ... p=drivesdk What about this...

Anything by Pinky and Perky.

Those of us who are old enough will remember the Baron Knights who did loads of parodies in the 60s and onwards.

My favourite

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CiMCCIhZA-4

Not really a parodies but all talk of Barron Knights reminded me of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHSE7OjAQeU

BabylonClaret wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:09 am

The Not the Nine o Clock News parodies.

Kate Bush, ABBA and (insert generic New Romantic group here)

https://youtu.be/SMXIro1P_7g
https://youtu.be/wYkxvU66c3s
https://youtu.be/iQamw4xxxHY

The Not the Nine O'Clock News song parodies were absolutely brilliant. They were so close to the original band style, but then again weren't! It was like listening to Les Dawson on the piano!! Almost, but not quite!

Peter Sellers did a great parody of ' A Hard Day's Night'.

Silkyskills1 wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 05, 2021 11:10 am

Peter Sellers did a great parody of ' A Hard Day's Night'.

https://youtu.be/zLEMncv140s

Clarets4me wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:23 pm

You are of course correct !

Was the song called “Ann and Joe”?

Eyes without a face. By Marsheaux

Cabbage wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 05, 2021 12:11 pm

Was the song called “Ann and Joe”?

I think so, yes !