I'm posting this mostly to demonstrate that the 'novelty' record transcends all genres so here is a reggae example. This is hilarious but only if you can understand the lyrics. Smiley Culture was a British MC/DJ who first hit the charts with the great 'Cockney Translation' (reference near the end of this song) with great lines such as "Cockneys have names like Terry, Arfur and Del Boy/We have names like Winston, Lloyd and Leroy." 'Police Officer' was his follow-up and was apparently mostly autobiographical. For those outside the UK, a 'producer' in this context is the producing of car documents (license, insurance etc.) You can find the lyrics here so sing along!
Bonus Clip: 'Cockney Translation'
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