Is Mengistu still in power? The worst of all is the Zimbabwean president Mugabe, whose racist and socialist policies have turned his country from a breadbasket into a basket case.

You don't mince words, do you?

Band Aid didn't do "We Are The World"; USA For Africa did. For your information, Band Aid did "Do They Know It's Christmas." >roll eyes<

"So, let's tie them up Together in a burlap sack, And then drop them in the river to drown. As our Lord has warned us, Pride is a mortal sin, So let's send all these leeches straight to hell!" Ultraconservative screeching: kill them in the name of the Lord. What happened to mercy and, yes, charity--as Jesus taught? Did he tell us to kill our enemies or to love and pray for them? BTW, I would've rated you a 4-1-2, but I'll be charitable for now and not destroy your average. Romans 2:1 (NIV): You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.

BTW, if you want to see a superior parody on the same subject, check this out: F..k The World" Parody by Craig Mac http://www.amiright.com/parody/2000s/bandaid200.shtml

Why'd you hold back in this parody? Come on now, don't be afraid to tell us how you REALLY feel.

The line "only in the bridge do they even rhyme at all" made me laugh, but geez! Let's shoot pop stars who want to raise money for famine relief? I feel like I should offer you a Midol.

Midol won't help Offender, Ravyn Rant. Offender is using Amiright to express Offender's own secret inner pride and false charity by using the "Band Aid" group as a surrogate for Offender's own inner self.

Chumbawamba released an album at the time of the original Band Aid called 'Pictures Of Starving Children Sell Records'. Yes, I fell for it too, but now I see it like I do Children In Need - celebs using a cause to promote themselves.

Funniest WATW parody I've read/heard since "We Are the Worms". Acid-tongue satire worthy of Jonathan Swift. 555

Live Aid, Band Aid, and USA for Africa, as I recall, were all pretty much bound up together. If anyone thinks the authorship should be adjusted, be my guest.

Now Ms. Lee, don't be mad at me! I offer you some "ultraconservative" words from Jesus: Matthew 11:20-24, Luke 19:27, and Luke 20:14-16. If our Prince of Peace can talk so seriously about killing people and sending them to hell, I can surely make a few jokes about it. I might also remind you of John 1:1 which indicates that this man Jesus was and is none other than the God who commanded so many slaughters in the Old Testament. These modern-day Pharisees and Saducees had the nerve to use God's name twice in the same song in support of their damnable cause. And didn't our Lord also warn against this very kind of concert in Matthew 6:1-4? If I held back my hyperbole for your sake, it would only be out of the same desire to appear pious and righteous and be held in high esteem by the likes of you, which is the very kind of pride we ought to despise.

Your scriptural witness rings hollow and false, Offender, you are clearly just revealing your own personal pride by railing in pseudo-righteous fury against others. You would do well to stop quoting God's Word and start getting your own private spiritual house in order before you start screaming that other people you disapprove of should be subjected to terrible punishment.

Boy, Amiright is just a shining beacon of positive vibes today, isn't it?

In case you haven't noticed, Mr. Horrible, this place is NEVER "a shining beacon of positive vibes" even now when no one is under the illusion that his songs are going to get someone elected. I do admit, though, this is the first time I've gotten to watch a couple of people get really hacked off at something I wrote. So now I'm revealing all of my pride, am I, Mr./Ms. Somebody? And I "would do well" to obey your moral authority even though I don't know you from Eve? I guess you've really got me figured out. I think Melanie has a verse she'd like to quote to you about judging others.

Please, keep talking, all you do is keep making my point over and over again, regardless of what you say - it's very entertaining.

Offender, we all pity you as you wallow in your own self-hatred you're expressing here...your self-hatred is reinforced and re-expressed in your replies to these comments, too, as you throw the commentators' words back at them, claiming they don't apply to you.

Yes Dr Phil, both you and Oprah would agree there (bit obvious) - and using "McArthur" to address me by also shows how much he needs to use aggression to release all that inner turmoil, but he's clearly a kid....

Offender, I understand your point about tabloid fodder and agree with you. The point I'm making make though, and you're too young to know this, is that everyone can remember where they were when Lennon died, and the impact it had on the world was massive, and lasted weeks, months.
Yes he IS definitely the tabloid -fodder type, being so flawed and famous, but what other tabloid fodder celeb would generate that level of mourning?
Nobody - which is my point.
There was something unique about him, and I theorise that it was the combination of plain flawed ordinariness with sheer genius, the ordinariness draws you in close (coz you identify) - allowing you to wonder, close up, at the genius

Please delete the previous post
(I got interrupted, had to ctrl-c, then I accidentally returned to this, the wrong parody - the post was meant for Offender's Imagine parody)

Considering that your hand-waving projection of your hatred disguised as pity suggests to me that you're trying to conceal how hacked off at me you really are, Dr. Phil, I'd lay off the Freud for a while and watch some Woody Allen movies if I were you.

Tsk, tsk. There, there. Offender, I pity you even more now that you've convinced yourself that I hate you. I don't hate you, Offender, you have never done anything to make me hate you. I love you as a fellow member of humanity. Such paranoia - convincing yourself that other people hate you - does not serve you well, Offender. The only thing I'm "hacked off" about, as you so colorfully phrase it, is how modern mental health services deal so inadequately with suffering individuals such as yourself. You deserve better, Offender, you deserve professional help to guide to you freedom from your sorrowful, pitiable self-hatred, and I sincerely hope you someday obtain the help you so desperately need, before you alienate yourself even more by convincing yourself that more and more people hate you.

Gotta admit, Dr. Phil, you've got the jargon down cold, even if you're still no good at concealing your fury and your hatred, as well as your vanity. Again, I advise you to lay off the Freud and watch some Woody Allen. You shouldn't take yourself so seriously.

Actually, Offender, I love you. What you just said, "Gotta admit, Dr. Phil, you've got the jargon down cold, even if you're still no good at concealing your fury and your hatred, as well as your vanity", is nothing but your lonely, sad, and very, very defensive projection of your own self-fury, self-hatred, and self-vanity on me. I encourage you to continue to post more comments like that one, because projecting on me like that - as well as making claims that it is I, not you, who is doing the projection here - will be very beneficial for you.

The great thing about being on this side of the net, Dr. Phil, is knowing how wrong you are, as my reaction thus far to your postings has been one of mild amusement. I also know a taunt when I read one. Furthermore, I can see that, as was the case with a commenter on another parody I wrote that lampooned Linda Rondstat and people like her, you didn't get the joke. In addition to Woody Allen, I recommend a healthy dose of National Lampoon to you.

Excellent, Offender, excellent, please continue, it will do you much good.

Very few positive comments, but 24 overall 5's. What a surprise.

Offender, I chose this parody to ask you some things, because you mentioned something about your age in your remarks, and I was wondering about your age, but you never answered me. I have made positive comments about your parodies on several occasions, but you never have had the decency yet to acknowledge me, am I right? Still, I have enjoyed some of your parodies, and think you have lived up to your name very well--remember, it's not a parody til someone gets "pissed off", as someone said (and people who say that get pissed off more than anyone). I especially appreciate some of your work because you do have the guts to express yourself without worrying about the outrage that ensues. Of course, you are using an assumed name, and I don't. Still, people find the time to get very pissed off at you, do they not? It would be delightful to get a response from you, if you have the time.

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"it's not a parody til someone gets "pissed off", as someone said (and people who say that get pissed off more than anyone)."

That does it, Royce. NO SOUP FOR YOU. Come back - ONE YEAR.

do you really think it take "guts" to express yourself without worrying about outrage that ensues, Royce?

I can think of lots of examples of anonymous outrage-causers who didn't have guts - the unabomber for one - anthrax-mailers for more - I'm amazed that you admire those peoples' bravery

I'm not aiming this comment at Offender personally, but anonymously trying to cause outrage takes "lack of guts" in my opinion, and "immature lack of guts" more specifically

Anyone can throw a molotov cocktail and then run and hide - people with guts choose not to - out of self-respect, pride, courage, and maturity

Stuart and Spaff--it takes courage to be in the minority on this website, and I should know. That's why I think that the "funny" stuff should be separate from serious stuff. Because people cannot be objective, with both. They judge you on your serious stuff, and if they don't like your position, they hold it against you on your funny stuff. And you know that's true. There are very few people who are an exception to this, and I've spoken to those people in comments, about how I appreciate them. You keep on writing, and so will I.

Stuart-- You are wrong to say that I admire people who send anthrax letters, etc-------Speaking words and physically hurting someone are two very different things, and I think people confuse the two, unfortunately. There are many anonymous writers on this website---and like Offender, it's what he says that means something to me, not what his real name is. His age doesn't matter either, I just thought since no one knows who he is, he wouldn't mind giving a general idea of his age. I will not be bullied by you or Spaff, or anyone else here, and that's exactly how I see your treatment of me. And in the future, I won't attempt dialog with Offender if he doesn't choose to respond back to me; but I will look forward to his parodies.

But what "Song Police" said half a year ago is true. USA For Africa performed this, not Band Aid. USA For Afirca was based in the United States, and Band Aid (who did "Do They Know It's Christmas") was based in the UK. I am sick & tired of having to do everyone's f**ing research for them.

parody police - you have permission to stop :-)

Royce - please retract that bully accusation. I was arguing with your point, not putting you down. My point was that it doesn't take courage to anonymously try to offend, as you suggested, it takes LACK of courage - and I argued my point above. Calling me a bully for taking an opposing view to you is attacking the person, not the point, which is exactly what (ironically) you're complaining about. Check out the definition of "projecting" if you don't already know it. I understand it can be draining to be part of a minority, but please stay objective, not paranoid, and don't lash out personally at someone just because they disagree with your point. I'm apolitical and always see both sides. I've voted left and right equally over my life - and I always vote for what the country needs at the time of the election - yet you somehow think I'm aligned against you. I also can't recall ever being negative to you. I've been positive in fact, as evidenced by a quick scan through your parodies to check my comments http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/bobbydarin9.shtml http://www.amiright.com/parody/misc/traditional594.shtml http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/julieandrews46.shtml http://www.amiright.com/parody/80s/julioiglesiaswillienelson1.shtml (and plenty more) so how can I be complimentary and a bully? Besides, you always comment and argue under your real name, which I admire, because using your real name DOES take courage (which was my initial point) - and I respect you for that too. In fact, I'm one of the people you said you DO appreciate, because I always separate my views of people's skills from my views on their ideas (one of my 4 comments to you above says exactly that) - yet I have had no PM from you complimenting me on my objectivity (as you said you regularly like to do) On the other hand I don't think I've had a comment from you on one of my parodies for 6 months or so, which indicates you're doing exactly what you're complaining others do.

Sorry I didn't get around to answering your questions until now, Royce. Since you ask, I'm a young man who's recently turned 26. The reason I publish under this name instead of my real name is that there's no advantage to giving your real name out on the internet unless you happen to be someone famous, which I of course am not. I'm not trying to be "brave" in being offensive, just trying to be original.

Offender, I thank you for answering me. I hope you'll keep being original---and, now that you mention your age, I'm very impressed that someone 26 would write some of the things you've written. I understand exactly why you use a made-up name; I probably would have been smart if I had done so about 450 parodies ago. Take care.

We Did Not Do This Song. USA For Africa Did. Parody Police and Song Police are telling the truth.

Very well, Band Aid, the case is dismissed. However, you now face charges for the atrocity you did commit, namely "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Do you guys know just how lame you truly are!?

They had every friggin' right to record "Do They Know It's Christmas." If you dun't like the record, that's okay, but show some respect (constructive criticism that don't hurt other peoples' feelings). And think about that before you go spouting off.

They had a legal right, but not a moral one. I stand by my assessment; the world is a worse place for such false charity.

Litmus, you'll turn blue when your comment goes missing tomorrow. As for Offender, he/she hasn't submitted a parody in 9+ years, which probably proves that satiric offensiveness should be left to pros like Swift and Rickles.