Wow, it took Pat and Cristina a long time to get to Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus but here it is!   Interesting factoid:  the song was written with Beyonce in mind but as it came together, the writers decided to offer it to Miley.     At the end of episode 280 of The Reality Check, there is an outtake from the recording of the parody.   The chorus required several takes because Cristina laughed every time she was to sing the lyric “you’ve really got a lot of balls!”

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It is the holiday season and so a holiday themed parody seemed appropriate.   This week Pat and Cristina take on Baby Its Cold Outside changing the lyrics to ‘baby there’s woo outside.

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Elan wrote some great lyrics for this week’s parody of Royals by Lorde.   This parody was a huge mixing job with well over a dozen vocal tracks necessary.

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Elan requested a parody of Summertime Sadness by Lana Del Rey.    Pat replied “I have no idea what you are talking about but if you write the lyrics we’ll record it.”   So he did and they did and here it is!

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Who knows why Pat and Cristina decided to do Katy Perry’s song “Roar” as this week’s parody but if you figure it out, please let us know.   It might be because Pat, a sucker for a good pop song, secretly likes the song.   The video is actually a whole lot of fun as well.

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Cristina came with the idea to do a parody of Icona Pop’s I Love It.   As usual, when someone on the TRC team suggests a parody they also have to write the lyrics so this one was all Cristina!

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TRC celebrates 5 years as a podcast.   So, happy birthday in the style of Marilyn Monroe seemed appropriate.   Those who think Cristina has a sexy voice were pleased.

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Rhianna’s Stay is this week’s parody.     A very special guest, 12 year old Maddy Kirk, dropped by to do the vocals.    Fantastic job, Maddy!

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This week’s parody is the theme song from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.  Pat took the opportunity to tell the story of how he became a panelist on TRC.

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Hollaback Girl  by Gwen Stefani is this week’s parody for one reason and one reason only.   Because I could get Cristina to ask the question: Do you wash your bananas?

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