Farce the Music: Ray Stevens

Sep 29, 2022

Wrasslin' Country Reaction Gifs #63

You wanna listen to Tyler Hubbard, Cole Swindell, and Russell Dickerson?

When you let your friend see your Spotify and he finds the "Rascal Flatts songs that aren't half bad" playlist

When you're looking forward to some cocaine country dancing before the night is over

Chris Knight when someone slights him in any way

When you use a Wheeler Walker Jr. song title in an argument with your wife

Me trying to keep a tough, unexpressive exterior when somebody plays "The Mississippi Squirrel Revival"

When you spot and observe some country ladies with a fresh case of beer and a grill

When your little brother hears "Cotton Eyed Joe" for the first time

Even the most reserved man at the bar when a Conway Twitty song comes on the jukebox

I don't know... make your own caption for this one

Oct 29, 2021

Cledus T. Judd Retires, Unable to Parody Modern Country Music

For the second time, country music satirist/parody writer Cledus T. Judd has put his pen and microphone away, announcing his immediate retirement from the music business. The writer/performer of such classics as “My Cellmate Thinks I’m Sexy” and “Living Single in a Doublewide” says he will now focus on family and his home restoration business.

Judd already retired once, in 2015, after deciding to spend more time with his family. That retirement ended in 2018 when Ray Stevens begged him back onto the stage.

“I almost got cancelled that time around when I put out that Morgan Wallen parody “(Weight’s Goin’) Up Down, Up Down,” laughed Judd. “Weight Watchers and Gary Levox were pissed!” He went on to say that today’s social sensitivities aren’t conducive to his brand of humor. Still, he considers that a distant second to the true reason he’s calling it quits for good.

“It’s already a parody of itself! There’s nothing for me to do,” said Judd, real name Barry Poole, of modern country music. “I guess I could just sing the existing songs in a funnier voice to let the listener know how ridiculous lyrics like “ayyy my girl is bangin’” and “we turning up, got double cups” already are.” Poole said he longed for the days of the nineties and early two-thousands when mainstream country subject matter was varied and the writing was full of imagery.

“I looked at the chart yesterday and half the songs were thirty-something dudes singing songs about twenty-something dudes picking up girls at a bar and hitting the backroads. That’s like if all my songs were about bodily functions… oh wait.” he winked. “Anyway, with ‘truck’ in every song… the only funny words that rhyme are ‘suck’ and the f-word, neither of which are in my ‘PG but still somehow offensive’ wheelhouse.”

As we closed out the interview, Judd went off on a short tangent attempting to come up with parody titles of current songs on the spot as if reconsidering his decision. “Fanning my poots” …no, “blowing you”… hell no, “best thing since fat girls” …screw it. I’m done.”