Parody
The Wozard of Iz
A 1960s, Moog-synthesizer parody of the Wizard of Oz.Wikipedia quotes Kim Cooper who described it as, "the pinnacle of the rather small genre of psychedelic Wizard of Oz-themed albums."
Detroit Free Press - Dec 20, 1968
Posted By: Alex - Fri Sep 15, 2023 -
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Category: Music, 1960s, Parody
Commercials to Cringe By
Can these parodies outdo the actual ads in weirdness? Especially limited to audio-only? Have a listen!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 07, 2023 -
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Category: Advertising, 1960s, Parody
Myles Jackson, “Varsity Cheer”
Firesign Theater had few imitators. Here's one.I cannot learn anything about the creator. Perhaps a pseudonym?
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 12, 2023 -
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Category: History, Humor, Parody, 1970s
Pal Yat Chee
Our hillbilly lass.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 16, 2022 -
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Category: Hillbillies, Country Bumpkins, Ruralism and Flyover Country, Television, 1950s, Opera, Parody
Chopin A La Moog
Fair Warning: You will not be able to unhear this, thus ruining Chopin forever for you.Player at bottom.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 16, 2022 -
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Category: Music, 1970s, Parody, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
The Humor of Regis Cordic
Wikipedia entry for Regis Cordic.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 27, 2022 -
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Category: Aliens, Humor, Parody, Satire, Inventions, Radio, Advertising, 1950s, 1960s, Alcohol
The Farmer’s Anti-Automobile Society of Arkansaw
I'm going to assume that there never was a "Farmer's Anti-Automobile Society of Arkansaw" (or any other state) and that the list of road rules they supposedly adopted was early twentieth-century humor meant to poke fun at car-hating farmers.Although some blogs, such as here, seem to think that this list of crazy road rules might have been real.
The Carmen Headlight - Sep 10, 1909
Posted By: Alex - Mon Mar 07, 2022 -
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Category: Clubs, Fraternities and Other Self-selecting Organizations, 1900s, Parody, Cars
Advertising Club Beauty Contest
Miss Margaret Gorman presenting the wooden loving-cup to "Miss" Alexandria, winner of the Advertising Club's "beauty" contest, held at the Raleigh yesterday. In business life pretty "Miss" Alexandria is Sylvan Oppenheimer. "Miss Congress Heights," the young "lady" with the rolling pin, is Allan De Ford. The debonair "Miss" Georgetown is Sidney Selinger and the charming young lady with the raven locks, "Miss Four-and-a-Half Street," is none other than Paul Heller] [1921 September 21]
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 09, 2021 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Humor, Parody, Advertising, 1920s
Hell Up To Date
A modern (1894) version of THE INFERNO. Many more weird illustrations at the link, where you may read the whole thing.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Aug 22, 2021 -
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Category: Fate, Predetermination and Inevitability, Literature, Religion, Parody, Satire, Nineteenth Century
Yachtley Crew
Yachtley Crew is the Nations first-class tribute to the best soft rock of the 70's and 80's also known as "yacht rock"
Their home page.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 14, 2021 -
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Category: Money, Music, Parody
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