The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #102753   Message #2086101
Posted By: GUEST,Gerry
25-Jun-07 - 12:04 AM
Thread Name: Anti-genre songs
Subject: RE: Anti-genre songs
White Collar Holler.

Tom Lehrer has been mentioned. To be specific,
Bright College Days spoofs nostalgic Alma Mater songs
I Hold Your Hand in Mine spoofs love songs, so does She's My Gal, so does Wiener Schnitzel Waltz, so does When You Are Old and Gray
Folk Song Army spoofs folk songs
Clementine spoofs about half-a-dozen genres
The Elements spoofs Gilbert & Sullivan patter songs
The Wild West is Where I Want to Be spoofs romantic songs of the American West
Fight Fiercely, Harvard spoofs college fight songs
Etc., etc. Basically, if you want genre spoofs, Tom's your man.

Somebody - Albert Brooks? Martin Mull? - did a good blues spoof, something like,
Well I got up in the afternoon, I saw both cars were gone (x2)
I felt so lowdown mean and dirty, I threw my drink across the lawn

Springtime for Hitler - spoofs the big musical comedy production number

Protest Song by the Rutles - spoofs, um, protest songs