Filk Friday

Welcome to the first of a hopefully regular weekly installment of Filk Friday!

To kick things off, I’d like to feature one of my recent favorites, written a few months ago, but recently performed at GenCon: Classic Four to Six by Grand Admiral Sean. A well-crafted parody of 1985 by Bowling for Soup, this song captures how many fans (including this one) seem to feel about the prequel trilogy and special editions. Han Shot First, dammit!

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Punk Rock Potters

MTV interviews Harry and the Potters:

With song titles like “The Foil (Malfoy)” and “Voldemort Can’t Stop the Rock,” 18-year-old Joe and 26-year-old Paul have watched in stunned amazement as their “goofy” idea has turned into a full-fledged, touring band. Strumming their guitars and belting out lyrics like “Draco Malfoy, what’s your problem?/ All your friends think you’re rad/ ‘Cause you treat me so bad,” the DeGeorge brothers have combined broomsticks with Blink-182. And the outfits help too.

That’s it, CJrs: we totally have to revive The Dead Daalas.