Looking for Satires of Bob Dylan
Willliam Gasarch
(I've already posted this to rec.music.dementia
and rec.music.dylan, and someone suggested
posting here as well.
I am collecting Satires of Bob Dylan songs.
I have 46 so far.
PLEASE go to
www.cs.umd.edu/~gasarch/dylan/dylan.html
to see my list and see if you can ADD to it.
(or you can look at the rest of this email)
If you help me ADD to then I'll give you a free
copy of an audio tape of DYLAN SATIRES.
Note that I want satires of DYLAN not of generic folk rock.
bill gasarch
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SATIRES OF LIKE A ROLLING STONE
Suburban Drone by {The Capital Steps} from Sheik,Rattle,Roll; Joy of Sax;
First lady and tramp; Thank God I'm a Contra boy.
Tune: Like a Rolling Stone.
There are only two different versions and some variants of those.
Both are excellent.
Like a Rolling Stone by {Sebastian Cabot} from Golden Throats;
Sebastian Cabot
Reads Poetry of Dylan (OOP). Tune: Like a Rolling Stone.
Is the song, just spoken.
Like a Nixon Clone by {Paul Silhan} from The Lippo Tiptoe, 1996.
Tune: Like a Rolling Stone.
Ally McBeal by {Davinci's Notebook}
from Life \& Times of Mike Fanning (2000).
Tune: Like a Rolling Stone.
Excellent even have a nodding notion of the TV series.
SATIRES OF TALKIN BLUES
Talkin New Bob Dylan by {Loundon Wainwright} from History, 1992.
Tune: Talkin Blues
Talkin Woody, Bob, Bruce, Blues by {Dan Bern} from Smartie Mine.
Tune: Talkin Blues
Talkin Alien Abduction Blue by {Dan Bern} from Dog Boy.
Tune: Talkin Blues
Talkin John Birch Blues by {Bob Dylan} Bootleg series.
Tune: Talkin Blues.
Its really Dylan, but its funny and (of course) in his style.
SATIRES OF SUBTERAINIAN BLUES
Clinton so-slick blues I by {Paul Silhan} from The Lippo Tiptoe 1996.
Tune: Subterainian Blues.
Clinton so-slick blues II by {Paul Silhan} from Scandal in the Wind.
Tune: Subterainian Blues.
Star Wars Trilogy Homesick Blues by {The Great Luke Ski}
from Fan Boyz in the Hood; Carpe Dementia. Tune: Subterainian Blues.
Excellent summary of the Star Wars Stories.
The version on Carpe Dementia is better.
SATIRES OF BLOWIN IN THE WIND
Blowin in the wind- A female Perspective by {Chenille Sisters} from
Christine Lavin presents Laugh Tracks Vol 1. Tune: Blown in the wind
Blown in the Wind by {Homer, Lisa, and Homers Mom on the Simpsons} from
an episode. NOT on the Simpsons CD of songs from the show.
Tune: Blown in the wind. Very Short. Lyrics are the same
Blowin in the wind by {Me first and Gimme Gimmes} from Blown in the wind.
Tune: Punk, so no real tune. Same Lyrics, just done punk style.
SATIRES OF EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED
Everybody Must Get Cloned by {The Capital Steps}
from When Bush comes to Shove
Tune: Everybody must get stoned
Everybody's scanning Newt's Phone by {Paul Silhan}
from The Lippo Tiptoe.
Tune: Everybody must get stoned.
Refers to an obscure scandal, long forgotten.
SATIRES OF KNOCKIN ON HEAVEN"S GATE
Knockin on Heaven's Gate by {Paul Silhan} from Spinball Wizard.
Tune: Knockin on Heaven's Gate.
About the Heavens Gate Cult.
Songs for Ellen by {The Dan Orr Project} from Dorkness on the edge.
Tune: Knockin on Heaven's Gate
Dylan part is at end of the song.
SATIRES OF WE ARE THE WORLD (that have Dylan Part)
We arm the World by {The Capital Steps} from We arm the world.
Tune: We are the world.
Dylan satire is very small part of this.
We all use Word by {The Capital Steps} from
One Bush, Two Bush, Old Bush, New Bush.
Tune: We are the world.
Dylan satire is small part of this.
SATIRES OF ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER
All along the Mayflower by {The Dan Orr Project}
from Wish you were Beer
Tune: All along the Watchtower
Madman on the Watchtower by {The Black Book Band}
from First Contact.
Thanks to Tim Ryan for pointing this one out.
SATIRES OF OTHER DYLAN TUNES
Mr. Tamborine Man by {William Shattner} from The Transformed Man,
SPACED OUT(Best of Shattner/Nimoy), GOLDEN THROATS.
Tune: Mr Tamborine Man.
This IS the song, but sung very badly. I think its funny.
Don't think twice, Speaker Wright by {The Capital Steps}
from Georgie on my Mind.
Tune: Don't Think Twice, its alright.
Very Dated. Refers to a scandal most people have forgotten.
Dylan Christmas Song by {Unknown artist}n from unknown source.
Tune: Memphis Blues
This is really good, and I do have in my collection,
but I'd really want to know who has and to get it on CD.
Starr Report Medley by {The Dan Orr Project} from Wish you were Beer
Tune: Medley of Dylan songs
The Times They Are A-Changing
go to
htmladdnormallinkCHANGEING
http://phc.mpr.org/performances/20010526/dylan.html
Makes fun of Dylan getting old.
Thanks to
Keith Smith for pointing this out to me.
Positively Wall Street from {National Lampoon's Lemmings}.
Tune: Positively 4th Street.
Thanks to Paul Rubin for the info.
Rainy Day Bookstores by {Ben Fong-Torres} from Stranger Than Fiction.
Tune: Rainy Day Women #12 \& \#35.
Ben performs the song using Dylan and Elvis impressions.
Available at www.dqydj.com.
Thanks to Tony Goldmark (whose CD's MASTERPIECE WEIRDER and YOU BUG ME
are great).
SATIRES USING GENERIC DYLAN TUNES
A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert
McNamara'd Into Submission)
by Simon and Garfunkel from
Parsely, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.
May be the oldest Dylan satire as it
is quite old. Thanks to Paul Lyman for
the information.
Protest Song by {Neil Innes} from Monty Python:
Live at City Center(1997);
Dead Parrots Society (OOP). Tune: Generic Dylan.
Excellent, my wifes favorite.
Patty Duke theme by {Aguayo} from Rerun Rock, 1995
(TV themes in diff. styles).
Tune: Generic Dylan. Words are that of Patty Duke Theme.
Bob Dylan's 115 Dream by {Bob Dylan} from Bringing it all back home.
Tune: Generic dylan. Self satirical.
This old Man by {Bob Dylan} From Benefit for Pediatric Aids.
Tune: Generic Dylan. Self-satire. Not sure if this was the intent.
Three strikes and you're out by {The Foreman} from Sing it loud.
Tune: Generic Dylan.
Unclear why they sang this in generic Dylan style.
A later album has this song NOT in Dylan style.
The Ballad of Bob Dylan by {Richard Belzer} from Another Lone Nut.
Tune: Generic Dylan
Do you know any Bob Dylan by {Eric Bogle} from
The Eric Bogle Songbook Volume 2. Tune: Generic Dylan embedded in the
middle of it.
Jerusalem by {Dan Bern} from Dan Bern and also Dog Boy.
Tune: Generic Dylan. Excellent.
Flakes by {Frank Zappa} from Sheik Yerbouti, 1979.
Tune: Generic Dylan embedded in middle.
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt Excerpt from TV show The Critic.
Tune: Generic Dylan. Short.
Polka Dot Undies by {Bowser and Blue} from It ain't easy being white;
Dementia 2000-Demento's 30th anniversay.
Tune: Generic Blues.
Uses Shaving Cream Trick of not saying dirty words.
Christmas is Pain by {Zimmerman} from Comic Sutra.
Tune: Generic Dylan. Excellent.
I feel like Bob Dylan by {Hoola Popper} from Trout Farm. Tune: Generic Dylan
Birds of Peace by {Hee Bee Gee Bees} from 439 Golden Greats (OOP).
Tune: Generic Dylan.
60's Medley by {Steve Goodie} from Mouthful.
Tune: Generic Dylan. This is a very small part of the song
A Public Execution by {Mouse}.
Tune: Generic Dylan.
Bob Dylan Answering Machine Message from The Original
Tele-Funnies Vol 1.
Thanks to Bill O'Neill who emailed me the sound file (real audio)
I don't know if this really IS the song, but certainly could be
as is a Bob Dylan style Ans. Machine Msg.
htmladdnormallinkPHONE{phone.ra}
SATIRES THAT ARE ABOUT DYLAN, BUT NOT IN HIS STYLE
Born again Bob by {National Lampoon} from Those Fabulous Sixties;
Radio Dinner; Sex Drugs Rock'n'Roll.
About Bob Dylans (brief?) conversion to Christianity. Dated.
Bob Dylan goes Punk by {Maclean and Maclean}
from Suck their way to the top.
Tune: Incomprehsensible on purpose
Songs for Bob Dylan by {Wally Plesant} from House of the Holy Moly 1994.
Bob Dylan at the Met by {Firesign Theatre} from Eat or be eaten.
Tune: Spoken.
Bob Dylan has run dry by {unknown artist} from unknown source.
Tune: Spoken.
Bob Dylan is a Genius by {Phil Ward} from Easily Amused.
SATIRES I DO NOT HAVE SO CANNOT COMMENT ON
IF YOU KNOW ANYTHHING ABOUT THESE SONGS, LET ME KNOW.
White Christmas by Bob and the Dylantones, a single, 1984
White Christmas (3 O'Clock Weather Report) by Bobby the Poet, single 1966
Dear Eugene, What You Did Was Not Very Nice, So I Am Going To Kill Eugene
by Eugene Chadbourne. Contains some short dylan satires.
Cheech & Chong,
Testimonial By R. Zimmerman by Cheech and Chong.
From: Wedding Album 1974
Bobby the Prez by The Washington Hillbillies
From The Washington Hillbillies
Brain Damage by Jim Post
3rd Annaul Vancouver Folk Festival 1980
Passing Through by Earl Scruggs and Friends
Anniversay Special Vol One 1975
Elvis singing Blowin in the wind by Eddie Skoller
En Aften med Eddie Skoller 1977
Dylan sings Diana by Eddie Skoller
En Aften med Eddie Skoller 1977
Bob Kyplan by Alex Perience
Radio Boutique
Happy birthday you refugess of the 60's by Dan Gossett
Lee Gold
>
> (I've already posted this to rec.music.dementia
> and rec.music.dylan, and someone suggested
> posting here as well.
>
> I am collecting Satires of Bob Dylan songs.
>
printed lyrics.
--Lee Gold
Joel Polowin
> SATIRES USING GENERIC DYLAN TUNES
> Do you know any Bob Dylan by {Eric Bogle} from
> The Eric Bogle Songbook Volume 2. Tune: Generic Dylan embedded in the
> middle of it.
The recording of the song on _Eric Bogle In Concert_ more-or-less-
clearly uses a verse from "The Times They Are A-Changing".
--
Joel Polowin jpolow...@sympatico.ca but delete "XYZZy" from address
"Pencils, pens, and implements of depiction..."
http://www3.sympatico.ca/jpolowin/filkstuf/translat.htm
Kip Williams
Well, it isn't a parody, but it's a true satire: "Positively Wall
Street," sung by Chris Guest, on the soundtrack to National
Lampoon's "Lemmings."
You say I was your leader
You say I turned you on
You're startin' to suspect now
It was all a con?
Well, I don't give a darn
Out behind the barn.
Guest also impersonated Dylan for the spoken-word narration to a
fake record ad on National Lampoon's "Radio Dinner" album:
"Remember those fabulous sixties? The marches, the be-ins, the draft
card burning... and best of all, the music! Well, now Apple House
has collected the finest of those fabulous sixties on one album:
Golden Protest!" (This was back when the idea of selling out the 60s
was still somewhat sacreligious, and lots funnier.)
--
--Kip (Williams) ...at members.cox.net/kipw
"Well, it looks as though my time is up. The old clock on the wall
has melted." --Hugh "Wavy Gravy" Romney