tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post1907911234413557286..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Sandcastles in the sand and (bleep)s in boxesAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-83278453312170398442008-04-17T19:16:00.000-04:002008-04-17T19:16:00.000-04:00I'm going to throw out this little diddy, which I ...I'm going to throw out this little diddy, which I have no doubt will forever have a place on Alan's site:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2Czbpk33PI<BR/><BR/>Not a parody, exactly, but certainly trying to fit in the style of the Who. It gets credit for being intentionally unintentionally hilarious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-79528883035335382312008-04-17T17:45:00.000-04:002008-04-17T17:45:00.000-04:00I never saw "Natalie Raps" before! Thanks, Alan.My...<I>I never saw "Natalie Raps" before! Thanks, Alan.</I><BR/><BR/>My pleasure. At the time, it was sort of dismissed as a strained attempt to recreate the "Lazy Sunday" magic, but I've always loved it, because you just don't expect to hear Natalie Portman be that... butch. <BR/><BR/>"Whatchu want, Natalie?"<BR/>"To drink and fight!!!!"<BR/>"Whatchu need, Natalie?"<BR/>"To ^*%& all night!!!!!!!!"Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-21981725812435481082008-04-17T17:27:00.000-04:002008-04-17T17:27:00.000-04:00I never saw "Natalie Raps" before! Thanks, Alan.I never saw "Natalie Raps" before! Thanks, Alan.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-69086744729756851832008-04-17T12:39:00.000-04:002008-04-17T12:39:00.000-04:00Can't forget that Michael Scott Joint: "Lazy Scran...Can't forget that Michael Scott Joint: "Lazy Scranton."<BR/><BR/>Which, of course, was a parody of a viral video parody.<BR/><BR/>I know that they don't quite fit in the viral video parodies, but <B>The Simpsons</B> (of course) did quite a few things in the mid-1990s which were tailor made for virality (viralness?) (viraltude?). My faves were "Monorail," "Dr. Zaius" and the all-time classic "The Amendment"<BR/><BR/>Which makes me wonder if, in any discussion of TV Comedy, bringing up <B>The Simpsons</B> is the equivalent of calling somebody a Nazi during a flame war.barefootjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619403344304134318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-50458244047064590052008-04-17T08:58:00.000-04:002008-04-17T08:58:00.000-04:00I don't watch HIMYM and I somehow missed the "Let'...I don't watch HIMYM and I somehow missed the "Let's to the Mall" phenomenon. That's absolutely brilliant.<BR/><BR/>One of my favorite parodies is Ricky Gervais' cover of "If You Don't Know Me By Now." On the UK Office David Brent used his severence pay to record a video for the song and it is hilarious. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN41XutK61Y<BR/><BR/>I also have a soft spot for Stephen Colbert's "Charlene."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-78987171510855350192008-04-17T08:39:00.000-04:002008-04-17T08:39:00.000-04:00I could still listen to "King Tut" today, and laug...I could still listen to "King Tut" today, and laugh at the SNL production of it....<BR/><BR/>PuffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-12865487719306001032008-04-16T20:01:00.000-04:002008-04-16T20:01:00.000-04:00I don't think we have to worry about being innunda...I don't think we have to worry about being innundated with parody songs from hacks. Crap has a way of floating to the bottom (well, mine does. Low-fiber diet). Maybe I am wrong, but I think more people get access to viral videos via forwards or postings on sites like this (thanks, Alan!), so unless you are actively looking for Parody songs on YouTube, you will probably escape seeing the crappy stuff, if only because no one (or at least, fewer people) is going to pass it on.<BR/><BR/>Am I wrong? I get this stuff as a third party, but are any of you on the cutting edge, starting the virus, so to speak?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-35060603292461618892008-04-16T19:18:00.000-04:002008-04-16T19:18:00.000-04:00I suppose some day people might get sick of the SN...I suppose some day people might get sick of the SNL digital shorts (they are after all, from the same people each time), I think there's plenty of room for things like Robin Sparkles. Robin Sparkles is funny and popular, but it's nowhere near as well known as say, Dick in a Box. What could happen I suppose, is for less capable comedians to start saturating the web with unoriginal music videos. Dick in a Box, Robin Sparkles, and the Scrubs Musical are all distinct to me at least. Aside from being music, I don't watch one and think that it's just like the other.<BR/><BR/>For an example of a somewhat less successful (to me at least) attempt, look at the music video for one of the characters from Forgetting Sarah Marshall. It's funny, and obviously the people behind it have the comedy chops, but I can't remember the tune for the life of me.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538861929992242643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-80836990438466776642008-04-16T15:10:00.000-04:002008-04-16T15:10:00.000-04:00Not only are the best song parodies performed by g...Not only are the best song parodies performed by good musicians, but some musicians (such as Justin Timberlake) have turned out to be talented comedians, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-49200856676764621972008-04-16T15:04:00.000-04:002008-04-16T15:04:00.000-04:00I think, like anything in art, as long as there is...I think, like anything in art, as long as there is quality and originality, they'll be popular and have staying power, as opposed to the perpetual "I'm F-ing (Insert Incongruous Celebrtiy Name Here)" rehashes. Parody songs will never get old as a genre, but, like with anything, derivitive crap will always be crap. Or worse than crap. They will be what crap craps when it takes a crap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-52330734512779577872008-04-16T14:55:00.000-04:002008-04-16T14:55:00.000-04:00Would it be possible for you to do a post linking ...Would it be possible for you to do a post linking to all your favorite Internet music video parodies? I know I'd be interested.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18301942636919080609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-28698969471821796912008-04-16T14:41:00.000-04:002008-04-16T14:41:00.000-04:00Oh, I remember that coming up at the time. However...Oh, I remember that coming up at the time. However, I'm assuming they resolved whatever the rights issue, because "Iran So Far" was only recently put on Hulu, even though other sketches from that period have been up for a while now.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-47734356218368117812008-04-16T14:37:00.000-04:002008-04-16T14:37:00.000-04:00Actually, Alan, you might have heard the music for...Actually, Alan, you might have heard the music for "Iran so Far" on the radio, since it borrows heavily from Aphex Twin's "Avril 14th"-- indeed, the reason NBC can't replay it is they don't have legal permission for the extended sample (anything goes on a live broadcast, apparently, even if it's a pre-filmed segment).<BR/><BR/>Here's the website I learned all this on:<BR/><BR/>http://stereogum.com/archives/andy-samberg-talks-iran-so-far-aphex-twin_006771.html<BR/><BR/>ozAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com