Top 5 Parodies of Lady Gaga's 'Poker Face'

Nov. 5, 2009— -- Lady Gaga had to know this was coming: With a hit as infectious as "Poker Face," parodies are pretty much a given.

Gaga's song, which has reached No. 1 status in almost 20 countries, remains a pop culture anthem more than a year after its September 2008 release. It's bumped in clubs and at the gym; it's hummed by celebrities and common folk. And, of course, it has inspired a host of imitators. Below, check out five of the greatest TV and Internet takeoffs on the dance ditty du jour, "Poker Face": But, first, if you've never heard the original, CLICK HERE to find out what's inspired dozens of imitators.

1. Christopher Walken's Poetic Reading of "Poker Face"

Christopher Walken gave Gaga's work the dramatic treatment only an Oscar-winning actor could when he appeared last weekend on the BBC show "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross." Replete with overly enunciated exclamations of "Oh! Oh-oh-oh!" and a downright dictatorial "I'll get him hot, show him what I've got," Walken turned the pop hit into spoken-word hilarity.

2. "South Park's" Politically Incorrect "Poker Face"

Not only do Cartman and company love to rock out to "Poker Face" via Rock Band (for the record, the song isn't actually available for play on the uber-popular video game), they also think its "sweeeeet" because it gets them out of campaigning for whales and dolphins being slaughtered in Japan. On Oct. 28's episode of "South Park," Cartman, Kenny and Kyle jam to Gaga's hit before do-gooder Stan interrupts and admonishes them for being too busy to join his fight to save sea mammals. Cartman responds with, "I'm not too busy, Stan, I just don't care at all," before launching into a modified version of "Poker Face": "I don't give a crap about whales, so go and hug a tree."