laughter in song
Submitted by taryn on Thu, 04/12/2001 - 02:44
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- ani difranco - numerous songs, including "o.k."
- david bowie - "andy warhol"
- faith no more - "land of sunshine"
- eurythmics/annie lennox - "i love to listen to (beethoven)"
- kate bush - "the fog"
- led zeppelin/robert plant - "whole lotta love," "you shook me," and "boogie with stu"
- beck - somewhere on midnite vultures
- madonna - ?
- morrissey - ?
- whitney houston - "i wanna dance with somebody"
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- b-movie - "nowhere girl"
- bob dylan - "rainy day woman #12 and 35" "bob dylan's 155th dream"
- captain beefheart - "ella guru"
- sex pistols/johnny rotten - "anarchy in the UK"
- napoleon XIV - "they're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!"
- josephine XV - "i'm happy they took you away, ha-haaa!"
- prince - "raspberry beret," and "seven"
- ozzy osbourne - "crazy train"
- pixies/black francis - ?
- cyndi lauper - "she-bop"
- sarah mclachlan - "circle"
- paul mccartney/carl perkins - "get it"
- jars of clay - "boy on a string"
- eminem - "the real slim shady"
- the beatles - "i am the walrus"
Author Comments:
these folks have recorded themselves laughing, either before, after, or during a song... i'll try to fill in the songs as i remember them, but please help me by adding to the list--artists or song titles or both. thanks!
Well Taryn..I know Black Francis of The Pixies has done it..Also, there is a rare 80's new wve cut by a group called B-Movie who uses it in a song (a brilliant song at that)called Nowhere Girl.
Bob Dylan - Rainy Day Woman # 12 and 35, among others
Captain Beefheart - Ella Guru and others
Johnny Rotten - Anarchy in the UK
And, of course...
Napoleon XIV - They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
and the sequel
Josephine XV - I'm Happy They Took You Away, Ha-Haaa!
If I think of more, I let you know. I could swear there's a Prince song somewhere... He chuckles a bit in Raspberry Beret....
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
Doesn't Ozzy do some laughing in Crazy Train?
Cyndi Lauper laughs in She-Bop. (I can only imagine why...)
lol (now that's funny...) thanks for the reminder!
I believe Sarah MacLaughlin laughs at the beginning of Circle - at least I think that's what that sound is.
i think you're right--thanks for helpin out!
It's kind of an obscure reference, one that i might not have though of had i not recently dusted off the album, but from Paul McCartney's Tug of War he does a song with Carl Perkins called "Get It", and that finishes with a pretty good dose of laughter from Mr. Perkins.
jars of clay - "boy on a string"
bob dylan - "bob dylan's 155th dream"
eminem - "the real slim shady"
the beatles - "i am the walrus"
I am pretty sure that Sarah Harmer gives a little laugh at the start of Basement Apartment
Rod Stewart has laughed and chuckled in quite a few of his songs from the '70's and early '80's. Particularly on his "Blondes Have More Fun" LP. Beware of the pop-disco tunes though.