That’s why I like “I’m Fat”: I’m fat, I’m fat, <really really fat> in those high voices.
This isn’t comical as much as whimsical, but **NaCl **by the Kate and Anna McGarrigle is fun.
Flanders and Swann have quite a few good ones. My favorite at the moment is a faux-Edwardian ballad:
(recorded after they had been doing it for several years, so he rushes it a bit, in my estimation.)
Because my exposure to pop music is limited, my favorite Weird Al songs are:
(I detect a trend here, and yes, I do have food issues.)
My favorite Allan Sherman song is probably not remembered my most folks:
Finally, you can’t beat Tom Lehrer’s Vatican Rag for sheer inventive exuberance.
Roddy
Richard Thompson -Dragging the River
I give you Bill Bailey’s love balled in the Scott Walker / Slayer tradition, encompassing all aspects of love; betrayal, hatred and depression:
…and if you liked that you may also like his Kraftwerk / Hokey Cokey mash-up.
Last one from Bill, but only bother with this one of you’re familiar with the works of Bill Bragg.
For something more recent, try The Key of Awesome’s parody of Walk Off The Earth’s cover of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know.”
My question stands, what musician wrote the song, or sang in the style Al sang that song, that he is parodying?
I was in tears ( the good way) the first time I heard Weird Al’s “Bohemian Polka”
Sure its childish, but Big Balls by AC/DC always makes me smile.
Another favorite is Jesus was Way Cool by King Missile.
At the moment, mine is “Christmas is for Fucking” by Reggie Watts. I listen to it numerous times during the holidays. Gotta remember the reason for the season.
Gotta add my vote for Weird Al’s “One More Minute.” Beautiful.
I also like Alan Sherman’s “French Revolution” song.
Also, “I Can Change” from the South Park movie.
Like everyone, my favorites shift from time to time. But right now the top three are:
Jonathan Coulton “I Feel Fantastic”
The most recent comic singer I’ve discovered is Bo Burnham.
Song from the Perspective of God
Not funny, but pretty cool - Art is Dead.
“I’d rather clean all the bathrooms in Grand Central Station
with my tongue
than spend one more minute with yoooooouuuuu…”
How about this classic from Styx that was a #1 request on “Dr. Demento” for many years? It truly must be heard to be believed.
I was posting from my phone earlier and have given it a little more thought now. I can’t really say I have a favorite but here’s a few that haven’t been mentioned…
First, here’s a link to the Reggie Watts song I mentioned earlier, Christmas Is For Fucking.
Joe Dolce’s classic Shaddap You Face which topped the charts in several countries and for thirty years has been the most successful Australian single ever. It’s just so… I dunno, silly.
The Whitest Kids U’ Know sketch show had three that I like: Dinosaur Rap, Old Folks Home and We Gon’ Make Love.
Some L.A. UCB guys have some funny songs:
Jerry Minor’s Autotune Song which is a parody of the state of modern music from the Comedy Death Ray Podcast.
Howard Kremer (Dragonboy Suede) has several of his best songs on his youtube channel
Mike O’Connell has some good ones, my favorite is What’s It Gonna Be?
But what song in there? I like “We are the Great 400”
We put on airs
Cause our forefathers
Came over on the Mayflower
As for Tom Lehrer, I’m partial to Smut and Lobachevsky - which is a song about plagiarism more or less stolen from Danny Kaye.
Please, call it research.
It’s a tossup between “I am a Rich Tycoon” and Dandelion’s confession.