Almost any Mother's LP will have an amusing title and song names.
Most amusing album or song titles
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"More Money For You And Me" -- The Four Preps Well, perhaps in itself the title isn’t as amusing as some, but combined with the song’s fantastic impressions of diverse groups from the early days of rock n’ roll the result is one of the most amusing songs I can think of. Note, btw, that the orchestration was conducted by Lincoln Mayorga, of Sheffield Lab fame, who was closely associated with The Four Preps during the early part of his career. Best regards, -- Al |
I don’t know about the album or song titles exactly, but the songs by Jake Thackray are hilarious! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORQsxTUV_Tg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wArg1PQ5O4g&list=PLOw-INr2WVbhPSJs0IwUkxgHy0Bz54DER |
"God May Forgive You (But I Won’t)". Written by Harlan Howard & Bobby Braddock, I first heard it by Iris Dement (Rosie Flores does a great version too). When she would perform it with John Prine, she would sing it looking directly at him. Always gets a laugh. except from some Christian Right lunatic who claims it is "one of the most evil songs ever written." Sounds like a real fun guy. |
I would initiate a "Funniest Guitar Solos" thread, but almost all are only unintentionally funny. One exception is the solo in The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band's "In The Canyons Of Your Mind" (on their Tadpoles album), which mocks the excessive guitar soloing that was going on in Rock at the time of it's release. One of my favorite pieces of humour, written by the brilliant Vivian Stanshall. |
None of these are overtly funny but...
Don't Fight It, Marsha, It's Bigger Than Both of Us
-Blam Blam Blam/ Never Mind the Bollocks its...The Sex Pistols /
The Blues, the Whole Blues and Nothing But the Blues ...David Bromberg/Trout Mask Replica ...Capt Beefheart combined with the album cover is highly unusual if not funny
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From "Joe's Garage " Frank Zappa Lyrics"Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?" [Act I] [SCENE SEVEN] [WHY DOES IT HURT WHEN I PEE?] Shortly after his liaison with the taco stand lady, JOE makes a horrible discovery... [JOE:] Why does it hurt when I pee? Why does it hurt when I pee? I don't want no doctor To stick no needle in me Why does it hurt when I pee? I got it from the toilet seat I got it from the toilet seat It jumped right up 'N' grabbed my meat Got it from the toilet seat My balls feel like a pair of maracas My balls feel like a pair of maracas Oh God I probably got the Gon-o-ka-ka-khackus! My balls feel like a pair of maracas Ai-ee-ai-ee-ahhhh! Why does it Why does it Why does it Why does it hurt... when... I Peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee? |
Damn ya'll, these are some great ones, many new to me. Not a song or album title, but the lyrics in one Zappa song on the We're Only In It For The Money album (okay, there's a pretty good nominee) has the protagonist fantasizing about moving to San Francisco and "sitting in the dirt, playing bongos." I haven't heard it since the year of it's release, but found it's mocking of the Summer Of Love to be quite welcome. |
