Reference no: EM131021956
Parodies appear throughout Literature, art and music. Since modern songs are generally poems set to music, finding parody among today's songs is not difficult. One of the greatest parody musicians is Al Yankovic.
Weird Al has an entire channel on YouTube. Go to his channel and find one of his many parodies. Next, find the original song that inspired Al's parody. Write a direct comparison of the two songs, telling how they are both alike and different. How did the overall meaning change in the parody? Which song is better and why?
Here's a link to Weird Al's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/alyankovicVEVO. Respond to the connections between this version and Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines.
Also, Here are a few of Al's most popular songs and their original counterparts. You do not have to use these, but if you are stuck, this should help. Why is parody so popular in modern culture? Think of the Scary Movie franchise, for example. What keeps drawing us to parody as an art form?
"Perform this Way" parody of Lady Gaga's "Born this Way": https://youtu.be/ss_BmTGv43M
"Eat it" parody of Michael Jackson's "Beat it": https://youtu.be/ZcJjMnHoIBI
"Smells like Nirvana" parody of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit": https://youtu.be/FklUAoZ6KxY
"Amish Paradise" parody of Coolio's "Gangstah Paradise": https://youtu.be/lOfZLb33uCg
"The Saga Begins" parody of Don McLean's "American Pie": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEcjgJSqSRU
Second Discussion Post:
Write a poem (sequel) to alice in wonderland, when she meets the jabberwocky. Try to rhyme as much as possible, also can use made up words to go with the style of Carrol.
|
Prepare journal entries for any required accounting
: Employee wages for the two weeks prior to year end were $7,800 and these will not be paid until the 2013 fiscal year (no other wages are owed).
|
|
Draw a graph of the consumption function
: Draw a graph of the consumption function with respect to disposable income. Measure consumption spending on the vertical axis and disposable income on the horizontal axis. In your graph indicate the value of consumption spending when disposable in..
|
|
Characteristic distinguishing one type of treasury security
: What is the major characteristic distinguishing one type of Treasury security from another?
|
|
What are the steps used to carry out a paternity test
: Once the physical evidence has been delivered to the forensics lab, what is the process of identifying DNA? Be specific, and explain in detail.
|
|
Write a poem sequel to alice in wonderland
: Write a poem (sequel) to alice in wonderland, when she meets the jabberwocky. Try to rhyme as much as possible, also can use made up words to go with the style of Carrol.
|
|
Restate its previous years financial statement
: In March 2006, General Motors (GM) announced that it needed to restate its previous year's financial statement. Excerpts from the Wall Street Journal describing the restatements include: Many of the other GM problems relate to rebates, or credits, fr..
|
|
What is the output resistance rout
: Replacing Q1 by its small-signal model, find an expression for the small-signal input resistance Rin assuming finite gain but infinite input resistance for the amplifier μ. Note that here it is much easier to do the analysis directly than to use ..
|
|
What is the government expenditure multiplier
: What is the effect of this purchase on M1? Assume all funds stay in the banking system and that there are no excess reserves - What is the required reserve ratio in case?
|