Weekly topical comedy songs trying to find humor in even bad news www.laurenmayer.com Contact: lauren@laurenmayer.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mz45lmfbtc26#songoftheweek, a musical reminder that polls, stories, and blue wave anticipation are useless without turnout! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7j_5-WqyfI30 Oct 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz45lmfbtc26https://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mylhbznje22u@yodamonkey2.bsky.social - Thank you for including me in your Voices of Democracy starter pack. (New songs every Friday - so much material, so little time) - I really appreciate your help showing new people my attempts to help us laugh instead of crying at the news!24 Oct 2026 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mylhbznje22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3myletji4g227#songoftheweek - Just when you think behavior by GOP leaders & candidates can't go any lower, it can! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNe86E0f4ls23 Oct 2026 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3myletji4g227https://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mxzg5odcpc2eThe Don/Vlad love story has been going on since 2016, but this latest Russian diesel deal (giving them money to fund Iran against the US) is insane. They say kids learn more when you set things to music - think this ditty will help convince his GOP enablers? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgLKpz2Vswg16 Oct 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxzg5odcpc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mxhm2qn4yc2s#songoftheweek, celebrating Jack Smith's double triumph, making Eric Schmitt look even dumber in that ludicrous Senate hearing, then making us swoon in a No Kings t-shirt at that music festival. Feat. my own swoon worthy hubby Scott Grinthal ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_zfqXHQ63k&t=1s09 Oct 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxhm2qn4yc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mx5trwban22fHi @judithbolyard.bsky.social - I am sorry it took me so long to thank you for including me in your starter pack! I do a new song every Friday and I really appreciate the help getting the word out - glad to meet so many fellow resisters!!05 Oct 2026 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5trwban22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mx5tpxcoss2f@steviemo.bsky.social - hey, I really appreciate being in your Memorial Day Pack! (sorry, I'm a boomer, so it took me awhile to figure out that you had, and how to say thank you!) New songs drop every Friday - hope I help you all smile a bit during these crazy times!05 Oct 2026 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5tpxcoss2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mx5tocgejc2f@yodamonkey2.bsky.social Hey, thank you for including me in your Voices of Democracy pack. I write new songs every Friday to help people laugh at the news instead of crying or throwing up - I really appreciate the validation!05 Oct 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5tocgejc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mx5tmsnshc2f@journeyled1.bsky.social I really appreciate being included in your Starter Pack, and all the nice new followers. I'll keep doing new songs every Friday and I hope your people enjoy them!05 Oct 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5tmsnshc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mx5tljumtc2f@fireeyebooks.bsky.social - thanks for including me in your starter pack! (I'm a boomer so it took me awhile to figure out whom to thank . . . ) New songs drop every Friday, so much material, so little time!05 Oct 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5tljumtc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mwvnwi5yw22q#songoftheweek - hey, if crazy high prices are what finally turn the tide, I'll gladly make the sacrifice! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zpNDyjJNWU02 Oct 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvnwi5yw22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mvsy3wyb622gNot only wasn't James Talarico bothered by Mango Mussolini's juvenile insult, he turned it into a fundraising t-shirt - and I've turned it into a song! (Fair use parody of "Superfreak" by Rick James) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkPM0xiknZY18 Sep 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsy3wyb622ghttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mupgat424k2e#songoftheweek - Trump's renaming Lake Ontario means we have to change the Great Lakes mnemonic from 'HOMES' to 'SHAME'. Seems more than appropriate! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXC6JSuQndE04 Sep 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupgat424k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mu62hau4os27#songoftheweek - the Natalie Harp story just keeps getting stranger! I don't normally make fun of people who are clearly unwell, someone who enables a tyrant (and posts racist videos for him) is fair game! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n70Hr6mXsc (fair use parody of "Unworthy of Your Love" by Sondheim)28 Aug 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu62hau4os27https://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mtwqipc67s2uThis was my musical tribute to the wonderful Dolly Parton, especially in comparison to some other so-called musicians: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3nrDDJ5Bgs&t=3s25 Aug 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwqipc67s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mt2j5wjpa225#songoftheweek, feat. my husband Scott - a musical explanation of why ending the Medicare Part D subsidy isn't just heartless, it's stupid, given how high senior voter turnout is! (Fair use parody of "I Want A New Drug" by Huey Lewis & Chris Hayes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLOuk9ARHSg14 Aug 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2j5wjpa225https://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3msjc4ln3gc2h#songoftheweek, a bit of musical gloating over the Texas GOP freakout about their diminishing prospects in the midterms! (original music by me, ©2026) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h3vrqXRXus07 Aug 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjc4ln3gc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3msbd5sbvo22aProud to be part of The Marsh's IFOYE festival of works by female and non binary solo artists. Mine uses songs & comedy to show how my mother's pre-Roe abortion shaped me into a feminist satirical songwriter. (Sunday's show will stream!) Lots of great shows! Tix & info: https://themarsh.org/in-front-of-your-eyes-2026/lauren-mayer/04 Aug 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbd5sbvo22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mrxji6tqhs2l#songoftheweek, a musical commentary on the ludicrous staged photos and lack of transparency by a (supposedly) still active Senator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9wZyhLfFYU31 Jul 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxji6tqhs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mrasfjxwbc24#songoftheweek, in honor of the Toddler-in-Chief's 'prime time address' rehashing his lies about the 2020 election (and creating myriad campaign ads for Democrats). Fair use parody of "1985", by Allan & Allen, as recorded by Bowling For Soup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2QdprJ51dk22 Jul 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrasfjxwbc24https://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mqtwq2gous2nFinally back doing a regular weekly song - this one is a musical response to GOP doublespeak (with apologies to Inigo Montoya) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yR9myfuU3I17 Jul 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtwq2gous2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3monrfrkdhk2d#songoftheweek, inspired by the brilliant @sueinrockville.bsky.social - No better way to sum up the entire Trump crime family than a song by the fabulous Cher! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NU0hBZjwhE19 Jun 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3monrfrkdhk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mnwvxqaxms2v#songoftheweek - a musical celebration of New York's highly appropriate reaction to the narcissist-in-chief's disruption of the Knicks game on Monday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y36aeWmUeUQ10 Jun 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwvxqaxms2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mnkggw3pdc24#songoftheweek inspired by the Toddler-In-Chief (Fair use parody of "Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys", by Ed & Patsy Bruce) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5QQN8Dw0CQ05 Jun 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkggw3pdc24https://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mmyypklvpc2p#songoftheweek - trying to reassure Greenlanders that we're not all as creepy as that pedophile posting weird memes of himself leering at them . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAmsbMubU_A29 May 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmyypklvpc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mmhbyrtwt22s#songoftheweek - Trump's greediness and fondness for gilded crap remind me of the spoiled brats in Willy Wonka! (With apologies to Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmU0BlRL0EQ22 May 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhbyrtwt22shttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mlwjingkxs2c#songoftheweek - Another disease outbreak on a cruise ship, with RFK Jr. in charge? What could possibly go wrong? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5ZCnFjl9rI15 May 2026 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwjingkxs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mkt3zmvfac2u#songoftheweek - Wondering what King Charles really thought of his encounters with our toddler-in-chief? (Apologies to Lin-Manuel Miranda, but I hope he won't mind!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi7y7smvpc8 (Fair use parody of "You'll Be Back" from Hamilton)01 May 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkt3zmvfac2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mj5pqvicf22h#songoftheweek I'm not at all making light of how close we came to Armageddon, but on the other hand, we can't lose the ability to mock the idiots who almost caused it! (Fair use parody of "Manic Monday", recorded by the Bangles, written by Prince) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfDi9mP5ZZg10 Apr 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5pqvicf22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenscomedysongs.bsky.social/post/3mhiw2ubzz22f#songoftheweek, as once again Trump et al write my material for me. This time it's how his flunkies prove their spinelessness by wearing shoes they don't like, that don't fit, and that make them look ridiculous! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN2_rKHSkU8 #florsheimshoes #politicalsatire #comedysongs20 Mar 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:axyhonb7oxw7jojpmo7xkkac/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhiw2ubzz22f