The Weirdest Song You've Ever Heard?

[stratovani]

Neanderthal Man made it to #22 back in 1970. There were always a few weired songs on the radio back in the 70's...

As far as "They're Coming To Take Me Away", it is out-weireded by the flip side of the 45 which is the same thing backwards:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gbvcEkuFFI

You're absolutely right, that is even weirder!

 

[FilterFunk]

"Let the Eagle Soar" by Attorney General John Ashcroft

I don't think I've ever said What the F$%^? As many times in a row as while and after watching that train wreck of justice.

David Letterman had a field day with that one!

"Blinded by the Light" - I still don't know what the heck that song's about...

 

[I am Soma]

I remember being freaked out by captain beefheart when I was i kid

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He was sooooo awesome and always had great musicians around him. He's missed.

 

[Hues]

I always thought it odd that this one became something of a hit in the late 70s.

Stillwater's Mind Bender.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt1io_Z2WOQ

 

[petrus61]

Just about anything by Jethro Tull (Thick as a brick, Bungle in the Jungle, Aqualung) rates fairly high on the weirdo scale, at least lyrically, IMO

 

[kenneffdupriest]

anything by John Zorn with Yamaysuki Eye.

Strange stuff. Lika planned train wreck. You don't wanna watch but you just can't stop looking.

 

[NightCat]

anything by John Zorn with Yamaysuki Eye.

Strange stuff. Lika planned train wreck. You don't wanna watch but you just can't stop looking.

Yeah, the studio version of Naked City is epic weirdness by virtuoso musicians.
A bit of Naked City live. No Eye but a good shot of the bass player - Invalid Link Removed

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_City_(album)

 

[zeppfan90]

What What in the butt

 

[tmdazed]

a bizarre group named trio DA DA DA

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[Michedelic]

I'm sorry, but most(but not all, mind you)of what's been listed is pure amateur hour, if not contrived. Beefheart, Zappa, Waits, Zorn, Jones/Galas, anything Mike Patton does, those are artists un-self-consciously pushing boundaries. A lot of that other stuff is just cheap gimmickry/novelty. I'd suggest Jandek, but sometimes I have to wonder if he's just 'taking the piss', as the Brits say. Strap yourself in for this, and watch every second...

 

[Dbt25677]

Revolution 9..

 

[10cc]

GullahBulle by Spirit Hair

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[freatles]

About 4 years later, it is time for resurrection of this thread.

Please post strange music! (with caveats from #110 applying The Weirdest Song You've Ever Heard? )

 

[freatles]

Yeah, the studio version of Naked City is epic weirdness by virtuoso musicians.
A bit of Naked City live. No Eye but a good shot of the bass player -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_City_(album)

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I must add I bought this album in -89 or -90!!

 

[seamus bass]

anything by mr bungle

 

[cdef]

Not original material, but for cover version weirdness this is hard to beat (thanks to Kenta for the link):



(FYI, the song is Fly Me To The Moon, recorded in 1974, with lyrics supposedly in Swedish.)

 

[LBS-bass]

It doesn't seem so odd now, but I stumbled across this on college radio back in 1973 and thought it was the strangest thing I'd ever heard.

 

[Tom Bomb]

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[mcnach]

Not original material, but for cover version weirdness this is hard to beat (thanks to Kenta for the link):



(FYI, the song is Fly Me To The Moon, recorded in 1974, with lyrics supposedly in Swedish.)

what is THAT???

 

[Paulabass]

My pal foot foot- the Shaggs
Anything by Yoko Ono.