dinsdag 16 oktober 2012

7 songs that will put a smile on your face

I always love a good sense of humor. Whether it's a joke in a comedy series, a comedian doing a one-man show or just a funny remark by a friend: I'm up for it. A couple of days ago I discovered a new song with funny lyrics and then I came up with the idea to share some of the best funny songs that I know with you guys. Here it goes...

1. Weird Al Yankovic - Amish Paradise
The master of the genre is of course Weird Al Yankovic. This guy has been making parodies on popular songs since the late 1970s and millions of people have already enjoyed his music. His most notable covers are White & Nerdy, Pretty Fly (For A Rabbi), Like A Surgeon and Eat It! (on the music of Beat It by Michael Jackson).
My favourite song by Weird Al however is Amish Paradise: a parody on Coolio's Gangster's Paradise. This song has everything: good music, good lyrics and a very funny video.



2. Napoleon XIV - They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha Ha
My all-time favourite funny song. From 1966. About the things that can happen when a girl leaves her boyfriend...




3. Sons Of Maxwell - United Breaks Guitars
How do you get back at an airline that has done you harm by breaking a guitar and not taking any responsibility for it? Exactly, you write a song about it and make sure that more than 12 million people watch it.



4. Shawn Elliott - Shame And Scandal In The Family
A couple of years ago my dad heard an old song on the radio while we were driving in the car. The volume was turned up and this way I was forced to listen to this song. My dad said the lyrics were quite funny so I started listening to them. I didn't quite get them yet, but remembered the song in the back of my mind. Some years later I heard the song again and started paying close attention to the lyrics, which were in fact quite good. I recommend that you listen to this song at least twice, so you can fully understand why the title of the song is Shame And Scandal In The Family.



5. Bowling For Soup - No Hablo Inglés
Some funny songs can also give you advice on how to live your life. In the following video Jaret Reddick, lead singer of the band Bowling For Soup, will tell us exactly what to do in situations where someone asks us to do something that we really don't want to do.



6. Cory Williams - The Mean Kitty Song
About a little kitty that didn't turn out to be as cute as it looks...



7. Ylvis - Stonehenge
This song is a very serious song (maybe a bit too serious) about one of the more important questions in life. At first it seems like there is nothing funny about this song, but as this Norwegian talkshow host gets closer to the end of the song it just gets crazier and crazier.



I have done some research before posting this list, but if you miss a song that should have been in this list, please let me know. I'm always up for new music.