Inexplicably Strange Song Names: Nominations

IDAwHOa · Post by **IDAwHOa** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 6:01 pm

The one I find quite strange, and the song my wife really likes to play is:

Pull The Knife And Stick It Again

I didn't sleep well for a couple of nights after she told me that!

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 6:06 pm

D.I.V.O.R.C.E

( Tammy Wynett.)

May she rest in peace,

Pax,
D.

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 6:07 pm

Just come back by playing "I Burried My Wife And Danced On Top Of Her." Of course, if she gets you first, "Old Hag You Have Killed Me" may be more appropriate.

But really, I am just kidding. No reason to worry, the currect full title of the tune your wife likes is "Pull the Knife Out of the Bodhran and Stick It Again."

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 6:15 pm

As for truly inexplicable names: What the hell is "Porthold of the Kelp" supposed to mean?

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 7:07 pm

Bloomfield wrote:As for truly inexplicable names: What the hell is "Porthold of the Kelp" supposed to mean?

It's obviously about a sunken ship. Been taken over by seaweed.

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 7:15 pm

An old Irish song, which is ,very basically...

"porthold" is a basic navigational error which is very simple to correct, in most cases.

In this context, "Kelp" means seaweed ( of a certain type),
According to local legend, there were so many souls drifting around the Kelp part of the coast that every time they felt the need to enjoy some family contact they would take over the physical aspect of the Kelp and drag some unfortunate sailor down to join them.

And so, to get to the point;

Any poor sailor,who made the simple error of "porthold" could end up in a rather nasty place where Kelp abounds, and that is that.

Slan,
D.

SirNick · Post by **SirNick** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 7:17 pm

What about the song off of Pink Floyds Ummagumma Album: Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict.

Isn't a Pict one of the ancient tribes of Scotland? I didn't know they grooved!

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 7:33 pm

Sir,
Would that be the live version,the studio version or the other one?

Slan,
D.

blackhawk · Post by **blackhawk** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 8:08 pm

I just heard one by Pink Floyd that had me rolling on the floor: Careful with That Axe, Eugene.

chas · Post by **chas** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 8:13 pm

The Pink Floyd had occurred to me, too -- it's a pretty neat tune, if you can call it that. Some of my favorites are from Frank Zappa (his publishing company was Barking Pumpkin records):

Prelude to the afternoon of a sexually aroused gasmask
Dwarf nebula processional and dwarf nebula
Evelyn, a modified dog
Peaches en regalia

Irish trad tunes: for some reason anything with hag just kind of tickles me. "Old hag you have killed me" has already been mentioned; "Hag at the churn" I just find a humorous sound.

BrassBlower · Post by **BrassBlower** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 8:46 pm

Sumer Is Icumen In.

blackhawk · Post by **blackhawk** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 10:45 am

chas wrote:The Pink Floyd had occurred to me, too -- it's a pretty neat tune, if you can call it that. Some of my favorites are from Frank Zappa (his publishing company was Barking Pumpkin records):

Prelude to the afternoon of a sexually aroused gasmask
Dwarf nebula processional and dwarf nebula
Evelyn, a modified dog
Peaches en regalia

Irish trad tunes: for some reason anything with hag just kind of tickles me. "Old hag you have killed me" has already been mentioned; "Hag at the churn" I just find a humorous sound.

OK, Zappa's the hands down winner.

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 11:55 am

I've just rediscovered the first two Soft Machine albums. Here's a few contenders from those sources alone:

*Dedicated to You but You Weren't Listening
*So Boot if at All
*Box 25/4 Lid
*Esther's Nose Job

or one of many Zappa titles missed so far:

*Invocation and Ritual Dance of the Young Pumkin

and finally a few interesting titles from Captain Beefheart:

*Old f*rt at Play
*She's Too Much for My Mirror
*Lick My Decals Off, Baby
*I Love You, Big Dummy
*The Clouds Are Full of Wine (not Whiskey or Rye)

SirNick · Post by **SirNick** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 1:26 pm

dubhlinn wrote:
Sir,
Would that be the live version,the studio version or the other one?

Slan,
D.

I think the live version would be the most appropriate given the title!

I'm a pretty big Zappa-head myself! My favorite Zappa titles are:

Sinister Footwear 2nd Movement
Baby, Take Your Teeth Out
Frogs With Dirty Little Lips
Variations On The Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression
Let's Make the Water Turn Black
What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body

Come to think of it, almost every Zappa song has a funny title :roll: COOOL!!!

SirNick · Post by **SirNick** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 1:30 pm

Oh, I almost forgot!!!

Zappa:
Why does it Hurt When I Pee.

Truly a classic. Unfortunately, I can only listen to Zappa with headphones now. I'm trying to delay my childrens corruption as long as possible!