The daftest songs ever

Subject: RE: What's the daftest song ever
From: GUEST,sturgeon
Date: 11 Jun 12 - 03:48 PM

'Ain't it Grand to be Bloomin' Well Dead'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfyBlwlCFYo

Subject: RE: What's the daftest song ever
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 11 Jun 12 - 02:34 PM

There's no bones in mushrooms.

Subject: RE: What's the daftest song ever
From: Elmore
Date: 11 Jun 12 - 01:36 PM

I like The Hartlepool Monkey. Not the monkey, the song.

Subject: RE: What's the daftest song ever
From: GUEST
Date: 11 Jun 12 - 01:20 PM

Beetlebaum by Spike Jones.

Subject: RE: What's the daftest song ever
From: GUEST,Eliza
Date: 11 Jun 12 - 01:14 PM

Almost all George Formby's songs are daft, in the nicest possible way.
I also nominate Max Bygrave's Toothbrush song (You're a pink toothbrush, I'm a blue toothbrush etc). All my schoolchildren thought it was extremely daft, but begged me to play it if they did well in a test!

Subject: RE: What's the daftest song ever
From: Mrrzy
Date: 11 Jun 12 - 01:10 PM

The large dark aardvark song!

Subject: RE: What's the daftest song ever
From: GUEST
Date: 11 Jun 12 - 01:06 PM

This has to ba a contender, words here, in a Mudcat thread, Edison Cylinder
recording here.
JohnB

Subject: RE: What's the daftest song ever
From: GUEST,Guest Charles Macfarlane
Date: 11 Jun 12 - 12:19 PM

> From: PHJim
>
> I think Jim Webb and Richard Harris produced the absolute winner of the daftest song award.

Can't agree with that, perhaps not the best song in the world, but a long way from being the worst, or even just the daftest, which was the original question.

I would nominate one that Robin Dransfield covered on Tidewave, "When It's Night Time In Italy, It's Wednesday Over Here". This is a much fuller set of lyrics than Robin sang though:

When It's Night Time In Italy, It's Wednesday Over Here

Subject: RE: What's the daftest song ever
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 11 Jun 12 - 12:01 PM

I wonder if S Shaw ever gets tired of being so ballsachingly boringly predictable?

Ho-hum

Subject: RE: What's the daftest song ever
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 11 Jun 12 - 10:34 AM

God Save The Queen. No contest!

Subject: RE: What's the daftest song ever
From: PHJim
Date: 11 Jun 12 - 10:34 AM

I think Jim Webb and Richard Harris produced the absolute winner of the daftest song award.
Macarthur Park

Subject: RE: What's the daftest song ever
From: frogprince
Date: 11 Jun 12 - 10:28 AM

I remember when "Loving You has Made Me Bananas" actually got quite a bit of radio play. But I would have to add my vote for "Lesbian Seagull", which I had never heard before. I'm at a loss as to why anyone would think of making a "straight-faced" recording of that. Could they have thought of it as having actual merit as a statement for tolerance or rights for gays? If so, why ???. Daft and funny is one thing, but that is just humorless and uttery inane.

Subject: RE: What's the daftest song ever
From: Leadfingers
Date: 11 Jun 12 - 10:27 AM

If Les Barker makes the comment " That's a SILLY song!" the nomination
has to go to Malcolm Austen's Octopus's Leg !

Subject: RE: What's the daftest song ever
From: Elmore
Date: 11 Jun 12 - 10:04 AM

Who's the Fool Now, aka Martin Said To His Man. Fun to sing as well.

Subject: RE: What's the daftest song ever
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 11 Jun 12 - 09:42 AM

I'm Going Back to 'Im as 'as.

Subject: Lyr Add: LOVING YOU HAS MADE ME BANANAS
From: pdq
Date: 11 Jun 12 - 09:18 AM

Standup comic Guy Marks used to do this song...


LOVING YOU HAS MADE ME BANANAS

Verse 1
Oh, your red scarf matches your eyes,
You closed your cover before striking,
Father had the shipfitter blues,
Loving you has made me bananas,

Verse 2
Oh, your red scarf matches your eyes,
You closed your cover before striking,
Father had the shipfitter blues,
Loving you has made me bananas,

Bridge
Oh, you burnt your finger that evening,
While my back was turned,
I asked the waiter for iodine,
But I dined all alone,

Verse 3
Oh, your red scarf matches your eyes,
You closed your cover before striking,
Father had the shipfitter blues,
Loving you has made me bananas.

Subject: What's the daftest song ever?
From: Paul Reade
Date: 11 Jun 12 - 08:20 AM

I nominate Engelbert Humperdinck's Lesbian Seagull

Any suggestions?