Vin, would you repost those parodies? I didn't know you had done more. I still think your Dressed In The Dark was one of the funniest things I've ever read.
> I e-mailed Al once to ask why he didn't parody IDAFL. He
> didn't reply. I know a couple of lesser talents have done
> it, but Al missed the boat on that one.
>
> Holding Out for a Hero - "Hero" in the sense of a
> submarine sandwich
>
> Its All Coming Back to Me Now - No idea what the parody
> title is, but it would be a good one. Maybe "They're All
> Yelling Back to Me Now," about a baseball Umpire? Top of
> my head.
>
> Really, any of Jim's songs are good parody subjects
> because of his over the top style. But generally, for a
> parody, you probably want to stick with the hits.
>
> I've personally written full lyrics for: Breed'em Like
> Sheep, A Riff is a Terrible Thing to Waste, Dressed in the
> Dark, and Sometimes an Album Takes Too Damn Long
> (TIWIMTBY). I think these were all shared back on the old
> Jim mailing list at gospel.iinet in the last decade.
>
> > I'm glad that Bellminer got to meet his hero, Weird Al
> > Yankovic.
> >
> > Are there any Jim songs that could be given the Weird Al
> > treatment?
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