Richard Cheese

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Richard Cheese
Background information
Birth name Mark Jonathan Davis
Occupation(s) Musician, Vocalist, Parodist
Instrument(s) Vocals
Website http://www.richardcheese.com/
Associated acts
Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine

Richard Cheese is a character performed by comedian and musician Mark Jonathan Davis, frontman of the comedy cover band Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine. His band famously performs popular songs in a lounge/swing music style.

Overview

In 2003, Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine released Tuxicity, which features a lounge cover of Weezer's "Buddy Holly." The band would again cover Weezer on their 2009 album OK Bartender, which included a lounge cover of "Perfect Situation," and again on their 2010 album Johnny Aloha: Lavapalooza, which included a tiki rendition of "Island in the Sun".

The group appears on the compilation CD The Cornerstone Player 016 with the song "Last Resort." A previously unreleased acoustic recording of "Buddy Holly" by Weezer also appears on the compilation album.

Weezer-related discography

Compilation albums

Parody albums

See also