Kilroy Was Here
Album details
Artist: Styx
Year: Recorded 1982, released 1983
Average fodder rating (out of 5): 4
Difficulty: Hard
Assessment of suitability for parodying
This is one of the least conventional albums I own. It tells a story when taken altogether, complete with three different characters who sing different songs. A lot of words are crammed into some of the songs, and words, phrases, and subjects one would not find in ordinary music abound. That can mean opportunities, but for experts only. I took unusual measures, including making an exception to my usual rule against establishment of who exactly is singing a parody, to be able to work with this one.
The parodies
Mr. Roboto . . . Mr. Sparrow
Cold War . . . Old War/Personal War
Don’t Let It End . . . Don’t Make Me End
High Time . . . My Time
Heavy Metal Poisoning . . . Tentacle Poisoning
Just Get Through This Night . . . Just Get to Reasons Why
Double Life . . . Ugly Life
Haven’t We Been Here Before . . . Hasn’t He Been Killed Before
Don’t Let It End (Reprise) . . . Don’t Make Me End (Reprise)
Behind the scenes
- I wrote the parody album in August 2015.
- I like to call the parody album Will Turner Was Here.
- Remarks about my creativity with the album can be found in Album Story 10: Playing Characters.
Song categories: Styx songs, 1980s songs, 2-fodder songs, 3-fodder songs, 4-fodder songs, 5-fodder songs, songs parodied multiple times
Parody subject categories: Parodies about the Turner family, parodies about summer re-runs, fighting Davy Jones, parodies about avoiding Davy Jones, the Navy, music critiques, seeking knowledge, parodies about enemy life, film critiques
Parody style categories: Characterizations, clever uses of songs, completely different takes, purely funny parodies, turnabout parodies, others
Other parody categories: Parodies that do not mention Davy Jones, parodies that are accessible to everyone