what's the strangest song you've ever heard? - Page 2

AvsGirl41 · 09-09-2004, 01:02 AM

Hmm...Bjork's "Oceania" (anything by Bjork, really) probably ranks up there.

Maybe one of MC Hawking's songs.

Sadly, I didn't *hear* the song, but my sister reports having heard "the weirdest, worst song ever" at a Ben Kweller concert, performed by "the worst opening band ever" called The Unicorns. She said their closing song was called "We're The Unicorns--and We're People Too."

djerdap · 09-09-2004, 02:19 AM

The Cure - Subway Song.
Everybody who heard it knows what I'm talking about! I love that shriek!

u2popmofo · 09-09-2004, 02:54 AM

I was thinking about this question and couldnt come up with a good answer, then I realized that what I was listening to at the moment pretty much fit this description.

I cant pick a song, but the 'In the Aeroplane Over the Sea' album by Neutral Milk Hotel contains some of the weirdest songs ever. On first listen, some are almost completely unlikable, containing some bizarre and off the wall lyrics and instrumentation. On further spins you start to realize all that's going on in the songs, or how simple they really are. I cannot explain why I even like this stuff to myself, I wouldnt think I'd like it in many ways.

I found this description of the album on allmusic.com, and I really agree with it:

"Perhaps best likened to a marching band on an acid trip, Neutral Milk Hotel's second album is another quixotic sonic parade; lo-fi yet lush, impenetrable yet wholly accessible, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is either the work of a genius or an utter crackpot, with the truth probably falling somewhere in between. ....In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is undoubtedly a major statement, but just what it's saying is anyone's guess."

Angela Harlem · 09-09-2004, 04:27 AM

Conversation about private schools with porn background - tism
Describe the worst headjob I've ever had? Fantastic! - tism
Bishop = handjob - tism
Who Farted - The Vaughns

tism win this. zappa comes second.

Saracene · 09-09-2004, 04:34 AM

Nick Cave's "The Carny" is a pretty bizarre bit of spoken-word story set to strange moody music, and featuring a disappeared carny and his dead horse. It's really quite mesmerising in a way.

brettig · 09-09-2004, 05:13 AM

Revolution Number 9

bedouin fire · 09-09-2004, 08:16 AM

"singing the blues" from tricky is what comes to my mind now.

beegee · 09-09-2004, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by hippy
Pink Floyd's "Bike" left me staring at the cd player when I first heard it

i can't listen to pink floyd.

seriously. when i hear their music, i get overwhelmingly uncomfortable and shut it off as quickly as possible. i'm not kidding. i literally get scared. i don't know what it is, but it terrifies me.

i guess it's like, a pink phobia.

or something.

**Headache in a Suitcase** · 09-09-2004, 09:14 AM

enter sandman- pat boone

close second... milk shake by richard cheese

hippy · 09-09-2004, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Headache in a Suitcase
enter sandman- pat boone

WHAT?

I need to hear this

dandy · 09-09-2004, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Salome
hmm, I'm gonna say "What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?" by Frank Zappa, but I'm sure Zappa, Aphex Twin and TISM have done stuff stranger than that

zappa takes the cake for me. i appreciate his genius, but his music assaults my senses. bizarro.

~LadyLemon~ · 09-09-2004, 09:37 PM

I don't know if it's the weirdest thing I've ever heard, but Maggot Brain always freaks me out.

RockNRollDawgie · 09-09-2004, 09:40 PM

"Merry-Go-Round" Wild Man Fischer.

RockNRollDawgie · 09-09-2004, 09:41 PM

For weird Mothers song, I'd pick..........

"It Can't Happen Here"

Salome · 09-10-2004, 05:41 AM

Beck - Today has been a fucked up day

is also a nice one

Tomer · 09-10-2004, 07:38 AM

mèh
its a song really

it is eh Rono?

U2_Muse · 09-10-2004, 11:00 AM

"Paint it Black" by Hrvatski. What did they do to it?

GibsonGirl · 09-10-2004, 01:51 PM

I see quite a few of you mentioned Bjork...and it has suddenly reminded me of the opening ceremony for the Olympics. Now THAT was scary! I didn't know whether to turn off the TV and run out the room screaming, or press the mute button.

saltwaterkiss26 · 09-10-2004, 03:20 PM

Has anyone ever heard that Tenacious D song 'Tribute'? You know... 'Needless to say, the beast was stunned...' something something... 'He asked us "Be you angels?" and we said "Nay we are but men" Rock!'

One of the a cappella groups at my high school did it last spring, and I realized I hadn't heard it in years. I really like it though - strange though it may be.

Although, the Reliant K version of Veggie Tales' 'The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything' is... a little strange. But

.

09-09-2004, 01:02 AM	#21
AvsGirl41 New Yorker Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 2,948 Local Time: 01:54 PM	Hmm...Bjork's "Oceania" (anything by Bjork, really) probably ranks up there. Maybe one of MC Hawking's songs. Sadly, I didn't hear the song, but my sister reports having heard "the weirdest, worst song ever" at a Ben Kweller concert, performed by "the worst opening band ever" called The Unicorns. She said their closing song was called "We're The Unicorns--and We're People Too." __________________

09-09-2004, 02:19 AM	#22
djerdap Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 7,560 Local Time: 09:54 PM	The Cure - Subway Song. Everybody who heard it knows what I'm talking about! I love that shriek! __________________

09-09-2004, 04:27 AM	#24
Angela Harlem Jesus Online Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: a glass castle Posts: 30,163 Local Time: 07:54 AM	Conversation about private schools with porn background - tism Describe the worst headjob I've ever had? Fantastic! - tism Bishop = handjob - tism Who Farted - The Vaughns tism win this. zappa comes second. __________________

09-10-2004, 05:41 AM	#35
Salome you are what you is Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Netherlands Posts: 22,076 Local Time: 09:54 PM	Beck - Today has been a fucked up day is also a nice one __________________ “Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.” ~Frank Zappa

09-10-2004, 03:20 PM	#39
saltwaterkiss26 War Child Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: MA Posts: 638 Local Time: 03:54 PM	Has anyone ever heard that Tenacious D song 'Tribute'? You know... 'Needless to say, the beast was stunned...' something something... 'He asked us "Be you angels?" and we said "Nay we are but men" Rock!' One of the a cappella groups at my high school did it last spring, and I realized I hadn't heard it in years. I really like it though - strange though it may be. Although, the Reliant K version of Veggie Tales' 'The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything' is... a little strange. But . __________________

09-09-2004, 02:54 AM	#23
u2popmofo Blue Meth Addict Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utah Posts: 37,238 Local Time: 03:54 PM	I was thinking about this question and couldnt come up with a good answer, then I realized that what I was listening to at the moment pretty much fit this description. I cant pick a song, but the 'In the Aeroplane Over the Sea' album by Neutral Milk Hotel contains some of the weirdest songs ever. On first listen, some are almost completely unlikable, containing some bizarre and off the wall lyrics and instrumentation. On further spins you start to realize all that's going on in the songs, or how simple they really are. I cannot explain why I even like this stuff to myself, I wouldnt think I'd like it in many ways. I found this description of the album on allmusic.com, and I really agree with it: "Perhaps best likened to a marching band on an acid trip, Neutral Milk Hotel's second album is another quixotic sonic parade; lo-fi yet lush, impenetrable yet wholly accessible, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is either the work of a genius or an utter crackpot, with the truth probably falling somewhere in between. ....In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is undoubtedly a major statement, but just what it's saying is anyone's guess."

09-09-2004, 04:34 AM	#25
Saracene Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia, some time after tea Posts: 6,325 Local Time: 08:54 PM	Nick Cave's "The Carny" is a pretty bizarre bit of spoken-word story set to strange moody music, and featuring a disappeared carny and his dead horse. It's really quite mesmerising in a way.

09-09-2004, 05:13 AM	#26
brettig New Yorker Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: heehee, ask george Posts: 3,194 Local Time: 03:54 PM	Revolution Number 9

09-09-2004, 08:16 AM	#27
bedouin fire Refugee Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: lisbon Posts: 1,375 Local Time: 09:54 PM	"singing the blues" from tricky is what comes to my mind now.

09-09-2004, 09:14 AM	#29
Headache in a Suitcase Forum Administrator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: With the other morally corrupt bootlicking rubes. Posts: 75,160 Local Time: 03:54 PM	enter sandman- pat boone close second... milk shake by richard cheese

09-09-2004, 09:37 PM	#32
~LadyLemon~ I Serve Larry's Stick Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Akron Posts: 7,392 Local Time: 04:54 PM	I don't know if it's the weirdest thing I've ever heard, but Maggot Brain always freaks me out.

09-09-2004, 09:40 PM	#33
RockNRollDawgie Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 3,544 Local Time: 03:54 PM	"Merry-Go-Round" Wild Man Fischer.

09-09-2004, 09:41 PM	#34
RockNRollDawgie Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 3,544 Local Time: 03:54 PM	For weird Mothers song, I'd pick.......... "It Can't Happen Here"

09-10-2004, 07:38 AM	#36
Tomer Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 5,549 Local Time: 09:54 PM	mèh its a song really it is eh Rono?

09-10-2004, 11:00 AM	#37
U2_Muse War Child Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 575 Local Time: 04:54 PM	"Paint it Black" by Hrvatski. What did they do to it?

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09-10-2004, 01:51 PM	#38
GibsonGirl ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 13,270 Local Time: 04:54 PM	I see quite a few of you mentioned Bjork...and it has suddenly reminded me of the opening ceremony for the Olympics. Now THAT was scary! I didn't know whether to turn off the TV and run out the room screaming, or press the mute button.