What are some good artists and songs that are legitimately funny?
I Don't mean novelty acts like Weird Al, joke bands like Gwar, cringey or 'LOL so random' humor like Zappa or Ween, or edgy shock humor like grind/loll-core or Afroman
I'm looking for honestly good, mature music that is also funny as hell
Pic very much related:
>These shabby shoes I'm wearin' all the time
>Are full of holes and nails
>And brother if I stepped on a worn out dime
>I bet a nickel I could tell you if it was heads or tails
https://youtu.be/wawYQG8E3es
>>73989922
Swamp Dogg
Your request is a little bit too specific honestly, but Johnny Cash's A Boy Named Sue would probably fit the bill, and it's the same genre. Also Hank might be my favorite artist of all time, so props for that
some of the more over the top aphex twin tracks make me half laugh sometimes
Will Oldham is sneaky funny
Foetus. Everything he's ever written.
Randy Newman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o80BB0qZoVM
>>73989969
Too specific? There's got to be a lot out there, even after eliminating the cheap pops
>>73990051
Yeah, exactly. Thirlwell is one of my favorites
Longmont potion castle
>>73989922
Whoever did that fucking four chords song. The song itself is a bit annoying now that I've heard it a lot but the album it's on has got some funny tracks, though most only work for the first listen.
Ween, despite what you said
>>73989922
Tom Lehrer is LITERALLY the PERFECT fit for what you want.
Check out We Will All Go Together
>>73990781
Also poisoning pigeons
>LOL so random' humor like Zappa or Ween
What did he mean by this?
>>73990026
Examples?
>>73989922
Maybe The Dead Milkmen? They're one of my favourite bands.
The Bonzo Dog Band but they're heavily influenced by Zappa.
That guy who did I Don't Want A Pickle. Think it was Arlo Guthrie
>>73990818
>A shark and a dog, now you're laughing/ The dog licks the shark, dry in your photographing/And I lick you dry until you're laughing/My finger is in your behind
actual Will Oldham lyrics
>zappa
>lol so random humor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo4EnABWB4Y
>>73990813
The Jazz Discharge Party Hats genuinely made me laugh out loud. Zappa can be funny as fuck.
Also OP, Charlie Daniels is your man.
>Easy Rider
Tom Waits' Nighthawks at the Diner
>>73989922
A lot of Haydn is funny
>>73990701
I don't think this is what op is looking for but it's honestly some of the funniest shit I've ever heard.
>>73989922
Try 10cc
>>73990051
>>73990685
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cUKaQpwYUA
>>73989922
>cringey or 'LOL so random' humor like Zappa
And this is why people hate him, most likely our of spite. He actually had something to say. And let's also not pretend we're talking about rapping skits.
>>73991317
Out of*
>>73990781
I love Tom Lehrer he was a standard on Dr Demento's radio show (why doesn't mu ever talk about him? Dude had the largest private music library after all, p much the god of record collectors) when I was young
He was pretty much a novelty act though, just more adult than Weird Al, say.
Masochism Tango is my favorite, hell I even sang that karaoke before
>>73991317
I don't hate Zappa, he seemed like an honestly cool dude and was very technically gifted.
But I fucking hate his music (and most of his fanatical pretentious fanboys). Between his guitar wankery and dumb humor (AhAHAHA YELLOW SNOW SO FUNNY! SHAKE YOUR BOOTY, GET IT? AHAHAHA) fuckin hate it
>>73991662
I'm not talking about him as a person, as I've implied in my previous post. Pierre Boulez of all people took him seriously and conducted his classical music works. Maybe you should give him another chance. But don't bother, you got it, it's all poop jokes and rap skits are truly the pinnacle of music with a sense of humor and.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij-BKA2d_hs
I really like the lyricism found in a lot of Barenaked Ladies songs
>>73989922
Can't believe no one has mentioned John Prine
Noel Gallagher.
He is a wank, but he's a funny wank.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvbn0_GMIFM
Know I'm not suppose to mention GWAR, but DAvid Brockie used to give some of the best interviews.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boksEWjzm1U
They Might Be Giants are hilarious
>hurr durr they're kids music
no
>>73991662
listen to freak out it'll probably change your mind
Illegal Smile - John Prine