1. “Stop!” by Jane’s Addiction
“Sweet Porridge,” by Bobby London
(Or: Don’t forget to say “when”…)
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2. “I Wanna Dance All Night,” by DJ Play feat. Ladivia
“The Twelve Dancing Princesses,” by Emily Carroll
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3. “Lollipop,” by Aqua
“Hansel and Gretel,” by Gilbert Hernandez
“You’re right, Captain Obvious!”
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4. “You Owe It All To Me,” by Texas
“Puss in Boots,” by Vanessa Davis
…and his wife, Lady Macadamia.
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5. “Basket Case,” by Green Day
“Little Red Riding Hood,” by Gigi D.G.
Because…she was carrying a basket of goodies for her grandmother. It totally made sense in my head ^_^;;
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6. “Turtle Power,” by Partners in Kryme
“The Prince and the Tortoise,” by Ramona Fradon & Chris Duffy
“I don’t like the term bestiality…I like the term interspecieality, because it sounds like special!” — Advice for Young Girls From Belle
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7. “Poison,” by Bell Biv Devoe
“Snow White,” by Jaime Hernandez
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8. “Cats in the Cradle,” by Ugly Kid Joe
“The Boy Who Drew Cats,” by Luke Pearson
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9. “Say My Name,” by Destiny’s Child
“Rumplestiltskin,” by Brett Helquist
Oh, come now, it can’t be that hard to turn straw into gold…and the threat of death if you fail just makes it more exciting!
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10. “Don’t Drink the Water,” by Dave Matthews Band
“Rabbit Will Not Help,” by Joseph Lambert
based on a Bre’r Rabbit tale (as told by Dora Lee Newman)
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11. “She’s So High,” by Tal Bachman
“Rapunzel,” by Raina Telgemeier
Wait, I changed my mind — I want katniss instead! KATNISS!!!
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12. “A Dog Is a Dog,” by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
“The Small-Tooth Dog,” by Charise Mericle Harper
Could that be a Hitchhiker’s Guide reference? 😀
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13. “Nobody Home,” by Amy Grant
“Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” by Graham Annable
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14. “You Get What You Give,” by New Radicals
“Baba Yaga,” by Jillian Tamaki
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15. “The Animal Song,” by Savage Garden
“Bremen Town,” by Karl Kerschl
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16. “Giving Him Something He Can Feel,” by En Vogue
“Give Me the Shudders,” by David Mazzucchelli
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17. “Here’s Where the Story Ends,” by The Sundays
“Azzolino’s Story Without End,” by Craig Thompson
In my head, the kid sounds like Dexter, from Dexter’s Laboratory. Speaking of which, check out this episode — it’s a fairy tale parody!
I didn’t get many of these, but “Rabbit Will Not Help” was one of my favourites from this book.
Some of the stories were completely new to me, including “Rabbit” (I like Lambert’s art style…the way he drew the music was a bit confusing to me, though), as well as “Azzolino” and “The Prince and the Tortoise.” I wasn’t sure how many people would be able to guess those ones ^_^;;
OMG! I totally didn’t get all of them (not even close) but a few of them made me laugh out loud! I love the comic and song you picked out for Rapunzel. Also, “Say My Name” had me rolling. Great job! These were awesome!
Thank you! It was hard to pick fitting songs for some of the stories (like Little Red Riding Hood…uh…baskets! Basket Case! 🙂 ), but it was fun.