From the Stable

The Interns

2010-03-27T22:32:00.003Z

Music by me (featuring Liz Hunter on vocal): The Interns, made for the TUC's Rights for Interns campaign.

Julie Moult is an idiot

2008-08-27T13:46:00.004+01:00

Julie Moult is an idiot. And we're here to let her know.

Stealer of images (from top fellow Beau Bo d'Or) and all-round Daily Mail Hackette, Julie needs a wee lesson in the art of Googlebombing...

And I need a lesson in the art of formatting, but meh.

Here's Manic's step by step guide to Julie Moult.

Revo

2007-06-05T10:00:00.001+01:00

Revo - I did the disco beats for this new web toy. Groovy, baby.

Blame Canada!

2006-11-18T13:50:00.000Z

Another one with Greenpeace with cursing, trawling, singing and flappy-headed flamenco fishermen. Blame Canada (and España).
Any resemblance to a certain well-known cartoon, blah blah blah.

Pulp Fishin'

2006-11-18T13:45:00.000Z

We've been working with our shipmates at Greenpeace's Defending Our Oceans campaign, to help them raise awareness of bottom-trawler fishing and the damage it does.
First up, Pulp Fishin' - It's a Goddamn Miracle, based on a couple of scenes from a fairly well-known movie. Watch, enjoy, become an Ocean Defender! (Wooo!)

Poor old Paul McCartney.

2006-07-04T11:55:00.000+01:00

He'll soon be down to his last squillion pounds once Heather's lawyers get their teeth in.
Here's a song about the Mac's split from his gold-seeking, monopodal Missus.
Lyrics here.

Gillian Mckeith

2006-06-19T09:58:00.000+01:00

is, of course, a real doctor with a genuine PhD. No, really.
Anyway, here's what George Formby would have to say. 2 Mb mp3, contains ukulele, kazoo and swannee whistle.
Lyrics are here.

The lawyers are on to us again...

2006-06-15T09:18:00.000+01:00

this time it's alleged pseudoscientist Gillian McKeith's suits who say my original recording of MissPrism's ditty "I Just Wanna Look at Your Poo" is libellous.

So I edited it to include the following disclaimer:
***After hearing from her lawyers, these lines have been deleted and we acknowledge that Gillian McKeith's PhD is just as real as any other gained through the former American Holistic College of Nutrition's correspondence course.***

You can allegedly click here for the mp3 or here for the animation.

I'm a creep; I'm a tory

2006-06-11T17:39:00.000+01:00

Conservative leader David Cameron appeared on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs and displayed his "hip" credentials, namechecking The Killers, REM and The Smiths and saying Radiohead were a favourite. So I reworked one of their better-known songs in his honour.
The lyrics are here.

Lillian McBeef*

2006-06-07T17:38:00.000+01:00

Is a charlatan TV nutritionist with a ropey pedigree and her own category on badscience.net. She recently appeared on TV's "X-Factor" with a horrendous rendition of an Etta James classic, and talked a lot of shit. This deserved a song, duly delivered by MissPrism, recorded by me (MP3 here) and animated thus. Lyrics here.

*Names may have been changed.

It started out as a fish

2006-06-06T17:38:00.000+01:00

A silly song about the dangers of out-of-date frozen meals, to the tune of THe Killers' "Mr Brightside". Captain Birdseye.
The lyrics are here.

The Internet

2006-06-01T17:36:00.000+01:00

is a dangerous place, or so the media would have us believe. eclectech's animation to a MissPrism ditty recorded by me. The Daily Mail Picnic.

I see a little Viennetta in the can...

2006-05-28T17:36:00.000+01:00

I did a new song. Bulimian Rhapsody.
The lyrics are here, so you can decide whether or not I'm a Bad Person.

Guantanamo Bay Song

2006-04-30T17:34:00.000+01:00

A year or so ago, MissPrism wrote a song about the beautiful Cuban resort of Guantanamo Bay, favourite of "Suspected Terrrsts" and the best place in the West for avoiding those annoying ol' Human Rights Conventions. Eclectech has animated it. Orange Jumpsuits and force-feeding for all!

Work Your Proper Hours!

2006-04-11T17:31:00.000+01:00

In association with the TUC, eclectech and I made a game to promote "Work Your Proper Hours Day". Help our pup do his proper 8 hours. Too few hours and it's the naughty corner, too many and he'll miss out on time with the family. Contains Hula and RAWK! Click here to play.

As featured on TV!

2006-01-13T11:58:00.000Z

You're Gullible, my tribute to James "moon June Spoon" Blunt was on Channel 4 news on 11th Jan. Huzzah!

Not the Cliff Richard Chrismas Single

2005-12-14T10:26:00.000Z

Beau Bo D'Or, eclectech and I teamed up to create the Not The Cliff Richard Christmas Single. Anim by BBD and e; lyrics by BBD; music and singing by me. MP3 available here.

Festive Pants!

2005-12-10T21:11:00.000Z

Send your Christmas greetings in style with our Christmas Pants Messenger.

Hot Tomato Action!

2005-11-29T14:16:00.000Z

With apologies to Angry of West Lothian (see below), eclectech and I bring you You're Gullible: the Video. This started out as a direct skit of Mr Blunt's video for "You're Beautiful", but we soon realised the original was so fucking boring that it needed Super Hi-tec Interactive Tomato Splattage (SHITS). Enjoy!

Oh dear

2005-11-26T23:21:00.000Z

It seems my antipathy toward a certain singer/songwriter has made me an enemy. Angry of West Lothian writes:

"Dear DogHorse,

I have been a fan of this site for some time but feel i had to contact you regarding the parody " Your Gullible " by James Blunt ( Twunt ),

I think it is utterly disgusting that you can completley ridicule an artist that is talented, if you were an aspiring musician trying to make it in the music world you would understand that it is not an easy task.

To put it mildly the fact that you have ripped the mickey out of this excellent musician just to get a cheap laugh is nothing short of DESPERATE.

Again I cannot stress enough how much I previouly enjoyed this site until this incident, I now will no longer visit this site, perhaps not a big deal to you but it is one less fan that actually enjoyed your entertaining parodies.

Yours Angrilly
Name withheld"

Hmm... QED, I think.

How does anyone take James Blunt seriously?

2005-11-13T13:44:00.000Z

James Twunt - You're Gullible. A tribute to the guitar plucking, whiny twat that is ex-Kosovan war hero James "rhyming slang" Blunt. 3Mb mp3, lyrics here.

Welcome to Dungavel

2005-11-08T20:36:00.000Z

In conjunction with Camcorder Guerillas, eclectech and I created an animation as part of Visit Dungavel (Monster of the Glen).
Get On The Plane (1.6Mb Flash animation).

Pup Where We Belong

2005-10-31T14:00:00.000Z

A Woofy Allen production. Eclectech and I produced this movie trailer for the TUC. Click here for 500kb of Flash cheeeeese.

Why the Long Face?

2005-09-30T16:38:00.000+01:00

Why the Long Face?
Another collaboration with the TUC, this one's an all-singing, all-dancing number with a greyhound in a tutu. Anim by eclectech, music by me.

Comfort Breakdown

2005-09-06T21:56:00.000+01:00

WillFlashForCash proudly present Comfort Breakdown, an animation made in collaboration with the TUC which sees our puppy hero geetting the shock of his life when he dares to leave his workstation for an unauthorized comfort break.

Because because because because because...

2005-09-03T16:22:00.000+01:00

because it is utterly ludicrous. The various arguments being used to push the proposed UK ID card scheme, that is. So we did an animation about it. The Swizz of the Cards. 1.2MB of Flashy goodness, with a cute doggy being shot in the bonce by Sir Ian "YEEEEEE-HAAAAWWW!" Blair.

Michael is innocent.

2005-06-17T01:14:00.000+01:00

Of course, we never thought otherwise. Oh no.
The poor wee thing will have to console himself with a shot or two of Jesus Juice. Mmmmmm... Jesus Juice...

ID Cards

2005-06-12T13:43:00.000+01:00

Charles Clarke: what a guy. Pretty soon no UK citizen will be complete without their little plastic link to the national identity database. Hooray...
I wrote a little song about it. eclectech animated. Contains a bit of politics and opinion, but also a painfully cute puppy pianist, a dapper bulldog and various weasels.

Save the whales!

2005-05-21T01:26:00.000+01:00

Whalevision - the Song Contest.
Animation made for Greenpeace. Eclectech animated Rich Salter's illustrations, while I did the songs and made the noises, some of which are quite rude.

Last political one before the General Election

2005-05-03T23:47:00.000+01:00

This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us. Top Sparks tune reworded by Beau Bo D'Or, animated by Beau Bo D'Or and eclectech and performed by me. WARNING/GUARANTEE: rudeness and swearing abound as Blair and Howard slug it out Wild Western style.

Ah, Tony...

2005-05-01T14:26:00.000+01:00

Smirk a Little Smirk for me, Mr Blair. Missprism's words, eclectech's animation, my rendition of the Mama Cass classic. With highly therapeutic interactive spanging action.

A tribute of sorts

2005-04-19T03:04:00.000+01:00

Camilla Queen. She's our newest Royal and we love the newly-wed Mr and Mrs Chuck Windsor so much we did an animation about their star-crossed romance. I sang, eclectech animated. Contains kazoos and strong language (so how can you resist?). (1MB flash anim, 18th April 2005).

Camilla Queen - the song. 2Mb-ish mp3.

London Calling - 2005 election special

2005-04-08T17:27:00.000+01:00

London Calling - an animation featuring squirrels, Blair, a bare arse in a caravan window, Howard, punk and Thatcher.
Made by eclectech, Beau Bo D'Or and DogHorse for spinon.co.uk

Watching the Defectives?

2005-03-10T00:31:00.000Z

MediaWatch UK - Nicely done spoof of the grotty naysayers' website.

Veritarse

2005-03-10T00:26:00.000Z

Someone has created veritarse.com and pointed it at eclectech's and my veritarse song animation. This is a Good Thing.

Scuba

2005-03-06T14:24:00.000Z

Scuba. I recorded a little ditty about the joys of sub-aqua shenanigans and eclectech went mad with the old plasticine, to produce an animation featuring Busby Berkely-style fish dancing, a pink octopus and twirling frogmen. (790Kb flash anim, 6th March 2005). The mp3 is available here (2.5mb), and lyrics here.

I can compost anything

2005-02-25T02:16:00.000Z

In my marvellous Compost Bin. 750Kb anim by eclectech and GrandmaOfShoes for my little ditty. Features a pirate, morris-dancing cauliflower, gin and bumble-bee wellies.

Veritas Party

2005-02-07T21:46:00.000Z

Veritas Party - sing along to our take on the rallying cry of Robert Kilroy-Silk's latest political venture! (350Kb Flash animation. Contains musical chimps, a cat with a tickling stick and a kazoo-playing mouse.)

Kilroy

2005-02-06T05:02:00.000Z

Kilroy is at it again. This time with his "Veritas" party. Delusional, blinkered, egotistical and orange as ever. MissPrism wrote a song a while back, "Hey, Mr Tangerine Man". I recorded it. eclectech has animated it. 880Kb flash.

Mike Read

2005-01-21T02:25:00.000Z

Mike Read - what a berk.
Monday sees the release of "grief never grows old" - a song written by Mike Read, former voice of Radio 1 and I'm a Celebrity contestant. Mr Read appears utterly desperate to be recognised as a songwriting genius. The song is very, very bad indeed. The link will take you to a flash anim telling a somewhat satirical version of the "Mike Read - Soulful Superhero" story.