songs that are just plain fun
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songs that are just plain fun
posted at 1/17/2011 11:50 AM EST
kind of a follow up to the songs that make you smile. These might make you smile, but for different reasons, maybe some harmless wicked twist that is all in good fun. Or maybe there is some inside joke that you share with someone and you wink at your friend or s.o.
A few I can think of in this vein:
Everyone's Gone to the Movies - Steely Dan
Watching the Detectives - Elvis Costello
Hot for Teacher - Van Halen -
Re: songs that are just plain fun
posted at 1/17/2011 12:16 PM EST
Show Biz Kids - Steely Dan
F*** You - Cee Lo Green
De Anza Jig, On The Tweek Again, My Name Is Mud, etc. - Primus (so many...)
Fee, Fluffhead, Harry Hood, etc. - Phish (again, so many...)
Paul Revere, Get It Together - Beastie Boys
Me, Myself & I - De La Soul
I Lost My Wallet In El Segundo, Bonita Applebum, etc. - Tribe Called Quest, A -
Re: songs that are just plain fun
posted at 1/17/2011 1:25 PM EST
Pretty much the entire catalogue of the Cramps.
'Rock Lobster' by the B-52's.
'Wipe Out' by the Surfaris.
'Louie, Louie' by the Kingsmen
...and 'Farmer Louie' by the Trashmen ( on the box set, they do this song because the singer claims they had requests for 'Farmer John' and 'Louie, Louie', but they don't do either of those songs). -
Re: songs that are just plain fun
posted at 1/17/2011 1:36 PM EST
I always found "Turning Japanese" to be fun -
Re: songs that are just plain fun
posted at 1/17/2011 2:14 PM EST
Anything by the Beach Boys.
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Re: songs that are just plain fun
posted at 1/17/2011 2:15 PM EST
In Response to Re: songs that are just plain fun:I always found "Turning Japanese" to be fun
Posted by jkjband
I was just humming that in my head. Now for sure it will take at least a day to get rid of it.
Hot for Teacher is definitely on the list
I Am The Walrus
Rocky Raccoon -
Re: songs that are just plain fun
posted at 1/17/2011 4:08 PM EST
For whatever crazy reason, I think of the song 'Turning Japanese' more often than I should. It is a funny, silly kind of song and as jesseyeric states , once you get it in your head, it stays for awhile.
A big thumbs up to jkj for thinking of this one.
I have a few more:
'Our House' by Madness
'Leopardskin Pillbox Hat' by Bob Dylan
'Lather' by the Jefferson Airplane
'Istanbul was Constantinople' by They Might Be Giants
'Andy Warhol' by David Bowie -
Re: songs that are just plain fun
posted at 1/17/2011 5:01 PM EST
Anything by the Sex Pistols. -
Re: songs that are just plain fun
posted at 1/17/2011 11:16 PM EST
Oh boy . . . there are a lot of these.
Just off the top of my head . . .
The Ramones -- Rockaway Beach
Graham Parker -- Discovering Japan
Prince -- Delirious
Loudon Wainwright -- Nocturnal Stumblebutt (among many others)
Wilson Pickett -- Everybody Needs Somebody
Warren Zevon -- Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me (or just about anything else)
Southside Johnny -- This Time it's for Real -
Re: songs that are just plain fun
posted at 1/18/2011 1:06 PM EST
"Groove is in the Heart" - Dee-Lite
"Cannonball" - The Breeders
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Re: songs that are just plain fun
posted at 1/18/2011 8:55 PM EST
Beatles - Birthday
Stones - It's Only Rock N Roll
Creedence - Lookin' Out My Back Door
Kinks - Lola
Zep - Rock and Roll
Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London
10CC - Rubber Bullets
AC/DC - Whole Lotta Rosie
Kiss - Rock and Roll All Night
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Three Steps
ZZ Top - I'm Bad, I'm NationwideDoobies - Listen to the Music
Van Halen - Dance the Night Away
Steely Dan - Josie
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
BTO - Taking Care of Business -
Re: songs that are just plain fun
posted at 1/21/2011 2:42 PM EST
"Tutti Fruitti" - Little Richard
"You Never Can Tell" - Chuck Berry
"Who Do You Love?" - Bo Diddley -
Re: songs that are just plain fun
posted at 1/21/2011 3:04 PM EST
The Ramones "I Wanna be Sedated"
The Stones "Dear Doctor"
AC/DC "Highway to Hell"
And those 3 in zillagods first post are on my list too. -
Re: songs that are just plain fun
posted at 1/21/2011 4:07 PM EST
i'd agree with matty and say definitely almost anything by primus. or any claypool side projects for that matter.