Lemmings (National Lampoon)

National Lampoon's Lemmings, a spinoff of the humor magazine National Lampoon, was a 1973 stage show helped launch the careers of comedians including John Belushi, Christopher Guest, and Chevy Chase.^[1] ^[2]

The play was a parody of Woodstock, featuring exaggerated or humorous versions of many well-known performances from that festival, such as Joe Cocker, James Taylor and Joan Baez, as well as parodies of Bob Dylan and a variety of fictional groups (e.g. the "Motown Manifestoes" singing Papa was a Running Dog Lackey of the Bourgeousie).

Cast

The cast included:^[3]

The writers included:^[3]

Welcome to the Woodshuck Festival (Three Days of Peace, Love, and Death), and band introductions (throughout) - John Belushi
Freud, Pavlov, Adler, and Young, performing Lemmings. - A parody of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, and the songs Woodstock, Long Time Gone, and others.
Bob Dylan, performing Positively Wall Street, a parody of several of his styles, with the title taken from Positively 4th Street - Christopher Guest
Joan Baez, performing Pull the Triggers, Niggers, a parody of her protest songs and of Dylan's song George Jackson, in particular. Listed on the album cover as Pull the Tregroes, Negroes. - Rhonda Coullet
Joe Cocker, Lonely at the Bottom - Belushi as Cocker, Paul Jacobs as Leon Russell on piano.
James Taylor, Highway Toes - Christopher Guest
Motown Manifestoes" singing Papa was a Running Dog Lackey of the Bourgeousie, with most of its lines taken from The Communist Manifesto.

Joni Mitchell, I Do For You - Rhonda Coullet
Farmer Yassir (parody of Max Yasgur, owner of the land on which Woodstock was held), greeting the audience - Christopher Guest

Megadeath, a parody of heavy metal groups, who end their act by turning the amps so loud that the audience dies.

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