I enjoy parody songs, and take them for what they are mostly - a bit of a laugh. Some are crueler than others, though, and I personally feel the "Green Fields of France" parody is disrespectful to a song that is for me very powerful. But the "Ghost chickens in the sky" or "Spencers dog Rover" kind of parody are great fun, are meant to be fun and don't detract from the original song in any way. The intention is what matters - in so far as you can divine that. For me the "Fields of Athenry" parody is well done and does not denigrate the song - just says someone is fed up with hearing it over and over. The "GFOF" parody seems to attack the very basis on which Eric wrote his song, and while the author is quite entitled to that view it is not one I share.
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