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by **Stuck In The Eighties** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:43 am

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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by **mhochuli** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:52 am

Adrian Belew - Fish Head
Robyn Hitchcock - Balloon Man

are a couple that come to mind ...

by **zill** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:53 am

Video Kids - Woodpeckers From Space

by **genxfiles** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:55 am

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.......

by **Stuck In The Eighties** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:29 am

Captain Sensible- Wot

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by **genxfiles** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:51 am

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

by **glokstadt** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:43 am

Barnes & Barnes - Fish Heads [:)]

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by **BigBri** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:52 am

Anything recorded by Stan Ridgway.

Okay, okay... I'll throw "Mexican Radio" into the pot.

by **Stuck In The Eighties** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 5:04 am

Endicott

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by **mhochuli** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 5:26 am

[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

by **plagiarism** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:22 am

Lots of Sparks songs: "Tips for Teens", "Eaten by the Monster of Love"

"I Eat Cannibals"
"Too Young to Date"

by **Jeffrey** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:34 am

"Pac-Man Fever"

by **Frau_Blucher** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:15 am

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

by **marie3** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:17 am

Fred from Jupiter - Digette

by **DreamRedux** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:22 am

Toni Basil - Mickey
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
Nick Lowe - Half a Boy and Half a Man

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