Animaniacs song parodies I wrote in the 1990s

Pulled out some stuff to photograph so you'll have things to look at while listening.

The "Warners in squares" picture was drawn by my friend Federica Giulietti (see YouTube channel "shangelina") -- it's actually two whole VHS covers full of squares like that which she drew on the cases of two tapes of Animaniacs from Italian television that she had sent to me.

The dressed-up Warner plushes are my wife's. They reside in a section of a bookshelf in our dining room.

The black'n'white line drawing of Wakko in drag is from one of the Animaniacs coloring books. It's one of the most disturbing officially licensed images I've seen, with Yakko swooning over his brother.

The semi-colored line drawings of Plotz, Dr Scratchansniff and Hello Nurse are from an Animaniacs watercolor book.

The other line drawings are some of the original model sheets used by the artists on the show.

Of course, I'm wearing three different Animaniacs shirts. The one in the introduction bits has the Animaniacs logo on the front and on the back the same logo but with the Warners making faces (though I never show the back in this video). In another video I'm wearing the "Totally Insaney" shirt. In another, I'm wearing the "There's Baloney in Our Slacks" shirt. A fourth shirt I don't wear in the video and didn't show the front of, but only the autographs on the back of it.

The group photo is from Animania IV, when myself and 19 other fans on the internet decided to meet each other in Southern California during the summer of 1995, and ended up invited into Warner Bros. Animation. The photo is us with some of the cast and crew.

The first MIDI file, I have no information as to who arranged it. The second one is a re-arrangement by myself of one that had the verse in the wrong time signature. I fixed the time signature and changed some of the banjo arpeggios. The third one is my own remake of a bad arrangement I found somewhere, to make it sound somewhat human-played. I also altered the melody rhythm to fit my lyrics a little.

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[WormyLeWorm]

I love how little you seem to care about the fact that you're performing, even going as far to say as you aren't a good singer but still doing it for the sake of passion. Most people are too unreasonably self-conscious when it comes to performances.

[Keeper1st]

@WormyLeWorm In 1985, I played a solo kazoo part in high-school band (it was supposed to be seven kazoos but all the others chickened out when it came to concert time). A couple years ago I went on stage in a full theater and sang the Red Rose Rag as Elmer Fudd (video is here on YouTube) -- then did it again a few months later at a different venue. I think any embarrassment factor is long gone by now! I have accepted the fact that I am and always will be a goofball!

[PickleSack12]

That last song was so sad...the credits said they were going to have a 100th but no, it got canceled before that came...:'(

[Keeper1st]

@PickleSack12 No, the credits were making a joke about the fact that there would NOT be a 100th episode.

[KeithDameo]

I like your songs but you seem to have the wrong amount of sylables in some parts of your songs.

[Keeper1st]

@KeithDameo There's no such thing as a wrong amount of syllables as long as the melody is adhered to and there are no awkward stresses. Compare the most popular Animaniacs parodies to their source tunes for example: Yakko's World (Mexican Hat Dance), Wakko's America (Turkey in the Straw), Macadamia Nut (Macarena). It's just like how any song may have a different number of syllables in the same measure from one verse to the next.

[75egcg]

I loved this! I actually watched this with the volume all the way up at my parents house. When my mom walked into the computer room, I quickly switched to porn. It was easier to explain.

[crazyfooInc]

And that last song nearly brought a tear to my eye. The song itself is enough to bring that heartfelt feeling but when adding in the cancellation of one of the best shows of the 1990s it really strikes home.

[WormyLeWorm]

@Keeper1st

I applaud you. I try to be as shameless as possible as well. I get through life by "whatevering" to a reasonable, sanity-preserving extent. Your experiences remind me of a time I made a movie with a couple friends and one was extremely hesitant. To his surprise, he turned out to be the best and silliest actor.

[PIHE6103]

Super!!!

[PickleSack12]

@Keeper1st Still a sad song though.

[PickleSack12]

@Keeper1st ...Oh...

[MrJohnffrey87]

The Beverly Hillbillies would've made a great one.