mudshark Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dasein Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Good question: answer from me is yes but… because humour in music seems to exist more as a genre unto itself…. And it’s a genre that I only occasionally want to listen to (be it parody, satire, or just general lols…) I don’t seek out music to make me laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Stick to the guitar, Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakeboy Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 When it is natural and not forced, it is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 It has a place, but most often if I'm listening to a comedy station on XM and I hear an acoustic guitar start playing, I change the channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 As someone who has let out a few laughs at the genre that was aimed at eliciting laughter, I say, "sure, why not?" Loved Zappa's more humorous stuff. Listening to Dr Demento was one of my fave radio memories. Hell, Steel Panther has even conjured a few chuckles in me over the years. What's the harm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biz Prof Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Paul Gilbert has mastered the art of performing music laced with a subtle dash of comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Scandinavian death metal bands are comedy acts, aren't they? No one could believe they are serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 I rest my case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbilly Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 I've always enjoyed music with elements of humor, not taking itself very seriously. Dread Zeppelin is my favorite. I also sometimes enjoy pdq bach, for the irreverence and surprises, but usually in smaller doses, brevity being the soul of something or other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 15 minutes ago, diablo175 said: I rest my case. I don't know if that's a vote for or against, but I agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0054 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 The Coasters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathman Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Of course there is humor in Rock, unless you are a stuckup sticky-beaks. See Van Halen, see this band... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0054 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 The Rezzillos!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomteriffic Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 There's so much humor in music but it isn't always the Prof. Tom Lehrer songs or Zappa's peepee caca broad strokes humor. There are tunes by ZZ or VH that you know aren't meant to be taken seriously. Hell, for most of his career, EVH saw things as one big grin-fest and you were either in on the joke or not. I particularly appreciate the humor embedded in the music itself, a passage in which certain notes are a half-step off of where they"should" be, a flatulent oboe or an unbalanced sounding tuba f'rinstance. The most obvious example I can think of at the moment is Aaron Copland's "Billy The Kid Suite". There's a "hoedown" segment in there that, even if you don't know the title, just sounds hilarious and silly. I didn't know the title when I first heard it and it cracked me up. I was, like, 6 YO, gimme a break. Point being that the longhairs of centuries gone by could build some pretty good humor into the notes themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Are we differentiating between music that’s funny or comedians who play music…? Bands like Steel Panther or even Weird Al are legit musicians/singer-songwriters that found their niche in satire/parody/etc. Then you can have comedians like Steven Lynch, Garfunkel & Oats, Tenacious D, who are comedians that perform music as their stand up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veatch Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchee Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Sometimes humor and sarcasm go hand in hand in a good song: Sometimes humor and sarcasm isn't all that exaggerated, depending on your viewpoint and mood...and it can get really dark (Caution: Hamer Standard content!): Sometimes a song captures a time period all too well: And sometimes a song parody makes you wish the targeted artist had actually written it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchee Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 7 hours ago, Steve Haynie said: Scandinavian death metal bands are comedy acts, aren't they? No one could believe they are serious. Ever watch Metalocalypse? Sometimes it looks like somebody went berserk at Arby's with the meat slicer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Shel Silverstein wrote some funny songs, but they had a basis in real situations. His lyrics just turned on a spoltlight to some things that go on in real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Try ANYTHING by The Darkness! Those guys are hilarious, and they freaking rawk! I rest my case on but one example: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudshark Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Steve Haynie said: Shel Silverstein wrote some funny songs, but they had a basis in real situations. His lyrics just turned on a spoltlight to some things that go on in real life. Bobby Bare formed an unlikely partnership with Shel on this album: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BadgerDave Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 One of many from Junior Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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