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Bill D Parodies, a clever idea or lazy humour? (36) RE: Parodies, a clever idea or lazy humour? 21 Aug 14


". I wouldn't really class that last song above as a parody.....It's funny enough, but not a parody."

Hmmm... well, as we see above, 'parody' has become as broad a term as 'folk'. I consider THE EENSIE-WEENSIE SPIDER to be a parody of a genre.... that of overly-sentimental, 'inspirational' songs which move into the "Oh No, Not Again!" category for many..... such as "Kilkelly, Ireland" and "Danny Boy" and "Fields of Athenry"..... and using "Mary Ellen Carter" as a vehicle.

Like 'folk', it is a 'herding cats' problem to pin it to a simple definition.


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