In support of his upcoming album Awkard & Depressed from Canadian Softball (aka the “emo” version of his countless fictional bands), Jarrod Alonge has just released an emo medley titled “Ohio Is For Emo Kids.”
Featuring parodies of various “emo” bands like My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Paramore, Silverstein, The Used and, of course, Hawthorne Heights, Alonge’s latest combination of songs pokes fun at sacred emo traditions such as shopping at Hot Topic, driving to Warped Tour and trading picture comments for picture comments on Myspace.
In addition to emo bands, Alonge also uses “Ohio Is For Emo Kids” to parody a couple rock bands as well like Evanescence and Linkin Park – the Linkin Park parody, according to Alonge, was written and recorded way before news of Chester Bennington’s death was announced.
“A short disclaimer,” writes Alonge about his new song. “I wrote/recorded this song several months ago and there was no way around NOT releasing it today, despite recent events. Untimely, I know. Regardless, you would REALLY have to go out of your way to get offended by that one part.”
To check out Alonge’s, we mean, Candian Softball’s new track, be sure to look below. Afterwards, to pre-order Awkard & Depressed before it hits stores July 28th, head here.
0:00 My Chemical Romance - “I’m Not OK (I Promise)”
0:24 Fall Out Boy - “Thnks Fr Th Mmrs”
0:34 Panic! At The Disco - “I Write Sins, Not Tragedies”
0:45 Hawthorne Heights - “Ohio Is For Lovers”
0:56 Emery - “Walls”
1:09 30 Seconds To Mars - “The Kill”
1:18 Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - “Face Down”
1:31 Underoath - “A Boy Brushed Red Living in Black and White”
1:40 Paramore - “Pressure”
1:52 Silverstein - “My Heroine”
2:03 Evanescence - “Bring Me To Life”
2:15 Senses Fail - “The Priest and the Matador”
2:26 Black Veil Brides - “Knives and Pens”
2:36 Blink-182 - “I Miss You”
2:46 The Used - “The Taste of Ink”
2:56 Linkin Park - “Numb”
3:12 AFI - “Miss Murder”
3:32 Taking Back Sunday - “MakeDamnSure”
4:13 My Chemical Romance - “Helena”
4:50 Chiodos - “The Word ‘Best Friend’ Become Redefined”
