Music Trivia -> Lighter Side of Serious Bands -> S
Some bands don't wait around for Weird Al to parody one of their songs, and take a pre-emptive strike and write a silly song of their own.
"Seamus," Pink Floyd
"Seamus" is the 5th track of the band's classic album Meddle. It is a playful 2 and half minute blues jam featuring a dog howling along with the band. Heralded by many fans as the Worst Pink Floyd Song.
Agrimorfee
"Several Species of...," Pink Floyd
The entire title (which cannot be entered in the field above is "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave And Grooving With A Pict"...it is actually Roger Waters imitating squirrels and chipmunks and an early-Scottish lunatic, thanks to the magic of multi-tracking and a bit of imagination. Found on the album Ummagumma, possibly the weirdest recording you are to likely ever hear.
Agrimorfee
"She Don't Use Jelly," Flaming Lips
A song about people who eat skin cream on toast, use magazines as tissues, and dye their hair with citrus fruit.
Ned Riley
"Shiny Happy People," R.E.M.
Kate Pierson of the B-52s joins the band on this one. The song is incredibly upbeat and cheerful, especially compared with the band's previous work. However, even this peppy tune has a serious side. It was inspired by the protest and massacre at Tiananmen Square.
Brian Kelly
"Short People," Randy Newman
This song satires prejudice by saying that short people shouldn't have a reason to live.
Paul Warren
"The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite," R.E.M.
Michael Stipe can be heard laughing at his own inability to pronounce "Dr. Suess" correctly.
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"Sit Down, You're Rockin' The Boat," Don Henley
Don Henley is best known as the front man of the Eagles, whose music was known for its sometimes poetic style. Mr. Henley took that style to a successful solo career in which he recorded several songs with social commentary. Then sometime in the early '90s, he recorded a laid-back rendition of this lighthearted tune from the classic musical 'Guys & Dolls,' and it got a surprising amount of radio play.
Raphael
"Smart Girls," Brian Wilson
This is a single that has not been officially released, but is available on the 'net on an mp3. The "genius" of the Beach Boys actually raps (quite as good as one would expect) about his recent tastes in women, complete with samples of classic Beach Boys tracks accompanying him along the way.
Sample lyrics:
Wouldn't it be nice/If PhDs/were stroking me with hypotheses? God only knows what I'd be/Without smart girls Hip hop and harmony/I'm wiser now, I know where it's at/Intelligence is an aphrodisiac So if you're seekin' that perfect mate/Listen to Brian, beauty's good but/ Smart girls, talkin' 'bout smart girls/Sexy legs with high IQs Smart girls, I love the smart girls/You brainy babes with your attitudes
Sample lyrics:
Wouldn't it be nice/If PhDs/were stroking me with hypotheses? God only knows what I'd be/Without smart girls Hip hop and harmony/I'm wiser now, I know where it's at/Intelligence is an aphrodisiac So if you're seekin' that perfect mate/Listen to Brian, beauty's good but/ Smart girls, talkin' 'bout smart girls/Sexy legs with high IQs Smart girls, I love the smart girls/You brainy babes with your attitudes
Agrimorfee
"Something Happened To Me Yesterday," Rolling Stones
This song is almost reminiscent to Bob Dylan's 'Rainy Day Women #12 and #35' with the brass and the witty ending.
Paul Warren
"Song of the Viking," Todd Rundgren
This song seems very Monty Python-ish. Singing on how the Vikings live.
Paul Warren
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