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Richard Cheese
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| Birth name | Mark Jonathan Davis | ||
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Vocalist, Parodist | ||
| Instrument(s) | Vocals | ||
| Website | http://www.richardcheese.com/ | ||
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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.
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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.
Compilation albums
- The Cornerstone Player 016 (2000)
Parody albums
- Tuxicity (2002) (features a cover of "Buddy Holly")
- OK Bartender (2009) (features a cover of "Perfect Situation")
- Lavapalooza (Tiki Music Versions Of Rock And Rap Hits!) (2010) (features a cover of "Island in the Sun")
