Leeneia makes a good point about humor in songs. Sometimes it doesn't work, and I think that happens most often when the song crosses the line between humor and mean-spiritedness. I tend to be one of those singers who doesn't pick up on that mean-spirited tone, and then I'm left wondering why that song I sang went over like a lead balloon.

I really like the "Concertina" song, but then I've found out the hard way that I'm not a very good judge of such things.

Somebody has to conk me on the head and say, "Joe, you're a nice person. Why are you singing such a nasty song?"

-Joe-