Julie Brown Returns With 'Smell the Glamour'

Just found out the hilarious Julie Brown has a new record out -- "Smell the Glamour" -- only her second release since her infamous "Goddess in Progress" put her on the map back in '85. This time around, Brown takes on Ke$ha's "Tik Tok," as "Another Drunk Chick," see video below, and the even funnier "Big Clown Pants," a poke at Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance," which literally had me in hysterics. The album also ties up some loose ends since "Trapped in the Body of a White Girl" came out in '87, including her classic Madonna parody "Vague" -- updated for 2011 -- as well as some Sarah Palin bits (which, unlike Judy Tenuta's, are quite brilliant at times), plus a remix of "'Cause I'm a Blonde."

  MetroSource NY interviewed Brown recently and asked her if any of the women she parodies have ever gotten in touch with. Lucky for us, one special lady has:

   "Madonna did. When we were rehearsing ... she sent over a half-drunk bottle of warm Champagne with a note: 'You're special. Love, Madonna.' It could have been a sarcastic thing but I don't know. Then, when I did my special, she had her agent call my manager and tell her that she really liked it. Then another mutual friend told me she really didn't like the dog cemetery scene -- remember that? And she didn't like the part where I said, 'I don't want my dancers to sue me,' because it turns out her dancer really did sue her. " 

 Here's hoping the funny lady returns to New York City soon. I saw her loose her (212) virginity at Joe's Pub in '07 and it was a hoot!