Music. Meme. Apologies in advance.
The Other Girl tagged me for a meme. Memes make me squeamish, much like a Lindsay Lohan crotch shot. Anyway... the object of this meme is to list 7 songs I'm listening to right now, but since TOG didn't really follow the rules of the meme, I'm not going to either.
So I give you... 7 songs that, to a greater or lesser extent, amuse me.
1. Yakety Sax (a.k.a. the Benny Hill theme)
This damn song always gives me the giggles. The next time you're stuck at work on a dead afternoon in a deathly quiet office, lob the first few notes of Yakety Sax out on speakers that are accidentally turned up too loud. You can't shake people out of a coma faster with a hand grenade.
2. Enter Sandman - Apocalyptica
I was flipping through the channels one day, and happened to stop on the opening credits of a movie on IFC. It took me about 30 seconds to figure out that the music played under the credits was a cover of Metallica's Enter Sandman, with no vocals, played on cellos. Of course I had to watch the movie (Your Friends & Neighbors) to the end to see the music credits and figure out what the hell was up with the music. The movie turned out to be fairly forgettable, but it did feature Catherine Keener, who is downright tasty.
3. Stroke Me - Billy Squire
Does it get any better than Billy Squire? Ok, fine, it does. A lot better. But show me someone who can resist yelling along to the chorus of "stroke!" when they're drunk, and I'll show you someone who is no damn fun to drink with.
4. Mony Mony - Billy Idol
I'd like to continue the Billy theme with another tune that inspires drunken revelry. I never did learn the additional alternate lyrics for this song. Something about getting laid and getting f'd, but I was never sober enough when I heard it to fully understand what was being sung.
5. Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
This song not only amuses me, it also features prominently on my list of favorite songs. Includes one of my all-time favorite lyrics: "You're talking a lot, but you're not saying anything".
6. Fuck You Very Much, The FCC - Eric Idle
Eric Idle is a genius. 'Nuff said.
7. Paul Revere - Beastie Boys
I briefly toyed with the idea of posting my own version of this song, because within a week of buying the "License To Ill" album back in '86, I had the lyrics to this song memorized. I still know them, and can recite them word for word without hearing the song.
Since I don't want to inflict American Idol style pain on my loyal readers, you get the original version.
So I give you... 7 songs that, to a greater or lesser extent, amuse me.
1. Yakety Sax (a.k.a. the Benny Hill theme)
This damn song always gives me the giggles. The next time you're stuck at work on a dead afternoon in a deathly quiet office, lob the first few notes of Yakety Sax out on speakers that are accidentally turned up too loud. You can't shake people out of a coma faster with a hand grenade.
2. Enter Sandman - Apocalyptica
I was flipping through the channels one day, and happened to stop on the opening credits of a movie on IFC. It took me about 30 seconds to figure out that the music played under the credits was a cover of Metallica's Enter Sandman, with no vocals, played on cellos. Of course I had to watch the movie (Your Friends & Neighbors) to the end to see the music credits and figure out what the hell was up with the music. The movie turned out to be fairly forgettable, but it did feature Catherine Keener, who is downright tasty.
3. Stroke Me - Billy Squire
Does it get any better than Billy Squire? Ok, fine, it does. A lot better. But show me someone who can resist yelling along to the chorus of "stroke!" when they're drunk, and I'll show you someone who is no damn fun to drink with.
4. Mony Mony - Billy Idol
I'd like to continue the Billy theme with another tune that inspires drunken revelry. I never did learn the additional alternate lyrics for this song. Something about getting laid and getting f'd, but I was never sober enough when I heard it to fully understand what was being sung.
5. Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
This song not only amuses me, it also features prominently on my list of favorite songs. Includes one of my all-time favorite lyrics: "You're talking a lot, but you're not saying anything".
6. Fuck You Very Much, The FCC - Eric Idle
Eric Idle is a genius. 'Nuff said.
7. Paul Revere - Beastie Boys
I briefly toyed with the idea of posting my own version of this song, because within a week of buying the "License To Ill" album back in '86, I had the lyrics to this song memorized. I still know them, and can recite them word for word without hearing the song.
Since I don't want to inflict American Idol style pain on my loyal readers, you get the original version.
Labels: meme
posted by steve at 1:36 AM
5 Comments:
Oooh, I'm so sorry, but I cannot release you from this meme until you post your version of Paul Revere. In fact, I think we might need to have the video version, just so I can be sure that it's you. I don't make the rules; I just enforce them.
The second line of this post made me snort diet coke through my nose. Exxxcellent. ;)
TOG: that's just notgonnahappen.com. Don't you get enough aural punishment from Sanjaya?
kris: hee! Glad you enjoyed.
If there's one thing I love about weddings, it's "Mony, Mony (Get Laid, Get Effed)." For once, familial dysfunction melts away as grandmom and the rest of the clan rush out to the dance floor just so they can shake it a little bit and yell "Get Laid Get Effed" at the top of their lungs. It was always my favorite as a kid, too, because it was the only time I could get away with swearing.
I love how you have them posted, too. I checked out Odeo and signed up, but I'm not entirely sure how to find a particular song. All I seem to be finding are podcasts. Any advice for a n00b?
(Love your interpretation of the meme, by the way. SOLID.) ;)
jurgen: I didn't even sign up for Odeo - I just hijacked their spiffy little Flash player to play songs I posted on my web server. See my next post for a quick instruction on how to do it.
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