Greatest Novelty Songs.....?

[bluestreak]

Vindalooo! Vindalooo! vindalo, vindalo lal a!

Lily Allens dad done it and it's always raised a smile with me

As did 50 pence 'in da pub'

yeah, that one always made me grin even at the time. i know i should loathe it, but it's great. even the oh-so-wacky video raises a smile.

 

[Sweet FA]

Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy

and who can forget;

?

 

[May Kasahara]

Bobby Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers ~ Monster Mash

You beat me to it!

This:

The Trashmen ~ Surfin' Bird

is also class. But then, I also genuinely liked the Cheeky Girls' effort. In fact, I must admit to enjoying many novelty songs; perhaps my favourite is Bill Wyman - Je Suis Un Rock Star. Awesome!

 

[SpookyFrank]

Rock Lobster!

 

[Sweaty Betty]

Can you do the dance for us please haylz.

I love it, and i still know all the moves...my favourite has to be *go for a walk* as you can really break some shapes

 

[goldenecitrone]

I quite liked this when I was a kid. Not really stood the test of time, though.

(To the tune of "Rivers of Babylon"
There's a dentist in Birmingham, he fixed my crown
And as I slept, he filled my mouth with iron
He said "Rinse out your mouth, with the medication spit it out
In the receptacle by your side, on the right"
(Gurgle)
NO! The RIGHT!
(Gurgle, spit)
(Original song
No-one would listen to the smurfs in prison
So they jumped over the wall
But policemen saw them, he chased them
Caught them, this is what he asked them all:
(To the tune of "The Smurf Song"
"Where are you all coming from?"
We're from Dartmoor, on the run
"How did you work out your route?"
We followed the arrows on our suit
"What were you in Dartmoor for?"
We borrowed a safe from the bank next door
"and why do you all talk this way?"
Cause we're from Ketford,aren't we? Uh!
Laaalaaaa (etc...)
(To the tune of "Matchstalk men"
With big rosettes and coloured scarves
They go to cheer their favourite stars
They all look forward to their Saturday's
There's one young lad walks down our street
With Bovver Boots upon his feet
And an aerosol can of paint he freely sprays
And he painted Grandad's Bike and next door's cats and dogs
He sprayed a couple on the corner of the street, they were having a snog
He fell down on his can, and his aerosol wen't 'bang'
And all they found was a flat cap and his gloves
(To the tune of "The Smurf Song"
Lala lalalalaaaa Lala lalalalaaaaa etc....

the Barron Knights. Gone and pretty much forgotten.

 

[Lisarocket]

Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy

You'll be pleased to hear that it's being re-released on 9th April then

 

[Dubversion]

the Barron Knights. Gone and pretty much forgotten.

long ago, outside a chip shop in Walthamstow..

 

[rekil]

Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy

See, this to me is just a very good simple pop tune whereas for example almost the whole of Sgt.Peppers is just a pile of gobbledy gook by acid spazzed eejits which makes me cringe with embarrassment everytime I hear it, yet we're supposed to be believe it's one of the best records ever made.

Where's the justice?

 

[hammerntongues]

Two Pints of lager ( and a packet of crisps ) - Splodgenessabounds
Where`s Captain Kirk - Spizzenergi
Is Vic There ? - Department S

Novelty ? i would say that they were viewed that way on release

and Jilted John - Gordon is a Moron

 

[twistedAM]

Does Weird Al count in this?? His finest moment for me was Amish Paradise, esp the video.

 

[billy_bob]

a pile of gobbledy gook by acid spazzed eejits which makes me cringe with embarrassment everytime I hear it

Excellent.

 

[billy_bob]

and Jilted John - Gordon is a Moron

[pedant] The song's called Jilted John too [/pedant]

 

[ohmyliver]

I can't believe no ones mentioned MC Pitman

'Pitman is everywhere, ye get mah'

 

[JuanTwoThree]

Bumped because I was going to start a thread about novelty songs...

Have we seen the last of them? And what do you consider were the more recent ones?

What does the fox say? has got to be one of the last ones, though Eurovision produces some laughs. How intentional or ironic they are is hard to say.

 

[krtek a houby]

Neil's Hole in My Shoe and the B-side Hurdy Gurdy Mushroom Man, I quite liked.





That frog ringtone back in '03? That annoyed the fuck out of me.



As did this one initially



Can't think of any recent ones, although I imagine this summer (like every summer before it) threw up a stinker that rocketed up the charts 'cos everyone heard it on their holidays?

 

[killer b]

Bumped because I was going to start a thread about novelty songs...

Have we seen the last of them? And what do you consider were the more recent ones?

What does the fox say? has got to be one of the last ones, though Eurovision produces some laughs. How intentional or ironic they are is hard to say.

There's shitloads of novelty songs doing serious numbers on youtube, but you won't be aware of them unless you have kids of a certain age.

 

[krtek a houby]

In that case (probably been done to death elsewhere but)

I love this. Feels almost like an actual "proper" song, the production is that good.

 

[souljacker]

There's shitloads of novelty songs doing serious numbers on youtube, but you won't be aware of them unless you have kids of a certain age.

Indeed. This one goes down a storm with the 7 year old:

 

[JuanTwoThree]

That would be good if it were 90 seconds shorter. But I have about 50 seven-year-old students and they will love it. They like this:



Earworm Warning: If you listen to the whole thing I will have ruined your weekend!

 

[Jon-of-arc]

 

[killer b]

I saw this today.

 

[Epona]

I saw him perfom live loads of times before he hit the big time, I think he's sold out

 

[hash tag]

An early novelty song...