Filk Song Parodies

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An established part of filking is parodying famous filk songs, often turning a serious song into burlesque or other humor. When a filk song becomes dominant or is called for in every bardic circle, parodying it is a way to still enjoy the tune while deflating those who constantly call for it to be sung.

For a list, see List of Filk Parodies.

Examples

"Banned from Argo"

Like any good fanwork, once it escaped into the wild, fans made it their own. Banned from Argo, a song even its creator was tired of, is one example.

page 4 of the comic version in Enterprise Incidents #8

"Banned from Hiltons" is a filk by Roberta Rogow. It was printed in the program book for Augustrek.

Fans, often with Fish's knowledge and blessing, created their own versions and adaptations. Many of these parodies were collected in the filk book Bastard Children of Argo.

Some 1988 examples of inspired works are "Peggy Sue is Occupied" ("lyrics for the eighties in the tradition of capitalist realism") and "Bound for Argo," both of these filks by Susan Kray are in the Professionals zine, Pig Tails & Other Swill.

Banned From Google is a 2011 , a filk parody based on Banned From Argo.

See more transformative works at Parodies of Banned from Argo parodies.

Like "Like Comyn to the Slaughter"

A parody called "Like Comyn to the Slaughter," by Harold Feld, was included in Xenofilkia #16. It put the events of Horse Tamer's Daughter to the tune of Frank Hayes' "Like a Lamb to the Slaughter," a condensed talking-blues version of Mattie Groves, a tradition Scottish ballad. "Like Comyn..." mocks the length of the original by ending with the lines:

Be good; If you can't be good, be careful;

And if you can't be careful, try to keep it down to five or six verses.