Parodies
American comedy music group Raymond and Scum parodied the song as "Blair Witch", a parody about the 1999 film, The Blair Witch Project.
In 2000, Australian comedian Chris Franklin released a parody of the song titled "Bloke" with the lyrics changed to reflect the stereotypical Australian male lifestyle. It debuted at number 15 on the ARIA Charts before eventually reaching the number one spot and staying there for two weeks, becoming the twelfth highest selling single of the year and receiving double platinum certification (140,000+ copies shipped). The song was later nominated for 2 ARIA Awards for 'Best Comedy Release' and 'Highest Selling Single', failing to win both.
Kim Gordon of the band Sonic Youth has stated that their song "Female Mechanic Now on Duty" was inspired by "Bitch"; ""It's worth mentioning," says Kim. "That the song, 'Female Mechanic on Duty' was inspired by 'Bitch' by that famous Lilith-type female singer, Meredith Brooks. It's an answer song.""
Read more about this topic: Bitch (Meredith Brooks Song)
Famous quotes containing the word parodies:
“The parody is the last refuge of the frustrated writer. Parodies are what you write when you are associate editor of the Harvard Lampoon. The greater the work of literature, the easier the parody. The step up from writing parodies is writing on the wall above the urinal.”
—Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961)