History Main / SongParody

* In the first [[YouMeanXmas Xmas]] [[Recap/FuturamaS2E4XmasStory episode]] of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', we learn that Santa Claus is feared in the 31st century rather than loved, since he's a robotic BadSanta whose standards for who's been "nice" are so high that he judges ''everyone'' to be "naughty" (except Zoidberg). At the end of the episode, the main characters sing this alternate version of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" about him (which may or may not be the real current version of this song in-universe, but counts from a meta-standpoint):

** Before him, the country music parody field was dominated by Pinkard and Bowden, who [[HeAlsoDid also wrote]] several (serious) country songs for other artists.

* Self primarily do non-comedic originals, but the outtake compilation ''Feels Like Breakin' Shit'' included a pair of parody songs: "Titanic" is a ''Film/{{Titanic 1997}}''-themed parody of Music/ThePixies' "Gigantic" (which also includes a bit of Music/{{Weezer}}'s "The World Has Turned And left Me Here"), while "Moronic" is a parody of Music/AlanisMorissette's "Ironic" that's a TakeThat to the original artist.

* Music/CeeLoGreen [[SelfParody parodied]] his ''own'' song, turning "F**k You" (an song insulting an apparent GoldDigger) into "Thank You" (a song praising firefighters).
* Music/DaYoopers' catalog includes a few, such as their SignatureSong "Rusty Chevrolet" (a parody of "Jingle Bells").

* P. Project/Padhayangan Project, a music group in UsefulNotes/{{Indonesia}}, specialized in this, parodying many Western and even local songs (and at least ONE Mandarin song based on ''Film/DrunkenMaster''). This lasted until they had a re-shuffling and decided to make more original (but still lighthearted and fun) songs under the name 'Project Pop'

A song parody is a a specific form of parody that involves taking an existing song, keeping the beat and background the same, then rewriting the lyrics (or possibly adding lyrics to a song that originally had none). Sometimes the new lyrics are similar to the original, sometimes they bear little resemblance. The United States Supreme Court case ''Campbell'' v. ''Acuff-Rose Music'' established song parodies as UsefulNotes/FairUse, even when used for profit. Thus, one does not technically need to get permission from the original artist to make a parody, though some (such as Music/WeirdAlYankovic) make it a point to get permission for any parodies.

** Victorian readers would have caught immediately that the Mock Turtle's TorchSong "Beautiful Soup" can be sung to the tune of a pop megahit of the day, "Beautiful Star".

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* Christian band Apologetix performs Christian parodies of popular songs.

* Music/CeeLoGreen parodied his ''own'' song, turning "F**k You" (an song insulting an apparent GoldDigger) into "Thank You" (a song praising firefighters).

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** Sherman's role model was Mickey Katz (father of [[{{Theatre/Cabaret}} Joel Grey]], grandfather of [[Movie/DirtyDancing Jennifer Grey]]), who built up a following in the 1940s and '50s doing [[YiddishAsASecondLanguage Jewish-themed parodies]] of hit songs.

* ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'' mentioned the existence of a secret Snooker-based parody of "Lady in Red" in one sketch about two Snooker tournament radio commentators. In a follow-up sketch later in the episode, the two commentators actually sing a portion of the song, "Table of Reds", [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming in dedication to a manic-depressive Snooker player whom the commentators had both saved from committing suicide at one time or another.]] See the full sketch [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sH-rgwORW8 here]].

* Dreamz call [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM-_YcO-1Zc their version of "Liquid Dreams" by O-Town]] a straight-up CoverVersion, but there are SongParody elements to it: The first verse is identical to that of the original, but after that they start replacing all of the gratuitous references to female celebrities into {{Shout Out}}s to popular male ''and'' female YouTube vloggers.

* Cee Lo Green parodied his ''own'' song, turning "F**k You" (an song insulting an apparent GoldDigger) into "Thank You" (a song praising firefighters).

* This trope is the entire premise of the WebVideo/KeyOfAwesome.

** Going back even earlier, Homer and Jethro made a name for themselves doing these from the 1940s to the '60s.

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* Brazilian musician Falcão reworked Music/PinkFloyd's "Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2", [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CxAsGYqgec putting lyrics based on a children's song about]] [[OnceAcceptableTargets throwing sticks at cats]]. He only sings it live, as the band denied its publishing - something Falcão comments with "I won't allow them to record my songs either!"

* French comedic rapper Fatal Bazooka (Michaël Youn) and singer Pascal Obispo parodied the French hit song ''Confessions nocturnes'' ("nocturnal confessions") by Diam's and Vitaa. The original song was about a woman suspecting her boyfriend to cheat on her and seeking the help of her best friend ; the parody, ''Mauvaise foi nocturne'' ("nocturnal dishonesty") is about a man seeking the help of his best friend after her girlfriend caught him cheating on her. The music video is also a ShotForShotRemake of the original.

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A song parody is a a specific form of parody that involves taking an existing song, keeping the beat and background the same, then rewriting the lyrics (or possibly adding lyrics to a song that originally had none). Sometimes the new lyrics are similar to the original, sometimes they bear little resemblance. The United States Supreme Court case ''Campbell'' v. ''Acuff-Rose Music'' established song parodies as FairUse, even when used for profit. Thus, one does not technically need to get permission from the original artist to make a parody, though some (such as Music/WeirdAlYankovic) make it a point to get permission for any parodies.

* ''BillNyeTheScienceGuy'' ended most episodes with parodies of popular music videos; although some were style parodies or completely original tunes.

* Some of the stories in the WhateleyUniverse have come with their own song parodies, including "The Power of Cute Compels You!" the first Team Wondercute story, which begins with "Eye of the Cabbit" to the tune of Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger".

* Pen Of Chaos made some, in ''Franchise/LeDonjonDeNaheulbeuk'', mostly by taking old traditional songs like ''Belle qui tiens ma vie'' or ''Scarborough Fair''.

* Self primarily do non-comedic originals, but the outtake compilation ''Feels Like Breakin' Shit'' included a pair of parody songs: "Titanic" is a ''Film/{{Titanic 1997}}''-themed parody of ThePixies' "Gigantic" (which also includes a bit of Music/{{Weezer}}'s "The World Has Turned And left Me Here"), while "Moronic" is a parody of Music/AlanisMorissette's "Ironic" that's a TakeThat to the original artist.

* ''ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'' mentioned the existence of a secret Snooker-based parody of "Lady in Red" in one sketch about two Snooker tournament radio commentators. In a follow-up sketch later in the episode, the two commentators actually sing a portion of the song, "Table of Reds", [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming in dedication to a manic-depressive Snooker player whom the commentators had both saved from committing suicide at one time or another.]] See the full sketch [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sH-rgwORW8 here]].

* Before him, the country music parody field was dominated by Pinkard and Bowden, who [[HeAlsoDid also wrote]] several (serious) country songs for other artists.

** Going back still earlier, Homer and Jethro made a name for themselves with these in the '40s, '50s and '60s.

** Homer and Jethro were another country act who made a name for themselves with these in '40s, '50s, and '60s.

** Homer and Jethro were another country act who made a name for themselves with these between the '40s and '60s.

** Sherman's role model was Mickey Katz (father of [[{{Theatre/Cabaret}} Joel Grey]], grandfather of [[Movie/DirtyDancing Jennifer Grey]]), who built up a following in the 1940s and 1950s doing [[YiddishAsASecondLanguage Jewish-themed parodies]] of hit songs.

** Sheb Wooley (of "Purple People Eater" and [[StockScream Wilhelm Scream]] fame) recorded several albums of parodies of current country hits in the 1960s and 1970s as [[TheAlcoholic Ben Colder]].