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is Barack the new sheriff in town?

Christopher Baker by way of Christopher — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:07:00 GMT

[this is not political for me. it's just an exercise that got started on another list and distracted me for a half an hour. CB] ... this Blazing Saddles thing

Re: Parody legal stuff

jimbob — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:27:17 GMT

Hello to all, My take, based on the case cited below, the Mark Russell case, and the Capitol Steps parody case, is that what we do in Barbershop is so benign

Re: Parody legal stuff

tsitupmoc — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:31:38 GMT

Paul, Thanks for the info. You guys have done a lot of great stuff. Is that permission sought in a manner similar to the Society's "Permission To Arrange"

Re: Parody legal stuff

P. Agnew — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:55:34 GMT

It all depends on the type of parody. The courts have upheld the right to parody the song itself -i.e. 2LiveCrew's parody of Pretty Woman. Most barbershop

Parody legal stuff

tsitupmoc — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:20:32 GMT

For those of us who are contemplating our first parody, are the copyright/licensing issues different from a straight arrangement?

Re: The "Perfect" Barbershop Song

norgio@... — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:27:44 GMT

ahh yes, we mustn't forget sequins, straw hats, mustaches, choreography, matching socks... ... From: Karen Whitfield ... [Non-text

Re: The "Perfect" Barbershop Song

Karen Whitfield — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:37:11 GMT

Don't forget the hooker make-up and crunchy eyelashes . . . norgio@... wrote: pitch pipes, gallon jugs of water, louder and higher, frayed

Re: The "Perfect" Barbershop Song

norgio@... — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:53:42 GMT

pitch pipes, gallon jugs of water, louder and higher, frayed vocal folds, the rocky marriage, singing while the sun rises because you're still awake,

The "Perfect" Barbershop Song

bandit7577 — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:47:36 GMT

I was going through my old music (tapes, CDs, albums, etc) and came across one of my favorite songs "The Perfect Country Song" As some of you may recall the

FW: laundry parodies

Paul — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:44:40 GMT

Thanks for responding! We are a SAI chorus. We are looking for both uptunes & ballads. We are still working on the story, but basically it is about the woes

Re: Laundry parody

Paul — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:51:08 GMT

Uptunes? Ballads? What are you doing that leads up to a laundry parody? Any additional information would be quite helpful. Also, I?m assuming it?s for an

Laundry parody

menthebugs — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:40:43 GMT

My chorus is in need of parodies about laundry. Does anyone know any or have any ideas? Kim Jackson

Re: song

Karen Whitfield — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:01:28 GMT

What a funny story! I'll have to keep that one in mind for future reference . . . could come in handy! Charles W Hill Jr wrote:

Re: Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Karen Whitfield — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:55:16 GMT

My quartet did it differently: instead of singing the pick-up at the tag as "for it's one, two, three strikes you're out" we sand "it's one two, three, strikes

Re: Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Bill Curtis — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:08:28 GMT

there is a simpler way of doing it. the first line is: take me out to the ball game (normal) take me out to the crowd (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)