Parodies Sentence Examples

Parodies may prove of service in restoring the form of what is parodied or this in restoring the parody.

The very fact that Snuggies and the commercials for them have been parodied, and the parodies are viral hits, shows just how prominent a cultural phenomenon they are.

A full account of the history of the Physiologus should also embrace the subjects taken from it in the productions of Christian art, the parodies suggested by the original work, e.g.

His published partial French translations of Calderon and Lope de Vega, and wrote parodies for the Opera Comique and pamphlets in favour of the Jesuits.

Madeleine Kane pens another political parody 3rd July 2002 Madeleine Kane is the author of numerous political song parodies.

Blunt has even been the focus of several parodies.

The cover, named Frank, has grown to be a symbol of Tiger and his career, and has even been featured in commercials and parodies.

Some have a message, some are parodies, some are in-depth games, and some are just wacky.

Such interchanges have spurred many parodies of Mr. Thompson and his methods of persuasion.

Video game parodies, sometimes known as video game spoofs, are typically fan-made videos that take popular video game characters and place them in strange situations.

Video game parodies, particularly the extra funny ones, speak directly to gamers while still appealing to a mainstream audience.

If you grew up jumping on goombas or running away from ghosts in Pac-Man, then the nostalgic value of many video game parodies may be for you as well.

Sometimes, parodies based on video games will be live action.

Video game spoofs and parodies are everywhere, especially now that video games have been opened up to the traditional non-gamer with the Nintendo Wii.

Video game spoofs and parodies have been around nearly as long as video games, but they have become much more popular in this technological age where people can freely upload funny videos onto such websites as Google Video and YouTube.

Many Star Wars fans have taken to creating their own fiction, films, and parodies.

The parodies of the Snuggie commercial told the designers they had a hit, so what better way to draw a lot of attention to new designs - or anyway, new fabrics, colors and prints - than with a bonafide runway show?

Humorists have created many parodies of A Visit from St. Nicholas since it first appeared almost 200 years ago.

Christmas song parodies and dirty Christmas carols are a thoroughly modern way to sing songs during the holidays.

YouTube spoofs and parodies can be innocent or risqué, they can come from America or anywhere else in the world, but since YouTube tends to bring out your inner-director, many are also creative and fun.

They even have parodies made about them in movies such as the popular Scary Movie series.

Through the 1960s and 1970s, parodists such as Peter Schickele, Allan Sherman and Ray Stevens found success with humorous parodies.

It took Weird Al Yankovic in the 1980s to really raise humorous song parodies to an art form.

Since Weird Al, comedic song parodies have persisted, but no single artist has achieved his level of success.

Most funny parodies are one-off recordings and the artists behind them don't have sustained careers.

Saturday Night Live is also the source of song parodies, though they tend to write original songs that mock modern music trends rather than doing parodies in the truest sense of the word.

There have been several legal challenges to parodies over the years, mounted by artists who weren't very pleased at the way their work was being used.

Acuff-Rose brought a lawsuit that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, who ruled that parodies were covered under "fair use" laws and as such, no license was required.

This ruling effectively created new law designating parodies as protected under fair use.

What comedic song parodies get you every time?

When he his not writing and performing parodies, he works as music producer and video director.

There is even a Weird Al radio station, where you can listen to a medley of Weird Al hits plus hear song parodies from other artists you may enjoy.

Searching for pop song parodies lyrics is a popular pastime for many fans of pop music as well as those who like to poke fun at the genre.

Artists such as Weird Al Yankovic make whole albums full of parodies of popular songs.

When a song reaches the tops of the Billboard charts, it usually becomes the source of at least a few parodies.

Pop songs are especially popular to make into parodies because their melodies are easy to modify with new, funnier lyrics.

There are literally hundreds of song parodies to choose from.

There are parodies that poke fun at artists, and there are parodies that include a play on words.

Many artists who write parodies release their songs on YouTube, a popular video-sharing website, and some even manage to get record deals for their parodies.

The Women of Joy conferences allow Anita to perform her parodies in front of large crowds; she has been traveling with the conference for almost five years.

The band writes pop song parodies lyrics from popular songs by artists such as Queen, Linkin Park, Nirvana, and The Eagles.

There are many song parodies available to download and listen to.

Weird Al songs are some of the most popular parodies available to listen to.

Song parodies are usually made when a song becomes very popular, as a way to poke fun at the original song and to make people laugh.

Photoshopped pictures exist on the Internet that show what he might look like without his bandana, but most of these are simply humorous parodies.

This character affectingly known as Bones by Captain Kirk uttered this phrase often enough that it became a catch phrase in parodies and jokes making sport of the show.

Instead, it was the program's pop culture references and parodies that made it well-known amongst its fans.

For nearly 30 years, Weird Al Yankovic has been creating hilarious song parodies and original compositions, and Weird Al Yankovic MP3 downloads allow you to enjoy the humor on the computer or portable music player of your choice.

There are many Christmas song parodies, ranging from the 1962 Christmas Don't Be Late by Alvin and the Chipmunks, to 12 Pains of Christmas by Weird Al Yankovic, that are very popular each year when Christmastime rolls around.

Some of these songs are parodies of classic Christmas songs, and some original creations from artists with a little Christmas cheer, and a lot of good humor.

Christmas songs are easily made into funny parodies because just about everyone knows the original melodies, and the words can easily be changed to fit whatever situation the artist is looking to create.

Every year artists such as Weird Al Yankovic and Adam Sandler release new Christmas parodies that become popular throughout the years, such as Adam Sandler's "Chanukah Song".

A few of the most popular Christmas song parodies are classic carols that have been rewritten with humorous lyrics, like "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells" mentioned above.

Wal-Mart still carries some Christmas parodies.

Artists who create parodies have been popular for years, artists and bands like Adam Sandler, Weird Al Yankovic, and ApologetiX all sing parodies of songs.

Comedians like Bill Engvall, Larry the Cable Guy, and Jeff Foxworthy all have used parodies of Christmas songs in their acts on stage, and in their popular albums.

The song has sparked a sequel track, a number of parodies and even a movie and television special.

Parodies of the song were recorded by Da Yoopers, who released Grandma Got Run Over by a Beer Truck in 1993, and DJ Bob Rivers, who recorded Osama Got Run Over by a Reindeer.

Weird Al Yankovic made a career out of funny song parodies starting in the 1980s, but musical parodies have been around for centuries.

Not all parodies are funny, but in recent years, humorous parodies have become the most common form of musical parodies.

Non-humorous parodies date back to the Middle Ages and parody masses, in which lyrics from popular hymns of the time were set to folk music for masses.

Occasionally, these parodies used humor, but not always.

These kinds of parodies remained popular through the first part of the 20th century and in fact formed the foundation for many songs popular with troops during WWI and WWII.

Post WWI, a new form of parody was also growing - jazz parodies.

These parodies did frequently use humor, though they tended to change the original song substantially.

Jazz parodies - and their closely related cousin, travesties, or burlesque - borrowed themes and some melody from generally tamer music and rewrote the song with a jazz bent musically.

Thematically, the parodies were similar to the originals but the new versions tended to be more risqué.

In the 1940s and 1950s, funny song parodies rose in popularity, thanks to Spike Jones and Homer and Jethro, who wrote funny parodies to lampoon both the popular music and the styles of the day.

Of kindred character were the parodies and satirical poems, of which the best examples were the Silli of Timon and the Cinaedi of Sotades.

In later days the same function was performed by the Purim Rabbi, who often indulged in parodies of the ritual.