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Serious subject matter dealt w/humor via song

post #1 of 15
5/1/10 at 12:53am
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List some songs that approach serious subject matter with a bit of humor.

I'll start with "One of the Millions" - by XTC.

Fear and insecurity leading to conformity and the security within the blanket of conformity.
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post #2 of 15
5/1/10 at 12:58am
Public Enemy.

Bob Dylan (especially early folk albums).
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post #3 of 15
5/1/10 at 3:29am
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Public Enemy.

Bob Dylan (especially early folk albums).
Wow! I was thinking of Public Enemy when I posted. In fact, it was "One Million Bottlebags" and "I Don't Wanna Be Called Yo ____" that got me thinking.
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post #4 of 15
5/1/10 at 3:37am
Joy Division "Atmosphere". Ian Curtis couldn't leave his wife for his girlfriend. We all know how that ended??
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post #5 of 15
5/2/10 at 6:58am
No one mentioned David Bowie, 'Fame' is really good.
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post #6 of 15
5/2/10 at 12:54pm
Most Randy Newman material does this.

- Ed
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post #7 of 15
5/2/10 at 2:28pm
Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant
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post #8 of 15
5/3/10 at 6:40pm
The Kinks - State of Confusion and Low Budget. Ray Davies has a knack for words and telling it like it is with a lot of humor.

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post #9 of 15
5/3/10 at 11:27pm
Ween. They are more likely to offend than enlighten though.
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post #10 of 15
5/4/10 at 12:51am
Don't Try Suicide by Queen
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post #11 of 15
5/4/10 at 2:01am
System of a Down? Strictly only the first few albums though. But nevertheless, the first time I heard them it was a riot. We laughed so hard at some of the songs.
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post #12 of 15
5/4/10 at 2:14am
The Tubes, "white punks on dope" or "don't touch me there"
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post #13 of 15
5/4/10 at 4:38pm
Zappa "What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body?" and "I'm the Slime"

Among many others
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post #14 of 15
5/19/10 at 11:01am

Check out Roy Zimmerman on Youtube.

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post #15 of 15
5/26/10 at 12:40pm

Warren Zevon's last couple of albums.. Especially " My sh!t's fuc|<ed up"

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