The role of parodies in folk

Subject: RE: The role of parodies in folk
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 12 Jul 26 - 10:22 AM

GerryM: Tom Lehrer most often used existing melodies of popular song and operettas.

Subject: RE: The role of parodies in folk
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 12 Jul 26 - 11:39 AM

fwiw
Oklahoma's "People Will Say We're In Love" has the line
Don't keep your hand in mine @2:17
https://youtu.be/qROGlIIiBgk?t=2m17s
but in examples that I found of BC singing "People Will Say We're In Love" he doesn't sing that verse.

Subject: RE: The role of parodies in folk
From: GerryM
Date: 12 Jul 26 - 05:48 PM

"Tom Lehrer most often used existing melodies of popular song and operettas." Stilly River Sage, examples, please? Other than The Elements, and maybe parts of Clementine? [You couldn't be confusing Lehrer with Allan Sherman?]

Subject: RE: The role of parodies in folk
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 12 Jul 26 - 07:38 PM

No, I wouldn't be confusing Lehrer with anyone else.

The permission granted includes all lyrics which I have written to music by others, although the music to such parodies, if copyrighted by their composers, are of course not included without permission of their copyright owners. The translated songs on this website may be found on YouTube in their original languages.

He doesn't list which music is by other people, I had to click through a sample on the site. I stand corrected (I've known these songs all my life, they are all classics, and the Lehrer compositions stand up equally to the classical and contemporary music.)