Tried one raw, I became a sweaty mess and even when I rinsed, the effect still lasted for several hours. Plus when I rinsed, the water became bubbly...to think there's even stronger peppers than that. They used ghost peppers in "1,000 Ways to Die!"

Thought-provoking article and thought-provoking parody, Melanie. But why no verse on why Tsarnaev's wife and other family members declined to bury him?

Thanks for the comments. BTW, Barry J. Mitchel, how do you like the conservatism and corruption where you now live? (Everyplace has some sort of corruption!) :)

Garrett does indeed sound like he saw it all coming. History repeats itself, because we never learn from it. "The Driver" - inspiration, indeed, but the coincidences in character name -- naah, John Galt didn't run a railroad. The Taggarts did, but railroads were a much larger part of the economy in the 1920s-1950s than they are today. So it would be natural for the industrialists to include rail, steel, etc., before iPods became the economic engine. Thanks for following the comment, revisiting, and adding some interesting info.

I love this for the reason that Grim mentioned...it's perfect for a non-fan to get! I've never seen any of the movies (thank goodness) but I know enough to pick up on everything and this was hilarious! Fun to sing along to and to imagine what would happen if a new book came out! Great work!

Never heard the OS before, but I really liked the title switch...and I agree with Matty that the pacing was pretty spot on. However, it didn't really make me laugh out loud, even though you really put a lot of detail in there and described the character really well. Good job!

I can really only appreciate this parody, as most (all) of the references went over my head. Always difficult to pull off a good "Thriller" parody, but you did a nice job tackling it.

Great OS and simple title switch. A lot of great lines in here for this risqué number. The only take away for me is that you could have changed up the "is all that you can do" lines...other than that, great 'job'! haha

I really love the OS (along with anything Gaga does haha) and I have to say that I am more of a Coke than Pepsi person (Vanilla Coke > Coke Zero > Regular Coke > Diet Coke). Gotta agree with Matty that the topic got kind of stretched out, but a lot of good stuff in here regardless (really liked how the Diet Coke and Pepsi Max lines worked well with the original song). Not your best, but still pretty good.

Never seen the original commercial before (or heard the song), but just reading the lyrics made me laugh out loud...great job!

Great job! I love the OS, so points there, and I know what it is like to be in a garage band...me and my brothers were in a band called The Sporksters performing covers and my parodies. But we only performed three times and that was it...hopefully Plumber's Fire (great name) can do better than that!

Found an old book "Rise of Empire" by Garet Garrett, an Old Right or Classical Liberal author who opposed Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and foreign policy. This book, published in 1952, sounds as though it were written today. All powerful executive, declarations of war without a vote by an increasingly impotent congress. Garrett's 1920's novel "The Driver" has been cited as a possible source for certain plot elements of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged". The principal character is named Henry Galt, and runs a railroad. "Secret of the League" by Ernest Bramah features a strike by the industrial class, led by a man named "Salt". In 1898 the feds imposed a tax on telephones to fund the war with Spain. No one cared because how many people had phones in 1898? The tax was still around over 100 years later. I wouldn't be surprised in the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission was still meeting somewhere and collecting salaries.

It's much worse in China, believe me, the traffic lights are just for decoration.

It does explain why the parody structure was a bit raw, the lyrics made up for it.

Actually he's been buried secretly in Virginia at an undisclosed location. I moved here from Massachusetts 10 years ago to escape the liberalism and corruption.

I liked her when she was on Mean Girls, now she's a wreck, what happened? Also, the lawsuit was stupid as hell, this parody nails it! Just hope you won't get hit with a lawsuit...

From comment above:
"IMHO, the middle classes will be facing income tax hikes too, despite the 'soak the rich' rhetoric."
Already happened.

The only convincing apology anyone in this lawless regime could offer for their treasonous crimes against America and its citizens would be to commit seppuku.

You are an Aspie? Huh, there are many amirighters "on the spectrum'; my son is, too. Anyhow, Coke is definitely sweeter than Pepsi. For a Lady Gaga parody, you need epic lyrics, and this didnt quite come to that level.

INSPIRED WRITING. This is probably your best parody, ever. I had tears rolling down my face with this one. If I could vote 666, I would but that would be evil.

If resigning means leaving when your appointed term is over in June, then I guess you can say that the IRS director has been forced to resign. I'm assuming, Cry, that you weren't aware of this part of the damage control --- even people like yourself who assume from the outset that everything the Obama Administration says is a lie don't always grasp the relentlessness of the lying

My parody of this song is one of my highest rated as well. Told from the point of view of the natives who muse exploit white men's vices (gambling, tobacco) to survive. New generation of immigrants about to cross the border and make it "nuestra tierra". From the dates of the comments, this parody has staying power.

This was posted long before I ever heard of the site. But the theme still resonates nearly 10 years later. I agree that familiarity with the original song is a big factor in whether or not anyone reads your parody. I usually don't look at songs when I'm not familiar with the original.

Fear of the Waffen-IRSS is the only thing that keeps the monster in Washington alive. To reform it would be political suicide. It will never be done by this or any future Congress. A few low-level flunkies may be packed off to a special country club "prison" the system has created for its own, when public opinion needs to be appeased. But the real revolutionary change will not be allowed, at any cost.

I'm a little disturbed by how you got your groin to look like an ape.... Very short and sweet.

Topic too simplistic got stretched a little here, I think. I also think that you're getting too defensive over something that really doesn't matter. If they both taste the same then just order one and not the other. Not the biggest deal in the world. An alright parody overall though.

Can't believe I didn't comment on this one. I remember reading it and thinking that it was HILARIOUS! This was a great concept and an unusual original song to choose. Not sure when you posted this one (so maybe it wasn't so unusual if it was up around Saint Patty's Day) but this was great!

Red Ant your perverted comedy is fantastic. Where would we be without it? In a much safer and G-rated place for sure.

This was a good tribute. It's sad that she kicked it so shortly after you wrote this parody about her. She's a great comedian. I loved her in "Mad Monster Party?"

Still disagree with Dave. The pacing rocked! This one was hilarious! I worked as a Lifeguard and I can totally relate to this one and I like the fact that all these people talking to the character work so well into the parody.

555 .... 5,5,5,5,5,5,5 ... 5,5,5 ... 5,5,FIVE,5,5,5,5 .. 5,5,5,5,5,5

This was a good religious song. It's a little weird seeing that God is the only one who has a soft spot for this terrorist but it does make sense since God forgives all.

Love arts and crafts but I really love Cake (both the band and the food. I'm a fat kid, haha)

Excellent job, I love Facebook themed parodies and this one is right up there with the best. I love the passive aggressive nature of it and my favorite line is "When we're apart, I feel fine" haha

Great title switch, and a lot of funny lines in here as well. Nice work!

Oh man, I am really in the minority here. I think the song is pretty darn catchy (along with "Rich Girl")...but this was and awfully good spoof, Love the title switch and there were a lot of good lines in here. Nice job!

I have to agree with Blayde, somehow you made this embarrassing subject kinda charming. In a episode of "Leave It To Beaver" kind of way...although, I think I've seen "Leave It To Beaver" as a risqué title once before...or so I've heard. Great work!

I'm a big Katy Perry fan and I love the OS. I'll go on record as saying that this may be one of my all time favorite Perry parodies! Great changes for each chorus and funny lines throughout. Excellent work!

This is a really good idea, a little bit of self promotion? Sure. But still really fun to read and it made me want to go back and read the full version of each one. My Genitalia is still one of my absolute favorites from you. Nice work!

As much as I love the OS (my mom calls me and sings it to me every year on my day over the phone)...my comment is gonna mirror Matthias'. Simple enough idea, but not enough laughs for me.

I like this for many reasons: the singability (in addition to the pacing), the concept the pop cultishness of it is just enough info for a nonfan to get, and a lovely twist at the end. for myself, I will get over bella, but I dont think I will get over Macho Grande. ;)

I remember walking around an all-glass building in North Kansas City. The ground was littered with dead birds who had flown into it, its reflection matching the background of the sky. Even as I was standing there I heard a bird bounce off. All life and economics are a trade off.

Soon "Bella" will be number one on girls' names. But remember Bela Lugosi?

At least Jacob doesn't whine and b*tch and moan and complain and sigh and suck at acting as much as Bella does so I think Edward took the smart choice here. Plus they're some of the gayest monsters in all of cinema so they're perfect for each other.

I should have changed TOS's "4th Street USA" to "K Street's new-found sway" to reflect the 2010 Supreme Court decision in Citizens United, unleashing political donors to lobbies.

In the final line, "pledge" rather than "sang" recalls how all of Congress stood together on the Capitol steps on September 12, 2001. Why not since?
A better video link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5oJassJjJo.

My first car was a yellow Oldsmobile, and it was a LEMON. My second was a Ford Futura. It was 2 cylinder so it wasn't First On Race Day but it wasn't Figure On Repairs Daily either. It delivered the goods, took me to Canada and back a few times. Well done. However, if you really want to see a POS look at a Yugo. Exporting those junkers was banned once the genocidal Yugoslavia breakup wars erupted. Yugo cars ceased in production only after YUGOslavia was extinct. Go figure.

You're not going to get much love for this because you're new, which means you'll be ignored for a while .. AND because this is a fairly secularized site. I would guess the Venn diagram intersection of church going Christians and fans of the original song isn't too big. Still In all, I thought it was a good effort

Are we to read the first line as "It is compression rounds..."?
Is this submission funny and/or is it a spoof of the original song? The answer is No! Therefore, it does not meet the criteria of "parody," and should not have been published. But don't be upset. Other authors are represented on this site with mere word-substitution exercises.
For the reasons stated above, this gets all 1s.

Gotcha' LL...not up on much British news...and thanks, Peter..I guess yhou could put it that way..and clever use of the site name, there

Excellent my friend ; )

Funny song and great references throughout! One of my favorite lines is: "Just think about what Groucho Marx, Would say about your mustache farce"

Great job! Very entertaining. There are a bunch of clever lines in there. My favorites are: "Cuz in each moon cycle, I will go psycho" and "But wait I'm not half bat"

yeah! chevrolet all the way! 5's

Nice use of the song against itself! The spelling out of the word might've been more effective if it were the same number of letters as "bananas" but it's understandable that you wanted to include "ear-itate." Favorite line: "my was-ted Andrew Jack-son"

Ouch. Funny contrast between this situation and the tone of the original song. Favorite line: "What a lousy day"

WELL DONE! I like how you kept it moving and developing throughout, only repeating yourself for emphasis (whereas the original repeated more out of laziness). My favorite line is "Tried to belt out Bruno Mars, Couldn't hit a note at all"

Quite a feat. This is a cool idea. And it's even c-c-c-cooler that the sections link to full songs. My favorite line is "Talkin’ ‘bout my genitalia!"

Nice idea to switch the celebration for this simple OS. My favorite line is at the end when you just accept that it'll be a crappy new year.

So the bigger b**** ejected the smaller b****, am I right?

Mine was a Chrysler. Flip a coin to decide if it will start or not. Saw a real Mini Cooper stopped on the highway yesterday afternoon. Would hate to have to look for parts for one of those.

No, there was no secret of the prosperity of the Clinton Years. Everyone knows the reason Clinton gave us the best economy ever: He raised taxes on the rich. Job creation has NOT come to a standstill, it's been happening since the fall of '09 when Obama's first budget took effect. Look, if you're going to be a right-winger, I can't stop you. But if you're going to lie, I'm going to call you out.

Type XXI U-boat:
http://www.uboataces.com/images/uboat_xxi.jpg
Rare shot of A-4B "Bastard" lying on its side:
http://www.allworldwars.com/image/102/A4-36.jpg
Horten XVIIIB art:
http://www.luft46.com/mrart/mrh18-2.jpg
proposed German nuke (1942 design):
http://regmedia.co.uk/2005/06/03/german_nuke.jpg

Amanda Holden, rather dishy (and good) British TV actress; also well-known for being on an early panel of 'Britain's Got Talent' with Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan, which burgeoned into the 'X-Factor' and 'Idol' phenomenon round the world.