Musicians/Funny: Difference between revisions

Even music has its Funny Moments. These are just a few of them.

* [[U2/Funny|U 2]]

* [[Van Halen/Funny|Van Halen]]

* [[Yoshiki Hayashi/Funny|Yoshiki Hayashi]]

== Funny Moments in Classical ==

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5EkbTPPuSo&feature=related Schleptet in E-flat major] by P. D. Q. Bach; conducted by Professor Peter Schickele.

* Grieg's Piano Concerto will never be the same after Morecambe & Wise was done through with it (with the special participation of Andre Previn, of course.) Playing all the right notes indeed. Here's the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7GeKLE0x3s&feature=related full] clip.

== Funny Moments in songs ==

** ...screw it the "Best of Album has like 20 songs on it and this troper is NOT listing them all here

* An unintentional one from our good friend Master P, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggNymSJ52Fw&t=0m21s but amazing nonetheless.]

Her name was Maryanne

She made him feel like a man

'''Scod''': [[Sarcasm Mode|You really saved the show there, thanks for that.]] }}

* The song "Oasis" from the lovely and talented Miss [[Amanda Palmer]].

{{quote|"We have no money, we are ''sharing jeans.'' If I go outside, '''I got the only clothing on!'''"

"Do you remember all those Christmases when your Mama walked in the room and pretended she was the tree, huh? Remember that?" }}

* Pretty much anything by Wesley Willis applies, but his funniest is "My Keyboard got Damaged" where he talks about getting ejected from a plane for cursing. The way he says "SUDDENLY, I YELLED FUCK YOU ON THE AIRPLANE" makes me laugh every time I listen to it.

* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik4trQ8UttE Don't Hate Me (Because I'm Beautful)]" by Nerf Herder. Actually, quite a fair bit of their songs could qualify as well.

* The ''[[Super Mario Land]]'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmwtykJj47Y Rap] is one part [[Obligatory Swearing]], one part [[Boisterous Bruiser]]-style gameplay, at ''least'' two parts affectionate nostalgia, and... it kind of defies adjectives past that point, but if you've played the game and can live with the aforementioned swearing, it's hilarious.

** This is a pretty accurate description of many of their raps, but with more swearing, more attempts at [[Comedic Sociopathy]], and less affectionate nostalgia.

** Along with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEHtTMigQ9U&feature=related this] metal cover of You Spin Me Round, by the same group, set to the music video.

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LecGuQE6t44 I Had a Shoggoth]. That is all.

* Most who've heard of [[The Frantics]] would probably say "Ti Kwan Leep/Boot to the Head" is their CMoF. [[Sensei Le Roof|This troper]] is forced to disagree. If you can listen to "A Piece of Pie" without ever laughing, you are a fiend and you have no soul and I am coming for your children.

* [[Vocaloid|Kagamine]] [[Cute Shotaro Boy|Len]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_2K2d91Im0 no Bousou]:

** "Master, did you buy us [[All Anime Is Naughty Tentacles|thinking we were an]] [[Eroge]]? I'M RIGHT, AREN'T I?! 'But I still love him anyway'...is what he made me say <nowiki>*</nowiki>cry*"

** "I can't take this anymore...but I have...'''THE ROAD ROLLER!''' [[Laughing Mad|AHA, AHA, AHA! AHAHAHAHAHA!! AHA AHA! AHAHAHAHA!! HAAAA HA HA HA!!]]" ''(crash)''

** "Len's [[Heroic BSOD|pretty unstable]]..." ''(cue Len singing like a cat)''

* From ''[[Beatmania IIDX]]'': [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bybkLlNbaaw GOLD RUSH]. Just...GOLD RUSH.

{{quote|1st Style! Substream! 2nd Style! 3rd Style! 4th Style! 5th Style! 6th Style! 7th Style! ''8th Style! 9th Style! [[Large Ham|10TH STYLE, 2DX RED, HAPPY SKY, DISTORTED!!]] '''[[Chewing the Scenery|TWO DEE ECKS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDD!!!!]]'''''}}

* "Give Him A Flower" by the Crazy World of Arthur Brown. While it's more or less a song about turning the other cheek, the sheer ridiculousness in the way its sung - complete with ''Napoleon Dynamite''-styled music - makes you wanna roll on the floor and laugh.

* [[Spike Jones]] was the king of this subtrope in the 40's. Here are a few selections:

* "Preview" by Built To Spill, the final track of their album ''There's Nothing Wrong With Love''. It claims to be [["On the Next..."|"A preview of the next Built To Spill record"]], but is actually a collage of style parody snippets (of [[Hardcore Punk]], noise rock, [[Emo]] / [[Pop Punk]], and [[Power Ballad|power ballads]]). The hardcore section is particularly funny, as the only lyrics are [[Department of Redundancy Department|"Kick you in the head, and then I'll kick you in the head, and then I'll kick you in the head, and then I'll kick you in the head"]].

* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaNt5S9pibQ Aja]" by [[Steely Dan]], a song about people embracing Asian culture without actually knowing anything about it.

''[[Buffy-Speak|Angular banjos]] sound good to me'' }}

* "Dear Doctor" by [[The Rolling Stones]], especially the part where Mick Jagger reads a Dear John letter in a high pitched voice.

{{quote|"My name is Sue. How do you do? NOW YOU GONNA ''DIE''!"}}

* In [[King Crimson]]'s cover of "Heroes" by [[David Bowie]] (from the 2000 live album ''Heavy ConstruKction''), Adrian Belew changed the lyrics of the first line slightly:

{{quote|"I, I will be king… Crimson"}}

** See also the ''Three of a Perfect Pair'' bonus track "The King Crimson Barber Shop."

* Like Built To Spill's "Preview", Self's "LA Radio" is also a bunch of snippets parodying different music genres strung together, this time edited to sound like someone flipping through a radio dial. The style parodies are entertaining enough, but the funniest moment might be a bit where someone calls a radio station to request Self:

{{quote|'''DJ:'''That was The Dandy Fanny. Hits 106.9, I'm Tweaky Bob. Caller six, you're on the air!

'''All:''' I'm gonna hop like a frog!

'''Iggy:''' I'm gonna go out on the street and do anything I want!

'''All:''' Oh, shit! }}

* [[Yes]] shows a rare glimpse of humor on the title to track to 1977's ''Going for the One'', care of mystically minded [[Cloudcuckoolander]] singer/lyricist Jon Anderson:

== Funny Moments with the bands/artists ==

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn2qKraB1lQ This video].

** [[Older Than You Think]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzqGQkLMo9o evidence].

* Kelly Clarkson did not want to release "Already Gone" as a single, due to the fact that it was basically Beyonce's "Halo" with the [[Serial Numbers Filed Off]]. [[Executive Meddling|19 Entertainment felt otherwise.]] So, while performing the song at one of her concerts, to get back at her record company and the writer of both songs, she did [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdPf8sYEHAA&feature=player_embedded this (wait until the 3:32 mark).]

* Any time Chibi of [[The Birthday Massacre]] gives an interview, but especially the time when she tried to coerce the interviewer into taking up knitting.

* Go to the bottom on the [[Emilie Autumn]] page. Click the links. Yes, all of them.

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfamTmY5REw Ben Folds playing Chatroulette at a concert]. Can double (triple?) as a [[Crowning Music of Awesome]] and a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].

* During his 30th Aniversary concert, Michael Jackson performed "You Rock My World" and Usher first comes out, leading to a small dance/robot battle. Then Chris Tucker, who had appeared in the music video of the song, comes out and starts to dance. Michael begins to crack up as Chris mimiced several of Michael's dance moves. Michael then did his kick-move, which Chris did, but with the wrong leg (relating to a joke Chris told earlier in the concert about Michael telling him he was "Kicking with the wrong leg" in Rush Hour 2, where Chris sang "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough") which causes Michael to do a literal ROFL.

== Funny Moments in music videos ==

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlU_vvITynM Hammerfall vs. the Swedish Womens' Olympic Curling team]. [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]?

** Speaking of Weird Al: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9qYF9DZPdw The "White and Nerdy" video.] Donny Osmond's dancing ''alone'' is enough to induce tears of laughter.

*** Three words: "I edit [[Wikipedia]]."

** And on the topic of Weird Al: Listen to him duet with diva Kate Winslet in [[Award Bait Song]] fashion in the ''amazingly'' funny [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEXEXPNwlPc "I Need A Nap"]. Not only can ''everyone'' identify with the song, it's hard not to fall apart laughing when Al shouts out, "[[Truck Driver's Gear Change|Change KEEEEEEEEEEY!]]"

** "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acqd7iHDrvk It's the theme from] ''Spy'' '''HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDDDD!!!!'''

** Oh come on! How can you talk about his music videos without mentioning [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh4zvQfDhi0 his take] on the [[So Bad It's Good|infamously horrible]] MccArthur Park.

** [[Two Words: Obvious Trope|Three words:]] [[This Is Sparta|Weasel. Stomping.]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k76IGLi6jWI Day.]

* How about Kurt Cobain's reaction to being asked to lip-synch on ''Top of the Pops''? Singing the whole of 'Teen Spirit' in a ridiculous Ian Curtis/Morrissey croon while miming playing his guitar with a completely flat hand and a [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3kdv7_nirvana-smells-like-teen-spirit-liv_music gormless grin on his face?]

** Speaking of Morrissey, didn't he, in a similar situation, swap out the microphone for a bouquet of gladiolas?