[Soundalike hits]

Songs by two different artists that soundalike. I actually heard this on the radio: "What I Like About You" by The Romantics - without a pause between records or the DJ saying anything - "R O C K In The U S A" by John Mellencamp. A seamless transition.

[Question: Serious and jokes too?]

A couple of the original parodists were Spike Jones in the 40s and Stan Freberg in the 50s. Freberg didn't really do songs, as much he did sketch comedy on records - parodies of Dragnet etc... Rodney Dangerfield in 82 set his "No Respect" routine to music in "Rappin Rodney" as does Jeff Foxworthy today.

[Outkast]

I'm convinced that Outkast's hit "I Love The Way You Move" is sampling a 70s hit by Earth Wind & Fire, but my music reference books don't list that title for anyone. Is it a sampling or remake?