Recently we had a lot of fun with the virtual zoo, and with various Rock song aspects, so I wondered what sort of animals we’d find in a Rock 'n Roll Zoo. For purposes of discussion, we’ll take any title or animal mentioned in any song to make the Billboard Hot 100 from 1955 to date.
Among the exhibits I’d find would be
Rockin’ Robin
Rocky Raccoon
and of course a
** White Rabbit**
Whatya got?
Crocodile Rock
Shock the Monkey
Chimaera
I Am The Walrus
Hey Hey We’re The Monkees (sp.)
Everyone’s got a secret to hide, except for me and my monkey.
Ain’t Nuthin’ But a Houn’ Dog
Octopus’ Garden
Groovy Grubworm
Greggery Peccary
Seamus (that’s my dog)
Martha My Dear
Piggies
The Tennessee Stud
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Joe the Lion
Ride the Tiger
Pet Sounds
Year of the Cat
Dog Eat Dog
Elephant Talk
The Lonely Rhinoceros
Cat Scratch Fever
Honky Cat
… two cats in the yard … (from Our House)
Cat’s Cradle
[ul][li]Walk the Dinosaur[/li][li]Monkey Gone to Heaven[/li][li]Puff the Magic Dragon[/li][li]See You Later Alligator[/li][li]Tube Snake Boogie (Well…don’t know if you’d want to display that one in your zoo…)[/li][li]When Doves Cry[/li]Wild Horses[/ul]
Hey, are you going to let animal bands and musicians into your zoo? E.g.:[ul][li]The Crickets[/li][li]The Beatles[/li][li]The Yardbirds[/li][li]The Monkees[/li][li]The Eagles[/li][li]Adam Ant[/li][li]The Animals[/li][li]Three Dog Night[/li][li]The Black Crowes[/li][li]Phish[/li][li]Stray Cats[/li][li]The Turtles[/li][li]The Byrds[/li][li]Country Joe and the Fish[/li][li]Whitesnake[/li][li]Def Leppard[/li][li]T Rex[/li][li]Cat Stevens[/li]Buffalo Springfield[/ul]
[ul][li]Dire Wolf (of course!)[/li][li]Little Red Rooster[/li][li]Fly Like An Eagle[/li][li]Blackbird[/li][li]Bluebird[/li][li]Crawling King Snake[/li][li]Rock Lobster[/li][li]Pigs On The Wing[/li][li]Ape Man[/li][li]Monkey & The Engineer[/li]China Cat Sunflower[/ul]
[ul][li]Hungry Like a Wolf[/li][li]Stray Cat Strut[/li][li]Brass Monkey[/li][li]Muskrat Love (shudder)[/li][li]Love’s Like a Butterfly[/li][li]Werewolves of London (Does that count?)[/li]Fly Like an Eagle[/ul]
Songs:
[ul]
[li]Bullet With Butterfly Wings (kind of)[/li][li]Rhinoceros[/li][li]Monkey Wrench[/li][li]Hippo Stomp[/li][li]The Lion Sleeps Tonight[/li][li]Mr. Zebra[/li][li]Fred Bear[/li][li]Eye of the Tiger[/li][li]Snake Drive[/li][li]Rabbit in Your Headlights[/li][li]Doe, A Deer…[/li][/ul]
Band Names:
[ul]
[li]Animals[/li][li]Steppenwolf[/li][li]Hootie and the Blowfish[/li][/ul]
Absolutely! In fact, I was going to come in this morning and suggest this with just a fraction of your list, which is awesome.
My only additions (so far) are fairly obscure
B. Bumble and the Stingers whose "Bumble Boogie made it to #21 nearly 40 years ago in May, 1961
**The Henhouse Five Plus Two ** a Ray Stevens one-off that produced a #40 version of “In the Mood” in January of 1977
Dr. Buzzard’s Original “Savannah” Band which coincidently also peaked in January 1977 at #27 with a medly of “Whispering/Cherchez La Femme/C’est Si Bon.” Must have been a rough winter.
Bulldog a one-partial-hit group, whose “No” peaked at #44 in December of 1972
**Bull and the Matadors ** who gave us the #39 “The Funky Judge” in November of 1968.
BTW, I remember the first three, but wouldn’t even have heard of the latter two if it weren’t for my handy reference books. Anyone out there have any info on them?
Dire Wolf beat me to the Deadhead response, but here’s a couple he left out…
Wharf Rat
Bird Song
Wild Horses (Old and In the Way)
Teddy Bears’ Picnic (Garcia/Grisman’s NOT FOR KIDS ONLY)
I’m a King Bee
Alligator
(The last two featuring vocals by Pig Pen.)
Well, if “Bullfrog” by Canned Heat is in the zoo, it needs some food. How about “Spider and the Fly” by the Stones?
Jeremiah the Bullfrog (Joy to the World) - Three Dog Night (the band too!)
Horse with No Name - America
Dog and Butterfly - Heart
Wildfire - Michael Murphy
Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones
My Favorite Things - Sound of Music (whiskers on kittens)
Well, if “Bullfrog” by Canned Heat is in the zoo, it needs some food. How about “Spider and the Fly” by the Stones?
Pink Floyd’s Animals:
“Pigs on the Wing”
“Pigs”
“Dogs”
“Sheep”
Also “King Kong Reggae” by Todd Rundgren
“When I Was a Boy I Watched the Wolves” by Paul Kantner
Bands:
Dinosaur
Dinosaur Jr.
Lobo
Los Lobos
Songs:
How Will the Wolf Survive? - Los Lobos
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
The Kid with the Butterfly Net (ok, not a top 100, but a Graham Parker plug is always cool)
Songs
Boris the Spider (the Who)
Ben (Michael Jackson)
Me and You and and a Dog Named Boo (Lobo?)
How Will the Wolf Survive (Los Lobos)
Gartloney Rats (the Pogues)
Black Cow (Steely Dan)
Cat’s in the Cradle (Harry Chapin)
Cat’s in the Cupboard (Pete Townsend)
Spider Jivin’ (Andy Fairweather Low)
Love is Like a Butterfly (Dolly Parton)
Wolves, Lower (R.E.M.)
Disco Duck (Rick Dees)
The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight (R.E.M.)
Doggy and Butterfly (Heart)
Pop Goes the Weasel (M.C. Serch?)
Half Angel, Half Eagle (Jane Siberry)
Atomic Dog (George Clinton)
Black Dog (Led Zeppelin)
Hellhound on my Tail (some Blues artist)
Earwig (Blake Babies)
The Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly (Woody Guthrie)
Bring on the Dancing Horses (Echo & the Bunnymen)
Dead Puppies (see Dr. Demento)
Fish Heads (?no idea?)
The Horses (Rickie Lee Jones)
Bands
Boomtown Rats (Featuring Bob Geldof)
Flock of Seagulls
The Troggs
Ronnie Hawkings & The Hawks
Golden Palominos
Fabulous Thunderbirds
Echo & the Bunnymen
Scorpions
The Zoo by The Scorpions