...Of That FUNNY Stuff.

On a lighter note, how about listing your favorite "Novelty" or just straight out funny tunes.
These are the tunes that are usually purposely designed to be funny/stupid.

For example:
Disco Duck - Rick Dees (an obvious one)
Valley Girl - Frank Zappa (social satire set to music)
Tip Toe Through The Tulips - Tiny Tim (maybe not intentional, but funny nonetheless)

and...
Witch Doctor - David Seville (aka Ross Bagdaserian, aka Mr. Chipmunk)

Ooo eee,ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
Ooo eee ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla bing bang...
Ooo eee ,ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla ,bing bang
Ooo eee ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla bing bang
(Now that's some high-brow lyric writing.)

Anyway, you get the idea.

Let's see who can come up with some really funny ones.
You can take the easy route and list a bunch of Al Yankovic tunes,
but the more obscure the better the chance for something new to get a laugh from.

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I hate novelty records and the people that buy them. What's the point?

I have two Alvin and the Chipmunks tapes. The Very Best of the Chipmunks and A Very Merry Chipmunk
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Marrk said:

Marrk said:

The point is you don't have to have purchased them, everyone (almost) has heard them.

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theAudience said:

well that's not exactly a good thing is it? If you lived in Europe, you'd probably want to stick knitting needles in your ears. Believe me Disco Duck is a fucking classic compared to some of the shit we get over here!

Dr. Dimento "Fish Heads" I still crack up at "..They don't play drums"
Bobby Jimmy & the Critters - Boogie in Your Butt
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Marrk said:

Sometimes it needs to be done:

Mr Blobby - kept Take That off Christmas #1
Bob The Builder - kept Westlife off Christmas #1

I have no problem with that whatsoever, but I think they should stick to only being released around Christmas, or all be charity records.

"Dont Bogart Me"- The Fraternity Of Man
You know... the one that says: "Dont bogart that joint...my friend..."

"Three Little Bears"- Jimi Hendrix
Jimi never finished this one, cracking up throughout and saying " This is silly...I cant..."

"There Is A Mountain"-Donovan
"First there is a mountain...then there is no mountain... then there is..."

"Far Away Eyes"- The Rolling Stones
"I was driven' home ,early Sunday mornin' ,listenen to coloured music on the gospel radio station...."

"The Crunge" -Led Zeppelin
"Where's that confounded bridge?"

"Funky Worm" - The Ohio Players.....

"Kung Fu Fighting" is disco, but I think it falls in this category as well. I like the song actually.

Anybody here familiar with Root Boy Slim? Now that's some funny stuff!!

Put a quarter in the juke
And boogie 'til you puke
Pop that Locker Room
Let's really zoom
Shootin' and a-tootin'
All night long
The party lasts
'Til your brain cells gone

Get on down and boogie tonight
Don't know nothin' but
You know it's alright
Whaaa, whaaa- somebody help me
Whaaa, got to boogie
Really got to boogie

I start with port
Drink two or three quarts
I drank Pernod
Then boogie some more
Speeding two weeks
On Wyamine
Don't mix too good
With ice box wine

Get on down and do it right
Really got to boogie
Got to boogie tonight
Whaaa, got to boogie, whaaa, got to boogie
Whaaa, got to boogie, whaaa, whaaa, whaaa
Somebody got to boogie
Everybody gots to boogie

Put a quarter in the juke
Boogie 'til you puke
Form a big boss line
It's puking time
Cleaning woman
Found me on the floor
Can't wait 'til tomorrow
To boogie some more



I don't know how true it is, but I remember hearing Steely Dan was his backing band.

Is "Double-Dutch Bus" considered a novelty record? How 'bout "Witch Doctor Bump?" and "Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)?"


What makes a novelty record one, anyway?

Oh, and what's the closest Prince's come to a novelty record? "Horny Toad?"

I've got too many questions. Sorry.

Honestly....any song by a wrestler. Never take them seriously regardless of how hard they try.

God awful song and cd

horrible.

Marrk said:

C'mon with it man.

You tell me it's alright, you don't mind a little pain

Us colonists could stand some new material.

One of them wouldn't be...
Tie Me Kangaroo Down - Rolf Harris

or

My Old Man's A Dustman - Lonnie Donegan

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HelloKittyIsMyFriend said:

That's what i'm talkin' about Kitty.
Don't be 'shamed.



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psykosoul said:

Bobby Jimmy the Eddie Murphy alter-ego.

Boogie In Your Butt

Say, put a tree in ya butt
Put a bumble bee in ya butt
Put a ca-lock in ya butt
Put a big rock in ya butt

While we're on the Bobby Jimmy tip what about "Somebody Farted"?

All Dr. Demento is classic.

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Ellie said:

Not hip to those.
How do they go?

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MrTation said:

All goodies MrTation.
I was hoping somebody would bring "Three Little Bears" to the table.

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blackguitaristz said:

Yeah.
One of the criteria for "Novelty" status is that the tune takes advantage of some current day (for its time) cultural trend.

Cool tune.

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sinisterpentatonic said:

Put a quarter in the juke
Boogie 'til you puke
Form a big boss line
It's puking time
Cleaning woman
Found me on the floor
Can't wait 'til tomorrow
To boogie some more

Now that visual is funny for sure.

After reading this i've got to find out if SD had anything to do with it.

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theAudience said:

I guess it's true!




Root Boy Slim: God Bless the Root Boy and All Who Sailed with Him
By Mike Compton
Put a quarter in the juke

Ok, friends; it's time to get serious. I'm going to write about a couple of recordings that I really treasure, that you need to know about, and learn to love as I do, if you don't already. No irony here, no jokes &endash; these are amazing good records from a guy &endash; and a band &endash; who understood and addressed the wasteland of 70's rock and culture better than anyone else I can think of.



I'm speaking of one Foster Mackenzie III and his crew of musical pirates, otherwise known as Root Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band. This outfit's eponymously titled first album and their follow-up "Zoom" stand in my book as two of the greatest rock & roll efforts ever committed to vinyl.

That's the only format you'll find them in, too, by the way. Believe it or not &endash; and you'll wonder why not when you hear them &endash; these have not been re-issued on CD. The good news is they do turn up in the LP bins, and usually for the generic $8-10 everybody asks for 20-year-old unknown vinyl..

Pay it.

Now, the story. The Root and his band were minor fixtures on the East Coast 2nd level club circuit through the late 70's. Out on the left coast here, who knew? It was all Fleetwood Mac & Little Feat & that kind of glitz. The Sex Change Band was about sex-and-drugs-and-rock-and-roll, and no apologies. Root Boy Slim sang that line and he meant it.

Becker and Fagen (those guys) caught the act in D.C., the word is, and ended up getting them into a record contract. The rest is, sadly, forgotten history. while you were listening to Jackson Browne and Neil Young and God knows what else, the Sex Change Band (featuring Ernie Lancaster on guitar and no less than Ron Holloway on sax) were putting down such immortal masterpieces as "Boogie Till You Puke", "I Used to be a Radical", "Heartbreak of Psoriasis", "My Wig Fell Off", "World War III", and "Dozin' and Droolin'".

Yes&emdash;those titles accurately reflect the lyrical content of the songs. furthermore, that band was so tight, and so good, that, well, Little Feat does sound sloppy by comparison. I'm not kidding.

This was some funny, solid-rocking, basically smart music by a bunch of really killer musicians who could jump all over the styles of the day and still come out sounding timeless and unique. I repeat, great records. I urge you to seek them out and enjoy the hell out of 'em.

To close, let me refer you to this bit from page 133 of Steely Dan; Reeling in the Years, a starchy-stiff band biography by Brian Sweet (Omnibus Press, 1994), where Mr. Sweet notes:

"Soon after their return (to NY), Fagen discovered a bad taste blues singer called Root Boy Slim…Steely Dan's patronage had no impact whatsoever upon sales of his album and Warner Bros. dropped the band. They signed to Illegal records and followed their debut with an album called "Zoom" a year later which was also a flop. (Root Boy Slim's own life was an unhappy one, too. He became an alcoholic and drug addict and was admitted to various institutions several times. He turned to writing poetry, but eventually died in 1993, aged 48)

Sic transit gloria, huh? but I suggest you consider the source, the endorsement, the subject's intention, and most of all, the records themselves. "Unhappy"? Hell, I don't know. Listen to the records and you tell me. Root Boy Slim knew what he was up to and he left a couple of certifiable gems.


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UptownDeb said:

Those work.

Regarding your question, here's the best definition of a novelty record i've read.
"Any record that stands out from the pack for reasons other than its own sheer excellence."

Now that could mean because it's:
Funny - Valley Girl by Frank Zappa - This is generally not the intent of a pop record.
Ridiculous - Tip Toe Through The Tulips by Tiny Tim - IMO, his voice just sounds ridiculous. This is probably not the best example but you get the idea.
The artist (small "a") - King Tut by Steve Martin - A record released by an artist from another field.
Another example would be Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds by William Shatner.

Or it takes advantage of some timely cultural trend.
Kung Fu Fighting as an example might have taken advantage of the popularity of the TV series or martial arts films. (Don't know if i've got the proper timelines here.)

Best explanation I can give.

And i'm not about to start W.W.III over any Prince tunes.

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sinisterpentatonic said:

I've gotta hear these:
"I Used to be a Radical"
"Heartbreak of Psoriasis"
"My Wig Fell Off"
"World War III"
"Dozin' and Droolin"

Thanks, man

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A few more to prime the pump...

Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer - Elmo and Patsy
They're Coming To Take Me Away - Napoleon XIV
Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett
The Name Game - Shirley Ellis
The Streak - Ray Stevens
The Bird's The Word - The Rivingtons

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theAudience said:

All of those tracks are hilarious!!

Specially, "My Wig Fell off"!!

You're gonna be surprised at the musicianship on these tracks, these boys aren't slouches. They know how to hold it down.

imma throw some deep shit


The flying saucer- Buchannan and Goodman ( Luniverse)
Convention 72- The delegates ( Mainstream)
Dickie Goodman-Mr jaws ( Cash)

Definitely Barnes and Barnes Fish Heads,Fish Heads Roly Polly Fish Heads..Fish Heads Fish Heads Eat Them Up YUM..., Barking Dogs Jingle Bells.....Jingle Cats Cd for Christmas...

Well here goes another shameless plug for Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-Ling"

HelloKittyIsMyFriend said:

I have the Chipmunks 35th Birthday Party CD. Not ashamed to admit it. Also, I loved "The Chipmunk Adventure" soundtrack -- "A Mother," "Boys & Girls of Rock & Roll," "Diamond Dolls," "Wully Bully" -- yeah, baby!