Bands based mostly around comedy cover versions

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Richard Cheese (Nu-Metal and Hip-Hop songs in a lounge style)
Ten Masked Men (Chart-Pop done Death Metal style)
Mike Flowers Pops (pretty much a UK mid-90s version of Richard Cheese)
The Great Kat (Classical greats in a thrash/power metal style)

There must be more?

― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 17 May 2004 09:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Me First and the Gimme Gimmies(chart pop in pop punk style)

― AaronHz (AaronHz), Monday, 17 May 2004 09:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Primal Scream

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Monday, 17 May 2004 09:36 (twenty-two years ago)

HAHAHAHAHA

― AaronHz (AaronHz), Monday, 17 May 2004 09:40 (twenty-two years ago)

serious answers please Dr C :-)

― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 17 May 2004 09:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Bad News

― M Carty (mj_c), Monday, 17 May 2004 09:50 (twenty-two years ago)

oh they did that screechy bad Bohemian Rhapsody cover, huh? I forgot about them.

― AaronHz (AaronHz), Monday, 17 May 2004 09:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Beatallica

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 17 May 2004 10:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Dread Zepellin
Easy Star Allstars

Reggae covers of Led Zep and Pink Floyd respectively.

― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 17 May 2004 10:13 (twenty-two years ago)

senor coconut

― zappi (joni), Monday, 17 May 2004 11:04 (twenty-two years ago)

the diff'rent strokes/stripes/darkness/whatever

― the surface noise made by people (electricsound), Monday, 17 May 2004 11:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Reel Big Fish

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 17 May 2004 11:39 (twenty-two years ago)

james last

― Robin Goad (rgoad), Monday, 17 May 2004 11:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Snuff were mostly along these lines when they started off, what with their covers of various TV advert tunes - Kwik Fit, Bran Flakes, Shake'n'vac, et flipping cetera. Dunno if they ever dropped the novelty side of things, cuz other than that they did have some pretty great hardcore tunes.

Also see the Barron Knights, V/VM, and, arguably, Laibach.

― NickB (NickB), Monday, 17 May 2004 12:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Do Luther Wright and the Wrongs count? I haven't heard their countrified version of The Wall so I don't know if it's comedic or not.

― Joseph McCombs, Monday, 17 May 2004 12:17 (twenty-two years ago)

The Fugees

― Dadaismus (Dada), Monday, 17 May 2004 12:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Black Velvet Flag. LA punk songs done lounge style.

― mike a, Monday, 17 May 2004 12:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Hayseed Dixie - who, if you don't know, are a bluegrass AC/DC cover band, and are one of the most awesomest live acts EVARGH.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 17 May 2004 12:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Snuff always carried on with the comedy thing - Standing the the Shadows of Love, Soul Limbo, I will Survive, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads theme - always covers on their albums.

Oizone, and their various forms (Oiasis etc.)

― ___ (___), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:01 (twenty-two years ago)

The Coolies-- Their first record is mostly odd Simon & Garfunkel covers. They had some originals, but mostly they did strange covers.

Killdozer's cover record 'For Ladies Only' is their most listenable record, although I am sure a few people would disagree. Their cover of Steve Miller's "Take the Money and Run" is genius.

― earlnash, Monday, 17 May 2004 13:15 (twenty-two years ago)

The Squirrels

http://www.thesquirrels.com

― don (don), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Apocalyptica - Heavy metal songs done by 4 cellos.

― David Allen (David Allen), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:04 (twenty-two years ago)

The Detergents (Leader of the Laundromat, The Little Old Doctor from Ipanema, Mrs. Jones)

― brian patrick (brian patrick), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:24 (twenty-two years ago)

moog cookbook

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:25 (twenty-two years ago)

(x-post back to self)

...or are these sorts of parodies not the same as comedy covers?

― brian patrick (brian patrick), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:27 (twenty-two years ago)

The Advantage - covers of music from old video games

― Avi Roig (Avi), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:36 (twenty-two years ago)

The Squirrels

Damn, I thought I was the only fan around here!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:36 (twenty-two years ago)

The Fools. Their career in major land started with "Psycho Chicken"...buck, buck, buck-buck, buck, buck, buck ....

Blotto. Al Yankovic -- the King. Sometimes, the Macc Lads.

― George Smith, Monday, 17 May 2004 14:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Ditto, Ned.

― don (don), Monday, 17 May 2004 15:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Ever seen them live? I've caught three shows now, wish I could be at the 20th anniversary show next month.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 17 May 2004 15:40 (twenty-two years ago)

www.dokaka.com

― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:19 (twenty-two years ago)

The Dickies always made it a big part of their schtick: Eve of Destruction, Sound of Silence, Nights in White Satin, Communication Breakdown, Hair, Town Without Pity. Probably more.

― briania (briania), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

oh yeah if we count that, then every ska band ever to thread, and the barenaked ladies too.

― teeny (teeny), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:29 (twenty-two years ago)

i haven't ned.. i'm a recent convert. dunno when they're next in the UK but i'll defintely be there.

― don (don), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Alas, you'll not see them there -- they only play Seattle! Since I have friends there like donut bitch, that gives me an excuse to catch them (they put on great Xmas shows). Rob a bank and go next month, I tell ya. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:43 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm unfurling the Natwests floorplan as we speak

― don (don), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Minibosses!!!

― TOMBOT, Monday, 17 May 2004 17:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Flying Lizards

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Laibach

― sexyDancer, Monday, 17 May 2004 17:54 (twenty-two years ago)

da Coolies

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Monday, 17 May 2004 19:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Dynamite Hack

― Prude (Prude), Monday, 17 May 2004 21:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Westlife

― Dean Birkett (Fynci), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 07:32 (twenty-two years ago)

New Waver specialise in covers, but change the lyrics to make them depressing. see for yourselves, they have heaps of downloads available:

spill-label.org/nw/disco.html

― Sasha (sgh), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 07:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Nine Inch Richards
(did the barnyard version of Closer, I think)

― jigue (jigue), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 12:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Wh'always me... Homer & Jethro lambasted Tin Pan Alley pretty deftly -- and Homer was one of the best damn mandolin players around.

― christoff (christoff), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:49 (twenty-two years ago)

The Shirehorses, obv.

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh yeah, Jet and the Strokes

― Sasha (sgh), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:54 (twenty-two years ago)

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