Couldn't ask for better than this...

‘Joel Kopischke has come out with the “must-have” holiday CD of the year, “I Got Yule Babe.” … Slapping original parody lyrics on traditional and original songs is Kopischke’s specialty and he’s flying higher than Rudolph on triple eggnogs here.’
-- Patrick Fineran, Racine Journal Times

December 8, 2005

CD Review by Patrick Fineran

‘I Got Yule Babe’

Joel Kopischke has come out with the “must-have” holiday CD of the year, “I Got Yule Babe.” If you’ve ever heard of the Cudahy Carolers and their unique spin on the season, you’ll know where this disc is going. Slapping original parody lyrics on traditional and original songs is Kopischke’s specialty and he’s flying higher than Rudolph on triple eggnogs here. Polka (“Criminy Cripes, It’s Christmas”), pop (“If I Had A Secret Santa”), traditional (“A Merry Tourette’s Christmas”) and even rock (“Shopping Mall Of Broken Dreams”) arrangements are all included on the 16-song collection.
For a quick sip of holiday cheer, here are some sample lyrics courtesy of Joel Kopischke (Joelkster Music ASCAP). On the parody of Barenaked Ladies’ hit “If I Had A Million Dollars,” Kopischke sings “If I had a secret Santa, I would buy him some elves, a Keebler or a Presley.” With a spoof of “That’s Amore,” Kopischke reaches out good-naturedly to those of the Hebrew faith: “When you’ve lit holiday lights, but you don’t believe in Christ, that’s a Menorah. When your religion is older than Moses’ candleholder, that’s a Menorah.” Other artists who don’t escape Kopischke’s wit include the Violent Femmes, Sonny & Cher and Bobby Darin. My favorite might be the hilariously bleeped out “A Merry Tourette’s Christmas.”

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