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Post by sparklepuff » Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:53 pm

dhilsabeck wrote:
sparklepuff wrote:
nebulae wrote:I dunno, I think the music is pretty funny...
To me, there is nothing worse than comedy music. When people answer the question, "So what music do you like?" the often tend to say "anything but country." My answer is "anything but comedy music." Generally the most unlistenable stuff. Herpes sore.
You got a problem with Weird Al?
Not a problem, no. But the point is, it's not HIS MUSIC, it's somebody else's. You listen to Weird Al for the joke, not the song. He wrote funny lyrics. The energy he puts into it is writing a joke. Listening to a comedy song over and over would be like having someone tell you a joke over and over. You aren't going to give a shit by the 4 listen. How many times over can you listen to a song of his? You don't keep listening for the music, if you did, you'd listen to the originals. I'd say Tenacious D is the closest to a comedy songwriting person/group that gives a crap about the actual music. And it still gets old fast.
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Post by Tone Deft » Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:55 pm

somebody taser this guy.
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Post by Machinate » Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:55 pm

Tone Deft wrote:somebody taser this guy.
oooh, SNAP!
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Post by sparklepuff » Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:58 pm

Tone Deft wrote:somebody taser this guy.
Oh, that's a good idea. On his PENIS.
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Post by nebulae » Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:59 pm

sparklepuff wrote:
nebulae wrote:I dunno, I think the music is pretty funny...
To me, there is nothing worse than comedy music. When people answer the question, "So what music do you like?" the often tend to say "anything but country." My answer is "anything but comedy music." Generally the most unlistenable stuff. Herpes sore.
Don't listen to anything I did before 1997. You might get a whole lot of herpes.

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Post by sparklepuff » Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:02 pm

nebulae wrote:
sparklepuff wrote:
nebulae wrote:I dunno, I think the music is pretty funny...
To me, there is nothing worse than comedy music. When people answer the question, "So what music do you like?" the often tend to say "anything but country." My answer is "anything but comedy music." Generally the most unlistenable stuff. Herpes sore.
Don't listen to anything I did before 1997. You might get a whole lot of herpes.
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Post by nebulae » Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:04 pm

especially with classic lines like
"I thought I was so important...then you told me I was impotent"

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Post by dhilsabeck » Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:01 pm

sparklepuff wrote:
dhilsabeck wrote:
sparklepuff wrote: To me, there is nothing worse than comedy music. When people answer the question, "So what music do you like?" the often tend to say "anything but country." My answer is "anything but comedy music." Generally the most unlistenable stuff. Herpes sore.
You got a problem with Weird Al?
Not a problem, no. But the point is, it's not HIS MUSIC, it's somebody else's. You listen to Weird Al for the joke, not the song. He wrote funny lyrics. The energy he puts into it is writing a joke. Listening to a comedy song over and over would be like having someone tell you a joke over and over. You aren't going to give a shit by the 4 listen. How many times over can you listen to a song of his? You don't keep listening for the music, if you did, you'd listen to the originals. I'd say Tenacious D is the closest to a comedy songwriting person/group that gives a crap about the actual music. And it still gets old fast.
Fair enough about Weird Al. I was just joking but you have to at least acknowlege that he provides a good laugh towards people who take themselves too seriously.

I also agree that Tenacious D gets old fast. The Jack Black thing never really did it for me.

Still I love humerous music. i know i've been plugging Ween quite a bit lately (they are the best living band right now after all) and i'd consider them a comedy act to some degree who care immensely about their music.
I'd say its their instrumentation that makes this palatable after 4 listens (most of the time more details emerge with each listen).

Wevie Stonder is pretty funny as well.

Any other funny stuff out there???

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Post by okimjon » Sat Sep 22, 2007 6:16 pm

I think this shit is brilliant...

it's not making fun of christians, so jesus, get over yourselves.


and oh yeah, tasering. that's a good idea. fucking fascist.
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Post by kramerica » Sat Sep 22, 2007 6:36 pm

dhilsabeck wrote:
sparklepuff wrote:
nebulae wrote:I dunno, I think the music is pretty funny...
To me, there is nothing worse than comedy music. When people answer the question, "So what music do you like?" the often tend to say "anything but country." My answer is "anything but comedy music." Generally the most unlistenable stuff. Herpes sore.
You got a problem with Weird Al?
My friend does some comedy music here in Chicago and kind've blowing up now. He's been on a European tour, opened for Tenacious D, and was recently featured in the paper for the death threats he received because of his song "50 Cent is a Pussy". Comedy Music is great in small venues - it's basically a party.

Check it out: http://www.nicepeter.com

Highlights:
"Fuck Guitar Center"
"50 Cent is a Pussy"
"The Bush Song"
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Post by dhilsabeck » Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:06 pm

kramerica wrote:
dhilsabeck wrote:
sparklepuff wrote: To me, there is nothing worse than comedy music. When people answer the question, "So what music do you like?" the often tend to say "anything but country." My answer is "anything but comedy music." Generally the most unlistenable stuff. Herpes sore.
You got a problem with Weird Al?
My friend does some comedy music here in Chicago and kind've blowing up now. He's been on a European tour, opened for Tenacious D, and was recently featured in the paper for the death threats he received because of his song "50 Cent is a Pussy". Comedy Music is great in small venues - it's basically a party.

Check it out: http://www.nicepeter.com

Highlights:
"Fuck Guitar Center"
"50 Cent is a Pussy"
"The Bush Song"

The 50 Cent song is hysterical. But death threats, c'mon. You have to be able to shake that kind of shit off when you're at that level.
Oh, and the vocal arrangement on the Bush Song is impressive.
Thanks for that.

Reminds me of Flight of the Conchords.
http://www.conchords.co.nz/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmDTSQtK20c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bjdUFa_QQ8

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Post by aburgener » Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:25 pm

BTW Stephen Lynch is definitely comedy music and he is hilarious. Worth checking out if you've never seen his thing on comedy central.

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