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Thread started 04/03/02 8:07am

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The Geeky Music Thread

awright...i started up this thread 4 one reason:

2 make ya'll confess/tell (whichever way's cleverest 4 u) which songs that you've been poked fun at by friends/bystanders/whoever 4 likin, or songs that u just dig and you're sure nobody else knows/likes 'em. here's some of mine:



  • "where's captain kirk?", spizzenergi--it's just weird...and short...i have a thing 4 weird, short songs. eek

  • "chain saw", the ramones--another weird, short song

  • "electric aunt jemima", frank zappa--anybody heard this one? bet someone here has....



yall's turn! mr.green
[This message was edited Wed Apr 3 8:55:25 PST 2002 by Handclapsfingasnapz]
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Reply #1 posted 04/03/02 8:34am

Maxar

I'm a Little Pea - Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Drive By Shooting - Henrietta Collins and The Wife Beating Child Haters (Black Flag)

My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry (the song just cracks me up)

Alice's Restaraunt - Arlo Guthrie

Jimmy Buffet Doesn't Live In Key West Anymore - David Allan Coe

I've never heard of "Where's Captain Kirk". Gonna go and try to find a sample. smile
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Reply #2 posted 04/03/02 6:26pm

NewPowerNorth

Well, U have to own Spaced out, the compilation of Leonard Nimoy and Shatner doing 60's covers. We've all heard Mr Tambourine Man butchered by Kirk at least once, as a joke right?

Most Zappa songs, although havent heard the one Dansa mentioned

Um...dont quite knbow what the criteria is here...

The Beatles Maggie Mae and/or Wild Honey pie

Monkee's Listen to the band...i like Mike NEsmith ok? hes the only real musician of the group!

Brian Eno- Babys on fire

Iggy Pop - Shake Appeal and Im Bored

Supertramp...Logical Song

Genesis - I know what I like in your wardrobe

Doors - Alabama Song

Simon and Garfunkel - feelin groovy

Billy Joel - Uptown Girl

Patti Smith - Rock n Roll Nigger...tough one to explain!

Elvis - CC Rider (Live in Hawaii!)

Dylan - Quinn the eskomo

Prince - My Little Pill/Solo

This was fun!

Bob
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Reply #3 posted 04/03/02 6:27pm

NewPowerNorth

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

awright...i started up this thread 4 one reason:

2 make ya'll confess/tell (whichever way's cleverest 4 u) which songs that you've been poked fun at by friends/bystanders/whoever 4 likin, or songs that u just dig and you're sure nobody else knows/likes 'em. here's some of mine:



  • "where's captain kirk?", spizzenergi--it's just weird...and short...i have a thing 4 weird, short songs. eek

  • "chain saw", the ramones--another weird, short song

  • "electric aunt jemima", frank zappa--anybody heard this one? bet someone here has....



yall's turn! mr.green
[This message was edited Wed Apr 3 8:55:25 PST 2002 by Handclapsfingasnapz]


Name me one Ramones song that ISN'T short????
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Reply #4 posted 04/04/02 6:29am

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ok...searching through my playlist for the most embarassing tunes...

  • Boy George - Karma Chameleon
  • Vanessa Williams - Save the best for last
  • Samantha Fox - Touch me
  • Tina Turner - What's love got to do with it
  • Al Green/Annie Lennox - Put a little love in your heart
  • Frank Zappa - Bobby Brown
  • Larry Graham - One in a million you
  • Paul McCartney/Michael Jackson - Say say say
  • Rod Stewart - Maggie May
  • Barry Manilow - Copacabana

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Reply #5 posted 04/04/02 6:35am

DavidEye

***"You Made Me Believe In Magic" by Bay City Rollers(1977)
***"Mambo No.5" by Lou Bega(1999)
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Reply #6 posted 04/04/02 12:30pm

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here's mine:

*Michael Jackson/Paul McCartney "The Girl Is Mine"
*Bobby Goldsboro "Honey"
*Tony Orlando & Dawn "Knock Three Times"
*Rupert Holmes "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
*Baja Men "Who Let The Dogs Out"
*Vanilla Ice "Ice, Ice Baby"
*Bart Simpson "Do The BartMan"
*Rockwell & Michael Jackson "Somebody's Watching Me"
*Eddie Murphy "Boogie In Da Butt"
*??? "The Night Chicago Died"
*??? "Billy, Don't Be A Hero"
*Frank & Moon Unit Zappa "Valley Girl"
*Anything by Weird Al Yankovic
*"Sunny Days" Theme From Sesame Street
*U.T.F.O. "Roxanne, Roxanne"
*Wayne Newton "Donke Shen"
*Los Del Rio "Macarena"
*Barry Manilow "Copa Cabana"
*Gerardo "Rico Suave"
*New Edition "Mr. Telephone Man"

Damn...sad thing is I know most of the artists names! What's sadder is I know there's more!!! I'm gonna burn a compilation disc of all these songs, crank up the stereo and dance like Steve Martin with Happy Feet!!!
[PRINCE 4EVER!]

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