For music intended to provoke smiles and laughter. Early exponent Spike Jones typically recorded familiar melodies with unexpected and comical instruments punctuated by birdcalls and gunshots. Lyrics may be parodies of hit songs, as in Weird Al Yankovic's "Another One Rides the Bus" (based on Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust"), or may be original, as in Jones's "Der Fuehrer's Face." The best-known modern figure in the genre is radio personality Dr. Demento, whose popular program and recorded compliations have made "Dementia" a synonym for wacky musical humor.