Many of you may have seen my parody of "Modern Major General" over in the Shadowrun board, and since it's posting I have been wanting to create more Sixth World inspired parodies of various songs, both popular and classic. This is a topic for me to keep all of you updated on my progress, and for others who have the parody gene to demonstrate their control over it. Suggestions, both for modifications to posted songs, and ideas for other parodies, are welcomed and encouraged.

I am the very model of a Shadowrunner Criminal
I am the very model of a Shadowrunner criminal
I've stole it, be it digitable, technical, or magical
I know the immortal elves, and I quote their fights historical
From Earthdawn to Tir na Nog, in order categorical

I'm very well acquainted, too, with contacts all reliable
I’ve dealt with Mr. Johnsons, both the simple and maniacal
About bleeding edge SOTA I am teeming with a lot o' news
With many cheerful facts about the latest stuff from Renraku

With many cheerful facts about the latest stuff from Renraku
With many cheerful facts about the latest stuff from Renraku
With many cheerful facts about the latest stuff from Renra-Renraku

I'm good at interrogations keeping all my subjects concious
I know the scientific names of gases quite innocuous
In short, in matters digitable, technical, or magical
I am the very model of a Shadowrunner criminal

In short, in matters digitable, technical, or magical
He is the very model of a Shadowrunner criminal

I know draconic history, from Lofwyr to Prez Dunkelzhan
I ran the diagnostics on my teams GMC panel van
I quote in Sperethial all the crimes of Humanis Policlub
In combat I can floor most enemies with my machineguns-sub

I can sell illegal rifles from old Ingrams to those new Ares
I know the casting focus of mages at Aztechnology
Then I can hack a file of which I've been within its node afore
And bristle all the hairs on the neck of the system registrar

And bristle all the hairs on the neck of the system registrar
And bristle all the hairs on the neck of the system registrar
And bristle all the hairs on the neck of the system regiregistrar

Then I can write a wired skill in cryptographic data form
And tell you ev'ry detail of Ehran’s stash of elven lore
In short, in matters digitable, technical, and magical
I am the very model of a Shadowrunner criminal

In short, in matters digitable, technical, and magical
He is the very model of a Shadowrunner criminal

In fact, when I know what is meant by "drundeah" and "zathien"
When I can tell at sight Damien Knight from that damned Harlequin
When such affairs as corporate infiltrations I’m invited on
And when I know precisely what is meant by "Makkanagee morkhan"

When I have learnt what progress shall be made in genetechnology
When I know by heart the floors of the Renraku Archology
In short, when I've been splattering some elemental effigies
You'll say a better Shadowrunner surely there has never been

You'll say a better Shadowrunner surely there has never been
You'll say a better Shadowrunner surely there has never been
You'll say a better Shadowrunner surely there has never ever been

Paramilitary knowledge, with a mercenary specialty
Has served very well in runs from Seattle to the Philippines
But still, in matters digitable, technical, and magical
I am the very model of a Shadowrunner criminal

But still, in matters digitable, technical, and magical
He is the very model of a Shadowrunner criminal


Shadowrun-de-yada (featured on the FuMP Sideshow)
Never gets old, huh?
Nope.
It kinda makes you wanna-
Break into song?
Yep.

I love Seattle.
I love noise pollution.
I love street battles.
I love to Shadow Run.
I love the sixth world.
And all its sights and sounds.

Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada

I love the Johnson
I love the mission plan
I love to improvise
Whenever the shit hits the fan
I love the sixth world
It’s such a violent place

Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada

I love explosions
I love fatalities
I love augmented
And virtual realities
I love the sixth world,
Technology’s a drug.

Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada

I love blood magic
And Aztechnology
I love to delve the
Renraku Archology.
I love the sixth world.
It’s batshit craziness.

Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada

I love smart goggles
And thermographic sight
I love to be the one
Who goes bump in the darkest night
I love the sixth world
And all the stealthyness

Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada

I love employee
Confidentiality
I love corp wars and
Extraterritoriality
I love the sixth world,
It’s full of business sense.

Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada

I love great dragons.
I love Prez Dunkelzhan.
I love the future
The whole damn Earth becomes Japan.
I love the sixth world.
It means so much to me.

Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada

Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada
Boooooom


T'was the Night Before Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas, and all through Seattle
All the runners were stirring, for a massive street battle.
Their weapons were loaded with ammo to spare,
All hoped that Knight Errant would not venture there.

The grenades were nestled all snug in their belts,
While everyone hoped to hold onto their scalps.
And the shaman with totem, and I with my rifle,
Had just settled upstairs to avoid all that trifle.

When out in the road there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from cover to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a bee,
Tossed aside sandbags and looked down to see .

The cars on the street all blazing away
Giving the objects below the luster of day.
When, what to my perceiving eyes should appear,
But a massive troll sammy, with a large angry sneer.

Luau shirt, lederhosen, and mouth full of tusks,
I knew in a moment it must be our Krusk.
More rabid than weasels, was our big bullet sponge.
He whistled, and shouted, and called out his challenge!

"Now Riggers! now, ‘Mancers! now, Mages with Focuses!
Oh, Adepts, Go-Gangers and Cybered up carcasses!
Get down here and fight me!” was his mighty call,
“I’ll blast away! Blast away! Blast away all!"

As trailers that before the wild hurricane fly,
He obliterated obstacles, made everything die.
‘Til up to the porch steps the corpses they stacked,
When into my commlink, our rigger dwarf hacked.

He sent me the numbers, via augmented reality
An update on the number of total fatalities
I stared at the numbers, then swiveled in horror,
As the giant Chinese troll kicked down the locked door.

He was covered in blood, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with carnage and soot.
A bundle of skulls he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a semi deranged maniac.

His eyes-how they twinkled! His odor so heavy!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a chevy!
His tusk befilled mouth was drawn up like barbed wire,
And a mark on his face like he’d just kissed a tire.

The stump of a leg he held tight in his teeth,
And the entrails encircled his head like a wreath.
He had a broad face and a massive troll body,
Battleaxe on one shoulder, and a twin barreled shotty!

He was bloody and damp, a right jolly old troll,
And I shook when I saw him, without self control!
A wink of his eye and a twisted up sneer,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to fear.

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his “work”,
And filled all the coffins, then turned with a jerk.
And sticking his finger inside of his nose,
He dug for a moment then pulled out a rose!

He sprang to his cycle, to his team gave a whistle,
Then fired it up and made my neck hairs bristle.
But I heard him exclaim, as he rode out of sight,
"Happy Deathness to all, you put up a good fight!"


"Lonestar" (Shadowrun Parody of "Rockstar" by Nickleback)
I'm through with working for Corps
At such embarrassing wage
I can hardly pay my rent
And it fills me full of rage
With no career advancement
In the future that I can foresee

(Tell me what you want)

I want a covert team
Who can meet the quota
A ninja and a sammy with the latest SOTA
And a king size Troll strong enough
to lift an Ork or three

(Yeah, so what you need)

I'll need a, a credit stick that's got no limit
And a big black van with a drone rack in it
Possibly an Ares Roadmaster
Possibly a GMC

(Been there done that)

I want magic support that can Astral Project
And a Face who’s worth at least a little respect
And as for rigging drones
You can leave that part up to me.

(So how you gonna do it?)

I’ll cyberware up until I go insane
I'd even lose my body, and borg my brain

'Cause we all just wanna avoid Lonestar
Knight Errant, and whoever else the cops are
The nuyen comes easy and the guns come cheap
We’ll kill without regret and we’ll never lose sleep
And eventually we’ll build up such intrigue
We’ll have to start up our own runner’s league
Every good drone rigger's
Gonna work for us
Every hot gun-bunny
with her “ammo drums”
and well..

Hey hey I wanna take out Lonestar
Hey hey I wanna take out Lonestar

I wanna be great like Lofwyr but not a dragon
Get a lifetime membership with doc-wagon
Steal a couple artifacts
So I can rack up karma for free

(I'll take HMHVV... ha ha)

I’ll be that rare non-elf who becomes immortal
Get a penthouse suite on Zurich Orbital
Gonna date an eco-shaman that loves to
cast a heal on me

(So how you gonna do it?)

I’ll learn all that I can about the arcane
I’ll put Aztechnology’s mages to shame

'Cause we all just wanna avoid Lonestar
Knight Errant, and whoever else the cops are
The nuyen comes easy and the guns come cheap
We’ll kill without regret and we’ll never lose sleep
And eventually we’ll build up such intrigue
We’ll have to start up our own runner’s league
Every good drone rigger's
Gonna work for us
Every hot gun-bunny
with her “ammo drums”
And we'll hire jobs out to specialists
Like master debaters
And cunning linguists
We can even turn a profit on the body pile
Everybody's got an organ legger on speed dial
well..

Hey hey I wanna take out Lonestar

I’ll turn on something that’ll jam their sensors
Gonna buy my team their own NERPS dispenser
Get Mystic Adepts to come on all my runs
Who knew law-breaking could be so much fun?

'Cause we all just wanna avoid Lonestar
Knight Errant, and whoever else the cops are
The nuyen comes easy and the guns come cheap
We’ll kill without regret and we’ll never lose sleep
And eventually we’ll build up such intrigue
We’ll have to start up our own runner’s league
Every good drone rigger's
Gonna work for us
Every hot gun-bunny
with her “ammo drums”
And we'll making a living off organized crime
Staying one step ahead
Getting paid on time
We'll steal anything within a thousand miles
If we get gunned down we’re gonna die with style
well..

Hey hey I wanna take out Lonestar
Hey hey I wanna take out Lonestar



MP3s on FileFreak (Right click and "save as" to keep a free copy for yourself)

Current Shadowrun Parody Projects:
"T'was the night before Christmas"
"Rockstar"
I NEED SUGGESTIONS!!!

So, what do you think?

I would like to congratulate you on creating the finest examples of Shadowrun filk I've seen.

So, to update, I've just finished uploading an embarrassingly low-quality self-rendition of Shadowrun-de-yada to the internet... Check the original post of updates...

I regret to inform you that the link appears to be broken.

No, I'm pretty sure it works...It's a direct link to the MP3 file, so some browsers might not support it, and if you have slow internet, it may look like nothing it happening. Try right clicking and "save as"... If that doesn't work, please tell me, and I'll see if I can fix it...

EDIT: Oops, I may have been mistaken...I switched some preferences around, it should work now..

EDIT EDIT: My bad, lemme just link to the page with the mp3 on it, rather than the mp3 itself...

Totally works, and is totally awesome.

Just for your knowledge, this is going to get added to the Geek Karaoke Night rotation, along with such classics as "What Do You Do With A Drunken Vulcan" and "The Ivanova Blasphemy Song"

Thank you. It's uncommon for me to get comments, especially considering how tone-deaf I am...

I'm going to try and get some more folks involved, mostly from my running group, and perhaps my college writer's club...Maybe even make a video...

Well i am not familiar with the original song, but we can try to get it on a better rendition using Soundtrack Pro or some other similar software. would be awesome. after i finish studying for my M.Ds exams, perhaps we can try it.

Updated with "T'was the Night Before Christmas", Shadowrun Edition. Working on "Rockstar"...

Awesome.

Legendary

No.

Legen.....wait for it......dary.

You sir are some kind of twisted genius,

very epic my friend, very epic

Nice to hear everyone's appreciating what I'm doing. As another update, Shadowrun-de-yada has been featured on the FuMP Sideshow today! This will (hopefully) allow it to reach a slightly wider audience.

Also, in other news, I have finished writing lyrics for a Shadowrun parody of "Rockstar" by Nickleback. I'm editing it into the top post now, hope you all enjoy!

I NEED SUGGESTIONS FOR MORE SONGS TO PARODY!

Ultimate Showdown (of ultimate destiny)

99 Red Ballons

I have been thinking about doing a spoof of 'Sit on my Face' by Monthy Python.

Shoot me in the face and tell me its for money...

Make it so!

Nice work.

Could we add more verse to Shadowrun-de-yada ?

By all means, go ahead. I had a few more little ideas, but decided to cut it off where I had it, because the song is supposed to be short, and gets awfully repetitive sounding if you add too many more verses. Mine aren't perfect, however, so if you come up with some you think are more fitting, by all means, post them, I'd love to see them.

I'm still working on getting a good group together for making videos of "Shadowrunner criminal" and "Shadowrun-de-yada"... If anyone on here lives in or near Oregon (or nearby, like in Washington), and would like to help, you'd be much appreciated. I myself live in Oregon City, but we'd probably meet up and film in Portland, or maybe even make the trek up to Seattle, for (augmented) realities sake....

I don't know if it's better, but...

I love sprawl gangers
I love my minigun
I love to double-cross
The Golden Snout again
I love the Sixth World
It's full of places to hide

Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada
Boom-de-yada
...



Ghostbusters?

Don't you mean the Ultimate Shadowrun. I don't know enough meta plot to fit enough high lvl NPCs in it to make it funny enough. Though the Grate Dragons are must and so are the Immortal Elves. I'll see if any thing comes to mind.

Yesyesyes! It must be done.

I'm not sure about USoUD, because it's pretty specific, and would be hard to replicate...plus, I really don't have enough background knowledge on the game to make it work yet. I'll put it on the back burner, and maybe eventually look at the project, but for now, it's not something I feel capable of.

99 Red Balloons, however, gives me an idea...Something about 99 free spirits, and summoning them, etc...I may just have to attempt to do this one.


LOL, I might actually try this one...


Too many sylables in the last line, but it's pretty good otherwise...whoever the Golden Snout is...(again, more or less clueless about Shadowrun Lore)

And Ghostbusters would be awesome, however it's not got a lot of lyrics, and "Shadowrunners" is four syllables wherease "Ghostbusters" is three... The beat for the song REALLY requires three syllables, unlike some songs which can squeeze in another. I'll look into it, but I'm not sure I can get around that syllable thing.

AND, I'm thinking about writing a Shadowrun parody of Weird Al's "Hardware Store"

Somethin' real big (big) happened in Seattle
Feelin' rattled, wanna go and start a battle
I think I might just go right out of my mind
Unless I can increase my kills

I got a lot of dice and I wanna make a roll
But my GM says I need to practice "self control"
I really don't care, all I want is a chance
To justify all these skills!

I can't wait, (no I) I can't wait (oh when)
When am I gonna get to have some fun?
I'm goin' (yes I'm) goin', I'm a-goin' to play
Goin' to play I'm goin', really goin' to play
Goin' I'm goin' to play oh yes, I'm goin' to play
Shadowrun!

Working on it more...

A parody of a parody? Welcom to the wold of Kenefsky (I think I spelled that right) filk. It's all downhill from here.

Golden Snout = Golden Wyrm = Lofwyr... Trying to double-cross the Most Powerful and Nasty Wyrm of the World is actually a Very Bad Idea, but there's always somebody eager to try.

Oh, I'm sorry. I remember phrase "Golden Snout" from some supplement - some older one, I think.

Who you gonna call...Knight Err-ant!

Also, One Week by Barenaked Ladies.

not exactly on topic, but Im gonna drop this link here cause its kind of cool and its for a charity... 8-bit christmas

Im buying it to use in our game...plan on having a street musician playing it somewhere...a serious retro-purist.

" You should feel the music, Chummer,not have it piped into your brain like sewage at a reclamation plant!"

"

LOL YES! I love the Lonestar song. Just thought I throw this out there, when I think of music from the Shadowrun, I think of Imogen Heap but thats just me.

You are a sick, twisted man.

I think I love you.

Try "We're Runners" instead of "Shadowrunners" ?!

"Who you gonna call? Knight Err-ant!

Even more appropriate now KE is the Seattle security force.

Agreed. A KE commercial would be both appropriate and scary as hell.

I just want you to be my slave;
I just want you to work all day;
But I want you to be new,
And I just wanna make bugs
in you.

If there's some street gang
in your neighborhood

Who you gonna call?
Knight Errant!

If there's something weird
and it don't look good

Who you gonna call?
Knight Errant!

We fear no metahuman
We fear no metahuman

If you're seeing bullets
running above your head

Who can you call?
Knight Errant!

An unemployed troll
sleeping in your car

Oh, who you gonna call?
Knight Errant!

We fear no metahuman
We fear no metahuman

Who you gonna call?
Knight Errant!

If you're all alone
pick up the phone

And call:
Knight Errant!

We fear no metahuman
But we like the girls

We fear no metahuman

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Who you gonna call?
Knight Errant!

If someone took a dose of
a freaky K-10
You'd better call:
Knight Errant! Ow!

Let me tell you something
Bustin' makes me feel good

We fear no metahuman
We fear no metahuman

Don't get caught alone, oh no

Knight Errant!

When ghouls come through your door
Unless you just want some more
I think you better call

Knight Errant!

Ow!

Who you gonna call?
Knight Errant!

Who you gonna call?
Knight Errant!

feel free to change anything

Awesome!!!

LOL! Nice.

Im working on a version of Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. A friend of mine already went to the studio and recorded guitar, bass and drums. Still need to complete the text.

I... I love you. I think I'm faintly turned on by this.

Haha so good. Gonna rip some of this out in one of my sessions.

Dude, you ALMOST made me like nickelback, when you made the Lonestar Song.

And also, you made me wish i had a band so i could actually record it. So, what i propose is that, if anyone can care to record the instruments alone and send them to me, i can pass them through Soundtrack and mix them in. So, any musicians willing to try it? Please, no singers until we can get all instruments...

Edited for double posting and for turning in another option

Otherwise, does anyone know if there is a karaoke-like track of this song in the internet? It would make some versions quite easier to be finished.

Well, unless you want the music played by a trombone I am afraid I cannot help.

This. I'll help when I got the time. sigh....RL.....

Thread necromancy time!

Here's my SR version of Bodies by Robbie Williams:

Got DocWagon on the line
They're my only true lifeline
Holding onto a goldmine
Then I got paid on a ley line

What a day, what a day
And your Johnson fragging lied to me
Then Johnson's gonna die for me

S-K's got it in for me
I feel like it's fragging me
Wanna peek at their inventory
Love killing like it's made for me

One a day, one day
And your Johnson really lied to me
I guess Johnson's gonna die for me

Bodies in the bloody street
Bodies on my rap sheet
Bodies of my enemies
Bodies are because of me
Bodies in the cemetery
And that's the way it's gonna be

All I've ever wanted
Is to make some credit
Hope your fixer'll accept it
Docwagon Protection
Implant rejection
K-10 injection...

Paying for some Raptors
Installed by a stranger
Eating stiffs is contagious
Looking out for their mages

All day, every day
And if Johnson really lied to me
Then Johnson's gonna die for me

Bodies in the bloody street
Bodies on my rap sheet
Bodies of my enemies
Bodies are because of me
Bodies in the cemetery
And that's the way it's gonna be

All I've ever wanted
Is to make some credit
Hope your fixer'll accept it
Docwagon Protection
Implant rejection
K-10 injection...

Bodies in the bloody street
Bodies on my rap sheet
Bodies of my enemies
Bodies are because of me
Bodies in the cemetery

Bodies in the bloody street
Bodies on my rap sheet
Bodies of my enemies
Bodies are because of me
Bodies in the cemetery
And that's the way it's gonna be...

All I've ever wanted
Is to make some credit
Hope your fixer'll accept it
Docwagon Protection
Implant rejection
K-10 injection...

Johnson didn't lie to me...
What do you want?
I want perfection.

Johnson never worked for you
What do you want?
Bodies of your team.

Johnson's gonna die with you
Johnson's gonna die with you
Johnson's gonna die with you

How about "Ghost Rest Ye Merry SINless"?

I'd like you to take a minute, just jack right in
I'll tell you all about how I became CEO of a corp called Saeder-Krupp



LOFWYR IS THE FRESH PRINCE OF ESSEN

go look for Kareoke tracks if you want just the music, i know they make them for most of those songs

Hoi,

I have to say I love all the stuff you put out there, with Lonestar and Bodies my favorites.

After reading this, I had to steal half an hour out of my workday to make this:

Here my take on Over the Hills and Far Away

"Into the Shadows to Getaway"

Here's fifteenhundret and a com
For those who'll join us on the run
To cast or shoot or hack today
Into the shadows to getaway

[Chorus:]
Into the mist and out of frame
Through Ares, Renraku and pain
Johnson commands and we obey
Into the shadows to getaway

When Cover's blown then I must go
The striketeam was to strong a foe.
And part of me will always stray
Into the shadows to getaway.

[Chorus, Variant A]
Into the mist and out of frame
Through Astral Portals and the Drain
Har'quin commands and we obey
Into the shadows to getaway

Chummers check your gear before
or you shall fall and rise no more
This is to high a price to pay
Into the shadows to getaway.

[Chorus]

Now fall in Chums behind the drone,
With weapons blazing in a cone.
Along the road to come-what may.
Into the shadows to getaway.

[Chorus]

When evil corps stalk our land
I'll send my spirits till they're banned
And chant to win a better day
Into the shadows to getaway.

[Chorus]

Let Corps and Johnsons come and go
I'll have my rep for all I know
A chromers Life will always pay
Into the shadows to getaway.

[Chorus]
----Fade Out----

ahh, guilty pleasure

Sunshine