darkandrew Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 (edited) Spinning off at a tangent to the Chuck Berry thread; So Chuck Berry had his ding-a-ling, David Bowie had his laughing gnome and Paul McCartney had his Frog Chorus but what other "comedy" songs have otherwise credible artists released? By the way, despite considerable evidence to the contrary, I'm not sure that Duran Duran's cover of Public Enemy's "911 is a joke" counts as a comedy song. Edited March 19, 2017 by darkandrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddy Le Cragg Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Chicken in Black by Johnny Cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Ya Mama by Pharcyde. Funny as you like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Does Hole In My Shoe by Traffic count ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Do these two by Frank Z count ? Totally out there ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSdkPMc7aEo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpNn1nht0_8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Joe Walsh - Lifes Been Good? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXWvKDSwvls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julesb Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Hi ho silver lining. I didn't listen to jeff beck for ages thinking that was representative. I made up for it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Pink Floyd - Bike! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAh1eq6wUzo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downdown Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Syd Barrett's Effervescing Elephant? Perhaps more quirky than comedy, but it always makes me smile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Ronnie Hilton's general career was pretty 'straight' even though many only know him for the song about mice in a windmill. He did apparently also do a cover of the laughing gnome.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 [quote name='Freddy Le Cragg' timestamp='1489943794' post='3260990'] Chicken in Black by Johnny Cash. [/quote] Boy named sue and one piece at a time are also pretty comedic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Toy Dolls' Nelly the Elephant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 [quote name='KevB' timestamp='1489961553' post='3261162'] Boy named sue and one piece at a time are also pretty comedic. [/quote] Beat me to it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzbass Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 My momma sock it to me try to tell me how to live but I don't hear a word she says my head is like a sieve... ahhh I'm so bloody rich hahahaha and I only know three chords Earache My Eye- Cheech and Chong Spinal Tap- ALL of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 How about, Bo-o-riss The Spider by the Who? And, I know that it started off its life on a fan club Christmas flexi-disc but The Beatles "You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)" made it onto the Past Masters CD and into The Beatles Complete. And, of course, Yellow Submarine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdown billy Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 What about the press rat and worthog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Whisper it quietly; Slade were once so desperate to have a hit that they released (more than once) a version of the "Okey Cokey". I'm not even going to post the Youtube link to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Would Quo's 'In The Army Now' count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 There's a couple on early ac/dc albums, but this is probably the stand out. http://youtu.be/_W-fIn2QZgg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkandrew Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 [quote name='Cato' timestamp='1490129789' post='3262519'] There's a couple on early ac/dc albums, but this is probably the stand out. http://youtu.be/_W-fIn2QZgg [/quote] Of course! I'd forgotten about that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 'Do you want your auld lobby washed down' by Brendan Shine. Complete and utter rubbish but still very popular with dancers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdown billy Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 A mot her was washing her baby one night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8qE6WQmNus[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 [quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1489965337' post='3261196'] Beat me to it... [/quote] Now I think of it didn't Cash do a whole album of light hearted stuff, something about nuts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZilchWoolham Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Buzzcocks did a song called Mother of Turds, but it's only been released on a rarities collection. It was just Diggle, Garvey and Maher sat by a piano during a break in recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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