I was thinking about the Dead Milkmen song “Jellyfish Heaven” today (cuz, why not?) and it got me to thinking that there probably aren’t any other songs about jellyfish.
What are some (non-kid) songs about animals?
I realize there are lists that exist online for this already, including a Wikipedia page. But let’s just have fun and name stuff off the tops of our heads. Shall we?
“The Badger Song” - The Dead Milkmen
“Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver” - Primus
“Martha My Dear”[dog] - The Beatles
“Margret” [dog] - Kevin O’Donnell’s Quality Six
Muskrat Love - Captain & Tenille
Octopus’s Garden - Beatles
Wildfire - Michael (Martin) Murphey
Tools - John Denver (a baby rabbit)
Eagle and the Hawk - also Denver
I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas - Gayla Peevey
The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens
The Lone Rhinoceros - Adrian Belew
Dead Milkmen:
Big Lizard
The Woman Who Was Also A Mongoose
The Badger Song
Surfin’ Cow
Filet of Sole
The Thing that Only Eats Hippies (?)
Right Wing Pigeons (ok maybe not)
(?) I Am The Walrus - the Beatles and the Dead Milkmen - different songs
I never noticed a theme until now.
Jonti Picking (Weebl) - Badger Badger Badger
Shannon - Henry Gross
Puff, The Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul & Mary
Spiders & Snakes - Jim Stafford
Ben - Michael Jackson
Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport - Rolf Harris
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer - Elmo & Patsy
“The Hippopotamus Song” by Flanders and Swan
"The Gnu" also by Flanders and Swan.
“Boris the Spider” by the Who
“Chestnut Mare” by the Byrds
“Pigs on the Wing,” “Dogs,” “Pigs (Three Different Ones),” “Sheep” and “Pigs on the Wing 2,” all on Pink Floyd’s Animals album
Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller
Simon and Garfunkel-At The Zoo
Warren Zevon-Werewolves Of London.
Peter, Paul and Mary-Leatherwing Bat
Allan Sherman-Peter And The Wolf
Weird Al Yankovic-Peter and The Wolf
Weird Al Yankovic- Carnival Of The Animals which includes a separate part for 12 different animals.
Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
Turkey In The Straw - traditional
How Do You Say Hello to a Grizzly Bear? - John Denver
Mockingbird - James Taylor
Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
Not exactly what you are looking for…but…
Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
Fox on the Run - Sweet
Correction.
Peter And The Commissar. Based on Peter and The Wolf.
Blackbird - Beatles
Bluebird - Wings
Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult
Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
Surfin Cow - Dead Milkmen
Killer Wolf - Danzig
Jessie - Paw (dog)
Im Sad Because My Goat Died Today - Frogs
Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran
Surfin’ Bird - The Trashmen
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
Al Stewart-Year Of The Cat.
Rocky Raccoon - The Beatles
Seamus - Pink Floyd, it was named after a dog owned by Steve Marriot of The Faces, who appears in the song (Seamus the dog, that is, not Steve Marriot…he provides the backup howls)
Cow Patty - Jim Stafford
Dead Skunk - Loudon Wainwright 3rd
Rock Lobster - B-52’s
From various Dr. Demento Albums.
Kill The Wabbit-Ozzy Fuzz
Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport- Rolf Harris
Hamster Love-Big Daddy
Dead Skunk-Loundon Wainwright
Dead Puppies-Ogden Edsel
Fish Heads-Barnes and Barnes
Poisoning Pigeons In The Park-Tom Lehrer
The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati-Rose And The Arrangement
May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose-“Little” Jimmy Dickens
Mississippi Squirrel Revival-Ray Stevens
Wet Dream-Kipp Addotta