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Marthe48

(22,734 posts) Tue Dec 16, 2025, 07:37 AM Dec 16

One of my favorite parody songs

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Bob Rivers had such a broad range of hits. I think I heard this first on Dr. Demento:

Twelve Pains of Christmas:

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One of my favorite parody songs (Original Post) Marthe48 Dec 16 OP

Thanks for your song parody. Here is a parody I love - Sergei Polunin - Take Me To Church mysteryowl Dec 16 #1

Very subtle humor in the parody Marthe48 Dec 16 #2

Indeed! mysteryowl Dec 16 #3

Stan Freberg was 0ne of the greeatest paradist TexLaProgressive Dec 16 #4

I forgot about Stan Freberg Marthe48 Dec 16 #5

OMG the inlaws lady and the rigging up the lights guy... flvegan Dec 16 #6

I agree Bob Rivers owms Christmas. soldierant Dec 16 #7

mysteryowl

(8,078 posts)

1. Thanks for your song parody. Here is a parody I love - Sergei Polunin - Take Me To Church

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 08:37 AM

Dec 16

This is the original exquisite dance...

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This is the parody in a garage!!

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Marthe48

(22,734 posts)

2. Very subtle humor in the parody

Reply to mysteryowl (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 09:39 AM

Dec 16

Not the moves, but the hairy armpits and other (ahem) items

mysteryowl

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3. Indeed!

Reply to Marthe48 (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 09:40 AM

Dec 16

TexLaProgressive

(12,671 posts)

4. Stan Freberg was 0ne of the greeatest paradist

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 10:45 AM

Dec 16

Green Chri$tma$

I wonder if adults younger than 40 will get the sound at the end?

Marthe48

(22,734 posts)

5. I forgot about Stan Freberg

Reply to TexLaProgressive (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:04 AM

Dec 16

My Dad had a couple of his albums, so he was a little over my head. Guess my generation listened to the Smothers Brothers and others who came after.

You reminded me of Tom Lehrer, who passed away just this year. I hadn't listened to his parody albums since junior high, but I played a few of his songs when I heard he had died, and I could still sing along

flvegan

(65,790 posts)

6. OMG the inlaws lady and the rigging up the lights guy...

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 04:07 PM

Dec 16

I haven't heard this in decades (Dr. Demento, totally). Thanks for posting, I'm dying over here.

"She's a witch, I hate her" LOL

soldierant

(9,287 posts)

7. I agree Bob Rivers owms Christmas.

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 09:17 PM

Dec 16

I love "Decorations" myself. I was introduced to it by someone on the city where I live who not only overdecorates their yard, but rents a radio frequency so people who stop can listen to Christmas music. You really have to have a sense of humor to broadcast a song which makes fun of you while you are actually doing what it makes fun of.

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