Werid Al has many but my favorite were by Bob Rivers who I guess was a DJ in Seattle. He wrote dozens if not hundreds. If you go to: twistedtunes.com you can search. He's retired now so they are are old, but some of my favorites include: Dark SIde of Naboo (star wars meets pink floyd) Ukranian Band:
Dirty Deeds Done with Sheep
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@deadhead1000 There´s not one time I´m at an airport without being „worried about the baggage retrieval system they´ve got at Heathrow“. It always hits me. Ubuweb in 2003 hosted a full year of strange and funny songs (365 days project). It´s still a goldmine and a reminder to myself, that I have to dig into the follow up they did in 2007. No list like this would be complete without The Shaggs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR9d4ESlpHY This always gives me good chuckle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAUnvd1yv88 I won´t get into the world of company / motivational songs which is a wonderful thing in itself. One of the greatest songs in any category (at least for me) is this legendary gem by The legendary Stardus Cowboy. Wait for the trumpet solo! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viK3i0fRDRs A very modern example is the „Organum Perceptus“ album by the Happy Valley Band. They are covering well known songs by leaving the original voice track intact and re-playing the music, which has been put through an AI-shredding-algorhythm. It´s hilarious!
Foreign cover versions are sometimes also funny. The Beatles pulled off singing in german quite well, but to my ears Peter Gabriel´s songs are a disaster (the same goes for Bowie´s „Helden / Heroes“). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49mdn20QsbM Oh, how about „Kung Fu Fighting“ in finnish? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYjzD1kFpss How about a finnish singer who does not put too much attention on hitting the notes singing in german about people getting drunk in parliament park? MA Nuuminen – as far as I recall – actually got sued for this indecency in this home country. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8LAbPTqBao Oh well, I better stop here. |
Few other good ones: http://www.bobrivers.com/index.php/american-pie-eulogy/
Hello I love you (doors) http://www.bobrivers.com/index.php/hello-i-love-you-lets-get-tested-for-aids/
--PMS (to an AC DC song) http://www.bobrivers.com/index.php/p-m-s/
Driving Crazy (Billy joel drove into someone’s front yard while drunk) http://www.bobrivers.com/index.php/driving-crazy/
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