What funny songs do you like best?
My short list:
Fats Waller- Your Feet's Too Big
Johnny Cash- A Boy Named Sue
David Allen Coe- You Don't Have to Call Me Darling
Bloodhound Gang?- The Bad Touch
Parliament- Dr. Funkenstein
Nothing by that goddamned Ray Stevens, that's for sure. :mad:
"Dare to be Stupid" by Weird Al; I find the assumption that his target audience would have a chainsaw in hand hilarious.
Most of the B-52's songs are funny at some level, and I do like pretty much all of their first two albums and some later songs.
So I submit "Rock Lobster." I know I can count on BarristerBoy for support on this. :Canuck:
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on October 15, 2009, 05:08:42 PM
Most of the B-52's songs are funny at some level, and I do like pretty much all of their first two albums and some later songs.
So I submit "Rock Lobster." I know I can count on BarristerBoy for support on this. :Canuck:
Agreed. They'd get honorable mentions from me, as well as Presidents of the United States of America.
Boy named Sue is a very good suggestion.
I'm a big fan of Tenacious D, and one of my favourites is "Master Exploder" but for greatest effect their songs generally require the video rather than just the song.
Also, I personally think about half of the Ramones catalog qualifes as both great and funny, but of course not really novelty songs.
But "Beat On The Brat," for instance, is pretty funny no matter how you look at it.
Don't forget the Ramones love song "Chainsaw"
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on October 15, 2009, 05:08:42 PM
So I submit "Rock Lobster." I know I can count on BarristerBoy for support on this. :Canuck:
Rock Lobster is not a mere comedy song however - it is a work of sublime genius. :angry:
Devo falls in the same category - some amusing lyrics, but not just a novelty act.
Quote from: PDH on October 15, 2009, 05:18:49 PM
Don't forget the Ramones love song "Chainsaw"
Texas chainsaw massa-cree
They took my baby away from me :D
Gilbert and Sullivan provided some marvelously funny songs; my favorites are Private Willis's song from Iolanthe and Sir Joseph Porter's Song from HMS Pinafore.
Sir Joseph:
I grew so rich that I was sent
By a pocket borough into Parliament.
I always voted at my party's call,
And I never thought of thinking for myself at all.
I thought so little, they rewarded me
By making me the Ruler of the Queen's Navee!
Private Willis:
When in that House M.P.'s divide,
If they've a brain and cerebellum, too,
They've got to leave that brain outside,
And vote just as their leaders tell 'em to.
But then the prospect of a lot
Of dull M. P.'s in close proximity,
All thinking for themselves, is what
No man can face with equanimity.
Then let's rejoice with loud Fal la--Fal la la!
That Nature always does contrive--Fal lal la!
That every boy and every gal
That's born into the world alive
Is either a little Liberal
Or else a little Conservative!
Quote from: Barrister on October 15, 2009, 05:20:59 PM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on October 15, 2009, 05:08:42 PM
So I submit "Rock Lobster." I know I can count on BarristerBoy for support on this. :Canuck:
Rock Lobster is not a mere comedy song however - it is a work of sublime genius. :angry:
Devo falls in the same category - some amusing lyrics, but not just a novelty act.
With all due respect to the agent of the Crown, the post requested "funny" songs, not novelty songs. I can't think of any purely novelty songs that I really like at all, except some non-funny instrumental songs like "Telstar" (Margaret Thatcher's favorite rock song! :bowler:) or "The Happy Organ."
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on October 15, 2009, 05:23:20 PM
Quote from: Barrister on October 15, 2009, 05:20:59 PM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on October 15, 2009, 05:08:42 PM
So I submit "Rock Lobster." I know I can count on BarristerBoy for support on this. :Canuck:
Rock Lobster is not a mere comedy song however - it is a work of sublime genius. :angry:
Devo falls in the same category - some amusing lyrics, but not just a novelty act.
With all due respect to the agent of the Crown, the post requested "funny" songs, not novelty songs. I can't think of any purely novelty songs that I really like at all, except some non-funny instrumental songs like "Telstar" (Margaret Thatcher's favorite rock song! :bowler:) or "The Happy Organ."
Fair enough. The OP mentioned a novelty song like "The Bad Touch", but then included geniunely good songs like A Boy Named Sue and Dr. Funkenstein (I don't honestly recognize the other two songs).
I just want to make sure that Rock Loberts gets the attention it is due, is all. :mad:
Edit: Rock Loberts? :blink:
Always look the bright side of life.
I declare this thread ended.
Moving to Montana Soon
...Gonna be a dental floss tycoon
You Never Even Call me By My Name- David Allan Coe
On the Cover of the Rolling Stone- Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
One More Minute- Weird Al
Let the Anvils Ring- Animaniacs
Lydia the Tattooed Lady- Groucho Marx
Father of a Boy Named Sue- Shel Silverstein
I Wanna Go Back to Dixie- Tom Lehrer
No Beer on Sunday- Mike West
IMO, "Three Biggest Lies" is the funniest David Allan Coe song.
I also like "Boy Named Sue" and "One Piece at a Time" by Johnny Cash.
Hmmm... also, gotta mention "Major General's Song" from Penzance, "I'm Still a Guy" by Brad Paisley, and "Because I Got High" by Afroman.
Also "eBay" by Weird Al... most of his other great stuff has been mentioned.
'The Shadow Government' , 'Bee of the Bird of the Moth' by They Might Be Giants.
Goober Peas always got a smile from me.
'Chiron Beta Prime', 'Re: your brains', 'Mr Fancy Pants', 'skullcrusher mountain' from jonathan coulton.
Angry Bird from Al Stewart makes me giggle as well.
You've fallen in with the avian fringe..
How's college going? :cool:
Southern Culture on the Skids - Camel Walk.
Also fond of most songs by TMBG.
"Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon.
Shoot, most of Zevon's catalogue qualifies--great stuff, but the lyrics are as witty as hell.
College is going pretty well. Latin American History is more relative and interesting than I thought it was. Argentina is an interesting model for how the South could have developed.
Of course, its so lonely here. My friends are here, and an annoying love interest, but the missus is away, and so is the cat. As these are my chief companions, it is a bit sad.
I've never eaten so well in my life, however.
How relative did you think Latin American history was going to be? :unsure:
On topic: The Scotsman.
relavent, sorry. It wasnt the boring and dry stuff I suspected it would be.
I Love Beer- the Kudzu Kings
Alcohol- Brad Paisley
Particle Man- TMBG
Weed- Superband Wasteband
Naked Sorority Girls- Palo Alto
You Can Be My Yoko Ono- Barenaked Ladies
The King of Bedside Manor- Barenaked Ladies
Oliver Cromwell by Monty Python. :D
Weird Al has a whole ton of very funny parody songs I like. currently digging that "Craigslist" song which is a Doors parody
Mojo Nixon/Skid Roper had some good ones, and the aforementioned B-52s.
Lots of Punk bands have funny songs.
Who did Too Drunk to Fuck? The Dead Kennedys?
Always Look On The Bright Side of Life - Monty Pythons
I second all the funny stuff by B-52s and Weird Al.