It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas by Bing Crosby
Cartoonist Hugleikur Dagsson hilariously reinterprets the meaning of some of the world’s most popular songs. Ranging from timeless Christmas carols to chart-topping hits, the Icelandic artist uses them as inspiration for his deceptively simple-yet-clever line drawings. As a result, their biting wit puts a whole new spin on the melodies we thought we knew.
These one-panel cartoons are ripe with parody. Dagsson takes a snippet of a song—such as its title—and builds a whole stick-figure world around it. Often, the humor comes from his literal interpretation of these names and lyrics. Bruce Springsteen’s song Born to Run shows just that: a child sprinting away just moments after birth. Likewise, Céline Dion’s iconic My Heart Will Go On isn’t about love, but a speedy heart transplant.
In addition to word-for-word interpretation, Dagsson also comments on the modern world by reimagining nostalgia. Bing Crosby’s It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas was recorded in 1951, and they surely didn’t imagine the long, never ending checkout lines seen today.
Dagsson sells his framed, original drawings through his website.
Anarchy in the UK by Sex Pistols
Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple
Every Breath You Take by The Police
Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
My Heart Will Go On by Céline Dion
Rehab by Amy Winehouse
Hot in Here by Nelly
Who Let the Dogs Out by Baha Men
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
My Name Is by Eminem
Killer Queen by Queen
Whip It by Devo
The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel
Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones
Like a Virgin by Madonna
Wonderwall by Oasis
Life on Mars by David Bowie
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