Month: January 2018

Parodies’ Paradise: 2011 “Party Rock Anthem”

Hip house sensation LMFAO’s big hit featured British singer Lauren Bennett and American music producer GoonRock… first single from their second album… went to number one in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States… also reached the top five in Finland, Italy, Norway, Poland and Sweden… and of course the best-selling single of all time in Australia… worldwide, it was the third best-selling digital single of 2011 with sales of 9.7 million copies… and the third best-selling digital song in US history… over 1.4 billion views on the Youtube.

Serious Youtuber Brian Havig goes the distance with his “Jingle Bell Rock Anthem.” Santa Claus is in the house tonight! And he’s here to show you, despite the cool reception at times, electronic hip hop will make any party a good time.

Parodies’ Paradise: 2011 “Moves Like Jagger”

This entry by American band Maroon 5 featuring recording artist Christina Aguilera was the fourth and final single from the group’s third studio album… was well received by music critics… went to top the charts in over 18 countries… in the United States it became the band’s second (and Aguilera’s fifth) number-one single… is among the best-selling singles of all time… (also made Aguilera the second female artist to score a number-one hit in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s which in turn made her the fourth female to score number-one singles in three different decades)(if you’re counting)… was the ninth-best-selling digital single of 2011 with sales of 7 million copies… ranks as one of the eight best-selling digital singles of all time with sales of over 15 million copies.

So the easy choice is “Moves Like Santa” as evinced by Marcie, Brian Fitzy, gobluekillred, Kieran Ayres, and Unbroken Dial. Snark out.

Parodies’ Paradise: 2011 “Last Friday Night”

Katy Perry’s song had chart success worldwide… number one in Slovakia and the Czech Republic… top-ten positions in Austria, Ireland, Italy, and Poland… but by topping the US Billboard Hot 100 she became the first female solo artist to have five number-one singles on the Hot 100 from a single album… also her sixth number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart… her fifth consecutive number one single… sold 3.7 million digital copies in the US… the tenth most played single on US radio during 2011.

erizos has some fun with “Last Christmas Eve.” Maybe you will too.

Parodies’ Paradise: 2011 “Someone Like You”

Hello, Adele. Imitation is the sincerest form of coattail riding.

Adele’s first number one single… voted the third-most favourite number-one single of the last 60 years in the UK… 36th-best-selling single in the history of the UK Singles Chart... first recipient of the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance… third most downloaded single of all-time in the UK… fourth best-selling single of the 21st century.

Ducan G (with buddy Brian) feature the fat man in”Somone Like Santa.” Funny lyrics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAysigl4c6I

Parodies’ Paradise: 2010 “All I Do is Win”

DJ Khaled’s fourth studio album Victory begat this second single featuring T-Pain, plus Ludacris, Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross… certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA… the only Billboard Hot 100 charting single from the album peaking at 24… #3 on the rap list.

Stevens Creek Church play hard as they pray with “All I Do is Spend.” Boys just wanna have toys… and cool music videos.

Parodies’ Paradise: 2010 “California Gurls”

Katy Perry’s summer anthem peaked at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks… her second US number-one single… also reached number-one in ten other countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom… received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (with Snoop Dogg)… Billboard ranked the song number one on a special The 30 Summer Songs of All Time listing.

The Mistletones go north for their “Santa Claus’s Elves.” Just as much fun, not as much skin showing.

Parodies’ Paradise: 2008 “It’s Business Time”

Flight of the Conchords seem to parody themselves plenty when they label themselves New Zealand’s 2nd most popular comedy folk duo. After a floundering BBC radio and an HBO comedy series, and their eponymous album with this bizzy song (released as downloadable content for the video game Rock Band), Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, and Rhys Darby went their separate ways. But Tom Wade and The Parliament had the same idea: switch out the word business (meaning SEX in the original song) with the assonant Christmas. So now it’s “Christmas Time,” ladies and not-ladies.

Parodies’ Paradise: 2008 “Poker Face”

Lady Gaga’s hit from her debut studio album was a tribute to her rock and roll boyfriends… attained worldwide success, topping the charts in twenty countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and many European countries… best-selling single of 2009 worldwide, with over 9.5 million in sales… one of the best-selling singles of all time, having sold over 14 million copies…  nominated for both Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the 52nd Grammy Awards, and won the Award for Best Dance Recording.

[digressive moment: others love to sample Gaga’s hits for their funny montages, including The Landline and JerbyVids–that’s the funny one.]

The Something Awful site collects songs every year and 2009 saw a middlingly wretched parody called “Jingle Bells.” Catchy.

pschomomtv1 gives us a Seat as ex tell-all with “Poker Claus.” No, really.

Parodies’ Paradise: 2006 “Apologize”

This debut single by OneRepublic from their debut album was the biggest radio airplay hit in the history of the Mainstream Top 40 chart in North America, with 10,394 plays in one week… a major hit internationally, reaching number one in 16 countries, including Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Sweden, Turkey, and the Netherlands, as well as staying at number one for eight consecutive weeks on the Billboard Pop 100 chart… peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, staying in the top-10 for 25 weeks, and spent 13 weeks at number one in Canada… earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals… ranked number 50 on the list of the Billboard Hot 100’s All-Time Top Songs list from the chart’s first 50 years… spent 25 consecutive weeks in the top 10… also ranked number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade.

The Murrays worry that Christmas is too much with us in their “Christmastime.” Damned fine funny business this.