dumb songs

[Sefton]

The Llama song!

[Horatio_Hellpop]

The Beatles were much beloved, but they wrote some dopey shit, much of it on the White Album and Yellow Submarine. Can anybody defend the brilliance of “Why Don’t We Do It In the Road”? How about “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey”? Drugs kill brain cells, that’s my take-away.

[PapSett]

The winner? They’re Coming to Take Me Away.

[gigi]

Does Your Chewing Gun Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight?

[Cognoscant]

@Sahirrnee

Guitarzan

And his jungle band! They’re all you can stand! Give 'em a hand! Guitarzan! A staple of many car trips as a kid.

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

The winner of the Dr. Demento’s annual poll over the most years is Barnes & Barnes’s Fish Heads.

[Thudlow_Boink]

@Horatio_Hellpop

Can anybody defend the brilliance of “Why Don’t We Do It In the Road”?

drad dog tried:

@drad_dog

There is so much wrongness here, I’m going to give up, in a minute. First I must defend this song.

It is the funniest Beatles song. (By Paul and not John, remember) It’s a take off on macho rock.

It is not repetitive screaming any more than many other R & R or R & B songs are. It’s got chord changes, a melody and a passioned if satirical vocal that made it a keeper for those guys. And it doesn’t take up that much precious time. Nuff Said.

[the_diego]

Pussy Real Good

[Sahirrnee]

My Uncle used to Love me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j13sMmVwiFE

I Got Tears in my Ears
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU7HTgAAgQc

*May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfYFx6MOTYU

[Thudlow_Boink]

Have you not heard? It was my understanding that everyone had heard…

[The_Stainless_Steel_Rat]

I see that nobody has mentioned this one: Henry the VIII I Am - YouTube

or this one: Ahab the Arab - Ray Stevens - YouTube

I wouldn’t really call most of what has been listed as ‘dumb’ songs; they would written for the express purposes of being fun and making people grin; in that most of them have been excellent songs.

I define a dumb song as something that was written to be a ‘serious’ song that simply…was lousy. The Beatles recordning mentioned above would qualify.

But these are just fun.

IMHO as always. YMMV.

[romansperson]

@running_coach

Wet Dream-Kip Addotta
An entire song that’s just a constant stream of fish puns.

Which I approve.

And Big Cock-Roach!

Martin Mull’s Men Men Men

[Sahirrnee]

@The_Stainless_Steel_Rat

I see that nobody has mentioned this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zZVUjA9jsQ

or this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLB15kBvn_c

I wouldn’t really call most of what has been listed as ‘dumb’ songs; they would written for the express purposes of being fun and making people grin; in that most of them have been excellent songs.

I define a dumb song as something that was written to be a ‘serious’ song that simply…was lousy. The Beatles recordning mentioned above would qualify.

But these are just fun.

IMHO as always. YMMV.

I think this qualifies for that definition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFHWl-ZyRAg

[burpo_the_wonder_mutt]

I must take exception with “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh” being a dumb song. It’s very clever and tells a story.

You want dumb?

[Son_of_a_Rich]

I’d like to piss on the grave of the guy who wrote** Open the Door, Richard.**

[the_diego]

“Simple Plan” has a dumb story, and the singer sings it like he’s retarded.

[madsircool]

Jimmy Castor Bunch - Troglodyte

[madsircool]

@madsircool

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JNS42Na2mpc

Troglodyte by Jimmy Castor.

[It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery]

@madsircool

Irving the 142? Fastest Gun in the West by Shel Silversteen who also wrote A Boy Named Sue.

You mean The Ballad of Irving by Frank Gallop.

That’s a weird one to think was by Shel Silverstein. I can hardly think of a singer that sounds LESS like Shel.

And, something for the thread:

Who Dunnit? by Genesis.

It’s hard to believe this piece of crap came from a band that also produced some of the best progressive rock.

Here are the “lyrics” to Who Dunnit?, and I use the term loosely.

[don_t_ask]

Don’t know if it’s dumb but Transfusion by Nervous Norvus was certainly odd.

“Shoot the juice to me, Bruce”

“Transfusion, transfusion
Oh, nurse I’m gonna make a new resolution
I’m never, never, never gonna speed again
Put a gallon in me, Alan”