I originally wrote this off as a longshot, but the more I think about it the more I think it could work. Most of the YouTube spoofs have been either songs that kept the original lyrics but changed the style (i.e. the Bob Dylan spoof, which actually wasn't too bad), or parodies that mocked the song itself by exaggerating the insipid lyrics and Black's auto-tuned dolphin voice.TMBJon wrote:I know some people think it's crazy, but it's at least worth considering "Friday" if Al suddenly had a great idea. I mean the timing is basically exact.
It would be too easy and repetitive for Al to mock Black and the song directly a'la "Smells Like Nirvana" or "Achy Breaky Song", not to mention a little unfair. But as far as I'm concerned what Al does best is taking an existing song and IMPROVING on it, and let's face it: "Friday" has an effective hook. Even if you hated the song, I guarantee it managed to get stuck in your head. If Al could take "Friday" and turn it into being about some kind of pop-culture reference I bet it could be pretty good.