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The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

batmagadanleadoff Apr 15 2020 01:44 PM

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batmagadanleadoff Apr 15 2020 10:14 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Apr 16 2020 07:29 AM

It's here! It's official! And it's all happening! It's the MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest! Youse know how this generally works. Pick a song. And then parody it. Come up with your own original words to the actual melody of an existing song. And build that parody around an actual Mets player. Write the best parodies here and you can go far. And fly high. And never die. And take home the tournament championship cup -- an exact replica of the drinking cup served at Ron Swoboda and Ed Kranepool's old Amityville Dugout restaurant. Only you don't really get to take the cup home. Or even get to touch it. The cup stays with me. Anyways, we've got thirteen contestants. Here's the field: kcmets LWFS Fman seawolf Ceetar LunchBucket G-FAFIF TransMonk cal-sharpie metsmarathon EdgyMD Willets Point Lefty Specialist And here's the rules for the first round. The first round will be a wild west free for all. All 13 contestants will be lumped together and compete against each other in a jungle round. The top eight vote-getters advance to the quarterfinals, and from there on out, it's single elimination head-to-head matchups in an NCAA basketball March Madness bracket style tournament, all the way to the end of this contest, until this year's champion is crowned. So, pick a song. Any song. And parody that song. But build that song around a Mets player -- any player that played at least one game for a Terry Collins managed major-league Mets team. And because I know youse are all watching a lot of TV in this, the time of the coronavirus (Nielsen predicts that pandemic related self-quarantining and isolation will drive up TV viewing by 60%), there's a TV themed wrinkle to this contest. And here it is: Youse got to work in a reference, or references, to one of these TV shows in your song parody: The Americans Arrested Development Breaking Bad Curb Your Enthusiasm Dexter Game of Thrones Mad Men The Office The Shield Six Feet Under The Sopranos South Park The Wire How substantial or how minor your TV reference is, is up to youse. But youse take a chance with the voters. Contest rules state that your TV reference(s) should count for 30% of your vote score. When your parodies are completed, please private mesage them to me, along with the title of the song youse are parodying, a YouTube video of the song, and the names of the Terry Collins Met and the TV show youse are referencing. We're going anonymous, so don't disclose your contest entries. Voting is open to any forum member, whether or not you're competing in the MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest! First round submissions are due no later than Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Noon. Good luck. Youse are on the clock.

Lefty Specialist Apr 16 2020 06:23 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Um, I didn't make the cut? Holy shutout, Batman!

kcmets Apr 16 2020 06:25 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=35244 time=1587010461 user_id=68] Youse got to work in a reference, or references, to one of these TV shows in your song parody: The Americans Arrested Development Breaking Bad Game of Thrones Mad Men The Shield Six Feet Under The Sopranos The Wire

I'm only familiar with one of these series. Thankfully, I'm reallllyyyy familiar with

one of these shows or I'd be in the crapper on day one.

Fman99 Apr 16 2020 06:40 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

=kcmets post_id=35247 time=1587039950 user_id=53] =batmagadanleadoff post_id=35244 time=1587010461 user_id=68] Youse got to work in a reference, or references, to one of these TV shows in your song parody: The Americans Arrested Development Breaking Bad Game of Thrones Mad Men The Shield Six Feet Under The Sopranos The Wire

I'm only familiar with one of these series. Thankfully, I'm reallllyyyy familiar with

one of these shows or I'd be in the crapper on day one.


Yeah, seriously. Hopefully round 2 includes fucking Mork and Mindy or some other shows I've actually seen.

Ceetar Apr 16 2020 06:59 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad for me. But for the voters? that probably means I can make any drug or sci-fi reference and get away with it.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 16 2020 07:07 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Lefty Specialist wrote: Um, I didn't make the cut? Holy shutout, Batman! Holy oversight! You're in like Doug Flynn. Check the edited rules.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 16 2020 07:30 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Lefty Specialist wrote: Um, I didn't make the cut? Holy shutout, Batman! Holy oversight! You're in like Doug Flynn. Check the edited rules. ... and we've added some more TV shows to the TV shows list!

Benjamin Grimm Apr 16 2020 07:33 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

I've actually seen most of the episodes of all of those shows except for The Shield, which I've never seen at all. But it does me little good, because I'm not playing! (On edit: Haven't seen South Park either.)

Ceetar Apr 16 2020 07:35 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

the addition of Dexter makes me wonder if it might be okay to use a coach/staff guy, say a Ray Ramirez type, were we so inclined. (I'll stick to players, but this amused me)

batmagadanleadoff Apr 16 2020 07:40 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I've actually seen most of the episodes of all of those shows except for The Shield, which I've never seen at all. But it does me little good, because I'm not playing! (On edit: Haven't seen South Park either.) There's still time to enter the contest!

batmagadanleadoff Apr 16 2020 07:45 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

=Ceetar post_id=35257 time=1587044103 user_id=102] the addition of Dexter makes me wonder if it might be okay to use a coach/staff guy, say a Ray Ramirez type, were we so inclined. (I'll stick to players, but this amused me)

I see where you're going. Pretty funny. But players only.

metsmarathon Apr 16 2020 07:47 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

yeah, so, the tv reference thing is likely to be my undoing. well, that and the song parodying.

Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 16 2020 07:54 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Confined to Terry_managed players only?

batmagadanleadoff Apr 16 2020 07:59 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Confined to Terry_managed players only? That's what the rules say. The theme of the first round is the 21st century.

Ceetar Apr 16 2020 08:03 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Confined to Terry_managed players only? That's what the rules say. The theme of the first round is the 21st century. Does this rule out the Collins-managed Mike Hampton then?

batmagadanleadoff Apr 16 2020 08:06 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Confined to Terry_managed players only? That's what the rules say. The theme of the first round is the 21st century. Does this rule out the Collins-managed Mike Hampton then? Yes, because the rules state - a Terry Collins managed Mets team.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 16 2020 08:18 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

=Fman99 post_id=35248 time=1587040815 user_id=86] =kcmets post_id=35247 time=1587039950 user_id=53] =batmagadanleadoff post_id=35244 time=1587010461 user_id=68] Youse got to work in a reference, or references, to one of these TV shows in your song parody: The Americans Arrested Development Breaking Bad Game of Thrones Mad Men The Shield Six Feet Under The Sopranos The Wire

I'm only familiar with one of these series. Thankfully, I'm reallllyyyy familiar with

one of these shows or I'd be in the crapper on day one.


Yeah, seriously. Hopefully round 2 includes fucking Mork and Mindy or some other shows I've actually seen.


Your crystal ball is in fine working order. The theme of the next round -the quarterfinals- is the 70s. And if you can make it to there, you'll get to choose from, among other TV shows, Mork and Mindy.

Edgy MD Apr 16 2020 10:45 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

I'm just glad I'm not limited to 21st century songs.

Fman99 Apr 16 2020 08:01 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Thanks for adding a few more shows to the in-round list. It helps me.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 16 2020 09:21 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Hey, youse slowpokes! What's taking youse so long? One of youse already submitted his song parody entry.

Ceetar Apr 16 2020 09:37 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

likely i'm going to scrape together nonsense at 11:45 tuesday. I'm barely holding things together as it is.

Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 17 2020 08:32 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Hey, youse slowpokes! What's taking youse so long? One of youse already submitted his song parody entry. I'm trying to pm my entry but it looks like my messages are stuck in the "outbox" why is that?

MFS62 Apr 17 2020 08:53 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Hey, youse slowpokes! What's taking youse so long? One of youse already submitted his song parody entry. I'm trying to pm my entry but it looks like my messages are stuck in the "outbox" why is that? I think it stays there until the recipient reads it. Later

batmagadanleadoff Apr 17 2020 09:00 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Hey, youse slowpokes! What's taking youse so long? One of youse already submitted his song parody entry. I'm trying to pm my entry but it looks like my messages are stuck in the "outbox" why is that? I think it stays there until the recipient reads it. Later That's right.

Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 17 2020 09:14 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

ah, thanks

LWFS Apr 17 2020 05:41 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

You guys haven't seen Sopranos or The Wire, but you'll go back and forth on who should've won the 37th season of Survivor? You all need, like, television curators. Also, SOME OF US ARE BUSY TAKING INSTAGRAM PICTURES OF FOOD, MAN

kcmets Apr 17 2020 06:43 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

I've digested more Sopranos than could be imagined. I also have all seasons on DVD, mostly gifted through the years. I think I've said here I have season 1 and 2 of The Wire on DVD but still haven't binged it yet. I've never watched more than 3 minutes at a time of a Survivor episode.

Fman99 Apr 18 2020 08:53 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Survivor can fuck itself in its various openings. Same with Big Brother (ironically, my wife's two favorite shows). I bailed on The Wire in season 2. The docks were hella boring to me. I was thinking I might download and watch the Sopranos though. I've heard good things.

Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 19 2020 09:04 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

I didn't much like Wire season 2 but appreciated it more upon our recent rewatching.

Ceetar Apr 19 2020 09:11 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

=Fman99 post_id=35374 time=1587264823 user_id=86] Survivor can fuck itself in its various openings. Same with Big Brother (ironically, my wife's two favorite shows). I bailed on The Wire in season 2. The docks were hella boring to me. I was thinking I might download and watch the Sopranos though. I've heard good things.

I know this isn't a fair shake but I watched the first half of the first Sopranos and The Wire and never got back there.



the only reality show I watch is the Great British Bake Off, but that's not cutthroat.

LWFS Apr 19 2020 11:27 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

The Wire Season 2 isn't my favorite by any means-- really, it's all a nagging Ziggy problem-- but it's a finished, mostly-fully-realized piece, which puts just above Season 5 (some great moments, but overall so, so ramshackle) for me. And if you don't get through Season 2, you don't get to Hamsterdam and such. (Spoiler: you REALLY should.) Not complaining, just saying... this teevee angle is DEFINITELY complicating things, writing-wise. I've seen pretty much all of these, so it's not about lack of familiarity with the shows... it's just awkward. My first one feels like trying to rediscover your pitching motion after a loooooong off-season, only you're also asked to incorporate a couple of wedding-dance moves into said motion.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 19 2020 12:13 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

=LWFS post_id=35400 time=1587317233 user_id=84] My first one feels like trying to rediscover your pitching motion after a loooooong off-season, only you're also asked to incorporate a couple of wedding-dance moves into said motion.

I like this line a lot. If you can write a line like that, this contest should be child's play for you.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 19 2020 10:00 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

36 hour warning.

kcmets Apr 20 2020 07:11 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Has anyone kept a list of past parodies?

Edgy MD Apr 20 2020 07:20 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

We used to keep them in one of the archive sub-fora at one of our former homes.

metsmarathon Apr 20 2020 08:23 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

ah crap. i have a player, a conceit, a song, and a tie-in, but need to actually make the words all happen.

kcmets Apr 20 2020 08:38 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

I can tell already this is going to go all the way down to The Wire for me.

cal sharpie Apr 20 2020 10:38 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Can someone remind me how to attach YouTube clips.

Lefty Specialist Apr 20 2020 10:45 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Just submitted. Yeah, I'm the guy that shows up 10 minutes early to the party while you still haven't finished setting up the crudité. I hate deadlines.

Edgy MD Apr 20 2020 11:02 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

cal sharpie wrote: Can someone remind me how to attach YouTube clips. Actually, for me, these days, if I just take the URL of the YouTube clip I want to share and paste it into a post here, it displays. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDdDWXhCQOw If that's not working for you, or doesn't play for some folks at the other end, just delete everything but the part following ?v= In the case of this video that bit at the end of the URL is is DDdDWXhCQOw Highlight that and click the YOUTUBE button above your post window on the far right of the editing tools. Give it a try! Learning can be FUN! But if none of this shit works for you, a kind administrator will edit your post to fix.

kcmets Apr 20 2020 11:04 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Click on 'Full Editor & Preview' on the submission screen, click on 'YOUTUBE' button up top and paste entire song url in between works best in my browser.

cal sharpie Apr 20 2020 11:16 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Thanks.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 20 2020 11:16 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

...or just send me the url link with the rest of your message and I'll convert the link into a watchable YouTube video

cal sharpie Apr 20 2020 03:14 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

You should have it now.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 20 2020 03:22 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

cal sharpie wrote: You should have it now. Got it! And the Youtube video shows. Good formatting!

batmagadanleadoff Apr 20 2020 04:01 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

18 hour warning! [YOUTUBE]v4ZqcRwC_sU[/YOUTUBE]

kcmets Apr 20 2020 05:10 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=35495 time=1587417747 user_id=68]Good formatting!

Praising an anonymous entry before kickoff on the commish!

Five yards, to be marked off after the return. hahaha

TransMonk Apr 20 2020 07:51 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Sent. Are the referenced TV shows going to be included with the song posts? It seems like half the fun to this new wrinkle should be trying to figure out the references.

LWFS Apr 20 2020 08:38 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

=TransMonk post_id=35516 time=1587433898 user_id=71] Sent. Are the referenced TV shows going to be included with the song posts? It seems like half the fun to this new wrinkle should be trying to figure out the references.

For my money, it should be legible/recognizable without mention, right?

Edgy MD Apr 20 2020 09:13 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

I've filed. It was my second attempt. Maybe a third will come to me in the morning, but I dunno. I know very little about 21st century TV. I need a chance to do Partridge Family references.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 20 2020 10:50 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Edgy MD wrote: I know very little about 21st century TV. I need a chance to do Partridge Family references. Your crystal ball is in fine working order. The theme of the next round -the quarterfinals- is the 70s. And if you can make it to there, you'll get to choose from, among other TV shows, The Partridge Family.

metsmarathon Apr 21 2020 10:15 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

i'm going to miss today's noon deadline. i might be able to make a midnight deadline, but no guarantees. i've got most of the pieces to a killer song, i think, but i still need to stitch them together, and that really can't happen while i'm a) working, b) leading a homeschool kindergarten class, and c) sober.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 21 2020 12:35 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Hey, youse stragglers: lemme know how much more time youse'll be needing.

Edgy MD Apr 21 2020 12:42 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

=metsmarathon post_id=35567 time=1587485736 user_id=83] i'm going to miss today's noon deadline.

... he writes at 12:15.

metsmarathon Apr 21 2020 12:51 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Edgy MD wrote: =metsmarathon post_id=35567 time=1587485736 user_id=83] i'm going to miss today's noon deadline. ... he writes at 12:15.

it's noon somewhere...

LWFS Apr 21 2020 03:37 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

=metsmarathon post_id=35567 time=1587485736 user_id=83] i'm going to miss today's noon deadline. i might be able to make a midnight deadline, but no guarantees. i've got most of the pieces to a killer song, i think, but i still need to stitch them together, and that really can't happen while i'm a) working, b) leading a homeschool kindergarten class, and c) sober.

You can fix at least one of these conditions almost immediately. (It's also five o'clock somewhere... like here!)

metsmarathon Apr 21 2020 10:17 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

ok. whew. in.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 21 2020 10:23 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

=metsmarathon post_id=35630 time=1587529077 user_id=83] ok. whew. in.

Got it.



All the rest of youse stragglers, send me a note, letting me know how much more time youse need, or if youse are bailing. Or what.

metsmarathon Apr 22 2020 08:13 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

OH COME ON! my slacker ass got a song in before some of youse?! unacceptable. boot them from the competition! this. is. an. outrage. note: i would not be nearly so forceful had i not stayed up* 'til midnight last night working on the finishing** touches to my song * i was probably going to be up until midnight anyway. ** my song could probably still use more time. but i've submitted it. and so should*** you. *** forgive me for trying to tell you what to do. do what works best for you in these strange times we're living in.

Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 22 2020 08:15 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

I totally cranked mine out in like, 15 minutes. I'm like a genius that way

Vic Sage Apr 22 2020 08:20 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

The Bard is pissed at me for not letting him know about this, but i've been away from the pool for a bit. Good luck everybody!

metsmarathon Apr 22 2020 08:22 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I totally cranked mine out in like, 15 minutes. I'm like a genius that way mine took about two hours writing time, plus a few many more minutes of thinking while running that led me to find a topic and song that seemed to fit. also, i may need to start picking simpler songs.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 22 2020 08:27 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Vic Sage wrote: The Bard is pissed at me for not letting him know about this, but i've been away from the pool for a bit. Good luck everybody! You can play! How much time do you need to whip up a song?!

Vic Sage Apr 22 2020 08:33 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

an hour?

batmagadanleadoff Apr 22 2020 08:38 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Vic Sage wrote: an hour? Read the rules at the top of the thread. Then PM me your submission. We're going anonymous Do you wanna be a rock and roll star?

batmagadanleadoff Apr 22 2020 08:39 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Vic Sage wrote: an hour? Take all day. We'll go live tomorrow. Louie, the Lilac or Siren?

kcmets Apr 22 2020 09:06 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Since we're paused another day, can I send an edited version later? In my mind I was thinking more, "How substantial or how minor your TV reference is, is up to youse" and less "contest rules state that your TV reference(s) should count for 30% of your vote score." So I'd like to TV-up my entry up some if I can.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 22 2020 09:10 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Since we're paused another day, can I send an edited version later? In my mind I was thinking more, "How substantial or how minor your TV reference is, is up to youse" and less "contest rules state that your TV reference(s) should count for 30% of your vote score." So I'd like to TV-up my entry up some if I can. Sure.

kcmets Apr 22 2020 09:19 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Grassyass!

Vic Sage Apr 22 2020 10:07 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

ok, submitted to your PM, Mags.

Edgy MD Apr 22 2020 10:45 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

I've PM'd you what I hope is a better alternative. Maybe the third time is the charm.

kcmets Apr 22 2020 11:36 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 22 2020 11:51 AM

Sent an edited version, thanks again!

batmagadanleadoff Apr 22 2020 11:46 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

I got all your new PMs. I'm planning on going live tomorrow at a time yet to be determined. I'm accepting all submissions or edits up until I start posting the first round entries.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 26 2020 11:40 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Rules for the Quarterfinals: Youse still know how this generally works. Pick a song. And then parody it. Come up with your own original words to the actual melody of an existing song. And build that parody around an actual Mets player. Write the best parodies here and you can go far. And fly high. And never die. And take home the tournament championship cup -- an exact replica of the drinking cup served at Ron Swoboda and Ed Kranepool's old Amityville Dugout restaurant. Only you don't really get to take the cup home. Or even get to touch it. The cup stays with me. Anyways, we're down to our eight quarterfinalists. Everybody's asked to remain anonymous -that includes all contestants, even the four that have been eliminated in the first round. All quarterfinalists will compete in single elimination head-to-head matchups in an NCAA basketball March Madness bracket style tournament, all the way to the end of this contest, until this year's champion is crowned. The bracket seeding has been determined by an objective, formulaic method, which will be disclosed at the end of the tournament. So, pick a song. Any song. And parody that song. But build that song around a Mets player -- any player that played at least one game for a Yogi Berra managed major-league Mets team. And youse got to work in a reference, or references, to one of these TV shows in your song parody: All in the Family The Jeffersons Laverne and Shirley The Mary Tyler Moore Show M*A*S*H Mork and Mindy The Odd Couple The Partridge Family SOAP Welcome Back, Kotter WKRP in Cincinnati How substantial or how minor your TV reference is, is up to youse. But youse take the chance of incurring the voters' wrath. Contest rules state that your TV reference(s) should count for 30% of your vote score. Youse voters are free to interpret this rule as youse see fit, bringing your own personal worldviews into the analysis -- and making your own quality and quantity assessments. When your parodies are completed, please private mesage them to me, along with the title of the song youse are parodying, a YouTube video of the song, and the names of the Yogi Berra Met and the TV show youse are referencing. We're still anonymous, so don't disclose your contest entries. Voting is open to any forum member, whether or not you're competing in the MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest! Quarterfinals round submissions are due no later than Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 11:59PM. I will post the quarterfinals polls and your song entries beginning at any time that I see fit, after the aforesaid quarterfinal deadline, without further announcement. Think of the period after the deadline like soccer stoppage time, where youse don't really know precisely when the real deadline will strike. But it will strike. And anyone whose entry is not submitted when the quarterfinals polls are posted will be charged with a forfeit. Anybody who needs more time beyond the deadline should PM me. Good luck. Youse are on the clock.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 28 2020 01:06 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Coming soon, to the MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest Semi-Finals, it's the swinging sixties! [FIMG=888]https://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/austin-powers-4-official-update-523381.jpg[/FIMG]

batmagadanleadoff Apr 28 2020 04:28 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

The Sixties are coming to the MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Semi-Finals. Here's a sneak preview: Semi-Finals Sneak Preview: The theme of the next round will be the 1960s. Semi-finalists will parody a song themed around a Met who played at least one game for the 1969 Mets and was not parodied in the quarterfinals round. Also include a reference to at least one of the following TV shows: Batman F Troop The Flintstones Get Smart Gilligan's Island Hogan's Heroes I Dream of Jeannie The Monkees The Munsters Star Trek (The 60s TV show a/k/a TOS - "The Original Series") Finally, you must parody a song that was released in the decade of the 1960's -- an original song, no covers. Please consult Wikipedia to determine the release date of your chosen song. [FIMG=888]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ee/92/1f/ee921f589df344ce6ab873bd15ab557a.jpg[/FIMG]

MFS62 Apr 28 2020 05:04 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

I was married in that Summer of Love, so it will be fun to reminisce with some songs from that era. Later

Ceetar Apr 29 2020 08:28 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

I actually know a fair share of those shows.

kcmets Apr 29 2020 08:36 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Yeah, I watched all of them. A lot! Except for Hogan's Heroes, was never a fan.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 30 2020 10:56 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=36028 time=1587966051 user_id=68] Rules for the Quarterfinals: [***] Quarterfinals round submissions are due no later than Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 11:59PM. I will post the quarterfinals polls and your song entries beginning at any time that I see fit, after the aforesaid quarterfinal deadline, without further announcement. Think of the period after the deadline like soccer stoppage time, where youse don't really know precisely when the real deadline will strike. But it will strike. And anyone whose entry is not submitted when the quarterfinals polls are posted will be charged with a forfeit. Anybody who needs more time beyond the deadline should PM me. Good luck. Youse are on the clock.

bump

Ceetar Apr 30 2020 10:58 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

you have what you need from me for once.

G-Fafif Apr 30 2020 12:41 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Batman F Troop The Flintstones Get Smart Gilligan's Island Hogan's Heroes I Dream of Jeannie The Monkees The Munsters Star Trek (The 60s TV show a/k/a TOS - "The Original Series") I was initially surprised to not see The Dick Van Dyke Show included, but then I examined the list more closely and concluded that its grounding in reality would make it something of a Swinging Sixties outlier.

Edgy MD Apr 30 2020 01:07 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

I'm trying to find a Mets cross-reference with each show. Batman featured the actors doing a live show in character at Shea. The Munsters featured "The Fregosi Curse." But rounding up all the others would take a deeper dive than I've got time for.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 30 2020 01:11 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

I think Barney Rubble mentioned the Mets once. And Jim McAndrew played himself on an episode of F-Troop. (Okay, maybe that didn't happen.)

Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 30 2020 01:28 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 30 2020 01:30 PM

The first round was a reminder that even the best fake lyrics and clever TV references demand the right song for our old white and slow demographic. I'm advising my clients to approach this thing by first finding the right song, then the right subject matter, and finally TV references. Also, stories are better than descriptions, just like most real songs

batmagadanleadoff Apr 30 2020 01:30 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Batman F Troop The Flintstones Get Smart Gilligan's Island Hogan's Heroes I Dream of Jeannie The Monkees The Munsters Star Trek (The 60s TV show a/k/a TOS - "The Original Series") I was initially surprised to not see The Dick Van Dyke Show included, but then I examined the list more closely and concluded that its grounding in reality would make it something of a Swinging Sixties outlier. I saved "The Dick Van Dyke Show" for the semi-finals tiebreaker round, if needed.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 30 2020 01:36 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: The first round was a reminder that even the best fake lyrics and clever TV references demand the right song for our old white and slow demographic. I'm advising my clients to approach this thing by first finding the right song, then the right subject matter, and finally TV references. Also, stories are better than descriptions, just like most real songs I agree. The one thing I think I came away with from that last round is believing that the mere choice of song, alone, is a huge factor in determining the parody's final score.

G-Fafif Apr 30 2020 01:41 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Jim McAndrew played himself on an episode of F-Troop. Wasn't he a member of the Lost Nation of the Hekawi?

batmagadanleadoff Apr 30 2020 01:49 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Jim McAndrew played himself on an episode of F-Troop. Wasn't he a member of the Lost Nation of the Hekawi? Yes. He was Chief Blabs-a-Lot.

metsmarathon Apr 30 2020 02:28 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: The first round was a reminder that even the best fake lyrics and clever TV references demand the right song for our old white and slow demographic. I'm advising my clients to approach this thing by first finding the right song, then the right subject matter, and finally TV references. Also, stories are better than descriptions, just like most real songs I agree. The one thing I think I came away with from that last round is believing that the mere choice of song, alone, is a huge factor in determining the parody's final score. are you trying to tell me that whatever stable genius decided to try to get out of the first round on the back of the backstreet boys was a wee bit misguided?! nonsense!

kcmets Apr 30 2020 02:55 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

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batmagadanleadoff May 01 2020 08:32 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

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LWFS May 01 2020 09:07 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

"Rockford Files" is, like, a top-10-all-time TV theme for me... maybe top five.

batmagadanleadoff May 01 2020 12:01 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

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LWFS May 01 2020 01:04 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Still waiting on a few?

batmagadanleadoff May 01 2020 01:07 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

=LWFS post_id=36258 time=1588359869 user_id=84] Still waiting on a few?

What's your guess?

LWFS May 01 2020 02:39 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=36260 time=1588360045 user_id=68] =LWFS post_id=36258 time=1588359869 user_id=84] Still waiting on a few?

What's your guess?


I mean, yeah, but have the stragglers been in contact? Is there an end (to this round) in sight?

Fman99 May 01 2020 07:05 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

I will admit to needing extra time. Mine is now in. Thanks for your patience.

Edgy MD May 01 2020 07:45 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

=Fman99 post_id=36276 time=1588381535 user_id=86]Mine is now in. Thanks for your patience.

This has been Tender Love Scenes with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

batmagadanleadoff May 07 2020 06:13 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread Edited 2 time(s), most recently on May 07 2020 07:30 PM

Rules for the semi-finals.The strict semi-finals: We're down to our four semi-finalists. It's the final four of the MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest. Everybody's asked to remain anonymous -that includes all contestants, active and eliminated. Here are the benchmarks youse semi-finalists have to hit in your parodies for this round: Player Any player that played at least one game for the 1969 Mets other than Ed Kranepool and Wayne Garrett, who were the subjects of parodies in the last round and are thus, now off the board. Song Any original song -- not a cover -- that was released in the decade of the 1960s. TV Reference Batman F Troop The Flintstones Get Smart Gilligan's Island Hogan's Heroes I Dream of Jeannie The Monkees The Munsters Star Trek (The 60s TV show a/k/a "TOS" - The Original Series) How substantial or how minor your TV reference is, is up to youse. But youse take the chance of incurring the voters' wrath. Contest rules state that your TV reference(s) should count for 30% of your vote score. Youse voters are free to interpret this rule as youse see fit, bringing your own personal worldviews into the analysis -- and making your own quality and quantity assessments. When your parodies are completed, please private mesage them to me, along with the title of the song youse are parodying, a YouTube video of the song, and the names of the 1969 Met and the TV show youse are referencing. We're still anonymous, so don't disclose your contest entries. Voting is open to any forum member, whether or not you're competing in the MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest! Semi-finals round submissions are due no later than Monday, May 11, 2020 at 8:00PM. I will post the Semi-finals polls and your song entries beginning at any time that I see fit, after the aforesaid Semi-finals deadline, without further announcement. Think of the period after the deadline like soccer stoppage time, where youse don't really know precisely when the real deadline will strike. But it will strike. And anyone whose entry is not submitted when the Semi-finals polls are posted will be eliminated from the contest. The Semi-finals will consist of another free for all jungle round. The top two vote-getters advance to the championship or finals round. Good luck. Youse are on the clock.

G-Fafif May 07 2020 07:14 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

and the names of the Yogi Berra Met and the TV show youse are referencing. Yogi's first base coaching notwithstanding, 1969 Met?

batmagadanleadoff May 07 2020 07:22 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

=G-Fafif post_id=36545 time=1588900443 user_id=55] and the names of the Yogi Berra Met and the TV show youse are referencing. Yogi's first base coaching notwithstanding, 1969 Met?

(Just testing youse to see if youse read the rules.)





Fixed.

Edgy MD May 07 2020 07:28 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Good work. Thanks for putting it together. I think next year, we should all submit the work to Fmoose and he can record 'em all.

batmagadanleadoff May 09 2020 11:08 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

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batmagadanleadoff May 11 2020 03:50 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

The Sixties are coming! The Sixties are coming! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pblm3yLpCGE

batmagadanleadoff May 11 2020 07:41 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Rules for the semi-finals.The strict semi-finals: [***] Semi-finals round submissions are due no later than Monday, May 11, 2020 at 8:00PM. I will post the Semi-finals polls and your song entries beginning at any time that I see fit, after the aforesaid Semi-finals deadline, without further announcement. Think of the period after the deadline like soccer stoppage time, where youse don't really know precisely when the real deadline will strike. But it will strike. And anyone whose entry is not submitted when the Semi-finals polls are posted will be eliminated from the contest. Youse are on the clock. Bump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ9KW8gJoKc

batmagadanleadoff May 11 2020 10:25 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Youse have been listening to the sounds of Duane Allman's brilliant session work all day long. And into the night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcVmHezNfXA

batmagadanleadoff May 11 2020 10:39 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyHWGgvSzQY

G-Fafif May 12 2020 10:05 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

"Ozzie Virgil, call your sister!" --Shea Stadium visiting clubhouse bulletin board message, 1986

Edgy MD May 12 2020 12:02 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

While we're waiting with baited breath, can somebody some up the "Call Your Sister" story? I may have tuned in a few seconds late to that broadcast, but as I recall the pregame recount of the story, the wrong Ozzie Virgil was reached, and McCarver seemed to be near tears in his summation. But I wasn't sure I got the gist of it.

G-Fafif May 12 2020 12:10 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Ozzie Virgil sister story here.

metsmarathon May 12 2020 01:49 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

ew, bait-breath...

batmagadanleadoff May 13 2020 03:01 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Put on your blue suede shoes because next week is championship week here at the MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest ... and the fifties are coming! [FIMG=777]https://c8.alamy.com/comp/B3KTKA/hula-hoop-was-a-big-craze-in-the-1950s-as-with-these-two-american-B3KTKA.jpg [/FIMG]

batmagadanleadoff May 15 2020 03:44 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Rules for the finals: It's all on the line as we're down to our two finalists, who'll be vying for the coveted 2020 Crane Pool Cup . It's the championship round of the MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest. Everybody's asked to please remain anonymous - that includes all eliminated contestants. Here are the benchmarks youse finalists have to hit in your parodies for this championship round: Player Any player that played at least one game for the major league New York Mets franchise -- and also appeared in at least one major league baseball game in the decade of the 1950s. I told youse that the 1950s were coming to the finals. Song Any song whose original version was released in the decade of the 1950s. TV Reference The Adventures of Superman The Honeymooners I Love Lucy Leave it to Beaver The Lone Ranger Perry Mason The Phil Silvers Show (Sgt. Bilko) You Bet Your Life [FIMG=333]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/518NqZr9tcL._AC_.jpg[/FIMG][FIMG=333]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/05/69/75/0569750009bf27060a396b74f858db10.jpg[/FIMG][FIMG=333]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c8/2b/f4/c82bf4e9f57cc7a4a996aef1979533b6.jpg[/FIMG][FIMG=333]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b2/25/c1/b225c148864ec42bc774af1c235400ef.jpg[/FIMG][FIMG=333]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cd/9b/fd/cd9bfd684423419053e971c7145ea83c.jpg[/FIMG][FIMG=333]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f3/63/30/f36330e2d853fdf1fbde82dd0b5d7c92.jpg[/FIMG][FIMG=333]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51G93QDcNGL._AC_SY445_.jpg[/FIMG][FIMG=333]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71QyOLuWZxL._AC_SL1500_.jpg[/FIMG] How substantial or how minor your TV reference is, is up to youse. But youse take the chance of incurring the voters' wrath. Contest rules state that your TV reference(s) should count for 30% of your vote score. Youse voters are free to interpret this rule as youse see fit, bringing your own personal worldviews into the analysis -- and making your own quality and quantity assessments. When your parodies are completed, please private mesage them to me, along with the title of the song youse are parodying, a YouTube video of the song, and the names of the Met and the TV show youse are referencing. We're still anonymous, so don't disclose your contest entries. Voting is open to any forum member, whether or not you're competing in the MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest! Finals round submissions are due no later than Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 7:00PM. I will post the Finals polls and your song entries beginning at any time that I see fit, after the aforesaid Finals deadline, without further announcement. Think of the period after the deadline like soccer stoppage time, where youse don't really know precisely when the real deadline will strike. But it will strike. And anyone whose entry is not submitted when the Finals polls are posted will be eliminated from the contest. Good luck. Youse are on the clock.

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2020 10:24 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Finally! The finals are coming! [FIMG=777]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3a/8c/38/3a8c38cdc8d007c272a22e9497ad6dd0.jpg[/FIMG]

kcmets May 19 2020 10:32 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

I don't think those last two are gonna fit.

Willets Point May 19 2020 03:32 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Voted for the "Splish Splash" parody even though "Jamaica Farewell" is one of my all-time favorite songs.

MFS62 May 20 2020 08:27 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

=kcmets post_id=37039 time=1589905968 user_id=53] I don't think those last two are gonna fit.

That's why they invented chain saws.

Later

batmagadanleadoff May 22 2020 10:45 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 22 2020 11:03 AM

Let's give a big round of applause to all of our song parody contestants, who've been entertaining all of us during this pandemic for the past month or so. For free! Free entertainment! Mets themed! The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest Champion G-FAFIF Jay Hook - "Splish Splash" - Bobby Darin Tom Seaver - "Creeque Alley" - The Mamas & The Papas Ron Hodges - "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" - Meat Loaf Jeurys Familia - "Cecilia" - Simon & Garfunkel Finalist Lefty Specialist Willie Mays - "Jamaica Farewell" - Harry Belafonte J.C. Martin - "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" - Marvin Gaye Wayne Garrett - "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" - Paul Simon Mike Baxter - "Believe it or Not" (The Great American Hero Theme Song) - Joey Scarbury Semifinalists Edgy MD Amos Otis - "Something Stupid" - Frank & Nancy Sinatra Felix Millan/John Stearns - "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" - Jim Croce Michael Conforto - "Tempted" – Squeeze LWFS Cleon Jones - "Wedding Bell Blues" - The 5th Dimension Ray Sadecki - "Love is All Around" (The Mary Tyler Moore Show theme song) - Sonny Curtis Francisco Rodriguez - "Atlantic City" - Bruce Springsteen Quarterfinalists Johnny Lunchbucket Felix Millan - "Aqualung" - Jethro Tull Jerry Blevins - "Just Like Heaven" - The Cure cal sharpie Ed Kranepool - "I've Been Everywhere" - Johnny Cash Lucas Duda - "Sympathy for the Devil - The Rolling Stones VicSage Matt Harvey - "Woke Up this Morning" (The Sopranos Theme Song) - Alabama 3 FMan99 Dave Kingman - "King Kong" - The Kinks Anthony Recker - "Heartbreaker" - Led Zeppelin FIRST ROUND CONTESTANTS metsmarathon Carlos Beltran - "The Call" - Backstreet Boys kcmets Wilmer Flores - "Juke Box Hero" - Foreigner Ceetar Jose Reyes - "Let it Go" - Idina Menzel TransMonk Ruben Tejada - "In a Big Country" - Big Country

bmfc1 May 22 2020 10:48 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Outstanding concept and execution. Congrats to all of the entrants, especially Champion G-Fafif.

Johnny Lunchbucket May 22 2020 11:04 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

I was right about almost all my suspicions of the mystery parodists but I had Cal Sharpie as my imaginary finalist vs. fafif. I'd also like to reveal that the controversial 3 way tie in the quarterfinals was broken when I voted against my own submission, not because I didn't prefer it but because I'd run out of CAHNfidence I belonged in the semis. Congrats to all participants

kcmets May 22 2020 11:06 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Congrats, very good final round. Thanks to batmags for commishing

batmagadanleadoff May 22 2020 11:09 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I was right about almost all my suspicions of the mystery parodists but I had Cal Sharpie as my imaginary finalist vs. fafif. I'd also like to reveal that the controversial 3 way tie in the quarterfinals was broken when I voted against my own submission, not because I didn't prefer it but because I'd run out of CAHNfidence I belonged in the semis. Congrats to all participants Wow! Did you submit the actual tie-breaking 7th vote?

Edgy MD May 22 2020 11:19 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Fantastic work. Congratulations, all. I think this may be G-FaFiF's second victory. In virtually every round, I came up with something better after my submission was sent in.

G-Fafif May 22 2020 11:22 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Edgy MD wrote: Fantastic work. Congratulations, all. I think this may be G-FaFiF's second victory. Third. But who's counting? Lotta fun, everybody. Thanks for the support!

batmagadanleadoff May 22 2020 11:25 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

It's his second in a row. He won the last contest before this one -- the Crane Pool to Liverpool.

Edgy MD May 22 2020 12:38 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Third, wow. Great job. I won the first year and I've been shut down ever since. The nights can be long and unsettling, replaying my choices over and over, where I zigged when I could have zagged. sharpie does some of the best work year in and year out but never seems to get the breaks.

Johnny Lunchbucket May 22 2020 12:49 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I was right about almost all my suspicions of the mystery parodists but I had Cal Sharpie as my imaginary finalist vs. fafif. I'd also like to reveal that the controversial 3 way tie in the quarterfinals was broken when I voted against my own submission, not because I didn't prefer it but because I'd run out of CAHNfidence I belonged in the semis. Congrats to all participants Wow! Did you submit the actual tie-breaking 7th vote? I think it was 4-4-4 when I moved but that changed the trajectory. As a bonus, I made Lunchpail learn the Aqualung riff on guitar

Chad ochoseis May 22 2020 01:04 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Mazel tov, Fafif. I haven't looked at the CPF for a while and didn't vote in the finals. Would have been a tough choice. I had Edgy pegged for Jay Hook and G-Fafif for Willie Mays. Looking at the others, I think I guessed wrong on all of them, except for seeing the hand of LWFS in "Atlantic City" and using the old noggin to figure out who among the Upstate Jews in this forum could have written the Anthony Recker song. Sharpie's "Anthony Young Revisited" and Lunchbucket's "Tales of Big Frank Howard" remain my all time favorite parodies.

Lefty Specialist May 22 2020 01:43 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Congrats G-FaFiF! I don't mind losing to a legend. Paradise by the Dashboard Light- we're not worthy. I had misgivings about doing Willie. I've always felt sad about his time as a Met, and what came out was a bit sad as well. Thanks Batmags for setting this up and herding all the cats. Note to self: Next year, more dick jokes.

MFS62 May 22 2020 02:14 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

This was really close. A well run contest, kudos all around. These were actually fun to read and sing-along. Lefty - wait 'till next year. G-FaFiF, not bad, kid. Did you ever think of writing for a living? :) Later

Johnny Lunchbucket May 22 2020 03:09 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Chad ochoseis wrote: Mazel tov, Fafif. I haven't looked at the CPF for a while and didn't vote in the finals. Would have been a tough choice. I had Edgy pegged for Jay Hook and G-Fafif for Willie Mays. Looking at the others, I think I guessed wrong on all of them, except for seeing the hand of LWFS in "Atlantic City" and using the old noggin to figure out who among the Upstate Jews in this forum could have written the Anthony Recker song. Sharpie's "Anthony Young Revisited" and Lunchbucket's "Tales of Big Frank Howard" remain my all time favorite parodies. I don't even remember Tales of Big Frank Howard. Edit: found it in the 'chives. A skinny young rightfielder comes dashing from Tidewater, And you want to take him with you to stop the nightly slaughter. Lots of funny stuff in those 'chives. The one I remember was Kenny Rogers in Roundabout: http://archives.thecranepool.net/1900/f18_t1915.shtml And Greg's triumphant Paul LoDuca finals victory: http://archives.thecranepool.net/11100/f18_t11150.shtml He couldn't catch up To the slider Hence we got stuck With Brian Schneider

Edgy MD May 22 2020 07:58 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Thinking of "After the Glenn Rusch" is like a glass of warm milk at night.

batmagadanleadoff May 22 2020 08:15 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Chad ochoseis wrote: Mazel tov, Fafif. I haven't looked at the CPF for a while and didn't vote in the finals. Would have been a tough choice. I had Edgy pegged for Jay Hook and G-Fafif for Willie Mays. Looking at the others, I think I guessed wrong on all of them, except for seeing the hand of LWFS in "Atlantic City" and using the old noggin to figure out who among the Upstate Jews in this forum could have written the Anthony Recker song. Sharpie's "Anthony Young Revisited" and Lunchbucket's "Tales of Big Frank Howard" remain my all time favorite parodies. I don't even remember Tales of Big Frank Howard. Edit: found it in the 'chives. A skinny young rightfielder comes dashing from Tidewater, And you want to take him with you to stop the nightly slaughter. Lots of funny stuff in those 'chives. The one I remember was Kenny Rogers in Roundabout: http://archives.thecranepool.net/1900/f18_t1915.shtml And Greg's triumphant Paul LoDuca finals victory: http://archives.thecranepool.net/11100/f18_t11150.shtml He couldn't catch up To the slider Hence we got stuck With Brian Schneider Oh my God!!! It's a Tales of Brave Ulysses parody!!!

batmagadanleadoff May 22 2020 08:25 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Here are your new song parody world rankings. We have a new #1. (Former rankings in parentheses) 1. G-FAFIF (2) 2. Edgy MD (4) 3. TransMonk (1) 4. cal sharpie (3) 5. Lefty Specialist (8) 6. LWFS (6) 7. Johnny Lunchbucket (5) 8. Kcmets (9) 9. Zvon (7) 10. Fman99 (10) 11. Ceetar (13) 12. metirish (10) 13. A Boy Named Seo (10) 14. seawolf17 (13) 15. metsmarathon (15) 16. VicSage (unranked) 17. Traschel My Tears (16)

G-Fafif May 23 2020 01:05 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

Lefty Specialist wrote: Congrats G-FaFiF! I don't mind losing to a legend. Paradise by the Dashboard Light- we're not worthy. My good man, I'd run inside the baseline with you and J.C. Martin anytime.

Ceetar May 23 2020 08:04 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

moving up just by participating. I'm a compiler. I'm an Ed Kranepool.

Benjamin Grimm May 23 2020 08:07 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

It looks like my 2005 victory is too far in the past to be a factor. I was eliminated in the first round in 2006 and haven't participated since.

Fman99 May 24 2020 08:24 PM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

I think my most notable victory, dick jokes aside, was that I beat G-Fafif in a semifinal round at some point in the last 5-6 years. I was hoping to get one more round in, but, c'est la vie. I like to think that I retain my title as "CPF'er most likely to make a unique genitalia reference."

MFS62 May 25 2020 06:54 AM Re: The MeTV 2020 Crane Pool Cup Song Parody Contest - all purpose thread

I like to think that I retain my title as "CPF'er most likely to make a unique genitalia reference." One day, that award will be named in your honor. I think erecting a statue would be redundant. Later