Carmen Smalley Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Everything by Magma (that French Hard Listening Prog band,in that invented Kobaia language)Everything by the early Cocteau Twins(an Art Punk band.They tried to do phonetic poetry or so)MMM,MMM,MMM by Crash Test DummiesThis song had great success here in Spain.It was an Alt aSoft AC American band.The singer had a weird voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Mmmmmmmmmmmmm is definitely one of the wierdest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkpat Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Hawkwind once had a song called "Sonic Attack Number Two"..........does that mean there was a number one and maybe in the future a number three, four, or five?I'll give you a music oddity, though. The band Chicago once had a song called "Another Rainy Day In New York City".....hard to believe, but with that weird title, the Bay City Rollers (called Rollers on the album, though) had a completely different song with that same title! I know there are many common phrases in multiple songs, but come on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostControl Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Actually, Crash Test Dummies are Canadian, not American. Probably a small point to some, but we Canadians have to protect our own identity, despite not wanting to admit Crash Test Dummies belong to us - they're just too weird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmichel Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 "calling occupants of interplanetary craft"-by KLAATU...and then covered by THE CARPENTERS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbecstacy Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 "D'yer Maker" by Led Zeppelin, the long misunderstood and mispronounced classic radio track from "Houses of the Holy."I've heard many pronounce it as "Die-r Maker." It's actually a dirty joke play on words on "Jamaica." The correct reading is "D'jer maker?" As in "did yer make her?"And it's one of the those songs in which the title is never mentioned in the song.--Howard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Well, will someone tell me what Elton Johns' "Solar Prestige a Gammon" means? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Everyone I ever heard pronounce it said, "Die-r-maker." Thanks for giving the background on it, Howard! --Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy K. Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 "Zaz Turned Blue"- Was(not Was)"Anus of Uranus", "Politzania"- Klaatu"Pow R Toch", "Astronomy Domine", "See Emily Play", "Candy and the Currant Bun"- Pink Floyd"Smells Like Courtney's Love Hole"- MCIPL(local Fresno band)"Beef Jerky"- John Lennon"Mud Shark", "The Illinois Enema Bandit"- Frank Zappa"Flintstone Boy"- Elton John"Bottyssava"(sp?)- Steely Dan"Squib Cakes"- Tower of Power"Insence and Peppermints"- Strawberry Alarm Clock"Don Henley Must Die"- Mojo Nixon"Now I am Gonna Sniff Some Glue"(??)- Ramones"Journey to the Center of the Mind"- Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes"Bron yr-aur Stomp"(sp?)- Led Zeppelin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 "Anus of Uranus", "Politzania"- KlaatuYay! Love when Klaatu is mentioned -- they were so great, and unappreciated ... Missed their reunion last month , couldn't get to Canada a tthat time, and even bought tickets .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy K. Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Jeff, haven't been able to figure out the song, either......my guess is that it is a mix of Gaelic/Welsh, other languages and nonsense....."Gammon" is the word for "ham" in a few languages,and the use of the word "molesting" is probably not in the terms of a sex offender, but rather "disturb" or "interrupt".("No molestar" means "do not disturb" in Spanish; saw that on a door sign at the hotel when staying in Miami.)"Solar" of course has to do with the sun...but with the few clues here, it still doesn't make sense....And I had no clue Klaatu got back together...If I were a promoter, I would definately book a show...with Joey Molland as opening act....And a few more doozies...."I Wanna Be Your Dog"- Iggy and the Stooges"Johnny, Are You Queer?"- Josie Cotton"Snort Whiskey, Drink Cocaine"- Pat Travers"Filipino Box Spring Roast"- Tom Waits"She's Going Bald" -The Beach Boys"Refrigerator Heaven"- Alice Cooper"Cement Mixer(Puti-Puti)"- Alvino Rey"Mairzy Doats"- 1940s song(forget who the artist was)"Drop-kick Me, Jesus, Through the Goal Posts of Life"- Bobby Bare"She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy"- Kenny Chesney"In a Gadda Da Vida"- Iron Butterfly"Osama Yo-Mama"- Ray StevensOther wierd titles: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiesjc Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Billy, one of the songs on your list reminded me of another country song with Jesus in the title, and an odd title at that: Sawyer Brown's "800 Pound Jesus." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterling Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 How about:"You Can't Take a Shower in a Parakeet Cage"by Roger Miller..(King of the Road)Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Jeff, haven't been able to figure out the song, either......my guess is that it is a mix of Gaelic/Welsh, other languages and nonsense....."Gammon" is the word for "ham" in a few languages,and the use of the word "molesting" is probably not in the terms of a sex offender, but rather "disturb" or "interrupt".("No molestar" means "do not disturb" in Spanish; saw that on a door sign at the hotel when staying in Miami.) Well, just an FYI, which I tend to believe is the correct analysis -- I found on the Bernie Taupin board thru Google ..."...The story I've heard about Solar Prestige is that it was intended as a nonsense song, that people were reading so much meaning that wasn't there in other songs, that he purposely wrote one that didn't mean anything, just to see the reaction. As expected, people have been analyzing ever since :-)..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostControl Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 BillyI love the title "Smells Like Courtney's Love Hole". I laughed until milk came out of my nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew C. Clark Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Better believe it, Elton John wrote the song called "Stinker" from the 1974 album "Caribou" (burnin' vermin' stink). 20 years later, he wrote "Hakuta Matata" (from Disney's "The Lion King") with Pumbaa instead of Timon in mind! Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara'd Into Submission) by Simon & Garfunkel.Marvin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy K. Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Michelle, the group that does that song, MCIPL, is short for "More Chumps in Puffy Land". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Van Morrison's TB Sheets. Weird title and icky song.--D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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