Okay Dementoids and Dementites, I've been contemplating this thread for a few weeks now, and I guess now's the time. In no particular order, I'm gonna start listing some of my favorite demented songs and album cuts. So here we go:

"Bra Size 45" - Ivor Bigguns and the D Cups - The title, of course, is a nit. There is no bra size 45. At least not in the States. But so what? This was a hilarious send up of the "Hooked On Classic" and "Stars On" medleys of the 80s. It makes references to several songs ("I Will Survive", "Cars", "Night Fever", "John, I'm Only Dancing", "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" and "Master Blaster" to name a few.) Bigguns voice is nerdy and just right for this demented classic.

"Puka" - Bud Latour and Scott Childers - One of the many great parodies of Suzanne Vega's "Luka". The best line in the song "Yes I think I'm okay/I puked up on the cat again." Then you hear a cat screaming in the background. You can hear an MP3 of the song here. Unfortunately, I haven't found a way to d/l the song. And it's one I'd like to have in my collection. Maybe if I email Scott Childers...

"Polka Dot Undies" - Bowser and Blue - A great Bob Dylan-style parody. The song continuously threatens to say something dirty, but never does.

"Dead Puppies" - Ogden Edsl Wahalia Blues Ensemble Mondo Bizzario Band - One of the all-time greats, if a bit sick and morbid. I love dogs, but I still have to laugh at this one. In the early-80s there was even a parody of it: "Dead Yuppies" ("Don't network".) ("One more time for E.F. Hutton!") Even if "Dead puppies aren't much fun", this song is. Gotta love it.

"My Dead Dog Rover" - Hank, Stu, Hank and Dave - Can't mention "Dead Puppies" without bringing this one up. Sung to the tune of "(I'm Looking Over) A Four-Leaf Clover" and in a barbershop quartet style, this one is also quite honestly a bit sick. Still with lines like "I'm looking over my minced dog, Rover/Who I hit with a power mower/My dog's not eating/He no longer barks/He hit the propellers/And turned into sparks", you've just gotta laugh.

"Existential Blues" - Tom "T-Bone" Stankus - "Hey, man. What are you into, huh?" Followed by an insane, this acoustic number takes you through the Land of Oz in a way L. Frank Baum never intended. Some of the best lines include "Some girl with psychic powers said, 'Hey T-Bone, what's your sign?/I blinked and answered, 'Neon'/I thought I'd blow her mind." And "In fact, I'd rather have this bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy!" And let's not forget the giggly "Poppies! Poppies!"

"Star Trekkin'" - The Firm - No, not the Jimmy Page band. This is such a dead-on parody of the original TREK. It hits pretty much every cliche of the original characters ("It's worse than that/He's dead Jim. Dead, Jim. Dead!"). If you're a Trekkie and you haven't heard this yet, you really, really need to. You'll love it.

"Pencil Neck Geek" - Fred Blassie - Blassie was a pro-wrestler of the 1950s, I believe. He recorded this song, and it's become a Demented classic. My favorite couplet is "They say these geeks come a dime-a-dozen/I'm looking for the guy who's supplyin' the dimes."

"Gilligan's Island/Stairway to Heaven", aka "Stairway to Gilligan's Island" - Little Roger and the Goosebumps - Jimmy Page hated this song, IIRC. But I love the idea of taking the lyrics to Gilligan's Island and singing them to the tune of "Stairway to Heaven". Sheer genius.

"Sirius Black" - Tony Goldmark - A parody of Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back". The song's about Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Akzaban. While I'm not a Potter fan, I still love this song. I particularly like the "He's one bad muggle-" "Hush your mouth!" and "This is for all the Slytherins/Wee-yotch!" You can hear a minute or two of this one at here. The lyrics are here

"Stealing Like a Hobbit" - the great Luke Ski - A parody of Eminem's "Cleaning Out My Closet" and "Stan", this is a good one for all you Lord of the Rings fans.

Okay, that's a start. There'll be more to come. Feel free to talk about your favorite demented songs and cuts.

This thread is, of course, dedicated to the one and only Barret Hanson, aka Dr. Demento.

np - The Sky Is Crying - Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (Oct. 3^rd was SRV's birthday and I'd been listening to all his albums. I'm still at it. We miss you, Stevie!)

"Remember, Stay DeeeeeMented!"

"My Bologna" -- Weird Al (and the '79 topical "Ayatollah" as well)

"Fish Heads"

You forgot to mention the "Yesterday" of demented hits "They're Coming To Take Me Away (Ha Ha)", by Napoleon XVI I think was the name of the artist. The B-side, "(Ah Ah) Yawa Em Ekat Ot Gnimoc Er'yeht" was the entire song played backwards.

"Fish Heads", another Dr. Demento classic (but not a favorite of mine), was done by Barnes and Barnes. One of the Barnes is Bill Mumy, Will Robinson of Lost In Space fame. (Will was "Art Barnes".) My favorite Barnes and Barnes song is "Touch Yourself" ("Wouldn't it be wonderful/If you were to touch yourself?/I'd like to take a photograph/Of you as you touch yourself.") It does, at the end of the tune, have a backmasked sample of "Fish Heads" in it, though.

"Ayatollah" (another personal favorite) was by Steve Dahl and Teenage Radiation. Dahl also had a great song (kinda a hit) called, "Do You Think I'm Disco?", a parody of Rod Stewart's "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" Dahl's song was a hilarious send up of the Disco craze.

There is yet another parody of "My Sharona" that I know of. This was by John Mammoser of Dallas, Texas. (I don't know if he's still in Big D, though.) His parody was "9 Coronas". ("The woman she looks good to me/Good to me/But all the girls look good after 9 Coronas/She was bigger than a Winnebago/A Winnebago/But she looked like Vanna White after 9 Coronas.") Mammoser actually cut two versions of that song. I prefer the original one, the one I call the Dallas version. It makes a reference that only Dallas natives will understand: "But LBJ's too narrow after 9 Coronas". LBJ (Lyndon Baine Johnson) is Interstate 635. But only people who are not Dallas natives call it 635. Those of us who are natives, or those of you who have been in Big D for years, call it LBJ.

There's a legend about the b-side to Napoleon XIV's "There Coming to Take Me Away (Ha Ha)". Supposedly, the song's so bad that it's been known to have cleared a diner of its patron when somebody played on the jukebox.

I'll post some more songs later.

Remember - Stay DeeeMented!"

Barnes and Barnes, btw, also had another demented classic called "I Had Sex On TV" ("While Charlie's Angels smiled.") If you're interested, the video to "Fish Heads" is available for viewing on the Official Barnes and Barnes website.

Remember - Stay DeeeMented!"

Hey, Benn...please e-mail me ASAP.
I lost your e-mail address.

I've heard the name Steve Dahl before. I think he was a DJ in Chicago, and he and a big mob interrupted a baseball game burning disco records while carrying a big banner that said "DISCO SUCKS" on it.

I don't think they interrupted the game. IIRC, it was part of the show. It was something Dahl had been planning. (It may have been something that broke into the game though. But I don't remember that.) Seems to me that disco records were also burned at the event.

John, I've just sent you an email.

Remember- Stay DeeeeMented!

The disco-record burning thing was a planned promotion scheduled to take place between games of a doubleheader at Comisky Park in 1979. The event got out of hand, and a bit of a riot broke out. The field was rendered unplayable and the White Sox had to forfeit the second game.

The full story is here. (I seem to be putting a lot of links here, don't I?) Steve Dahl was, indeed, the man behind the anti-disco demonstration.

Remember - Stay DeeeeMented!

Well, I guess I'll list a few of my favorite demented Christmas tunes. To start the list off, here's a couple I've heard just this year:

"Mrs. Claus" - Bob Ricci -- I sing this one I lot. I love it. "Mrs. Claus has got it going on/Mrs. Claus has got it going on." Yes, it's a parody of the Fountain of Wayne hit. It's a great one, too. If you'd like to hear it for yourself, then just click on this. . (I also recommend Ricci's "Internet Love Song" aka "She Blocked Me" (a parody of Puddle of Mudd's "She Hates Me".)

"Hanukkah Hey Ya!" - Smooth E -- Outkast's "Hey Ya!" retooled to celebrate the Jewish holiday. Best line is "Oy is just 'yo' backwards." To download and/or listen to this one, click here

"A Totally Ridiculous Twelve Days of Christmas Or a Cat Caught in a Tree" - Frank Welker -- Welker's a famous voice over artist. (He was Freddie in the old Scooby Doo, Where Are You? series.) This shows off his remarkable vocals quite well. You can hear it here. (You can download it, too.)

"Christmas With the Devil" - Spinal Tap -- "The elves are dressed in leather and the stockings are in flames." This is hilarious! A heavy metal yuletide carol. I'd love to find the original 45 version, though.

"I Want a Hippopatomus For Christmas" - Gayle Peavey -- This is an oldie, but I don't think I've heard it til just this year. Still, it's cute and charming.

"Wreck the Malls" - the Bob Rivers Comedy Corp. -- "Deck the Halls" done heavy metal. I remember when I first heard this on the Dr. Demento show. Still funny after all these years.

"Whip Me, Santa Claus" - Mucus and the Bloody Phelgm -- Verrrry twisted. Sick, even. I still giggle over it, though. "Whip me, Santa Claus/Spank me, Santa Claus/The time of reckoning is near/I must be harshly punished/So I can have good cheer." Guess it takes all kinds.

"The Night Santa Went Crazy" - "Weird Al" Yankovic -- This vaguely sounds like a parody of Soul Asylum's "Black Gold". Still, the whole idea of St. Nick going postal is pretty damned funny.

"Ho Ho F..... Ho" - Kevin "Bloody" Wilson -- For all the Scrooges out there. Very off-colored. Can't quote any of the lyrics here, but this is worth it for those of you who are burnt out this season.

"I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus" - Kip Adotta -- An interesting twist on the old X-Mas novelty tune. Not quite what you think.

That's it for now. I know there are a few I left off. (At least one, I completely depise these days.)

Remember - Stay Deeeemented!

I don't know who sang it, but a few years back I heard this spoof of "Winter Wonderland" that went "Walkin' round in women's underwear." Anyone know who that was?

The Bob Rivers Comedy Corps. They've done quite a few parodies over the years. You can listen to many of their parodies here on their website.

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If anyone's interested, here's the Funny 25 of 2004 for the Dr. Demento Show. Among my favorites are

#24 - "Monster Mash" - Bobby "Boris" Picket and the Crypt Kickers Five
#22 - "Ti Kwan Leap/Boot the Head" - the Frantics
#21 - "The Night Santa Went Crazy" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
#19 - "Cows With Guns" - Dana Lyons
#16 - "Shatner" - Steve Goodie
#15 - "The Devil Went Down to Jamaica" - Travis Meyers
#14 - "Bulbous Buffant" - Radio Free Vestibule
#13 - "Dead Puppies" - Ogden Edsl
#11 - "Stealing Like a Hobbit" - the Great Luke Ski
#10 - "If Had the Copyright" - Carla Ulbrich
#8 - "What If Your Butt Was Gone?" - Carla Ulbrich

I won't reveal any of the Funny 5 of 2004, but I will say all five are ones I like. (I was very suprised at which song made the top of the Funny 25.)

Remember - Stay Deeeeemented!

9 Coronas!

There are two versions of that song, Brian. My favorite is the original version, which I call the "Dallas" version. It makes a specific reference that only natives of Dallas (where John Mammoser, the man who recorded "9 Coronas", was from) will get - "But LBJ's too narrow after 9 Coronas!"

And don't forget - Stay Deeemented!

Oh, and Brian, if you'd like to add it to your musical collection, you download it from Mammoser's site. Enjoy!