Mine is Momma’s Got Her Boobs Out by Rodney Carrington. I had a viral email ten years ago with a photo of a woman flashing her tits at a outdoor concert with her kid looking right at her. This song played automatically. That looked like a candid photo and fit the song perfectly. Funniest thing ever. I can’t find that photo now. Google has thousands of porn hits for Momma Boobs. A shame because it was so perfect for this song. Here’s Rodney’s official video for the the song.
“Weird Al” really does have a lot of great works. “Hardware Store” and “Genius in France” are often touted by fans as being among his best works. “White and Nerdy” may be his greatest song parody. I’m kinda partial to the often overlooked “Buy Me A Condo”, Al’s crowning achievement in biting social satire.
Tom Leher, of course, one of my heros. “National Brotherhood Week” may be my favorite, though I really will always have a soft spot for “Oedipus Rex”.
Flight of the Conchords? Hmmm, favorite . . . maybe “Most Beautiful Girl in the Room”.
“King Tut” by Steve Martin must be mentioned.
Ditto: “Let’s Talk Dirty to the Animals” by Gilda Radner
“He’s Got Coke (So He Get’s the Girl)” by Rob Paravonian
“Tie My Pecker to My Leg” by Mojo Nixon
I suppose I’ll also recommend the very funny “The Sock Song” by Nikki Lynn Katt which should be on the list if for no other reason than because I co-wrote it.
Best humorous original song with lyrics: “My Home Town” by Tom Lehrer
Best humorous cover song: “Cocktails for Two” by Spike Jones and his City Slickers.*
Best case of taking an existing song and adding new lyrics**: “Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah” by Allan Sherman.
*A few weeks ago, I was watching The Lady Eve on TV and noticed the song in the background. The movie came before Jones’s version, but it made the scene even funnier.
This one is my favorite by Weird Al (and I like a LOT of his stuff so Amy’s dis on TBBT caused a scowl) just because the imagery is hilarious.
I’d rather jump naked on a huge pile of thumb tacks
or stick my nostrils together with Krazy Glue
I’d rather dive into a swimming pool filled with double-edged razor blades
than spend one more minute with you.
The only song in a similar vein that comes close is “I Can’t Stand Losing” by The Police.
My 2nd favorite Weird Al is “I’ll Sue Ya” done in the style of Rage Against The Machine, perfectly.
My all-time fave comic song will always be “Institutionalized” by The Suicidal Tendencies, just the original version though.
I’m glad to see all the love for Al Yankovic’s “One More Minute.” While my absolute favorite Weird Al song changes at frequent and random intervals, it’s certainly a regular in that rotation.
But because it’s the Christmas season, I’ve got to put in a word for “Christmas at Ground Zero.”
What else? Tom Lehrer? Check. My Lehrer favorite is “So Long Mom.”
Rutles? Check. Favorite? Torn between “Cheese and Onions” (parody of “All Together Now” and “Imagine” at the same time) and “Piggy in the Middle” (mostly a “I Am the Walrus” parody, with a swipe at “Happiness Is a Warm Gun” in the last verse).
Gotta get Julie Brown intp this thread. From “Homecoming Queen’s Got a Gun” to Madonna parody “Party in My Pants”, she’s done a lot of great stuff.
