I will always love and respect his direct parodies, but his talent as a style-mimic tickles some part of my brain in a deeper way. I guess on some level it's b

I will always love and respect his direct parodies, but his talent as a style-mimic tickles some part of my brain in a deeper way. I guess on some level it's because like many people I spent a good portion of my youth (and occasional moments of my adulthood) changing the lyrics of songs to silly (or vulgar) alternatives. I don't spend the amount of time Al does and I don't have his level of talent/dedication of course, but I get it. But being able to write a song that sounds recognizably like another artist while being entirely original is a whole other level of talent. It requires both an understanding of what makes a song sound like The Police or Crosby, Stills, and Nash and the musical chops to sing/play/produce it. Hearing those songs gives me a feeling like I know which one he's spoofing but not being able to put my finger on it--because it doesn't exist.