Parry Gripp
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'''Parry Pillsbury Gripp ''' (born September 22, 1967) is an American songwriter, singer and musician. He has been the lead vocalist and guitarist for the [[pop-punk]] band [[Nerf Herder]] since its formation in 1994. Gripp writes [[novelty songs]] for children, and has been featured on [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] television shows. |
'''Parry Pillsbury Gripp ''' (born September 22, 1967) is an American songwriter, [[singer]] and [[musician]]. He has been the lead vocalist and guitarist for the [[pop-punk]] band [[Nerf Herder]] since its formation in 1994. Gripp writes [[novelty songs]] for children, and has been featured on [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] television shows. |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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===False jingles and other novelty songs=== |
===False jingles and other novelty songs=== |
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As a songwriter, Gripp creates fake jingles, as in his 2005 solo album ''For Those About to Shop, We Salute You'' – a 51-track concept album mimicking various musical styles as product commercials. It does not have one single concept; it goes through many various concept suites, such as trucks, beer, and insomnia. He also maintained a song-of-the-week website in December 2007 and a [[YouTube]] channel on August 12, 2006, in which he creates soundtracks to [[internet meme]]s, as well as music videos for his own [[novelty song]]s.{{Cite web|last=Thomas|first=Owen|date=December 14, 2008|title=Parry Gripp, the Weird Al Yankovic of YouTube|url=https://www.gawker.com/5109391/parry-gripp-the-weird-al-yankovic-of-youtube|access-date=February 11, 2022|website=[[Gawker]]|publisher=BDG Media|archive-date=February 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211230930/https://www.gawker.com/5109391/parry-gripp-the-weird-al-yankovic-of-youtube|url-status=dead}} |
As a songwriter, Gripp creates fake jingles, as in his 2005 solo album ''For Those About to Shop, We Salute You'' – a 51-track concept album mimicking various musical styles as product commercials. It does not have one single concept; it goes through many various concept suites, such as trucks, [[beer]], and [[insomnia]]. He also maintained a song-of-the-week website in December 2007 and a [[YouTube]] channel on August 12, 2006, in which he creates soundtracks to [[internet meme]]s, as well as music videos for his own [[novelty song]]s.{{Cite web|last=Thomas|first=Owen|date=December 14, 2008|title=Parry Gripp, the Weird Al Yankovic of YouTube|url=https://www.gawker.com/5109391/parry-gripp-the-weird-al-yankovic-of-youtube|access-date=February 11, 2022|website=[[Gawker]]|publisher=BDG Media|archive-date=February 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211230930/https://www.gawker.com/5109391/parry-gripp-the-weird-al-yankovic-of-youtube|url-status=dead}} |
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===The Wawa and Hallmark connections=== |
===The Wawa and Hallmark connections=== |
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