Not that the lyrics have been changed, but try Richard Cheese his band "the lounge against the machine" is funny as hell, the songs they cover in a lounge form of playback is worth a laugh. |
My two favs are:
"Let's Get Mesolithic" and "Tommy the Canexican" both by Eddie From Ohio on the "Quick" CD. |
Hey Islandear -- I'm not sure if the Fugs did "Ballin in the Bathroom" first. Could be....the Fugs and David Peel (along with Zappa) were all loosely categorized together in the late 60s as rebel rockers.
But I remember distinctly the David Peel album with "Up Against the Wall Mother F---r", "Ballin' in the Bathroom", "Mother, Where is my Father?", etc.
I think that was recorded in about 1968, so if the Fugs did it before that, then they were first. I just know that we made copies of the Peel album on cassette tapes and passed them around in high school in the early 70s. Boy, that was a while ago.....
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Mojo Nixon
- "Elvis is Everywhere"
- "I Ain't Gonna Piss in no Jar"
- "Louisiana Liplock"
- "She's Vibrator Dependant"
_ "(619) 239 - KING"
Randy Newman
- "Shame"
- "Better Off Dead"
- "Rednecks"
- "Faust"
- "Roll With The Punches"
- "Burn On' |
Dr Hook And The Medicine Show had an album with lyrics by the late, great Shel Silverstein of Playboy Magazine and children's book fame. Titles included "Freakin' at the Freaker's Ball", "Penicillan Penny", "Acapulco Goldie", "Roland The Roadie And Gertrude The Groupie", "Get My Rocks Off" and "Cover Of The ROlling Stone". Very funny stuff and the recording is top notch. |
Alpha Team - Speed (Hardcore remix)
Sort of a techno thing, with samples from the old Speed Racer cartoon mixed together into a hilarious climax. |
They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa" original recording by Napoleon XIV
They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa
from: Dr. Demento's Delights
Warner Bros. 1975 BS 2855 0698
Remember when you ran away and I got on my knees and begged you not to leave because I'd go berserk?? Well...
You left me anyhow and then the days got worse and worse and now you see I've gone completely out of my mind.. And..
They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!
They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa
To the funny farm. Where life is beautiful all the time and I'll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats and they're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!!!!
You thought it was a joke and so you laughed, you laughed when I had said that loosing you would make me flip my lid.. RIGHT???
I know you laughed, I heard you laugh, you laughed you laughed and laughed and then you left, but now you know I'm utterly mad... And..
They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa,
They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa.
To the happy home. With trees and flowers and chirping birds and basket weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs and toes and they're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!!
I cooked your food, I cleaned your house, and this is how you pay me back for all my kind unselfish loving deeds.. Huh??
Well you just wait, they'll find you yet and when they do they'll put you in the ASPCA, you mangy mutt!!! And...
They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa.
They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa.
To the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time and I'll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats and they're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!!
To the happy home, with trees and flowers and chirping birds and basket weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs and toes and they're coming to take me away, ha-haa!!!
To the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time... (fade out)
Hey, buddy!
Yes officer..
You a head?
No, but I'm catching up, ha ha ha....
original recording by Napoleon XIV |
Dread Zeppelin - The theme of Gilligan's Island sung to the tune of Stairway to Heaven
Honorable Mentions:
Frank Zappa - Tinsel Town Rebellion,
Allan Sherman - The Rebel, 12 Days of Christmas, Al & Yetta,
Sarah Jachman |
there's that old camp song that began with
"Hello mother hello father, hear I am at camp granada". I don't know who sang it but it was super funny. |
An album of Tom Lehrer's I heard a long, long time ago. Also, "Billy the Mountain" by Frank Zappa. |
It's a toss up between "I like" by Heathen Dan and "Paralyzed" by the The Legendary Stardust Cowboy. |
"Stripper Girl" by Metal Shop. You gotta love lines like:
"Stripper girl, you're heaven sent. You pay my phone bill, pay my rent." or "I'll be there to catch you when you fall. If you buy me a cell phone you can give me a call."
Hell, the entire album is a scream, poking fun at the biggest metal bands of the 80's by playing the same type of music better than they ever did! |
BTW, wasn't it Tuli Kupferberg and the Fugs who did the original "Ballin' in the Bathroom"? |
'Political Science' by Randy Newman |
"Summertime" by The Troggs |
The Mushroom Tabernacle Choir: " The Twelve Drugs of Christmas " 1972 |
Forest Lawn - Tom Paxton
Adelaide's Lament (from "Guys and Dolls")
Bob Dylan's 115th Dream |
David Peel and the Lower East Side: "Ballin' in the Bathroom"
(although I think on the album cover it was spelled "Bawlin'", but we knew what it meant)
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Alice's Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie |
This will make me odd man out, but I love Gilbert and Sullivans operettas of which my favorites are HMS Pinafore and the Mikado. But my favorite G&S witty ditty is A Capitol Ship... Which starts out, "A capitol ship for an ocean trip was the wallowing window blind...
I guess you have to have been involved in the production of these operettas or have a wierd sense of humor, but I still love'm and hum them often. |
Flim & the BBs: Five on the Floor from 'Further Adventures of.' There's a lyrical interlude part way through the piece. I have no idea what it means, but it's funny as all get out! |
