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A reader left a link to one of these videos and it was great. I'd never heard of Roy Zimmerman before, and I generally don't care for people who do musical comedy with funny songs, but some of these are really good. I'll post a couple of them below the fold.
Here's one called My Conservative Girlfriend. I love the line about him taking her to breakfast - "She had a spotted owl omelette.....whites only."
This one is Creation Science 101:
And here's one called Abstain With Me. Great line to begin - "Abstinence only sex education, which is a lot like Just Hold It potty training."
Lastly, Defenders of Marriage:
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Speaking of musical comedy, I saw Stephen Lynch at a club once doing some of the songs from A Little Bit Special and I thought it was absolutely hilarious. I haven't been that amused by musical comedy since. I'll have to check these videos out once I get home and have access to my computer.
Posted by: Soldats | March 30, 2007 11:35 AM
Not long ago, I was lamenting to a Canadian friend that witty and comic songs seem to be a dying form, at least in the U.S. I hadn't heard of Roy Zimmerman. Many thanks for making me aware of him.
Posted by: Michael Burton | March 30, 2007 3:07 PM
As a longtime fan of Tom Lehrer, it's great to see someone like Roy Z. come on the scene after all these years.
Posted by: twincats | March 30, 2007 3:46 PM
Roy is great, and so is Steven Lynch. You might want to check out Jonothan Coulton, a great geek humor song writer; he has songs about DNA, the Mandelbrot Set, and zombies. Staples of our culture :D
Posted by: Chris | March 30, 2007 5:17 PM