I need suggestions...

Shiminay

A friend of mine wants to get together and do an acoustic set with a twist - this is good as I enjoy them.

The twist is that we want to play nothing but really daft songs to get people laughing and singing along for the fun.

A few of the possibles:
Things like Where's Me Jumper (which I played to a rather appreciative crowd on Saturday), Loads of Monthy Pythin classics and maybe a section dedicated to those Gods of Rock - The Proclaimers (cause you can have a good laugh taking the piss of their accents).

So, I was thinking of picking some metal and making daftness out of it (imagine an acoustic version of Angel of Death?).

Suggestions please people!

Thanks

Gordon

Come on Eileen reggae style.
Agadoo or the birdy song in distorted fifths.
... and I've got a loverly bunch of coconuts done in beautiful finger style!

Good luck!!

Panda

Dennis Leary- Asshole.

Quality song.

Beruthiel

Frank Zappa - titties and beer
I love that song!

Spunog UIE

Drew And Mike - Moma Caught me one handed-
mess up of shaggy song. tis class.

oh no, moma came in and caught me one handed dreamin about the girl next door...

and such, it gets way funnier. Now wheather someone would try and sing it in front of loads of people, thats another thing, but it is damn funny!

cournioni

Sepultura - Inner Self?
Morbid Angel - God Of Emptiness?

I'd love to hear those played acousticly!

Karl Hungus

Originally posted by Kharn
So, I was thinking of picking some metal and making daftness out of it (imagine an acoustic version of Angel of Death?).

Naw! Do a Cannibal Corpse song!!!
Those are usualy funny enough anyway,

the fnj

Hit me baby one more time.

Gordon

Hit me baby one more time was done by Radiohead I think, that was a great acoustic cover.

MiCr0

it was travis i think

Keeks

Yep, Travis it was....lmho when i first heard it

Lucutus

"Gotta get a Gateaux, gotta get a Gateaux cake, if you want it freshly baked, you gotta get a Gateaux cake!"

...always made me smile during an acoustic set.

Shiminay

Thank you one and all - a few great suggestions there (especially taht Gotta get a gateaux Tony - LOL).

Anyway, keep 'em coming

/me goes looking for Tab and songs

Robbo

The theme tune from any distasteful TV show. And I don't mean the usual hackneyed "A Team" and that kind of legislated nostalgia, I mean "Going for Gold" or something of that ilk.

SantaHoe

South Park - Shut your ****ing face uncle ****er
A classic
Depends on your audience though... :rolleyes:

Dr. Loon

Denis Leary - Traditional Irish Folk Song

davros

[just read this thread now...]

"Freakin' at the Freakers' Ball" by Dr. Hook

Before you throw me off the board for mentioning Dr. ("When you're in love with a beautiful woman") Hook, let me say there are two entirely different sides to Dr. Hook.

You might also find the song listed under the artist Shel Silverstein but it's the same recording.

Here's the lyrics. It's a great singalong number...

C'mon babies, grease your lips
Grab your hats, and swing your hips.
Don't forget to bring your whips.
We're goin' to the Freakers Ball.
Blow your whistle ,bang your gong ,
Roll up somethin' to take along.
Feels so good it must be wrong
Freakin' at the Freakers Ball.

All the fags and dykes, they're boogyin' together
Leather freaks are dressed in all kinds of leather.
The greatest of the Sadists and the Masochists, too,
Screamin' "Please hit me" and "I'll hit you".
F.B.I. dancin' with the junkies ,
All the Straights swingin' with the Funkies
'Cross the floor and up the wall
Freakin' at the Freakers Ball.

Everybody is lovin' each other --
Brother with sister - son with mother.
Smear my body up with butter,
And take me to the Freakers Ball.
So pass that roach please and pour the wine --
I'll kiss yours if you'll kiss mine.
I'm gonna boogie til I go blind --
Freakin' at the Freakers Ball.

Black ones, white ones, yellow and red ones --
Necropheliacs lookin' for dead ones.
The greatest of the Sadists and the Masochists, too --
Screaming' "Please hit me" and "I'll hit you".
Everybody ballin' in batches --
Pyromaniacs strikin' matches.
I'm gonna itch me where it scratches --
Freakin' at the Freakers Ball, y'all
Freakin' at the Freakers Ball.

billy the squid

ya travis did the hit me baby one more time

and jack L did the kylie song didnt he

how about doing eurovision songs

Shiminay

HAAHAA!

Class - thanks again folks.

po0k

Hehe, where's it on Dav?

Fraggle Rock
Dukes of Hazard

Played Panda - Asshole would rock

Toulouse

Adam Sandler - Ode To my Car.

shaw

spanish flea - don't know who wrote it.

shaw

some lyrics were added in the simpsons:

There was a little spanish flea,
A record star he though he'd be.
He heard of singers like beatles,
and chipmunks he'd seen on TV.

Kali

the monster mash.

Karl Hungus

Originally posted by Kali
the monster mash.

Actualy, The Misfits done a wonderful cover of that.

cournioni

How bout some Weird Al Yankovic stuff. Thats is some of the funniest skits I've ever heard!

David Allen Coe - Dear Penis?

GreenHell

mate of mine doesn't If I had a million dollars, by the bare naked ladies, ah the memories. Good laugh.

seamus

I thought of doing 'Always look on the bright side of life' the other night. Not a real howler, but would be good to end the night on.

The Sweeper

Go here:

www.thisdayinmusic.com/cont/choose.html

to find out what was number one in the charts the day you were born, and do an acoustic cover of that...

Bard

Adam Sandler - Somebody Kill Me Please
Billy Connolly - Stainless Steel Wellies
Spitting Image - The Chicken Song
Fr. Brian - Who's in the House (Jesus in the house!)
Toy Dolls - Nellie The Elephant

... as a tribute to Spike Milligan (RIP), you could play "On the Ning-Nang-Nong"...

as a quick interlude: "You can't get quicker thank a Kwik-Fit fitter, You can't get quicker thank a Kwik-Fit fitter, You can't get quicker thank a Kwik-Fit fitter... they're the one's to trust! <BOOM> <BOOM>!" (or change the words "Kwik-Fit Fitter" to something more humourous)...

an acoustic version of Orgasmatron would be funny... I don't remember who recorded it first, but Sepultura covered it (it's on the "Slave New World" 4-track CD, as far as I remember)

"I AAMMMM THE ONNNNE.... ORGASMATRONNNN!!!"

oh, I'm full of ideas today, me...

Lolo

Originally posted by shaw
spanish flea - don't know who wrote it.

Twas Herb Alpert, so twas.

Frenzy

Six or 5ive,
sure everyone loves a good number song, don't they?

Maybe a GOOD cover of Tainted Love.

Or anything by 'They Might Be Giants'

B52s Rock Lobster acoustic I like to see you try that one.

po0k

Originally posted by Minesajackdaniels
Go here:

www.thisdayinmusic.com/cont/choose.html

to find out what was number one in the charts the day you were born, and do an acoustic cover of that...

I got 99 Red Baloons by Nena.
I like that tune.

Shiminay

Originally posted by Bard
an acoustic version of Orgasmatron would be funny... I don't remember who recorded it first, but Sepultura covered it (it's on the "Slave New World" 4-track CD, as far as I remember)

"I AAMMMM THE ONNNNE.... ORGASMATRONNNN!!!"

oh, I'm full of ideas today, me...

Another band in Castlebar does Orgasmatron (Motorhead wrote the original btw) exceptionally heavy and the singer lashes in this big speach about Willie-Joe Padden (a famous Mayo footballer) into the middle - very classy
Ends up with "His name was Willie JOOOOOOOOOOOOOEEEEeeee
I march before a martyred world, an army for the fight
I speak of great heroic days, of victory and might... etc.