Lesson 9: Fun with Rumpusfeld
Monday, January 23, 2006
As soon as songs came into existence, parody songs followed. Considered by many to be sometimes even wittier and more entertaining than the original, parody songs have blossomed and multiplied. They even have entire albums!
Classics are a good target for parodies; take If I Only Had A Brain/Heart/Nerve from "The Wizard of Oz", which was masterfully remade into "If Only I Had a Plan" by The Capitol Steps. The song lampoons the Iraq War through this "duet" by George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld. The main site has other such works by the group, of course focusing on US Politics.
One of these days I'll feature some works closer to home, but for now let's keep on laughing at those Americans.
Classics are a good target for parodies; take If I Only Had A Brain/Heart/Nerve from "The Wizard of Oz", which was masterfully remade into "If Only I Had a Plan" by The Capitol Steps. The song lampoons the Iraq War through this "duet" by George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld. The main site has other such works by the group, of course focusing on US Politics.
One of these days I'll feature some works closer to home, but for now let's keep on laughing at those Americans.
Lesson: The original song title works for the parody version, as well. "If only he had a brain..."
