Monday, April 1, 2024

Yearlong Song Challenge, Day 41: Maeve

Prompt: "A parody song"

Selected by Maeve


"Equal Rights (Not Gay)"
Conner4Real ft. P!nk
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, 2016

The movie Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is chalk full of parody hits, and every single one of them is so funny. In particular, this one that's parodying Macklemore's "Same Love" truly cracks me up. In theory, that Macklemore song is one of those things that has the best intentions, but boy, it does not stick the landing. The amount of times that Conner4Real screams, "NOT GAY" and "SPORTS" and "I was born this way—STRAIGHT, you were born that way—GAY" ...it's truly making a mockery of that Macklemore chart-topper.

Also, I recommend "I'm So Humble," "Finest Girl (Bin Laden Song)" and "Mona Lisa." Actually, just watch the whole movie. It's perfect, and I think that's what I'm going to do as soon as I press send.

2 comments:

Sara said...

Bin Laden Song >>>>>>>

Pat said...

This is a perfect choice/movie. Always gotta recommend "Fuck Off," which tragically did not make the final cut of the film.