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A song parody is a a specific form of parody that involves taking an existing song, keeping the beat and background the same, then rewriting the lyrics (or possibly adding lyrics to a song that originally had none). Sometimes the new lyrics are similar to the original, sometimes they bear little resemblance. The United States Supreme Court case ''Campbell'' v. ''Acuff-Rose Music'' established song parodies as [[Fair Use]], even when used for profit. Thus, one does not technically need to get permission from the original artist to make a parody, though some (such as [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]) make it a point to get permission for any parodies.
In a non-audio medium such as a comic, making a song parody can be a good way to let the reader know how a song is supposed to actually ''sound'' by giving them a beat and tune to which it should be set as he reads the lyrics.
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== [[Music]] ==
* [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] has based his career on this trope.
* Many [[Filk Song|filk songs]] are parodies of other songs.
* Liam Lynch's album ''Fake Songs'': There's the "Fake [[Bjork]] Song", the "Fake [[David Bowie]] Song", etc.
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* This trope is the entire premise of the [[Key of Awesome]].
* [[Little Kuriboh]] has done several song parodies using the cast of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!:
* Some [[College Humor]] sketches are song parodies, such as "[http://www.collegehumor.com/video/4013249/dont-stop-your-screaming Don't Stop Your Screaming]" or "[http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6066326/sing-talk-tik-tok-parody Sing Talk]".
* Pen Of Chaos made some, in [[Le Donjon De Naheulbeuk]], mostly by taking old traditionnal songs like "Belle qui tiens ma vie".
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Many of the songs on ''[[
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