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Introducing songs with dumb jokes
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Passinwind
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- Dec 3, 2003
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I used to be in a band with a dude who'd do that... cringe worthy, every time... after a while it got to the point where whenever he'd open his mouth in between songs, people would get more of a kick out of the fact that I was shooting knives out of my eyes at him...
Yeah, didn't stick around there for long.
Yeah, didn't stick around there for long.
We use a cheesy line just before we introduce a slow dance song for the crowd,
"The Wise Guys have a rule, you can dance cheek to cheek, or, you can face each other."
"The Wise Guys have a rule, you can dance cheek to cheek, or, you can face each other."
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"This next song uses clever objectification of a woman to exemplify my utter disdain for peas."
"This next song was 100% written by me. Two weeks later, the rest of the band re-wrote the music and changed all the lyrics."
"You look like a fun crowd with a decent sense of humor. I bet you know tons of awesome jokes. Have you heard the one about the rock band that played a super badass song, causing the entire audience to jump out onto the floor?" **play heaviest song**
FWIW, nobody has better song introductions than the Flight of the Conchords.
"This next song was 100% written by me. Two weeks later, the rest of the band re-wrote the music and changed all the lyrics."
"You look like a fun crowd with a decent sense of humor. I bet you know tons of awesome jokes. Have you heard the one about the rock band that played a super badass song, causing the entire audience to jump out onto the floor?" **play heaviest song**
FWIW, nobody has better song introductions than the Flight of the Conchords.
"This next song is not Tommy the Cat."- Les Claypool
In all seriousness, it takes a very specific band appearance and attitude to be able to pull off pre-song jokes. Primus, Rush, and groups like that that have a clear sense of humor can do it; guys trying too hard to force humor between songs cannot.
In all seriousness, it takes a very specific band appearance and attitude to be able to pull off pre-song jokes. Primus, Rush, and groups like that that have a clear sense of humor can do it; guys trying too hard to force humor between songs cannot.
"We've received a couple of requests, One, No, we're not leaving town, and, Two, No, I don't think a guitar would fit there...Cheers...
"I wrote this song after seeing a beautiful act of kindness and compassion....
A lady with not much to her name gave all her recently bought groceries to someone in even worse financial shape then she was...The lady that received the items, witch included a whole chicken,was touched to tears"......
"This song is called Freebird"......
A lady with not much to her name gave all her recently bought groceries to someone in even worse financial shape then she was...The lady that received the items, witch included a whole chicken,was touched to tears"......
"This song is called Freebird"......
"This song is about what not to do if a bird s***s on you."
Bruce Dickinson introducing Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner.
Bruce Dickinson introducing Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner.
I never talk, I went to the mic and said "I'd like to dedicate this song to all the prostitutes in the audience" and we did Love For Sale.
Lame.... that's why I never talk!
Lame.... that's why I never talk!
When I introduce the song "I Heard You Talking in Your Sleep" (Gordon Lightfoot), I say something along the lines of "This is a song about a woman who ended up getting a divorce because she had a dream about Brad Pitt."
"For this next song we usually have a lot of pyrotechnics and naked ladies. Unfortunately we've had some problems with the fire department and the immigration control."
Works better in Danish but there it is.
Works better in Danish but there it is.
Not sure if it qualifies, but my band "covered" this song (And I even got to do vocals, bonus!)
YouTube - I'm So Sad, So Very, Very Sad
YouTube - I'm So Sad, So Very, Very Sad
my last band had a song called "its never really 'OVER' over"
we'd dedicate it to something different every night.
"this song is about [band member's name]'s never ending love for men. its called its never really over over"
"this song is about [band member's name]'s anti-showering protest. its called its never really over over"
something new came up every night.
we'd dedicate it to something different every night.
"this song is about [band member's name]'s never ending love for men. its called its never really over over"
"this song is about [band member's name]'s anti-showering protest. its called its never really over over"
something new came up every night.
Not exactly a joke, but in our last gig (I'm the singer) I introduced our last song this way:
"This is a new original song. We wrote it yesterday and it's only halfways. It doesn't have a title yet, and I'm gonna make up the lyrics right now as I sing. Since we only have half song, we'll play it twice without stopping because if not, it would be too short. And you won't notice."
People moshed like hell, and no one gave a s**t about what I was screaming.
I love being in a metal band.
"This is a new original song. We wrote it yesterday and it's only halfways. It doesn't have a title yet, and I'm gonna make up the lyrics right now as I sing. Since we only have half song, we'll play it twice without stopping because if not, it would be too short. And you won't notice."
People moshed like hell, and no one gave a s**t about what I was screaming.
I love being in a metal band.
No worries mate, harmonica is almost as annoying as horns when used in the right context.
Love horns, love harp, but like anything else, it's all about time and place and for some reason most harp players can never seem to get that part of it right.
Tasty harp is IMHO one of the hardest things to pull off well and do so consistently. While it certainly qualifies in my book as one of the "look at me" instruments, most harp players suffer from the misconception it's a "look at me all the time" instrument.
EDIT: Using the power of Google, I now know that you were with the Mr. T Experience from 1989 to 1995 and played bass on 4 releases, to the best of my knowledge... You also played bass with Samiam on two albums. Congratulations on being the man, and holy crap to I feel creepy for being able to dig that up.
Behold, the power of GOOGLE! It can turn anyone into a stalker!
JK!
Dan K.
