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| raserx |
Posted - 04/07/2006 : 07:11:47
Here is "I wanna be a Flintstone"
http://d51.yousendit.com/C/0GHHD0QXUTS311PKWOZU0KPDVC/I%20Wanna%20Be%20a%20Flintstone.mp3
Anbody have these or other tongue-in-cheek songs?
This is ponderous--2nu
My past lives-- ??
Star Trekkin'-- ??
Big & Stupid(the original version)--Julie Brown
California kid---??
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| highway1pch |
Posted - 05/04/2006 : 20:35:11
I desperately would like to locate "Pudgy Love" (Tainted Love parody) and any others spoofs by KROQ's John Frost.
"Mother's Day" done to the tune of "What Have I Done To Deserve This" was another gem.
OC New Wave Blog
Music videos, Orange County concerts, and more. |
| Frayo |
Posted - 05/02/2006 : 19:15:41
Dang it. I just started getting into the Hee Bee Gee Bees...
And my computer locked up while I was typing this post.
I hate to be such a bum and ask for re-posting....
so I wont. I will just hunt them down on the hub. One of you fellow wave whores has to have some laying about.
For some reason the links above...wont work for me.
rfrayo@gmail.com
AIM: RaiyoKun (Im online almost all the time)
This thing: http://www.livejournal.com/users/Illian_Video |
| mar√ |
Posted - 05/02/2006 : 16:57:00
Psycho Chicken (Clucked Version) by the Fools.
http://s44.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3428XZUOHJYM706RCN17YKAS1K
Fish Heads by Dr. Demento
http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=F4DC2CE9590C0CA2
I Hate the Video Games by Stewart Brodian
http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=4747A1224E932294
Ronnie's Rap by Ron & The DC Crew
http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=06DF81C968C0DAAD
I dig whales. |
| hutter |
Posted - 05/02/2006 : 16:27:06
Dare To Be Stupid (Weird Al Yankovic)
http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=B56092F60DC6AFF3
My Blog: ElectricDreams |
| Dubito |
Posted - 04/22/2006 : 21:57:58
Here's the original "I Like 'Em Big and Stupid":
http://download.yousendit.com/64064A1804C4B126
Enjoy! |
| TragicMagic |
Posted - 04/20/2006 : 01:12:23
Here is "Hurdy Gurdy Mushroom Man" by Neil (of The Young Ones). It was the B side to "Hole In My Shoe" back in 1985 and is a rip off my original 7" Vinyl.
http://s24.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0TZ3G1FQ8PZ3M1CZF2RRQ1W0KN
Enjoy!
TM
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| hntsgt |
Posted - 04/18/2006 : 18:12:13
OK, didn't know there was another version, I'd love to hear it!
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| raserx |
Posted - 04/18/2006 : 08:11:25
Thanks hntsgt ....I was actually looking for the original version of "big & stupid". As soon as I find it, I'll post it. It's waaaaay better than the disco-fied version. |
| hntsgt |
Posted - 04/17/2006 : 19:42:37
raserx, i don't think anyone gave you the Julie Brown song...... here is "I Like "em Big & Stupid"
http://www.mytempdir.com/603438
And here is "Trapped In The Body Of A White Girl"
http://www.mytempdir.com/603444
Enjoy! 
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| Frank_Chickens |
Posted - 04/16/2006 : 15:47:26
quote:
Originally posted by Terim
Here are the Hee Bee Gee Bees tracks.
Overall I just didn't find the second record quite as good as the first. The little radio bits were cute, but kinda take away from songs a bit. They also work better when the record is listened to as a whole rather than track-by-track (which tends to be how I listen to the novelty stuff).
The songs themselves just seem to struggle a bit to get into the lyrical style of the artist(s) being parodied, and sometimes seem to fall on the stupid side (more Weird Al than the Hee Bee Gee Bees if you know what I mean).
Thanks for the mockumentary offer, but I'm good for that one. Snagged a pretty good copy off of e-mule. I didn't know that there was a Firm CD, I thought they were a two single project. Let me know if you find it!
The second album works much better in its original context than in this form, namely the context of the original radio shows in which it aired. This could well explain the inclusion of new "radio" bits on the album in order to make it seem like it was part of Radio Active. Don't forget that when you're doing one a week for the radio show, quality is bound to be affected somewhere down the line.
I don't know if you experienced this, but a couple of tracks from the second album do sound like a different remix than the radio show versions.
As for The Firm CDs, the search will continue with no end in sight..
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"As chairman of the Cradle of Filth fanclub I'm the most insensitive man in Britain, but even I can see there's tension there"
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| Terim |
Posted - 04/14/2006 : 18:49:40
quote:
Originally posted by Frank_Chickens
Thanks for doing this Terim. 
I got the rest off Usenet and the following were missing:
Dancelot (Poxy Music)
Toyland Rhapsody (Queer)
Gary Clitter Is Back (Gary Clitter)
Get Em Off, Irene (Sexist Midnight Runners)
I Don't Want Your Baby (Human Leak)
Me! (The Kids From Shame)
Terim, would you be interested in the radio mockumentary about the Heebeegeebees? It's from the same as Radio Active and it is funny!
Do you have The Firm album as well? Apparently it's been released on CD but I can't find the thing anywhere.. 
Here are the Hee Bee Gee Bees tracks.
Hee Bee Gee Bees - Dancelot (Poxy Music)
Hee Bee Gee Bees - Toyland rhapsody (parts 1 and 2) (Queer)
Hee Bee Gee Bees - Gary Clitter is back (Gary Clitter) (all 32 seconds of it)
Hee Bee Gee Bees - Get 'em off Irene (Sexist Midnight Runners)
Hee Bee Gee Bees - Me! (Kids From Shame)
Hee Bee Gee Bees - I don't want your baby (Human Leak)
Overall I just didn't find the second record quite as good as the first. The little radio bits were cute, but kinda take away from songs a bit. They also work better when the record is listened to as a whole rather than track-by-track (which tends to be how I listen to the novelty stuff).
The songs themselves just seem to struggle a bit to get into the lyrical style of the artist(s) being parodied, and sometimes seem to fall on the stupid side (more Weird Al than the Hee Bee Gee Bees if you know what I mean).
Thanks for the mockumentary offer, but I'm good for that one. Snagged a pretty good copy off of e-mule. I didn't know that there was a Firm CD, I thought they were a two single project. Let me know if you find it!
I also ran across another misuse of a new wave classic:
The great Luke Ski - 88 lines about 44 Simpsons |
| hntsgt |
Posted - 04/14/2006 : 15:07:54
Here's a classic from the Dr Demento collection:
They're Coming to Take me Away
http://download.yousendit.com/C6E32BE446AA1C40
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| whistledog |
Posted - 04/14/2006 : 10:06:08
quote:
Originally posted by Synthpopfan
quote:
Originally posted by Synthpopfan
[quote]Originally posted by whistledog
If you've ever been screwed over by a phone company, then you'll love this minor hit from 1984 that is an updated version of an old Neil Sedaka hit
Breaking Up is Hard on You by American Comedy Network
http://s53.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=35JR37CJT8LMN1TOQEU8N5KVP6
LOL, That`s a good one. Thanks
Is this on a cd, if so, what is it called?
I'm not sure what CD / album it would be on. I was given a complete 28 CD-R set of every US Billboard Hot 100 Hit of the 80's, so it was naturally one of the many songs included |
| MasMic |
Posted - 04/14/2006 : 03:00:45
Well I already posted a message on the forum about this, but in case someone in this thread knows the answer and didn't see my post...
Has anyone here ever heard the pardody of "She Blinded Me With Science" called "I Bought Her An Appliance"? I heard it once, thought it was really good, but never heard it again and I've been trying to track it down for the last 8 or so years.
Thanks to anyone who can provide any information. |
| wozgo |
Posted - 04/14/2006 : 01:23:48
quote:
Originally posted by Synthpopfan
Here is one.
http://s6.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1IT2K24JZ8ZAG2L7PAY26K7KVL
ENJOY 
A Good call my friend. I forgot about that one! |
| Synthpopfan |
Posted - 04/13/2006 : 20:32:53
Here is one.
http://s6.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1IT2K24JZ8ZAG2L7PAY26K7KVL
ENJOY |
| Synthpopfan |
Posted - 04/13/2006 : 20:23:27
quote:
Originally posted by Synthpopfan
[quote]Originally posted by whistledog
If you've ever been screwed over by a phone company, then you'll love this minor hit from 1984 that is an updated version of an old Neil Sedaka hit
Breaking Up is Hard on You by American Comedy Network
http://s53.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=35JR37CJT8LMN1TOQEU8N5KVP6
LOL, That`s a good one. Thanks
Is this on a cd, if so, what is it called? |
| Synthpopfan |
Posted - 04/13/2006 : 20:15:58
quote:
Originally posted by whistledog
If you've ever been screwed over by a phone company, then you'll love this minor hit from 1984 that is an updated version of an old Neil Sedaka hit
Breaking Up is Hard on You by American Comedy Network
http://s53.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=35JR37CJT8LMN1TOQEU8N5KVP6
LOL, That`s a good one. Thanks |
| whistledog |
Posted - 04/13/2006 : 20:11:06
If you've ever been screwed over by a phone company, then you'll love this minor hit from 1984 that is an updated version of an old Neil Sedaka hit
Breaking Up is Hard on You by American Comedy Network
http://s53.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=35JR37CJT8LMN1TOQEU8N5KVP6 |
| Frank_Chickens |
Posted - 04/12/2006 : 12:54:45
Thanks for doing this Terim.
I got the rest off Usenet and the following were missing:
Dancelot (Poxy Music)
Toyland Rhapsody (Queer)
Gary Clitter Is Back (Gary Clitter)
Get Em Off, Irene (Sexist Midnight Runners)
I Don't Want Your Baby (Human Leak)
Me! (The Kids From Shame)
Terim, would you be interested in the radio mockumentary about the Heebeegeebees? It's from the same as Radio Active and it is funny!
Do you have The Firm album as well? Apparently it's been released on CD but I can't find the thing anywhere..
--
"As chairman of the Cradle of Filth fanclub I'm the most insensitive man in Britain, but even I can see there's tension there"
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| Terim |
Posted - 04/11/2006 : 17:21:56
Yep, Frank, I do have the second Hee Bee Gee Bees album. Which tracks were you looking for?
And thanks 2Nu, that Eugene song was somthing else...
Oh yeah, and how could I have forgotten:
Dead Milkmen - Instant club hit (you'll dance to anything) |
| Frank_Chickens |
Posted - 04/11/2006 : 12:06:43
Heebeegeebies - Too Depressed To Commit Suicide (The PCs):
http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3RARTPUF9T58C2CPNHDGM70PWN
Terim: Do you have the whole of the second LP as I'm missing a couple of tracks off it.
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"As chairman of the Cradle of Filth fanclub I'm the most insensitive man in Britain, but even I can see there's tension there"
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| gumby |
Posted - 04/11/2006 : 09:29:43
That Eugene song is so cool. I have not heard that song in a long time. The Z100 Morning Zoo used to play it in New York. Thanks for posting it. |
| 2Nu |
Posted - 04/11/2006 : 00:15:51
On a related note, here's another gem from the early 80's
Crazy Joe & The Variable Speed Band - Eugene
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| Peter Venkman |
Posted - 04/10/2006 : 19:28:30
That FGTH spoof is pure money. That song pretty much distills everything I hate about FGTH in 3 and a half minutes. |
| Terim |
Posted - 04/10/2006 : 17:39:41
Hmmm, not new wave, but the first Weird Al song I heard:
Weird Al Yankovic - Another one rides the bus.mp3
and just because they were mentioned:
Hee Bee Gee Bees - Meaningless songs
Hee Bee Gee Bees - When two songs sound the same (Frankie Goes To the Bank)
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| randy |
Posted - 04/10/2006 : 11:38:39
Kinda funny that Barnes and Barnes was Will Robinson!!
Warning Warning--That does not compute!! |
| oneno |
Posted - 04/10/2006 : 11:35:17
Fish heads-Barnes and Barnes
Flintstones (Bedrock Rap)-Bruce Springstone
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| TragicMagic |
Posted - 04/09/2006 : 20:42:50
"Interesting fact: "Meaningless Songs (in very high voices)" was a hit in Australia."
I remember that song! Hehe that was great. I've not heard it for ages though.. in fact probably since it was last on radio.
I too was amazed No one had previously mentioned any Weird Al!
TM
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| marie3 |
Posted - 04/08/2006 : 16:04:36
This is Ponderous - 2NU
as per our friend 2NU!
http://s40.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3DO1ZMCS299ME3HFV3PWAR3YOH
I have "Fred From Jupiter" by Digette and "I Dream of Jeannie" by Marie E. Whitelaw if anyone is interested. |
| Erik |
Posted - 04/07/2006 : 20:03:00
My Past Lives was by Too Much Joy. If you can't dig it up, let me know. I can probably help you out.
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| Frank_Chickens |
Posted - 04/07/2006 : 18:56:44
Ah, the Heebeegeebees aka Philip Pope essentially.
The songs were done as the music segment in the BBC radio comedy show "Radio Active" which parodied the follibles of UK radio stations and is one the great comedy shows.
Two albums were released comprising of songs from the show. The albums were called "439 Golden Greats - Never Mind The Original's Here's The Hee Bee Gee Bees" and "20 Big Number 2s".
The parodies were spot on and occasionly bypassed the original. "Too Depressed To Commit Suicide" by the P.C.s was a better version of "Can't Stand Losing You" and "When Two Songs Sound The Same" by "Frankie Goes to the Bank" effortlessly mixed together a couple of FGTH tunes.
Interesting fact: "Meaningless Songs (in very high voices)" was a hit in Australia.
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"As chairman of the Cradle of Filth fanclub I'm the most insensitive man in Britain, but even I can see there's tension there"
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| Terim |
Posted - 04/07/2006 : 17:08:20
Here is:
Firm - Star Trekkin
and
Hee Bee Gee Bees - Quite ahead of my time (David Bowwow)
and while this is more of a parody than a novelty song, I have always thought that it caught the essence of Scary Monsters era Bowie.
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Mitsubishi Honda
Suzuki Hitachi
Buy a Kawasaki
Woh oh oh ho oh woh oh ho woh ho ho oh
Woh oh oh ho woh oh oh woh ho ho who
Unintelligible lyrics
Cutting up words and into sticking them lines
People may say that I’m cuckoo -- He’s cuckoo
Like a clock I’m a sign of the times
But I’m talking in riddles
Vanishing up my own bum
That’s what my songs have become
That’s all my songs have become
Let’s bow to the jester bow to the priest
Bow to the West and bow to the..North
Bow to the Sun King, bow to the rain
Oh my God I think I’ve flipped again
But I’m quite ahead of my time
(He’s quite ahead of his time)
I’m so much ahead of my time
(He’s so much ahead of his time)
My head has gone out of it’s mind
(He’s head has gone out of it’s mind
Inexplicable images
Men from Mars in King Solomon’s mines
Ziggy meets a lad in Sain-sbury’s
And other nonsensical lines
Ooh I’m an elephant
Whoops look what I’ve just gone and done
That’s what my songs have become
That’s what my songs have become
Let’s bow to the mountains bow to the Lord
Bow to the South then bow to the...West
Bow to the piglet bow to the sow
Bow to the dog bow wow wow -- Bow wow
But I’m quite ahead of my time
(He’s quite ahead of his time)
Much ahead of my time
(Ooh he does go on)
My head has gon out of it’s mind
(Do you know I still wet my bed?)
So many choo-choo-changes
I still have these problems with speech
That’s what I’ve had to overcome
‘cos that all my songs have become
But that’s because
I’m quite ahead of my time
(He’s still going on look)
My brain has gone out of it’s mind
(And just look at that dress)
I’m quite ahead of my time
(And as for his teeth)
I’m quite ahead of my time
(He hasn’t shaved his legs again)
My brain has gone out of its mind)
(of course it’s all make-up)
Shhhh... |
