LJ Idol Week #15 - Topic: "Stop laughing"

[prog_schlock]

This is my entry for week #15 of therealljidol.

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"They laughed when I said I was going to be a comedian. Well, they're not laughing now." - Bob MonkhouseIf you don't know how to play a musical instrument, you're probably not qualified to invent a new one

Comments

[halfshellvenus]

I'm kind of boggled that Weird Al did a parody of "I Lost On Jeopardy" that is also, basically, that sound but more explicitly so.

a friendly devil worshiper called "Satanism Joe"
Hahahaha! I feel like this is exactly the kind of thing Hall and Oates deserved.

How about dealer's choice on the doggeral: Trump or basketball.

[prog_schlock]

Election years are the sort of thing
That fill my heart with sadness
But if Trump's elected President
March will lose its claim on madness.

Trying to give you a little basketball, a little Trump.

Yeah, Kihn's "Jeopardy" was a huge-ish hit back in the day so it made sense that Weird Al parodied it at the time. But the song has sort of faded into obscurity which, of course, makes Al's parody a little more obscure, too.

Thank you for reading and commenting!

[fodschwazzle]

Och, here is a rabbit hole. Over two hours lost reading this entry that Weird Al and all the amazing people you posted below won't give me back. I've often wondered how difficult it would be to write effective parody songs. I'm happy to see you forged on ahead and found out.

Your subject is: Potatoes and/or North Carolina

[prog_schlock]

The bigotry of the N.C. House
Is easy to explain
When God made them he employed
Mashed potatoes 'stead of brain.

If it was easy to do, there'd be another Weird Al. Thank you for reading and commenting!