Time for a second installation of "Wacky Wednesday" because sometimes music isn't high art, it isn't asking the deep questions about life. Sometimes it's just entertaining. These are songs that make me smile/laugh because, frankly, they're just kind of silly. I'm going to dedicate this to my twin, Lisa, as she introduced me to most of these songs.
The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun [mp3] - Julie Brown - "Goddess in Progress" (iTunes unvavailable). This is a classic 80s song, down to the fact that she uses the names Buffy and Mitzy. And it's hilarious in that really terrible kind of way. Sadly, I don't think this song would ever get made today what with all the school shootings.
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park [mp3] - Tom Lehrer - "in concert" (iTunes unavailable). I hate pigeons pretty much more than any other animal in the world (if you don't include bugs and snakes), so I love this song. I never used to want to harm any creature, but then this stupid pigeon perched itself outside my window every morning at 6am for about 4 months and made the most wretched noises. If it wasn't doing it every morning I would've thought it was dying. After I while, I wished it was.
I Know an Old Lady [mp3] - ACDA College Men's Choir - "ACDA Festival 2001" (iTunes unavailable). So I used to be a total choir geek... Still would be if I had a choir to be in. This was from a choir festival I attended long ago. It's a classical and hilarious version of the children's song we're probably all familiar with that starts out "I know an old lady who swallowed a fly..."
The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun [mp3] - Julie Brown - "Goddess in Progress" (iTunes unvavailable). This is a classic 80s song, down to the fact that she uses the names Buffy and Mitzy. And it's hilarious in that really terrible kind of way. Sadly, I don't think this song would ever get made today what with all the school shootings.
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park [mp3] - Tom Lehrer - "in concert" (iTunes unavailable). I hate pigeons pretty much more than any other animal in the world (if you don't include bugs and snakes), so I love this song. I never used to want to harm any creature, but then this stupid pigeon perched itself outside my window every morning at 6am for about 4 months and made the most wretched noises. If it wasn't doing it every morning I would've thought it was dying. After I while, I wished it was.
I Know an Old Lady [mp3] - ACDA College Men's Choir - "ACDA Festival 2001" (iTunes unavailable). So I used to be a total choir geek... Still would be if I had a choir to be in. This was from a choir festival I attended long ago. It's a classical and hilarious version of the children's song we're probably all familiar with that starts out "I know an old lady who swallowed a fly..."
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