Parody

…came from thinking about a confusion of Marleys

…considers that some who have donated organs may not have volunteered

…is another Babylon-5 filk with Londo thinking maybe Morden’s reassurances aren’t that valuable

…was possibly written solely to play with the word “pine”

…foreshadowing of everything, including Shadows, had to be some kind of joke, right?

…pokes fun at a fast-food chain, low-hanging fruit…I know

…is a brief look at Faramir, his troubles, and especially his recovery

…is a semi-rare visit to the world of nursery rhyme

…started when the title arrived from nowhere and then went from bad to worse (or “verse”).

…was written in a moment of clarity when I realized that there are enough maladjusted people in real life without wasting time on an imaginary one

…describes the frustration of trying to figure out the actual problem when attempting to provide tech support

…is a celebration of accepting yourself for what you are. Sure, let’s go with that!

…was inspired by Ben Carson quotes and the general insanity of gun culture. The choice of source material seemed appropriate

…had its beginning while watching a Firefly episode

…kept sneaking into my head, so I had to write it in order to concentrate on another song I was trying to write

…is a bit of political fun, inspired by advances in legal decisions around gay marriage

…in which our hero learns that the only way to get some lines out of his head is to force them into other people’s heads

…came from wanting to write a parody about writing parodies

…exists solely because the phrase reminded me so much of a song I heard in my childhood

…began as a LiveJournal discussion about elves…of course

…the only excuse for this song’s existence is ‘cleverness’

…was conceived as a birthday surprise for a friend

…is one I’d been wanting to do ever since my first filk con car pool

…combines Douglas Adams with total disrespect for a song thatsome take far too seriously (IMNSHO)

…is a very silly LotR song, done mostly because the title caught my fancy

…comments on Seanan McGuire would rewriting each Pegasus nominee to the tune of another

…is an anthem of misplaced stuff

…seemed like a natural way of describing a bit of music theory

…is hard to put into any sensible context at all

…was another quick song, written to externalize a mind worm

…came about when I sang a serious, semi-ose song at a house filk and everyone kept waiting for the punch line

…from back when I did all my music-related work on a Windows PC

…discusses parenting as it applies to fairy tales

…was inspired by a line in a comment of a friend’s LiveJournal. Iwas given permission to paraphrase to something I could put into song

…has an anonymous character trying to describe Aragorn to Denethor. (It may be confusing but it’s a personal favorite.)

…produced by the “War on Christmas” backlash against Starbucks’ plain red cup

…is going to be about Sauron if I write ia song by that name

…is needed to open a door to Moria — a rather contrived plot point, I’ve thought

…describes an entirely fictional RPG campaign

…came from practicing a certain tune over and over in preparation for FKO 2006

…seemed like an obvious treatment of the “Crossroads” tale

…is based on a wonderful song by Rob Balder
and Tom Smith. After hearing Rob perform it Friday night at
OVFF, 2005, it seemed to me that my cats were the ones with the richest fantasy lives

…is one of a few songs I’ve written about email spam

…because the big, bad wolf intrigues me in his various incarnations

…was a quick inspiration one morning after cleaning the normal load of junk out of my email inbox

…becomes more real as I get older and increasingly forgetful

…from reading Bob Kanefsky’s notes on parody from Torcon 3, parodies can be serious

…parodies a song that was popular in the late-60s, while explaining what happened next in the story of Merlin vs. the shopping mall

…was the first song I evercompleted. Like, how long could it possibly have taken?

…takes a quick shot at the intellectual property pirates

…is about clothing with a Star Trek Theme

…is an alternate take on the Streets Of Laredo story