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Humour in pop music

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grant

12:54 / 24.09.01

Valley Girl by Frank Zappa.

Solaris

14:18 / 24.09.01

Being a big robot sun, I like 'The Chicken Song' by the Spitting Image puppets, and anything by the Wombles. Our American cousins are probably not too au-fait with these.

Rollo Kim, on location

09:46 / 25.09.01

There is only one thing worse than being Tom Waits, and that's NOT being Tom Waits.

"All of the doughnuts round here have names that sound like prostitues..."

"Nobdy brings anything small into a bar..." [Henry?]

Opalfruit

09:46 / 25.09.01

quote:Originally posted by DrDee:

And before that, The Kinks - "Well Respected Man", "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" and many others were pretty funny.

Funny? Isn't "Well Respected Man" the one where he gases himself at the end?

Similar theme to Simon and Garfunkel's Richard Corey except that "Last Night Richard Corey went home and put a bullet in his head!" if I remember the words right.

"David Watts", "Plasticman", "Apeman" "Lola" the Kinks rock

Cop Killer

09:46 / 25.09.01

quote:Originally posted by Rothkoid:
I need to bring The Cramps into this. They're funny as fuck. Though I wouldn't like to tell Poison Ivy that.

Yeah, but I wouldn't call the Cramps pop music really. I don't think you should be afraid of Poison Ivy's reaction, most of there stuff seems to be intentionally funny ["Can Your Pussy Do the Dog?" "Human Fly" [the line: "I've got 96 Tears for 96 eyes" always kills me] etc.), but I may be wrong...you ever notice that Lux Interior always sounds like he's eating while singing?

"Hot For Teacher" always gets me especially the part where Dave says, "I don't feel tardy."

grant

13:23 / 25.09.01

You've Gotta Fight For Your Right (to party) - Beastie Boys

grant

13:26 / 25.09.01

Power of Attorney - Bacon Ray.

Since they never got a recording contract, you'll have to either listen here: www.baconray.nu www.mp3.com/baconray

The words:
"I gave my cat my power of attorney
I guess I just got sick of paying bills
She can pay my bills and sort my loans out
When I need some cash I'll go to her

And when I bounce another check she'll take me to the bank
and make me say that I am sorry that I bounced another check

Meow meow meow meow, that's my cat,
she handles all my money
parsimonious by nature, she is awfully tough on me...
Meow meow meow meow, that's my cat...

grant

13:27 / 25.09.01

country music seems much more tolerant of humor.

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