In 9th place - Scoring 7 - Spinetta - Identifty Theft by The Chats
And now we come to the odd, western European portion of the reveal. Am I chuckling at their odd accents, or the content?
You decide!
You could possibly be missing the point that in some cases (cough) the accent is very much put on and an integral part of the joke.
In 8th Place, scoring 8 - Jalfezeri - Jilted John by Jilted John
Ok, finally we get to something with a fucking narrative.
I mean, its not a great narrative, but at least there is something happening in this song.
The actual music is so god damn repetitive here that more than one listening is like taking a cheese grater to my eardrums.
No, I actually got it in your case.
I still didnt like the song all that much
Like, I swear to god, when I get to the podium you all are gonna think Iām the most boring, milquetoast dude when it comes to his comedy, but I submit that this is all your faults and not mine.
Well I hadnāt listened to it in over 40 years before now, so I agree. Letās see what ranked higher musically while being funny.
In 7th place, scoring 9 - Pyatnitski - Horse Outside by The Rubberbandits
Omg, guys
Seriouisly.
I actually had a genuine laugh at one of these, and Iām only halfway in!
There might be hope for this category yet.
I mean, yeah, the accents are atrocious throughout, and the music is as repetitive as the previous entry, but I actually laughed a little.
Huzzah!
In 6th place, scoring 10 - Twist - Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon
So when I first got this submission I was confused by the entry and thought Twist might have screwed up somewhere. I always sing along with this song, but have never stopped to actually think about the words.
Sure, yeah, it qualifies. Pretty solid humorous imagery. The song itself is great and that alone vaults it almost 2/3 of the way up the list.
Oh this category.
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Like, seriously you guys. Youāve had me put a Weird Al song into the top six.
And not even a good Weird Al song.
Iām so depressed.
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Fuck this. I rejected Zevonās song in favour of Jilted fucking John.
If Psycho Chicken or Living In NW3 make an appearance now, Iām jumping.
In 5th place, scoring 11 - Smrk4 - Too Many Dicks on the Dancefloor by Flight of the Conchords
I donāt even like this song. Its like the 38763498698632 best Conchords song.
Its fine. Its absolutely 100% just fine.
We have cracked the top third and Iām still in meh territory.
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In 4th place - scoring 12 - Skydiver8 - If I had a Million Dollars by The Barenaked Ladies
There are some humorous lyrics here. Thats about the best I can say about this. And its pleasant musically. Another song that is in the lower half of the artistās best works.
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In 3rd place - scoring 13 - Mimosa Def - Word Crimes by Weird Al Yankovich
Speaking of the lower half of an artistās catalogue.
Yep, we have a podium placement that I donāt even really like.
I mean, Weird Al is great, he can make some genuinely fantastic music. This is fine.
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Just to say that even though I knew it would happen, Iām still very upset by being beaten by The Barenaked Ladies. I really donāt like them.
In 2nd place, scoring 14 - Cassette - The Last Saskatchewan Pirate by Captain Tractor
Finally.
Something I enjoyed, moved to, sang along with, and got a few chuckles out of me. Luckily I love Gaelic shit, and this had it in spades. I enjoyed this Cassette, your string of successes are well documented here.
In 1st place, scoring 15 - LouisCypher - Now Youāre a Man by DVDA
Louis keeps pace with Cassette with HIS third win of the comp, setting up a showdown heading into 70ās night.
Trey Parker saying āManā Is never not funny. Apparently that is all that it took to win this category.
I need some scotch.
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The best part about this category is that the burns write themselves:
āOhā¦ Ohhhh! When you said āfunnyā I didnāt know you meant hilariously awful and comically unenjoyable. Gotcha. My bad.ā
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This is surprisingly similar but I actually submitted this song as performed by The Arrogant Worms. Or at least I meant to.
*edit - I guess I could just shut up and take the podium. Master clearly has exquisite taste!