# What is the oddest song/piece of music you've ever heard? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 24, 2016, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524 "2016-12-24T11:04:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524/61 "2016-12-28T18:43:45Z")
I got nuthin’😉 ---
**Author:** ![Plumpudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524/62 "2016-12-28T19:28:31Z")
[Fe-Mail feat. Lasse Marhaug](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0h_xKTXY80) ---
**Author:** ![Plumpudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524/63 "2016-12-28T22:02:42Z")
Danish DJ Hvad with [Cocain Salsa](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eXTPZTrviM). ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524/64 "2016-12-28T22:04:24Z")
Pretty much any music sung by Donovan. Years ago I heard a cover of Peter and the Wolf played with different instruments. Wish I knew who did it. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524/65 "2016-12-28T22:11:21Z")
> [@somepumpkin](#): > > I see that **Snowboarder Bo** ’s posted in here so I’m sure that the oddest stuff I’ve ever heard will be in this thread. 😛 Aw, shucks! I’m gonna go ahead and take that as a compliment! Thanks, **shunpiker**! I had to make a video to share this with folks here (and with the world in general). Way back in the 1980s when I was in college, we booked a show with this guy who turned out to be a piano player who was traveling the country in his beat up station wagon, playing shows and peddling his wares. People from the San Francisco area may have seen him; he is one of the weirdest, most insanely talented and talently insane people I have ever met. Nearly 30 years after doing audio for his show, it remains one of the most memorable shows I have ever seen and/or been a part of, and I’ve done thousands of shows in my lifetime. This guy knows more than 2000 songs by heart; he can play nearly anything you can name with no delay, from classical to punk rock to commercial jingles to doo-wop songs to arena rock. His own songs are, um, inimitable, tho; I can pretty much guarantee that you’ve never heard anything like [D.J. Lebowitz - Airplane](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxLGIPIyj6k). ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524/66 "2016-12-29T01:26:29Z")
John Bartles is an amazingly original musician. [This](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29Xvx9pj2RI) might be my favorite of his songs - listen til the end (3:55). ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524/67 "2016-12-29T02:15:45Z")
> [@F.U.Shakespeare](#): > > John Bartles is an amazingly original musician. [This](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29Xvx9pj2RI) might be my favorite of his songs - listen til the end (3:55). Thanks; I really like this. I didn’t find the ending a huge deal; more like the logical conclusion for the song. I’ll contribute an oldie but a goodie, and from a namesake to boot: [John Trubee - Blind Man’s Penis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vFFewvHwEY) ETA: Fun fact: In 1985, John Trubee became the first person to interview Jandek! Jandek would not have another interview for like 14 years when a reporter for the Texas Monthly, Katy Vine tracked him down using property and tax records. [Jandek & Me](http://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/jandek-and-me/). ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524/68 "2016-12-29T03:02:52Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Thanks; I really like this. I didn’t find the ending a huge deal; more like the logical conclusion for the song. > > I’ll contribute an oldie but a goodie, and from a namesake to boot: [John Trubee - Blind Man’s Penis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vFFewvHwEY) > > ETA: Fun fact: In 1985, John Trubee became the first person to interview Jandek! Jandek would not have another interview for like 14 years when a reporter for the Texas Monthly, Katy Vine tracked him down using property and tax records. [Jandek & Me](http://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/jandek-and-me/). I’ve been friends with John for a long time on FB. He’s quite a character. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524/69 "2016-12-29T03:08:19Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > I’ve been friends with John for a long time on FB. He’s quite a character. 🙂 That totally fucking rocks! Tell him I said “hi”! ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524/70 "2016-12-29T03:21:33Z")
[Chicken Train](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSZSxyCtF1M) ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524/71 "2016-12-29T03:49:09Z")
[Toy Cows in Africa](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td2eki702yw). I think this song may be what a lobotomy feels like. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524/72 "2016-12-29T04:12:20Z")
Then there’s [Evidently Chickentown](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4zv_vVEjks), familiar to Sopranos fans as the soundtrack to one of the best episode endings of the series. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524/73 "2016-12-29T04:17:36Z")
> [@Ranchoth](#): > > [Toy Cows in Africa](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td2eki702yw). > > I think this song may be what a lobotomy feels like. Nice nomination! Got to be some hidden reason. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524/74 "2016-12-29T06:26:22Z")
**Phurpa** : [wal-phur nag- po](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dh8MsLnSRa3E&ved=0ahUKEwihwI3d35jRAhXD7CYKHUL9C2E4ChC3AggrMAY&usg=AFQjCNHoaC2QDBwWu1aYG-DWY0AJp1XxUQ&sig2=4e9pg_tJjNMYgaF5VNqb5g). Make of it what you will. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524/75 "2016-12-29T07:12:40Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > **Phurpa** : [wal-phur nag- po](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dh8MsLnSRa3E&ved=0ahUKEwihwI3d35jRAhXD7CYKHUL9C2E4ChC3AggrMAY&usg=AFQjCNHoaC2QDBwWu1aYG-DWY0AJp1XxUQ&sig2=4e9pg_tJjNMYgaF5VNqb5g). Make of it what you will. That totally fucking rocks! Already ordered a copy from Russia! Thanks very much for the introduction! ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524/76 "2016-12-29T08:01:45Z")
> [@Eddie The Horrible](#): > > I got nuthin’😉 Eddie, weren’t you the one who posted the songs by the sisters that were made to play music by their father, without having had lessons? If so, who were they again? I don’t know that they performed the ODDEST piece of music I’ve ever heard, but I feel like they are in the discussion. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524/77 "2016-12-29T08:04:59Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > Eddie, weren’t you the one who posted the songs by the sisters that were made to play music by their father, without having had lessons? If so, who were they again? > > I don’t know that they performed the ODDEST piece of music I’ve ever heard, but I feel like they are in the discussion. [The Shaggs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shaggs) ---
**Author:** ![VanillaGorilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f9ae1b/32.png) [@VanillaGorilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VanillaGorilla)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524/78 "2016-12-29T10:00:26Z")
[Anders Flanders](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHm2CGMXGW0) is definitely more funny than artsy, but pretty weird just the same. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524/79 "2016-12-29T10:15:27Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > [The Shaggs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shaggs) Thank you. . .I think. My gratefulness in having my question answered is somewhat tempered by the subject matter 🙂 Since I intend to torture friends with this, and since I DID ask for it. . .then yes. Yes, I believe thanks ARE in order. However, I feel I must withhold the ritualistic throwing of “stuff” into the quarry. Sorry. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524/80 "2016-12-29T10:26:29Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > That totally fucking rocks! Tell him I said “hi”! Me too! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oddest-song-piece-of-music-youve-ever-heard/775524.md?page=5)