Son of W.A.Y. parody: The Events of 1983

• The Events of 1983
• Parody of "Africa" by Toto
• The parody is to explain summations of the events that took place in 1983.
• 1988 on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983
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• Images and clips of 1983's current events and anything from that year, are to be shown in the music vid.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: Anton's Ballad (The Ballad of Anton Yelchin)

• Anton's Ballad (The Ballad of Anton Yelchin)
• Parody of "Daddy's Oldsmobile" by Hal Ketchum
• The ballad is to go over Anton Yelchin's life, his role of Pavel Chekov in the Star Trek reboot films, and his tragic end.
• Anton Yelchin on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Yelchin
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• Images and clips of Anton Yelchin are to be shown in the music vid.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: Everything That Happens in 0:01

• Everything That Happens in 0:01
• Parody of "Here It Goes Again" by OK Go
• The parody is to explain anything that each happens in one second. (Example: At 60 MPH, you move 88 feet per second.)
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• Images and clips of anything that each takes place in one second, are to be shown in the music vid.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: Oh, C.R. England

• Oh, C.R. England
• Parody of "Down On The Corner" by Credence Clearwater Revival
• The recruitment jingle is to explain what it's like to work for CR England, and its perks / benefits, if that information can be found.
• CR England main website: https://www.crengland.com/
• CR England driver recruitment page: http://www.drivecre.com/
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• Images and clips of CR England and its assets are to be shown in the music vid.
• A bigger music videography budget would allow for an on-location film shoot at its Salt Lake City headquarters, and the hiring of their staff / drivers to act in the music vid.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: The Tale of Tyler Van Slyke

• The Tale of Tyler Van Slyke
• Parody of "Pokemon Italian Theme" by Giorgio Vanni
• The tale is to go over my old friend Tyler Van Slyke, how I knew him, and his contributions to society.
• Tyler Van Slyke on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tylervs
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• Images and clips of Tyler Van Slyke are to be shown in the music vid.
• A bigger music videography budget would allow for hiring Tyler to play the role of himself, or a lookalike to play his role, in the music vid.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: If You Are Moving To Deutschland / Germany

• If You Are Moving To Deutschland / Germany
• Parody of "Es Tanzt Ein Bi Ba Butzemann" by Jacob Grimm
• The parody is to explain what it takes to prepare for a move to Germany.
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• Images and clips of anything pertinent to moving, particularly to Germany, are to be shown in the music vid.
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• A German translation of this parody ought to be made at some point.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: The Military Training Instructor (of Air Force Basic Training)

• The Military Training Instructor (of Air Force Basic Training)
• Parody of "Greensleeves / What Child Is This?" by The Kings Singers (originally possibly Henry VIII's amanuensis)
• The parody is to go over the MTIs of USAF Basic Training, how tough they are, how they inspire new recruits, and etc..
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• Images and clips of MTIs are to be shown in the music vid.
• A bigger music videography budget would allow for the hiring of MTIs to play the role of themselves, on location at Lackland Air Force Base (the basic training center), on the music vid.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: The Events of 2009

• The Events of 2009
• Parody of "In My Merry Oldsmobile" by Billy Murray
• The parody is to go over and summarize the current events and other stories that happened in 2009.
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• Images and clips of current events and anything pertinent to 2009, are to be shown in the music vid.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: Oh, I've Been Cut (Emily Hogan's Ballad)

• Oh, I've Been Cut (Emily Hogan's Ballad)
• Parody of "Have You Seen The Toys" by Pioneer Drama Service
• The ballad is to go over Emily Hogan's aspirations to be in a Christmas play in 2013 at Cloud County Community College, then being cut from it.
• Emily Hogan is to receive a cut of the song's royalties.
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• Images and clips of anything pertinent to getting cut from a theatrical production is to be shown on the music vid.
• A bigger music videography budget would allow for hiring Emily Hogan or a lookalike to play her part in the music vid.
• Also, would allow for an on-location film shoot at the auditorium of Cloud County Community College.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: The Events of 2007

• The Events of 2007
• Parody of "No One" by Alicia Keys
• The parody is to go over the current events and other happenings of 2007.
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• Images and clips of current events and other happenings from 2007 are to be shown in the music vid.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: Late is Late

• Late is Late
• Parody of "Teddy Bear Picnic" by John Walter Bratton
• The parody is to explain why "late is late," at least according to Dan Cyre, my former wind energy instructor.
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• Images and clips of anything pertinent to being late, are to be shown in the music vid.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: Ballad of the Packard Plant

• Ballad of the Packard Plant
• Parody of "Persian Rug" by Julian Lage
• The ballad is to go over the Packard Plant's rise, eventual fall to ruin, and its recent development by Fernando Palazuelo.
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• Images and clips of the Packard Plant are to be shown in the music vid.
• A bigger music videography budget would allow for an on-location film shoot.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: Geumsusan Mausoleum

• Geumsusan Mausoleum
• Parody of "Pokemon Gym Theme" by Junichi Masuda (Game Freak)
• The contrafactum is to expound on the Geumsusan (Kumsusan) Mausoleum, its exhibits and reason for visiting there.
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• Images and clips of the inside and outside of the Geumsusan Mausoleum are to be shown in the music vid.
• A bigger music videography budget would allow for an on-location film shoot, post-Korean Reunification.
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• A Korean translation of this contrafactum ought to be made at some point.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: Abbottabad Tourism Jingle

• Abbottabad Tourism Jingle
• Parody of "Osama's Dead" by Gabriel Sickel
• The tourism jingle is to go over Abbottabad, its points of interest, and reasons to visit.
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• Images and clips of Abbottabad, Pakistan, are to be shown in the music vid.
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• A translation of this tourism jingle into Pakistan's major languages ought to be made at some point.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: The Massacre On Scarif

• The Massacre On Scarif
• Parody of "The Pekes And The Pollicles" by Andrew Lloyd Weber and the CATS cast
• The ballad is to go over the battle on Scarif, which ended with the Death Star's firing of the single-reactor ignition laser.
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• Images and clips of Scarif and its battle, are to be shown in the music vid.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: The Brexit Ballad

• The Brexit Ballad
• Parody of "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
• The ballad is to go over the United Kingdom's Brexit from the European Union.
• Brexit on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit
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• Images and clips of anything pertinent to Brexit, are to be shown in the music vid.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: Tale of the Hero Dun Meng

• Tale of the Hero Dun Meng
• Parody of "Celebration" by Rainie Yang
• The tale should sing about how Dun Meng's calm composure and escape from his carjacked SUV helped bring down the Tsarnaev Brothers after the Boston Bombings.
• A story on Dun Meng at Boston.com: https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2016/12/20/tsarnaev-carjacking-survivor-dun-meng-on-why-hes-sharing-his-story-in-patriots-day
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• Images and clips of Dun Meng and his actions are to be shown in the music vid.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: Alderaan's Ballad

• Alderaan's Ballad
• Parody of "Sim City's "Town" Theme" by Soyo Oka, Maxis & Tryphen
• The ballad is to go over Alderaan and its destruction by the first Death Star.
• Alderaan on Wookiepedia: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Alderaan
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• Images and clips of Alderaan and its destruction, are to be shown in the music vid.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: Ted Turner's Tale

• Ted Turner's Tale
• Parody of "Upside Down" by A*Teens
• The tale is to be a biographical summary of Ted Turner, philanthropist.
• Ted Turner on Biography.com: https://www.biography.com/people/ted-turner-9512255
• Ted Turner on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Turner
• Turner Enterprises, Inc.: http://www.tedturner.com/
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• Images and clips of Ted Turner are to be shown in the music vid.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: Tale of the OSI Networking Standard

• Tale of the OSI Networking Standard
• Parody of "Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin
• The tale is to go over a summary of the Open Source Interconnection standard of networking.
• OSI Model on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_model
• OSI Model on Simple English Wikipedia: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_model
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• Images and clips of anything pertinent to OSI, are to be shown in the music vid.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: The Tour of Shibuya

• The Tour of Shibuya
• Parody of "Freebird" by SMAP
• The tourism jingle is to go over Shibuya, its points of interest, and the reasons to visit there.
• Shibuya on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibuya
• Shibuya on Japan-Guide.com: https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3007.html
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• Images and clips of Shibuya are to be shown in the music vid.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: That Accent's Only For Boston

• That Accent's Only For Boston
• Parody of "He Never Failed Me Yet" by Robert Ray
• The parody is to go over the Boston Accent and how it's only for the area around Boston, not the whole state of Massachusetts.
• Boston accent on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_accent
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• Anyone singing in the music video is encouraged to use the Boston Accent in the lyrics as much as possible.
• Lyric ideas
• Somewhere in the lyrics, include the line, "So we don't say that we pahk ah cahs the same way that they do."
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: How May-Holes Drive (Self-Driving Cars Will End This May-Holery)

• How May-Holes Drive (Self-Driving Cars Will End This May-Holery)
• Parody of "Easy to Fly (Willy the Sparrow Theme)" by Zsolt Pethõ
• The parody is to go over how Boston drivers may act like "may-holes" on the road, and how self-driving (autonomous) cars will end those bad driving habits.
• (May-hole) on Urban Dictionary
• Autonomous car on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_car
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• Images and clips of Massachusetts or Boston drivers being "may-holes" are to be shown in the music vid.
• Self-driving cars are also to be shown in the music vid.
• A bigger music videography budget would allow for the renting of a self-driving car for the purposes of this music vid.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: (These Dictators Were) Extremely Evil

• (These Dictators Were) Extremely Evil
• Parody of "Winter's Wonderful" by Foxy & Friends (also Barney & Friends)
• The parody is to go over the most evil dictators of history, and how they were extremely evil.
• The most evil dictators that existed: https://www.ranker.com/list/most-evil-dictators-that-existed/demon_boy
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• Images and clips of evil dictators are to be shown in the music vid.
• Lyric ideas
• In the first verse, replace "Winter's Wonderful, It's So Beautiful" with "These Dictators Were Extremely Evil."
• In the subsequent verses, replace "These Dictators Were" with "(name of dictator) was..."
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: Quiet Overnight Bus Ride

• Quiet Overnight Bus Ride
• Parody of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana / Kurt Cobain, arranged by Seongha Jeong
• The parody is to go over how an overnight bus is often quiet inside, because the passengers are either napping or being preoccupied with their phones, etc.
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• Images and clips of a coach bus at night (especially on the inside) are to be shown on the music vid.
• A bigger music videography budget would allow for hiring of passengers and bus driver and renting a bus, for the purposes of the music vid.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: Sitting & Smiling (The Curious Tale of Benjamin Bennett)

• Sitting & Smiling (The Curious Tale of Benjamin Bennett)
• Parody of "CATS Overture" by Andrew Lloyd Weber
• The parody is to be about Benjamin Bennett, a curious individual who smiles for four hours at a time and has posted hundreds of YouTube videos of just that.
• Benjamin Bennett's YouTube page
• http://www.sittingandsmiling.com/
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• Images and clips of Benjamin Bennett sitting and smiling are to be shown in the music vid.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: Oh, Vanderbilt

• Oh, Vanderbilt
• Parody of "I Like Chinese" by Monty Python
• The parody is to be about Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.
• Vanderbilt home site: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/
• Vanderbilt University on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanderbilt_University
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• Images and clips of Vanderbilt University are to be shown in the music vid.
• A bigger music videography budget would allow for an on-location film shoot.
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• Replace the line "I Like Chinese" with "Oh, Vanderbilt."
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: Mark & Lori Hacking's Ballad

• Mark & Lori Hacking's Ballad
• Parody of "Sewers (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NES)" by Jun Funahashi & Hidenori Maezawa (Konami)
• The ballad is to be about Mark & Lori Hacking, and Lori's tragic end.
• Murder of Lori Hacking: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lori_Hacking
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• Images and clips of Mark and Lori Hacking are to be shown in the music vid.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: Unreasonable Hours (The Reason For Logbooks)

• Unreasonable Hours (The Reason For Logbooks)
• Parody of "Cavalerie" by Django Reinhardt
• The parody is to be about how before 1939, truck drivers had to drive unreasonable hours (sometimes as much as 20 hours a day) which caused drowsy accidents, necessitating logbooks to keep track of driving and resting times.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hours_of_service#Log_book
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• Images and clips of semi trucks from the 1930s and logbooks are to be shown in the music vid.
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Son of W.A.Y. parody: Texarkana

• Texarkana
• Parody of "Sunny Day (Sesame Street Theme)" by Joe Raposo, performed by Delfeayo, Ellis and Jason Marsalis
• The tourism jingle is to be about Texarkana, TX and Texarkana, AR, its points of interest, and reasons to visit there.
• Texarkana metropolitan area on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texarkana_metropolitan_area
• City of Texarkana: http://www.txkusa.org/
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• Images and clips of Texarkana are to be shown in the music vid.
• A bigger music videography budget would allow for an on-location film shoot.
• Lyric ideas
• Replace the occurrence "Sesame Street" with "Texarkana."
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