Parody Songs Should Make a Comeback, But If Not, Do ‘Em Yourself
Back in the 1980s, pop music’s king of the parody song was “Weird” Al Yankovic. He left no stone unturned. Big hits like Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” (which became “Eat It”), Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” (“Like a Surgeon”), and the Greg Kihn Band’s “Jeopardy” (“I Lost on Jeopardy!") were not safe in the “Weird” Al World. Well, to a lesser extent, neither were big country hits, thanks to the comed