Favorite Weird Song

[5StringBlues]

Mine has to be Frank Zappa's Mr.Green Genes.

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The harmonic content in this tune is amazing,yet the lyrics are very absurd.I know there are a ton of other Zappa tunes that would qualify for this thread.You could pretty much include the whole Residents catalogue too,tho they are pretty much straight on weird.

I think Boris The Spider deserves special recognition as a pioneering weird tune.


So,what are your favorite weird ones?

 

[electracoyote]

"Rock And Roll Zombies From Hell" T-Ride

Do yourself a favor. Check it out.

 

[KNURRR]

Oh, i go with "Don't you ever wash that thing?" from Zappa.
....or with "Cat food" by King Crimson...
no.... now i know:
It's "Indoor games" from King Crimson's Lizard! Just Great! Here you go:

 

[strappa]

Big Lizard In My Backyard
by The Dead Milkmen

 

[Hamrhed]

Anything by The Stranglers off of Aural sculpture: JJ Burnel plays some cool stuff on that, and its filled w/ weird but catchy tunes that are very hard for me to classify

Most people just download their music these days- but for those who still do or remember buying cds: have you ever just bought something on a whim that you knew little to nothing about, and it turned out to be something that you liked and would call a favorite? Well, Aural sculpture was one of those records for me. I probably read about it in Rolling Stone or something (back when I read that mag)- but man I couldnt get away from that record back then

 

[CrispyDelicious]

Hip Hop:

 

[HailCorduroy]

A couple from TMBG...

Dead

Turn Around

 

[RHFusillo]

Mojofromopolis's cover of "Funky Town" -- completely ridiculous, but my kids love it.

 

[RHFusillo]

More serious response: "You Know My Name, Look Up the Number" by the Beatles. Especially the extended version on the Anthology.

 

[PimasterPearson]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpV5InLw52U&feature=related
Definitely the weirdest song I've ever heard on a rock radio station, and I love it.

 

[pigsonthewing]

Pink Floyd- "Several Species Of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict"



The best band to have ever graced the earth.

 

[robkphoto]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpV5InLw52U&feature=related
Definitely the weirdest song I've ever heard on a rock radio station, and I love it.

That is a really weird track. The weirdest thing is that I think of this song as being the sort of THE stereotypical example of overly self indulgent prog rock but that version almost has a punk rock vibe to it.

 

[Lazylion]

Here's one of my all-time favorites:
Stranded In The Jungle by the Cadets! Released in 1956, I was one year old!

Someone stuck a cutesy video of kids on it, but you can hear the audio...

(This tune was also covered by the New York Dolls, of all people!)

PS Love the Focus tune, that guy's crazy!

 

[CrispyDelicious]

I've also always been a fan of this specific Resident's preformance.

 

[5StringBlues]

I was lucky to see him with the Residents a few years before he died.

 

[CrispyDelicious]

That vid reminded me about Snakefinger's "Man In The Black Sedan"


I was lucky to see him with the Residents a few years before he died.

You just gained about 50,000,000,000,000 awesome points.

 

[skulletwhip]

Just about any Mr. Bungle song.

 

[shadowmac]

"Loser Gone Wild" by ELO - and out of nowhere the dogs start barking!

 

[daystcity]

Primus - Pick your favorite. Pudding time is about the most odd of my favourites. Some of the weirdest, grooviest music is from this band.

 

[R D Maynard]

"Candles in the Rain" by Melanie. The instrumental and vocal tracks are way over the top, although very well performed. I think the bassist was Tommy Cogbill. But the lyrics are just bizarre: ..."We bled inside each other's wounds." What the hell was she trying to say?!