Carpe Dementia
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Carpe Dementia | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | Spring 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1998-99 | |||
Genre | Comedy | |||
Length | 73:46 | |||
Label | GNOME Productions | |||
Producer | Daniel Robinson | |||
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Carpe Dementia is the third studio album by Luke Ski. Released in 1999, the album's artwork is a parody of Insane Clown Posse's Joker's Cards albums, the front cover illustration specifically parodying the cover of The Great Milenko.[1] A song from that album, "House of Horrors", is parodied as "Rocky Horror".[2]
Track listing[]
- "Fruit Loops" - 3:01
- Parody of "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins
- A song about breakfast, especially Froot Loops
- "Insane and the Brain" - 3:44
- Parody of "Insane in the Brain" by Cypress Hill
- A song about Animaniacs stars Pinky and the Brain
- This track is the same version that appeared on Luke's earlier album, Fanboys 'n Da Hood
- "Baby Got Brak" - 4:20
- Parody of "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-lot
- A song about the cast of Space Ghost Coast to Coast
- "Bart Simp Sun" - 4:33
- Parody of "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden
- A song about Sideshow Bob's obsession with the demise of Bart Simpson
- "Cornholio" - 1:47
- Parody of "Macarena" by Los Del Rio
- A song about Cornholio, the hyperactive alter-ego of Beavis from Beavis and Butt-head
- New studio recording for this album
- "Hill" - 2:59
- Parody of "Hell" by the Squirrel Nut Zippers
- A song about the TV show King of the Hill
- "Kenny Was A Kid From South Park" - 1:39
- Parody of "Jerry Was A Race Car Driver" by Primus
- A song about the TV show South Park
- "Macho Man (Oooh Yeah!)" - 3:09
- Parody of "Macho Man" by the Village People
- A song about professional wrestling, and "Macho Man" Randy Savage in particular
- "KramerCostanza" - 3:23
- Parody of "Intergalactic" by the Beastie Boys
- A song about the TV show Seinfeld
- "Titanic Monday" - 3:00
- Parody of "Manic Monday" by The Bangles
- A song about the movie Titanic
- Lead vocals provided by Amy Sienkowski
- "Back One Week To The Future" - 2:46
- Parody of "One Week" by Barenaked Ladies
- A song about the Back to the Future movie trilogy
- "Rocky Horror" - 4:26
- Parody of "House Of Horrors" by the Insane Clown Posse
- A song about the Rocky Horror Picture Show
- "Mystery Science Theatre Picture Show" - 4:39
- Parody of "Science Fiction/Double Feature" from the Rocky Horror Picture Show
- A song about Mystery Science Theater 3000
- New studio recording for this album
- "Men In Black (Klaatu Barada Nikto)" - 3:20
- Parody of "Where It's At" by Beck
- A song about the Men In Black series of movies.
- "You Might Be A Trekkie" - 5:10
- Spoken-word parody of the stand-up comedy piece "You Might Be A Redneck If…" by Jeff Foxworthy
- About the current state of fandom
- Recorded live at Gencon '98 in Milwaukee, WI, on August 8, 1998
- "What's Up Spock? (Deep Space '99 Remix)" - 4:47
- Parody of "What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock)" by Fu-Schnickens with Shaquille O'Neal
- A song about the first four live-action Star Trek TV shows
- "Resistance" - 2:58
- Parody of "The Distance" by Cake
- A song about the events of Star Trek: First Contact
- This track is the same version that appeared on Luke's earlier album, Shadows of the Bunghole
- "Star Wars Trilogy Homesick Blues" - 2:38
- Parody of "Subterranean Homesick Blues" by Bob Dylan
- A song about the first trilogy of Star Wars movies
- New studio recording for this album
- "Bad, Bad Boba Fett" - 3:05
- Parody of "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Jim Croce
- A song centering on Boba Fett from Star Wars
- "Y.O.D.A." - 3:48
- Parody of "Y.M.C.A." by the Village People
- A song about Yoda from Star Wars and the training he gives to Luke Skywalker
- New studio recording for this album
The following tracks are hidden. Tracks 21-26 don't contain much more than the title.
- Baa!
- Oh, gee, ya think?
- Anal!
- Hey! Hey! Where'n the Hell is the God damn buffet at?
- Heehahoohuh…
- Congratulations!
- "Quite A Man For An 'AL' Fan" - 3:09
- Parody of "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)" by The Offspring
- A song about being a hard-core fan of "Weird Al" Yankovic
References[]
- ^ ""Carpe Dementia": DETAILED INFORMATION". Luke Ski. Archived from the original on 29 December 2002. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
- ^ Luke Ski (October 21, 1998). "Luke Ski's Rap Dementia Manifesto". Luke Ski. Archived from the original on 29 December 2002. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
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- Luke Ski albums
- 1999 albums