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CD Review: Just Another Day In Parodies - Cledus T. Judd

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Cledus T. Judd is one of the best, in my opinion, at musical parody, and this album is no exception. This is Cledus' first release since coming over to Sony from the small label "Razor and Tie," and he's chosen songs by fellow label-mates, the Dixie Chicks and even mentions Billy Ray Cyrus and Billy Gilman in another original song.

It's a difficult task to pick a favorite here. They're all so darn funny. But the original, "The Record Deal" has to be the funniest of the bunch. It starts out, "In 1993, an overweight, non-singing, bleached blond young man moved to Nashville in search of a record deal. Here is his story..."

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He goes on to sing "I'm never gonna get me a record deal. I got Janet Reno's sex appeal, and my bootie just won't shake like Billy Ray Cyrus."

Other songs he parodies are "Goodbye Earl" - with "Goodbye Squirrel," and "Sin Wagon" - with "Wife Naggin'," from the Dixie Chicks.

Cledus gets some help from a good spirited Brad Paisley on "More Beaver," which parodies Brad's "Me Neither." In this song, Cledus sings about needing "more Beaver..." as in the TV show, "Leave it to Beaver."

The first single released was "My Cellmate Thinks I'm Sexy" which parodies Kenny Chesney's "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" as well as takes a poke at the horse incident Kenny had last Summer. The second single is "How Do You Milk A Cow" which parodies Toby Keith's "How Do You Like Me Now?!"

The only song I didn't like as well as the others was "Plowboy," which is a parody of a rap song. If I followed rap music, I'm sure I'd enjoy it more.

So get yourself in the mood to laugh and laugh as you listen to this CD. And when you're done, if your sides are sore, don't say I didn't warn ya.

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Audio Clips courtesy of: Sony Nashville.
All graphics © Shelly Fabian, with the exception of the album cover, used with permission of Sony Nashville
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