quote:"The Scotsman Song" - not sure who does it. Really shocked me when I first heard it.
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quote:And who remembers Classy Freddie Blassie with "Pencil Necked Geeks?"
I do! I do! Actually, 'The Scotsman', 'Pencil Neck Geek', as well as some of the ones I mentioned in my earlier post are all on the same Dr. Demento 20th Anniversay CD Collection.
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Weird Al, definately for me. I can not hear the song Lola on the radio without starting to sing Al's lyrics.
The deer hunting song, Da Turdy Point Buck, by Bananas At Large always gets to me. Singing about the 20 point buck itself:
He was so beautful! So wonderful! He strutted right out of my dreams! He was created by God just for Outdoor Magazines!
I have a ton of Christmas tunes I taped off a Dr. Demento radio show in the early 90's, so I love them. One was It's Christmas and I Wonder Where I Am by Dudley Moron (it was a parody of Winter Wonderland sung by a Dudley Moore impersonator. Made by a radio station, not on a record).
At the office Christmas party I started off with a Bacardi. I didn't get sauced, but right now I'm lost! It's Christmas and I wonder where I am!
I had a beer with at my brother's. Had eggnog at my mother's. Then two bottle of wine. Which automobile is mine? It's Christmas and I wonder where I am!
Someone caught me dancing with a snowman! The policeman came and put me in his car. He said, "Are you drunk?" and I said, "No, man. But could you drop me off at the next bar?"
I guess my wife must be missing. Who's this dog that I'm kissing? They say his name's Spot And he likes me - a lot! It's Christmas and I wonder where I am!
I was looking for a lady I could dance with So I stood beneath the mistletoes Someone said "You'll have a better chance if You take the lampshade off and put back on your clothes."!
A lampshade! Isn't that the best!!
Time to be going. I'm naked. Is it still snowing? It's time I should leave. I'll be back New Year's Eve! It's Christmas and I wonder where I am! It's Christmas and I wonder where I am!
Have you seen my hat? I wouldn't want to freeze. What a party! Don't you wish you were me?! (Does a drunken Dudley Moore laugh)
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quote:Originally posted by smackmac: "Happy Boy" - not sure who does it. The local rock station play it every Friday at 3:00.
That would be the Beat Farmers, featuring the voice of the (alas) late Country Dick Montana. I'm also fond of their song "Lakeside Trailer Park."
Perhaps I could stick in a mention of Mojo Nixon, particularly "Elvis is Everywhere." ("You know what's happenin' down in the Bermuda Triangle...? Elvis needs boats!")
quote:Originally posted by Four Kitties: Anyone know where I can find the lyrics to "I Made A Fool of Myself Over John Foster Dulles" by Carol Burnett?
I made a fool of myself over John Foster Dulles Oh I made a chump of myself over John Foster Dulles The first time I saw him t'was at the UN Oh I never have been one to swoon over men But I swooned and the drums started poundin and then I made a fool of myself over John Foster Dulles
I knew it was futile to dream for we never could marry still my heart ripped apart at the seams for our state secretary The next time I saw him he was flying to Spain He waved to someone as he boarded the plane Was it me cried my heart and then I went insane I made a fool of myself over John Foster Dulles
Get a hold of yourself, I told myself To my heart I said "oh behave" "Who are you to John Foster Dulles?", I asked my heart and it replied "his slave"
Then in somebody's newspaper column, I think, Robert Rewark I read that John Foster was due at the airport in Newark To Jersey by taxi I made a mad race I pushed through the crowd till we stood face to face I grabbed for his sleeve ... but I got his briefcase at least it was something belonging John Foster Dulles
It's so nice of you all to come visit me here in prison with good behaviour I should be out oh in about seven years but I'm not unamerican and I'm not a spy but how can I convince the FBI that I'm simply on fire with desire for John Foster Dulles
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There's an ol' island musician named Pat Dailey (Toledo peeps may recognize his voice from the jingle of a local Ford dealership). He's had a few good ones: There's the Oyster song Aphrodisiac, wherein he makes double entendres out of other stars' names, to demonstrate what oysters might do for you in the bedroom (they made Clint Black, they turned Barry White, they made Tom Cruise...that sorta thing...) Heck, that might even make the cover thread, since Shel Silverstein wrote it...
And of course, anything by Da Vinci's Notebook, They Might Be Giants, and the Asylum Street Spankers...
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quote:Originally posted by NancyFancyPants: And I cannot go without mentioning Al's "Which Backstreet Boy is Gay?" Not his best, but it was good for a chuckle when it came out.
Except he didn't do that (whatever that is). Are you confusing that with his song Ebay?
A lot of people do parodies and attribute it to him. (It gets even more confusing when he does parodies for just his concerts only.) If you don't see it listed on his catalogue, then you've been mislead.
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Definitely not Al -- it can be found in various places on the web (like here, for one), but no mention of its origin. Based on its brand of humor (too nasty in tone for Al), I'd guess it was done for a morning radio show if not directly for the web.
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Another funny song, "My So Called Life" by The Ataris. The singer expresses his obsession over Claire Danes. Heck, I gotta share the lyrics.
Ever since I saw you On My So Called Life, I've been writing you these letters Asking you to be my wife. But it's been almost a year And still I've gotten no reply, I'm assuming you have met some other guy. So I sit in my room, Watch Romeo & Juliet A thousand times. I wish I was as cool As Leonardo is But I'm not.
I went on Jerry Springer To confess my love to you You said I didn't have a chance And there was nothing I could do You told me I was crazy And wished that I was dead. You threw a chair right upside my head
Today I highjacked a plane I wrote your name across the sky, Miss Clare Danes. But they were waiting on the ground To take me straight to jail
I'm staring at your pictures From my lonely little cell I'm writing you this letter To let you know I'm doing well Until we meet again You know I'll cry a thousand tears And I'll see you in another twenty years.
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Boy it is hard to find good funny songs that haven't been mentioned yet, but here goes:
Existential Blues by Tom T-Bone Stankus The Second Week of Deer Camp by Da Yoopers Moose Turd Pie (not really a song, but close enough) by Utah Phillips Bulbous Bouffant by the Vestibules Boot to the Head by The Frantics I'm My Own Grandpa by Ray Stevens
And of course I must 73rd Tom Lehrer, the best satirical songwriter ever, especially The Irish Ballad, A Christmas Carol and Smut.
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I have always like Tom Lehrer, Ray Stevens and Weird Al, but nothing accounts for my taste.
On other artists:
SuperJealousFragileMissWithSexualNeurosis - by ? - a play off of the mary Poppins tune with a Monica Lewinsky twist.
I'm a Boinger and U Stink but I Still Love U - by Billy and the Boingers - this was a vinyl record added to the pages of the Bloom County collection where they were introduced.
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Another one: "Get Off the Table, Mabel (The Two Dollars Is for the Beer)." A local radio station used to bring in Bull Moose Jackson for live morning radio shows, and he would do this song pretty frequently. I thought it was a hoot.
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"Istanbul, not Constantinople" by They Might Be Giants "Bitchin' Camaro"and "Punk Rock Girl" The Dead Milkmen "Brutally Morbid Axe Of Satan" Lawnmower Deth "I'm Ugly And I Don't Know Why" Butt Trumpet "Push 'th Little Daisies And Make 'Em Come Up" Ween
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quote:Originally posted by White Canvas Ragtop: Tom Lehrer. 'Nuff said.
Totally. I'm always tempted to play "Vatican Rag" for my Catholic friends but I don't know if they would see the humor or not.
There was also a Christmas song that was a parody of the 12 Days of Christmas (well, actually there's a lot of those) but this one lists all the horrible things like the lights, shopping with greedy demanding kids, the inlaws, etc. It's pretty hysterical but I don't know who sings it.
The other 12 Days parody is about liquor and (of course) by day 7 he's pretty blottoed and it's soooo funny. I don't know who does it either. Wish I did.
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quote:Originally posted by UEL: And again, no accounting for taste, I like:
A$$hole by Dennis Leary - I feel shame.
How did I forget this one?!?! I love Dennis Leary!
"One Damn Deer" - I think of my brothers every time I hear it.
"Take Off" - The MacKenzie Brothers (even thought Geddy Lee gives me a migraine)
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I like a lot of Stephen Lynch's stuff like "If I Were Gay" and "Lullabye"
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I'm a Boinger and U Stink but I Still Love U - by Billy and the Boingers - this was a vinyl record added to the pages of the Bloom County collection where they were introduced.
Ooh, you've played those? My record is still firmly bound in the book. Have you (or anyone) peeked under the sticker on Politically, Fashionably, and Aerodynamically Incorrect the first Outland collection? I'm such a weenie about "ruining" my books.
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quote:Originally posted by Raw White Canvas: Have you (or anyone) peeked under the sticker on Politically, Fashionably, and Aerodynamically Incorrect the first Outland collection? I'm such a weenie about "ruining" my books.
Buy two and you can use one properly (i.e., read it and turn/cut all pages) and keep the other one pristine.
Seaboe
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I'm coming to this thread late, so pretty much all the artists I'd want to mention have been cited. Still, a few favorites:
Allan Sherman: in "The Ballad of Harry Lewis," the line "he was trampling through the warehouse where the drapes of Roth are stored" is maybe the funniest line I've ever heard in a song. Brilliantly set up and executed, it's practically mathematic in its perfection.
I love Mojo Nixon as well, both with Skid Roper and with the Toadliquors. I saw him open for Dread Zeppelin in 1991 and it was a hysterical show, especially during "Don Henley Must Die" ("don't let him get back together with Glenn Frey") when he had his keyboardist simulate coitus with an inflatable sheep onstage as punishment for slipping a few bars of "Hotel California" into the bridge. Dread Zep was also amazing that night, and I'm convinced that their version of "Your Time Is Gonna Come" puts the original to shame.
What can I say about "Weird Al" that hasn't already been said? The first time I met him was in Montreal, I went to get his autograph the afternoon of his show. He signed my "UHF" CD, and I told him that it featured my favorite song of his. Without missing a beat, he and his keyboard player, in unison, guessed "The Biggest Ball Of Twine In Minnesota." Apparently I'm not the only one.
The Billy And The Boingers record is indeed great. the problem is, to my mind, that the song "Cause We're The Boingers" is the better track, with a solid pop hook. But if you play it for someone you have to explain the whole "Boinger" thing. Whereas the flip side "U Stink But I (heart) U" serves as a decent parody of mid-eighties generic, PMRC-baiting spandex hair metal, which requires no explanation, but it's still a lame song.
And I know he's not a novelty act, but Jonathan Richman has written tons of songs with an incredible sense of humor. I especially love "Vampire Girl" and "I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar."
Anyway, more as I think of them...
Max "if you could go anywhere in this great big world, where'd ya like to go to?" Renn
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quote:Originally posted by NancyFancyPants: And I cannot go without mentioning Al's "Which Backstreet Boy is Gay?" Not his best, but it was good for a chuckle when it came out.
Except he didn't do that (whatever that is). Are you confusing that with his song Ebay?
A lot of people do parodies and attribute it to him. (It gets even more confusing when he does parodies for just his concerts only.) If you don't see it listed on his catalogue, then you've been mislead.
Here's a site listing songs often misattributed to Al.
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quote: There was also a Christmas song that was a parody of the 12 Days of Christmas (well, actually there's a lot of those) but this one lists all the horrible things like the lights, shopping with greedy demanding kids, the inlaws, etc. It's pretty hysterical but I don't know who sings it.
That would be "The 12 Pains of Christmas," by Bob Rivers.
As for me, besides those already mentioned, I've always liked Da Yoopers, especially "The Second Week Of Deer Camp." Juvenile, but funny.
ETA snapdragonfly's quote. Edited again to fix link.
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quote:Originally posted by Max_Renn: I love Mojo Nixon as well, both with Skid Roper and with the Toadliquors. I saw him open for Dread Zeppelin in 1991 and it was a hysterical show, especially during "Don Henley Must Die" ("don't let him get back together with Glenn Frey") when he had his keyboardist simulate coitus with an inflatable sheep onstage as punishment for slipping a few bars of "Hotel California" into the bridge. Dread Zep was also amazing that night, and I'm convinced that their version of "Your Time Is Gonna Come" puts the original to shame.
I saw Mojo Nixon on that same tour! He was the headliner, with The Dead Milkmen and Cavedogs. I shared a beer with Mojo's mom (it was her birthday), the pit turned into a squaredance... one of my five best concert expirences ever.
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quote:Originally posted by Wolf333: I saw Mojo Nixon on that same tour! He was the headliner, with The Dead Milkmen and Cavedogs. I shared a beer with Mojo's mom (it was her birthday), the pit turned into a squaredance... one of my five best concert expirences ever.
That night was such a blast. While Dread Zeppelin was winding down their set, my friend and I took off early, and on the way out, ran into Mojo in the bar (this was Barrymore's in Ottawa, if anyone knows the layout of that place). He was sitting with a couple of ladies, and when he saw us coming, he burst out into a huge grin and howled "I love Ottawa! Twooooo girls for evvv-ryyyy booooooy!" My friend and I grabbed some flyers from the club for autographs, and he signed mine: "Eat Me! Mojo Nixon." It was a good night.
Max "a bigfoot baby, all covered in fur now" Renn
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I'm a Boinger and U Stink but I Still Love U - by Billy and the Boingers - this was a vinyl record added to the pages of the Bloom County collection where they were introduced.
Ooh, you've played those? My record is still firmly bound in the book. Have you (or anyone) peeked under the sticker on Politically, Fashionably, and Aerodynamically Incorrect the first Outland collection? I'm such a weenie about "ruining" my books.
If I remember correctly, "U Stink" was actually recorded by the band Mucky Pup (as Deathtongue).
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quote:Originally posted by Raw White Canvas: Have you (or anyone) peeked under the sticker on Politically, Fashionably, and Aerodynamically Incorrect the first Outland collection? I'm such a weenie about "ruining" my books.
Buy two and you can use one properly (i.e., read it and turn/cut all pages) and keep the other one pristine.
Seaboe
I've always dreamed of the day when I can afford one of every book I want. Two? Talk about your "dreams of avarice"! Wouldn't I love it!
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When I was in grade ten, I started listening to the Dr. Demento show, which aired for two hours on Tuesday nights. I used to record the shows on a cheesy plastic two-deck tape recorder and make compilation tapes. Of course they're all but unlistenable now; if I can even dig up a cassette player they were Type-I multigenerational copies. I lent them to a friend later in high school and one of them got erased somehow. A lot of classics on there..."Super Skier," some Frantics, jeez, I don't even remember most of them but I was ticked that I never found them again. The show was yanked from the airwaves in Ottawa, and I imagine across Canada, later that year. Not for complaints, but I seem to recall it had something to do with Canadian Content regulations (see my rant in another thread about that).
So on that topic, does anyone know of a site where I can download MP3s of the Dr. Demento show? It's still never reappeared on the radio up here and I can never seem to find it streaming when it's supposed to.
Max "Pico & Sepulveda" Renn
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I've grown attached to the Great Luke Ski. His Stealing like a hobbit and House Party At Arkham Asylum has been in rotation on my MP3 player since they came out.
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quote:Originally posted by Max_Renn: When I was in grade ten, I started listening to the Dr. Demento show, which aired for two hours on Tuesday nights. I used to record the shows on a cheesy plastic two-deck tape recorder and make compilation tapes. /snip/ So on that topic, does anyone know of a site where I can download MP3s of the Dr. Demento show? It's still never reappeared on the radio up here and I can never seem to find it streaming when it's supposed to.
Max "Pico & Sepulveda" Renn
I used to love Dr. Demento. I remember as a kid changing the channel on my stupid little transistor radio, moving realllllly slow so I didn't miss the one station that carried it, not moving once I had it tuned it.
One of the local rock stations spent the whole morning show doing the top 40 (their vote) comedy/parody songs a number of years ago. Of course, because they had to chatter about nothing rather than play music, they only got about 35 done, skipping most of the top 10. I taped them all, but lost one of the tapes. I too, would like to get ahold of some of these songs if someone knows where to find them.
BTW, their vote for #1 was Rev. Billy C. Wirtz "Friends."
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