Topic: Music That's Made You Laugh (Read 18441 times)

Grumpus · « **on:** 11 Dec 2005, 01:14 »

Talk about music that's made you laugh. Not necessarily because of funny lyrics but just because of how strange, ridiculous or bad it is.

The first time I heard cradle of filth I could not stop laughing (I don't listen to that sort of music often), something about the screaming about death and the sheer noise real cracked me up, mabye I'm just weird.

drpepper_phd · « **Reply #1 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 01:23 »

William Hung. In a bad way. I feel like I shouldn't be laughing, since I'd be laughing AT him, but c'mon. The whole reason he does what he does is because it makes people laugh. Laugh at him, yes, but he still gets paid.

The first time I listened to the Aquabats it made me laugh in the good way, though.

And, the first time I heard M.I.A. I LOLed all over the floor. I don't think her music was meant to be funny, but I couldn't stop laughing at it.

Grumpus · « **Reply #2 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 01:24 »

After I finished laughing at Cradle of Filth I started to get scared.

Bunnyman · « **Reply #3 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 02:19 »

DJ Rankin -

And the title of the song is acutally part of the joke, so I'm going to prolong the suspense...

DJ Rankin - EI OH EI OH EI OH , HERE WE FUKIN GO! LETS GO, LETS GO , LETS GO FUKIN MENTAL!!!

I kid ye not. This 2:12 is a Happy Hardcore anthem gone horribly, horribly wrong. I was laughing so hard I suspect I may have pulled my diaphagm or something similar.

Signum_Tenebrae · « **Reply #4 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 02:49 »

Fleurety - My Ressurection In Eternal Hate

This song made me laugh my ass off the first time I heard it since the vocals are absolutely ridiculous. They're SUPER high pitched bat shriek vocals. Imagine Dani Filth sped up 3 or 4 times. Yeah, that high pitched. He sounds like he's trying to use sonar.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #5 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 02:52 »

Laugh in the good way: anything by Tom Lehrer, Crotchduster, Ninja Magic, Lawnmower Deth, Invasion of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom, Blackthrone, Spinal Tap, Metal Duck, Evig Kveld, Satan's Penguins or Kompressor. Much Beatallica, Anal Cunt, Dwarves and GWAR. A lot of Anti-Nowhere League and Stormtroopers of Death (particularly Pre-Menstrual Princess Blues, The Ballad of Jimi Hendrix and Celtic Frosted Flakes).

There's lots that makes me smile with glee, but not really laugh. Anything with King Diamond in it, for example.

As for music to laugh AT, well, I'm not sure, I think a lot of music's bad, but I normally spit rather than laugh.

Actually, thinking about it, Bullet For My Valentine made me laugh whilst crying tears of despair for modern rock music. And when I saw Atreyu live, they had an emo roady, bawling out "TESTIIING! TEEEEESTING!!!" Which was highly amusing. Actually, if you can get over how depressing it is that it actually exists, a lot of emo is pretty funny.

Also, now I'm on a roll, bad power metal bands can be most amusing, but I tend to think of their inadequacies as charming. I mean, I'd pay money to see Winterlong in concert.

Yeah, I know I'm an idiot.

Thrillho · « **Reply #6 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 05:07 »

Quote from: KharBevNor

Laugh in the good way: anything by Tom Lehrer,

YES.

My brother knows The Element Song all the way through.

SpacemanSpiff · « **Reply #7 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 06:08 »

Ween. Their stuff makes me laugh, in a good way. The HIV Song is sheer genius, for example. And Mister, Would You Please Help My Pony is just disturbing.

Also, Anal Cunt, Die Kassierer and Eisenpimmel make me laugh in what I suppose is a good way. The D4's Exit To The City always makes me grin because of the overuse of standard solos.

Pretty much all German gangsta rap makes me laugh in a sort of feeling sorry for humanity and Germany in particular kind of way.
And Khar: The first time I heard Bullet For My Valentine, I thought it was some kind of joke (I saw the video on MTV which made the whole thing even worse). I kept on waiting for the punchline but it didn't happen. Turns out they're serious after all. Life is hilariously cruel.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #8 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 06:17 »

What's really annoying is, Bullet For My Valentine are awful riff-stealers. My annoying emo mate plays them all the time whilst I'm round his house, mainly because he knows it pisses me off I think, but they have this one song that is basically 'Monochromatic Stains' by Dark Tranquillity except with some depressed welsh bloke wailing over the top about his heart drowning in tears of black blood that rain like a torrent of rejection from the loveless sky of his misery, or something like that. They actually have some lyrics that are worse than Hawthorne Heights, which I hadn't really thought possible.

RUMBLEMOOSE · « **Reply #9 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 08:17 »

Even good power metal can be hilarious. The first time I heard the first five seconds of Dream-Evil's "The Book of Heavy Metal" I completely cracked up, because I wasn't even aware that kind of metal existed.

Also, probably "The Ice of Boston" by the Dismemberment Plan, mostly because of the lyrics but also because of Travis Morrison's imitation of his mother in the middle of the second verse.

And nearly anything by Dufus makes me laugh because it's so out there. On one song he has a bridge that includes nearly a minute of what sounds like him not being able to remember the words or find a note, and panicking, then all of a sudden he comes in really strong and you realize not only the panicking was intentional, but it was all preplanned. Plus he's just got a really weird voice and he changes singing styles like every ten seconds.

Ã¶de · « **Reply #10 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 09:08 »

KOMPRESSOR. Duh.

And Electric Six. "I went to the store, to get more fire for the war."

Valrus · « **Reply #11 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 09:15 »

Quote from: DynamiteKid

My brother knows The Element Song all the way through.

Hey, sweet. I won a pair of bike cleats for performing that at a talent show during a bike tour when I was in high school, and I only just started using them about a year ago --- that's like 7 years later!

amok · « **Reply #12 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 09:30 »

Anal Cunt for obvious reasons

Funeral For A Friend because they think they're not the worst band in existence

Thrillho · « **Reply #13 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 10:06 »

Quote from: amok

Anal Cunt for obvious reasons

Funeral For A Friend because they think they're not the worst band in existence

They aren't. You've gotta be pretty naive to think that.

And I bet the ones I'd mention, like Son of Dork or Busted, you'd say 'they don't count, they're pop' or some shit to bail you out.

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Hey, sweet. I won a pair of bike cleats for performing that at a talent show during a bike tour when I was in high school, and I only just started using them about a year ago --- that's like 7 years later!

The annoying thing is, Yom Lehrer is actually an amazingly talented musician, so I'm finding it really hard to learn any of his songs on piano. Although I know the words to a lot of them.

pat101 · « **Reply #14 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 10:10 »

I laughed out loud, in a good way, at Boy Leasy Likely To - Apple Wagon. My co-workers looked at me like I was crazy.

rive gauche · « **Reply #15 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 10:15 »

The German version of the Pokémon theme song is fuggin'ilarious.

ayePod · « **Reply #16 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 10:32 »

One Dollar Thought - Jens Lekman

Just when he sings "Duh."

Kid Modernist · « **Reply #17 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 10:55 »

Gwar, fellas.

Soidanae · « **Reply #18 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 10:55 »

Amorphis' cover of "Light My Fire". That had me still laughing on the third straight play-through.

Ditto on the Tom Lehrer.

And TISM. It ticks me off that I can't find them in America.

La Creme · « **Reply #19 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 11:23 »

GWAR

Also, The Aquabats, INM, Anal Cunt, Tenacious D, and Green Jelly.

Spartan Pho3nix · « **Reply #20 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 11:42 »

I loled my ass off at MIA. It was like "wtf"

Valrus · « **Reply #21 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 13:15 »

Quote from: DynamiteKid

The annoying thing is, Yom Lehrer is actually an amazingly talented musician, so I'm finding it really hard to learn any of his songs on piano. Although I know the words to a lot of them.

Oh, sorry, I forgot to mention that I didn't actually play the piano to it. Nope, not that good, especially in high school. Apparently the words were enough to get me the prize.

Also, I second Electric Six, because of the line already quoted and, of course, "Fire in the disco! Fire in the Taco Bell!"

onewheelwizzard · « **Reply #22 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 13:36 »

Tom Lehrer
Allan Sherman
Ugly Duckling
Weird Al
Country Joe and the Fish
some of the jokier Desert Sessions tracks
Electric Six (apparently the look on my face when I first heard the "Stop! ... Continue!" section of "Improper Dancing" was beyond priceless.)
Jesus H Christ
Louis Logic (his rhymes are sometimes so ridiculously great that laughing is the only appropriate response)
Phish's "Gin and Juice" cover
R. L. Burnside's "The Criminal Inside Me" has a couple bits near the end that are fucking comic gold.
Roky Erickson's lyrics are sometimes too freaky to not be laughed at, even thought they're awesome.
Tenacious D
They Might Be Giants

Sir Tacopuss · « **Reply #23 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 13:50 »

Quote from: rive gauche

The German version of the Pokémon theme song is fuggin'ilarious.

Aren´t they pretty much the same in all languages? i mean these me-and-my-friends-will-be-friends-forever-while-we-catch-all-of-these-retarded-monsters-who-can-only-say-their-name type of lyrics.

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I always have to laugh so hard about all these über-dramatic powermetal bands like Rhapsody or Hammerfall. Their kind of music always makes me want to stand up and perform some funny metal posing ^^

Luke C · « **Reply #24 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 14:29 »

Tenacious D!

theenginedriver · « **Reply #25 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 14:31 »

new kids on the block, of course.

the aquabats, but in a good way.

"my humps." hilarious.

i laughed at the lyrics to "photograph" by nickelback. like hysterically. i woke nearby children up.

RUMBLEMOOSE · « **Reply #26 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 14:34 »

Quote from: onewheelwizard

Phish's "Gin and Juice" cover

Which reminds me: Nina Gordon's cover of "Straight Outta Compton." She sounds so cute singing about shooting people!

...and I don't think that was actually Phish. Phish didn't have mandolins.

amok · « **Reply #27 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 14:55 »

Quote from: DynamiteKid

Quote from: amok
Anal Cunt for obvious reasons

Funeral For A Friend because they think they're not the worst band in existence

They aren't. You've gotta be pretty naive to think that.

And I bet the ones I'd mention, like Son of Dork or Busted, you'd say 'they don't count, they're pop' or some shit to bail you out.

You know what subjectivity means buddy?

Since you asked though, I hate FFAF far more than Son of Dork or Busted.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #28 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 15:02 »

Quote from: Soidanae

Amorphis' cover of "Light My Fire". That had me still laughing on the third straight play-through.

Oh fuck yes.

And how did I forget Wierd Al, Tenacious D, TISM and Green Jelly?

Also, INM! Fuck yes. But if you REALLY want a laugh out of acoustic black metal, you need to get the Invered Necrogoat/Mork Pikk split 'Frostbitten Aural Rape', and you NEED the video to Örgh's 'Rölli the Ultimate Alphamale of the Satanic Trolls Sodomizing the Weakling Elf with an Enormous Norwegian Pine Tree'. Both can probably be got from Grim Records, if they're still around, or from Örgh's site, which I frankly can't be arsed to locate.

SpacemanSpiff · « **Reply #29 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 15:12 »

Quote from: Sir Tacopuss

Quote from: rive gauche
The German version of the Pokémon theme song is fuggin'ilarious.

Aren´t they pretty much the same in all languages? i mean these me-and-my-friends-will-be-friends-forever-while-we-catch-all-of-these-retarded-monsters-who-can-only-say-their-name type of lyrics.

To a certain extent, yes. But the voices in the German version are ... special. Also the lyrics are hilarious. He's right, it's pretty funny.

Also, Tenacious D? No way! I'm not laughing when I'm listening to them, I'm busy Rocking out. With a capital R.

Kai · « **Reply #30 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 15:17 »

Quote from: KharBevNor

They actually have some lyrics that are worse than Hawthorne Heights, which I hadn't really thought possible.

Hawthorne Heights are pretty hilarious, because they really do think they're writing something great and have wonderful lyrics.

CUT MY WRISTS AND BLACK MY EYES
SO I CAN FALL ASLEEP TONIGHT OR DIE
BECAUSE YOU KILLED ME
YOU KNOW YOU DO, YOU KILLED ME WELL
YOU LIKED IT TO, AND I CAN TELL

yeah.

And that Gin and Juice cover isn't Phish. Basically, snoop dogg and a rap artist named Phish (Unoriginal bastard) did it, and then the Gourds, a bluegrass band covered it. So stop being wrong. you bastards.

Not An Addict · « **Reply #31 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 15:21 »

Quote from: Grumpus

The first time I heard cradle of filth I could not stop laughing (I don't listen to that sort of music often), something about the screaming about death and the sheer noise real cracked me up, mabye I'm just weird.

Heh, my manager at work thinks Cradle of Filth are the best thing since sliced bread. Yeah, it's the screamy vocals that really get the giggles going. And the growling.

sjbrot · « **Reply #32 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 15:31 »

Ian Tyson's "The Ambler Saddle" is the most ridiculous song of the year.

It's a song written from the point of view of the saddle, the instrumentation is akin to cheesy elevator music, and he does the guitar solos with his mouth. Enough said.

cacahuate · « **Reply #33 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 16:10 »

DangerDoom's The Mouse & The Mask made me chuckle a few times.

Tinjessla · « **Reply #34 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 16:28 »

Tenacious D, Bill Bailey's awesome songs and Shellac's Watch Song always make me laugh.

"Hey you....HEY! I WANNA START A FIGHT WITH YOOOOOU!"

Paper Beats Rock · « **Reply #35 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 16:36 »

Plus Tech Squeeze-Box are pretty funny, I class them as 'japtronic hyperpop', they class themselves as 'an imitation of music'.

Hey tinjessla, have you heard any Ivor Cutler?

Paper Beats Rock · « **Reply #36 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 16:38 »

ohohohoh, My Chemical Romance made me laugh when I saw the video.

Kai · « **Reply #37 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 16:38 »

Quote from: La Creme

GWAR

Also, The Aquabats, INM, Anal Cunt, Tenacious D, and Green Jelly.

This, and Crotchduster, Bill Bailey, Stormtroopers of Death.

And, while not funny, per say, they bring a big grin on my face, Korpiklaani.

Also, many a mall emo bands are totally laughable, and at the same time cryable.

Tinjessla · « **Reply #38 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 16:40 »

Quote from: Paper Beats Rock

Plus Tech Squeeze-Box are pretty funny, I class them as 'japtronic hyperpop', they class themselves as 'an imitation of music'.

Hey tinjessla, have you heard any Ivor Cutler?

They are funny! But simultaneously awesome too. As are the Polysics, who make me smile with glee more than laugh raucously.

No i haven't. Is he/she/it any good? I'm going to assume yes and you seem to have a kickass taste in everything so far.

Edited for my snail like speed.

Paper Beats Rock · « **Reply #39 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 16:48 »

He's a VERY dead-pan Scotish comedian/performer, who does music as well. I'm pretty sure he's still alive but he's pretty old. Some of his stuff is just plain hilarious while some of his other stuff is just plain touching.

For hilarious get 'Where The River Bends' and his stand up type stuff.

For touching get 'Little Cosmos'.

Did I mention he's deadpan? I mean REALLY deadpan. He makes Jack Dee look like Plus Tech Squeeze-box.

Tinjessla · « **Reply #40 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 16:52 »

Ooh..i am intrigued! More dead-pan then Jack Dee? That's pretty dead-pan, in my opinion.

Thanks and consider zee reccomendation noted!

Paper Beats Rock · « **Reply #41 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 16:56 »

Well he has the advantage, he's Scottish and about ninety. I PMed you a link but I'll put it here as well for anyone else-

http://www.stormpages.com/mostyn/

his stuff is towards the bottom.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #42 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 16:59 »

Quote from: Kai

And, while not funny, per say, they bring a big grin on my face, Korpiklaani.

"We are here alone
Only the camp fire
Shines on your face
I touched your hand
But you disappeared
As the smoke the air

[Chorus:]
You looked into my eyes
You have me hypnotized
And I do what you want to

We are here alone
Only the moon
And wolves are with us
Fire swallowed
You and your hair were ablazed
But you still laughed loud
I'm alone again
And old pine tree
Asked me, where's your woman?
I said: Shut up
Or I make of you another
Firewood

[Chorus]"

I need mead!

Storm Rider · « **Reply #43 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 20:29 »

I'm very sad that nobody's mentioned Frank Zappa yet. Valley Girl cracked me up the first time I heard it.

Also, I second GWAR, Weird Al, Tom Lehrer, and Tenacious D.

Storm Rider · « **Reply #44 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 20:29 »

I'm very sad that nobody's mentioned Frank Zappa yet. Valley Girl cracked me up the first time I heard it.

Also, I second GWAR, Weird Al, Tom Lehrer, and Tenacious D. I honestly believe that Jack Black is the best thing in mainstream rock right now.

practicality · « **Reply #45 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 21:34 »

Some people in my class singing 'Oops I Did It Again' on a bus. That was funny.

It was actually a lot better when they sing it.

kikanjuuneko · « **Reply #46 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 21:58 »

Quote from: amok

Anal Cunt for obvious reasons

Funeral For A Friend because they think they're not the worst band in existence

1. Wrong.
2. They aren't, though. That title does go to Bullet For My Valentine. Holy crap, are they bad, and holy crap #2, I agree with Khar on something!

As for the topic, I can only say one thing: "oooohhh, titties and beer..."

ImRonBurgundy? · « **Reply #47 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 23:11 »

THIS BAND: http://www.myspace.com/theskalifornians

The Skalifornians made me laugh so hard upon first hearing them, and again and again upon repeated listenings.

this band also made me laugh: http://www.myspace.com/caligulafetusconsumption

as did this one: http://www.myspace.com/punknation

Jed · « **Reply #48 on:** 11 Dec 2005, 23:19 »

In a good way: The Boredoms! No one can beat Japanese noise!
Juice Leskinen Coitus Int, YUP, Rättö ja Lehtisalo and Bogart Company (Bogart just because they're so horribly untalented.)

Duchess Tapioca · « **Reply #49 on:** 12 Dec 2005, 01:12 »

Acute Equlilbrium Disorder

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Author Topic: Music That's Made You Laugh (Read 18441 times)

Grumpus

Grumpus

Bunnyman

Signum_Tenebrae

SpacemanSpiff

RUMBLEMOOSE

rive gauche

ayePod

Kid Modernist

La Creme

Spartan Pho3nix

theenginedriver

RUMBLEMOOSE

SpacemanSpiff

Not An Addict

sjbrot

cacahuate

Tinjessla

Paper Beats Rock

Paper Beats Rock

Tinjessla

Paper Beats Rock

Tinjessla

Paper Beats Rock

practicality

kikanjuuneko