I don't want to condemn parody songs out of hand. Some can be very clever and pertinent.

However, the great majority of them are fairly trite and an extremely lazy and unimaginative way to get a cheap laugh. If some wishes to compose a funny or comic song, why doesn't he or she at least make an effort to use an original melody or create new lyrics from scratch?

Often, these ditties tend to bastardise well known standards albeit many of which have become slightly hackneyed. Some of them, however, are still well loved by many people and the gleeful mocking of their favourite songs can often be quite offensive to them especially if the contents of the originals had dealt with serious issues which may have been personal to them.

Of course, I consider many songs to be a little bit on the naff side and some of those have indeed been over sung. However, surely the answer is just to leave them alone? Or is the idea to shame other people into not singing them?

No doubt, you'll all tell me that the same goes for parodies too, i.e. if I don't like them. I don't have to listen. Ach well.