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List a new wave-era novelty songs
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Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:43 amby Stuck In The Eighties
Maybe 'Novelty song" is the wrong term, but I'm looking for songs from 80's (new wave or not) that were not neccessarily written in a serious mode. Maybe the better phrase would be 'silly songs'.
The first that comes to mind for me is:
Men Without Hats- Safety Dance
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Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:52 amby mhochuli
Adrian Belew - Fish Head
Robyn Hitchcock - Balloon Man
are a couple that come to mind ...
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Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:53 amby zill
Video Kids - Woodpeckers From Space
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Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:55 amby genxfiles
Ian Dury - Inbetweenies
Robyn Hitchcock - Man with the Lightbulb Head
Devo - Working in a Coalmine
Any song on the B-52s first album
M - Pop Muzik.......
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Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:29 amby Stuck In The Eighties
Captain Sensible- Wot
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“Racism isn't born, folks, it's taught. I have a two-year-old son. You know what he hates? Naps! End of list.”
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Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:51 amby genxfiles
Waitresses - I Know What Boys Like
Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science
The Dickies - You Drive Me Ape (You Big Gorilla)
Klark Kent - Don't Care
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Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:43 amby glokstadt
Barnes & Barnes - Fish Heads [:)]
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Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:52 amby BigBri
Anything recorded by Stan Ridgway.
Okay, okay... I'll throw "Mexican Radio" into the pot.
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Wed Nov 07, 2007 5:04 amby Stuck In The Eighties
Endicott
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Wed Nov 07, 2007 5:26 amby mhochuli
[quote][i]Originally posted by glokstadt[/i]
<br>Barnes & Barnes - Fish Heads [:)]
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OMG, Glok, I forgot about those Fish Heads ... eat 'em up, YUM!!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzpN9ce_qF0
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Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:22 amby plagiarism
Lots of Sparks songs: "Tips for Teens", "Eaten by the Monster of Love"
"I Eat Cannibals"
"Too Young to Date"
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Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:34 amby Jeffrey
"Pac-Man Fever"
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Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:15 amby Frau_Blucher
Mostly from early KROQ's weekend whakiness...
Angel & the Reruns - Buffy Come Back
Suburban Lawns - Gidget Goes to Hell
Bird & Mac Donald - The Rodeo Song
Bouqet of Veal - Dwarf Tossing
Caution - UFO
Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - It's My Party
The Dickies - Gigantor
Inflatable Boy Clams - I'm Sorry
Klondike Karl - Time Is a Ticky Talk
Little Girls - The Earthquake Song
Pat Wilson - Bop Girl
The Penetrators - I'm With the Guys
The Plugz - La Bamba
Pulsallama - The Devil Lives In My Husband's Body
Righeira - Vamos a la Playa
Scott Goddard - Cowpunk
The Suburbs - Music for Boys
Surf Punks - Shark Attack
Unit 3 With Venus - Pajama Party
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Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:17 amby marie3
Fred from Jupiter - Digette
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Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:22 amby DreamRedux
Toni Basil - Mickey
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
Nick Lowe - Half a Boy and Half a Man
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<a href="http://www.omd-dvd.com/">Souvenir</a>, the OMD Documentary
<a href="http://www.omd.uk.com"> OMD Official Website</a>, home of the Official Forum
<a href="http://www.theblacksea.co.uk/forum/Blah.pl">Motion & Heart</a> unofficial fan forum