Midnight Man

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About

Based in Hamburg, Germany, Midnight Man works at the design department of an airplane industry supplier. His nickname is taken from a Flash & the Pan song and linked with the time when he took the final step into active Rangerphilia and registered at the Acorn Cafe—on March 1, 2006, at midnight (Central European Time).

He is also a Ranger Wiki contributor.

Ranger Code

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Fan Fiction

The works are listed in chronological order of their release. The mainline stories from the Midnightverse are written in bold type, the additional self-insertions in italics.

Song Parodies

The works are listed in chronological order of their release. All first releases were at the Acorn Cafe.

My Head's In New York City

Just some random Rangerphile thoughts, kind of matching the original lyrics.

Parody of: My Head's In Mississippi by ZZ Top

First released: March 21, 2006

External link: Acorn Cafe

Still On Duty

A song for the Rangers and the Rangerphiles. Highly re-written, yet highly recognizable.

Parody of: The Heart Of Rock'n'Roll by Huey Lewis & the News

First released: April 13, 2006

External link: Acorn Cafe

Acorn Café

The Cafe needed a song of its own.

Parody of: Hard Rock Café by Carole King

First released: April 13, 2006

External link: Acorn Cafe

Tad Gave Chip And Dale To You

A hymn for two chipmunks, and an incentive for fans to be creative.

Parody of: God Gave Rock And Roll To You II by KISS

First released: May 26, 2006

External link: Acorn Cafe

Lady Ranger

Dedicated to Gadget Hackwrench.

Parody of: Lady Writer by the Dire Straits

First released: May 26, 2006

External link: Acorn Cafe

Clarice

Clarice isn't even a character from the show, it was the Rangerphiles who put her into the world of the Rangers in several ways. Nevertheless, changing only a handful of words in the lyrics of this song (the second verse stayed entirely untouched) made it a kind of hymn for the rabid stalking Claricephiles.

Parody of: Marliese by Fischer-Z

First released: June 10, 2006

External link: Acorn Cafe

Monterey Jack Is Waiting

Monterey Jack deserved a song of his own. The idea came easy, and so did the chorus.

Parody of: Robert De Niro's Waiting by Bananarama

First released: June 17, 2006

External link: Acorn Cafe

Fat Cat Fever

If there's a villain about whom a song should be written, it's Fat Cat.

Parody of: Cat Scratch Fever by Ted Nugent

First released: June 29, 2006

External link: Acorn Cafe

Widget Hackwrench

Something unusual: This is a song about a fan fiction character.

Parody of: Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie

First released: July 11, 2006. On October 10, 2007, this parody was given a slight overhaul.

External link: Acorn Cafe (Warning! This song parody is based on John Nowak's fan fiction Under the Bridge and contains spoilers.)

The Ballad Of Gadget Hackwrench

Midnight Man's 10th jubilee parody. Unlike most other song parodies, it is very moody as it deals with Gadget's suffering from the loss of her father.

Parody of: The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan by Marianne Faithfull

First released: August 16, 2006

Awards: 2006 Golden Acorn Awards: Best Song Parody

External link: Acorn Cafe

Don't Cry For Me Little Gadget

This parody on an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical song served as a song break in the publishing of Lost And Found, and it has been written to match said fanfic.

Parody of: Don't Cry For Me Argentina from the musical Evita

First released: September 26, 2006

External link: Acorn Cafe

They're All Coming Back To You Now

The parody of a song written in the early 80s, performed in the late 80s, and covered by the originally intended singer in the mid-2000s takes the reader back to the mid-90s.

Parody of: It's All Coming Back To Me Now by Celine Dion

First released: November 01, 2006

External link: Acorn Cafe

Welcome To The Café

Another song parody dedicated to the Acorn Cafe.

Parody of: Welcome To The Machine by Pink Floyd

First released: December 19, 2006

External link: Acorn Cafe

Zanzibar

The second song parody based on the fan fiction Lost And Found.

Parody of: Cambodia by Kim Wilde

First released: December 19, 2006

External link: Acorn Cafe

Gypsy Moth

A parody about Cassandra.

Parody of: Crystal Ball by Styx

First released: January 29, 2007

External link: Acorn Cafe

I Heard It On The Oak Tree

The lament of a Foxyphile turned into song lyrics. Another spontaneous parody.

Parody of: I Heard It Through The Grapevine by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

First released: January 29, 2007

External link: Acorn Cafe

Die Retter gehen um/The Rangers Are In Town

The Rangers Are In Town was Midnight Man's first rap parody, his first parody on an Austrian song, and his first bilingual parody, because a German/Viennese version called Die Retter gehen um has been written simultaneously with the English version.

Parody of: Der Kommissar by Falco (Die Retter gehen um)/After The Fire (The Rangers Are In Town)

First released: February 19, 2007 (Falco's 50th birthday)

External link: Acorn Cafe

Nineteen Eighty-Nine

This was written spontaneously to celebrate the 18th anniversary of the first episode's airing. The title is spelled out to avoid confusion with Neal_Wolf's song parody 1989.

Parody of: 1999 by Prince

First released: March 5, 2007

External link: Acorn Cafe

Northern Flanders Song

A wacky parody on a wacky song, and an unofficial hymn for the 2007 EuroRangerCon.

Parody of: Alabama Song by The Doors

First released: April 4, 2007

External link: Acorn Cafe

Chip And Dale

Another classic rock parody. It lay unfinished from September 20, 2006 to May 5, 2007 before it was completed and released.

Parody of: Rock And Roll by Led Zeppelin

First released: May 5, 2007

External link: Acorn Cafe

I Love Chip 'n Dale

This parody was already written in its entirety on September 4, 2006. But it took Midnight Man eight months to decide to publish it.

Parody of: I Love Rock 'n Roll by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

First released: May 5, 2007

External link: Acorn Cafe

Gadget Hackwrench Clones

An attempt at writing a parody which even Rangerphiles from California will recognize. It was released the day it was written.

Parody of: California Girls by The Beach Boys

First released: June 12, 2007

External link: Acorn Cafe

The Cover Of The Acorn News

Inspired by bock's car and dedicated to Stian's Acorn News.

Parody of: The Cover Of The Rolling Stone by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show

First released: August 8, 2007

External link: Acorn Cafe

Theme from Maplewood

Called a "Munxploitation" song parody by the author.

Parody of: Theme from Shaft by Isaac Hayes

First released: September 29, 2007

External link: Acorn Cafe

Streets Of Fanon

This melancholic idea was the product of a rainy day and a spontaneous idea. It is inspired by Mr. Spumoni's The Rangerillion.

Parody of: Streets Of London by Ralph McTell

First released: November 7, 2007

External link: Acorn Cafe

Rangerphile

The first in a series of four song parodies with similar names, all released on the same day.

Parody of: Paranoid by Black Sabbath

First released: November 13, 2007

External link: Acorn Cafe

The Rangerphile

The second in a series of four song parodies with similar names, all released on the same day.

Parody of: The Passenger by Iggy Pop

First released: November 13, 2007

External link: Acorn Cafe

Rangerphiles

The third in a series of four song parodies with similar names, all released on the same day.

Parody of: Vagabonds by New Model Army

First released: November 13, 2007

External link: Acorn Cafe

Rangerphilia

The last in a series of four song parodies with similar names, all released on the same day.

Parody of: Instant Karma by John Lennon

First released: November 13, 2007

External link: Acorn Cafe

Like A Gadgephile

A satirical parody dedicated to the Gadget fans.

Parody of: Like A Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan

First released: November 20, 2007

External link: Acorn Cafe

(Theme from) Diamonds In The Desert

Midnight couldn't let the chance to write this parody as a theme song for the fanfic of the same name.

Parody of: Diamonds Are Forever by Shirley Bassey

First released: November 24, 2007

External link: Acorn Cafe

The Chipmunk Divine

This parody was embedded in Diamonds In The Desert and sung by one of the characters. It was one of the reasons why the theme song, the previous parody, was written, for their originals were sung by the same singer.

Parody of: The Rhythm Divine by Yello featuring Shirley Bassey

First released: December 16, 2007

External link: Acorn Cafe

König der Retter

When Midnight Man got inspired to write parodies of two rock songs in German language from the 1980s, he decided to publish them as a double feature. The first one describes what he would do if he was behind the Rangers.

Parody of: König von Deutschland by Rio Reiser

First released: July 12, 2008

External link: Acorn Cafe

Geegaw, grüß mir die Sonne (Das Geegaw-Lied)

The second German rock song parody was based on a song sung by Heinz Rühmann and Hans Albers in a German movie from 1932. However, this version is notably different from the Extrabreit cover version which is almost half a century younger. In contrast to the previous parody, much of the original lyrics remained untouched or was altered only slightly.

Parody of: Flieger, grüß mir die Sonne by Extrabreit

First released: July 12, 2008

External link: Acorn Cafe

Ranger Plane

One of the parodies about the Rangers' leaving in 1993.

Parody of: Belfast Child by the Simple Minds

First released: August 08, 2008

External link: Acorn Cafe

The Witch Is Back

This parody was written and released for honkycabbit's birthday and one of the few about a character from the evil side, the wanna be witch Winifred.

Parody of: The Bitch Is Back by Elton John

First released: November 21, 2008

External link: Acorn Cafe

She's Lawhiney

The first of three Robbie Williams parodies tells a little tale about an obsession for a villainess.

Parody of: She's Madonna by Robbie Williams

First released: February 6, 2009

External link: Acorn Cafe

Ranger Team

Number two in the Robbie Williams series. Like the one before, it had been worked on in 2007 already.

Parody of: Supreme by Robbie Williams

First released: February 6, 2009

External link: Acorn Cafe

Let Me Rangerise You

The third in the row of Robbie Williams parody took longer to complete and delayed the release of the other two. It is a kind of continuation of the previous one.

Parody of: Let Me Entertain You by Robbie Williams

First released: February 6, 2009

External link: Acorn Cafe

Sergeant Chipper's Rescue Rangers Bunch

With A Little Help From Our Fans

Sergeant Chipper's Rescue Rangers Bunch (Reprise)

For the 20th anniversary of the actual show's first airing, Midnight picked three famous tracks out of what is probably the Beatles' most famous album.

Parody of: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, With A Little Help From My Friends, and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles

First released: March 5, 2009

External link: Acorn Cafe

Show's Gone

A sort of memorial parody for the cancelling of the show in 1993.

Parody of: School's Out by Alice Cooper

First released: March 21, 2009

External link: Acorn Cafe

Return Of The Matt

When Matt Plotecher returned to the Acorn Cafe, Midnight Man could finally write and publish a parody that had been going around his mind for some time.

Parody of: Return Of The Mack by Mark Morrison

First released: June 14, 2009

External link: Acorn Cafe

Alma

Once again, Midnight Man dedicated a song parody to an original character, namely Almondine Maplewood.

Parody of: Emma by Hot Chocolate

First released: July 3, 2009

External link: Acorn Cafe

Plotecher

The B side of Return Of The Matt.

Parody of: Low Rider by War

First released: December 31, 2009

External link: Acorn Cafe

Gadget Case

A parody on an unusually new song, a punk song no less.

Parody of: Basket Case by Green Day

First released: January 13, 2010

External link: Acorn Cafe

Queenie Queenie

This parody of a 60s classic is dedicated to Zipper and of course Queenie.

Parody of: Mony Mony by Tommy James & the Shondells

First released: September 19, 2010

External link: Acorn Cafe

Caféponycation

This was written as an answer to the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic phenomenon spreading at the Cafe in 2011, complete with several patrons turning into ponies or, in some cases, related creatures.

Parody of: Californication by the Red Hot Chili Peppers

First released: May 07, 2011

External link: Acorn Cafe

Awards

2006 Golden Acorn Awards: Most Helpful Rangerphile, Rookie of the Year

2007 Golden Acorn Awards: Best Website Content, Most Informative Website (both for the Ranger Wiki)

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