Songs That Make You Laugh

Subject: Songs That Make You Laugh
From: GUEST,Dexter
Date: 06 Dec 02 - 10:04 PM

O.K.,so it looks like I'm going to be doing a weekly gig in a joint with a lot of regulars and they seem to love the funny stuff. It won't be long before they're tired of what I've got so far. Any suggestions?

Subject: RE: Songs That Make You Laugh
From: khandu
Date: 06 Dec 02 - 10:06 PM

"You Think I'm Psycho, Don't You, Mama?" Hilarious, but sick song.

khandu

Subject: RE: Songs That Make You Laugh
From: Bobert
Date: 06 Dec 02 - 10:11 PM

I do a song entitled "$1000 Car" If you wander over to tweedsblues.net and hunt around I think you'll find a poorly recorded version but it is the kind of song that everyone can relate to and ya' can get everyone in on the chorus with no problem... If ya have probelms finding either tweeds or the song, PM me and I'll try to assist.

Bobert

Subject: RE: Songs That Make You Laugh
From: khandu
Date: 06 Dec 02 - 10:13 PM

Clicky here fer Tweedsblues! and listen to ole Bobert's Thousand Dollar Car. It is worth the trip!

k

Subject: RE: Songs That Make You Laugh
From: khandu
Date: 06 Dec 02 - 10:15 PM

Uh... try again! Here it is!

khandu

Subject: RE: Songs That Make You Laugh
From: Merritt
Date: 07 Dec 02 - 11:02 AM

Songs that get laughs for me at pubs & clubs:

~ The Eggplant That Ate Chicago - orig. by Dr West's Medicine Band & Junk Band; reworked lyrics slightly so that each mention of Chicago is replaced with a city progressively closer to burg where I'm playing

~ Lookin' For Trouble - orig by Steve Goodman; how funny tiz depends somewhat on audience; dark lyrics seem to encourage some folks to order another drink; played it for a community theater group recently tho' & they found it to be a real howler

~ Man Smart(Woman Smarter) - orig calypso tune by King Radio (1952); "Let us look at woman and man, and see which one is smarter,
some say man, but I say no!; the woman got the man like a puppet show, etc..."

~ You Can't Help It If You're Still In Love With Me (C-2) – by Will Hankums the western-country artist

~ You Rascal You – orig by Sam Theard (1931); a hit for Louis Armstrong; there are R & X rated versions; "I'll be glad when you're gone, you rascal, you, I'll be glad when you're dead, you Dirty Dog, etc.."


- Merritt

Subject: RE: Songs That Make You Laugh
From: Schantieman
Date: 07 Dec 02 - 11:07 AM

Almost anything by Tom Lehrer, Flanders & Swann, Jeremy Taylor, Miles Wooton and one or two of Keith Marsden's gems like 'Funeral Song'

Steve

Subject: RE: Songs That Make You Laugh
From: Merritt
Date: 07 Dec 02 - 11:21 AM

Thought of a couple more that work:

~ Love Story – orig by Randy Newman; another bleak one, but some people like

~ Dixie Chicken – Little Feat tune; great little story

~ Ain't Nobody's Business – Grainger & Robbins


- Merritt

Subject: RE: Songs That Make You Laugh
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Dec 02 - 12:02 PM

Check out the filk lyrics websites, there is some howling, brilliant stuff. Excellent resource for parodies, funny songs, etc.

http://www.cybernothing.org/~deoridhe/filk/

http://audiomusic.info/cgi-bin/lyrics/index.cgi?base=%2FArts%2FMusic%2FStyles%2FFilk%2F

http://www.prometheus-music.com/eli/virtual.html (MP3s, etc)

And the great Leslie Fish's Filksong site:

http://www.prometheus-music.com/eli/leslie.html

Subject: RE: Songs That Make You Laugh
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 07 Dec 02 - 12:06 PM

"Down Below" which works into one of the worst puns in English --
      At our local sewer farm, there was cause for alarm
      When a man fell down a pit a year ago.
      Since the accident occurred he's been lying there, in-turd
      I'm glad I'm working down below!

"Living in Braintree with You In Methuen (Is Almost Like Living In Lowell)" which works up to an almost as bad pun -- "When you left you took my balls, dear, so without you I can't even bowl."

Lots of English music hall songs, too.

Linn

Subject: RE: Songs That Make You Laugh
From: alanabit
Date: 07 Dec 02 - 01:33 PM

Nobody has mentioned the brilliant Jake Thackery on the Brit side or Shel Silverstein ("Banned Width" website). For me, Shel Silverstein and Tom Lehrer were the masters of the comedy song. Quite a lot of funny songs have been posted by Mudcatters. These may be well worth having, as there is a good chance that your audience won't have heard them already. Good luck.

Subject: RE: Songs That Make You Laugh
From: GUEST,!
Date: 07 Dec 02 - 01:45 PM

Star spangled banner

Subject: RE: Songs That Make You Laugh
From: Matt_R
Date: 07 Dec 02 - 01:50 PM

Vietnam Talking Potluck Blues!

Subject: RE: Songs That Make You Laugh
From: GUEST,Dexter
Date: 07 Dec 02 - 04:21 PM

Thanks all for the great leads. This has become my most favoritest site in the whole wide world wide web. Keep the faith.


                                          Dex

Subject: RE: Songs That Make You Laugh
From: Nemesis
Date: 07 Dec 02 - 06:31 PM

WHo put the benzedrine in Mrs .. (wotnot's ) OValtine ?

Subject: RE: Songs That Make You Laugh
From: khandu
Date: 07 Dec 02 - 06:55 PM

Hey Dex,

If you like us, why not join us? Membership has its benefits!

khandu

Subject: RE: Songs That Make You Laugh
From: Ebbie
Date: 07 Dec 02 - 07:26 PM

A friend gave me a double-decked boxful of old cassette tapes that he was getting rid of. I have a tape playing continually alongside the computer while I decide what is a keeper, what has songs on it I want to learn and what will eventually go on to other people.

One song I hadn't heard in a LONG time is 'Don't Monkey 'Round my Widder (When I'm Gone) by Doc Watson and Chet Atkins (1979)

"My fever's high and I'm sufferin' a cold
And I'll soon be walkin' on the streets of gold
And I'll ask you, boy, not to monkey 'round my widder when I'm gone
If you monkey 'round my widder I'm a-tellin' you the fack
My big white ghost's come a-sneakin' back
And I'll h'ant you, boy, if you monkey 'round my widder when I'm gone"

Goes on from there. The things people think of when they're sick!

Subject: RE: Songs That Make You Laugh
From: Midchuck
Date: 08 Dec 02 - 06:20 PM

I was watching a video that a friend made of the open mike at the 2001 Old Songs, and realized, when Kendall sang "We Got a $5 Fine for Whinin'" that that song should be permanantly dedicated to all the Sensitive Young Singer-Songwriters in the country.

Peter.

Subject: RE: Songs That Make You Laugh
From: GUEST,dexter
Date: 08 Dec 02 - 07:57 PM

hey midchuck,

What's the difference between a singer-songwriter and a puppy?



In a few weeks, the puppy will stop whining.

Subject: RE: Songs That Make You Laugh
From: Jazzyjack
Date: 08 Dec 02 - 09:50 PM

Dexter; Go to toddbutler.com where you can hear Canada's best comedy writer. M y fav. so far is his "Festivals". Tell me what you think.