Songs About Whales

Here's a big shoutout to one of the biggest creatures in the ocean, the whale. Enjoy these Songs About Whales!  ~  JH

1)  Rhett & Link  ~  “Tough Decisions (A Whale Is Gonna Die)”

2)  Yellow Ostrich  ~  “Whale”

3)  Mira Aasma  ~  “Whale Song”

4)  Joe Bonamassa  ~  “The Whale That Swallowed Jonah”

5)  Yes  ~  “Don’t Kill The Whale”

6)  Oly. ft. Low Roar  ~  “The Loneliest Whale On Earth”

7)  Pearl Jam  ~  “Whale Song”

8)  Hugh Laurie  ~  “The Whale Has Swallowed Me”

9)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “Swallowed Up (In The Belly Of The Whale)”

10)  Amy McKnight  ~  “Starvin’ In The Belly Of A Whale”

11)  Louis Armstrong  ~  “Jonah And The Whale”

12)  Country Joe McDonald  ~  “Save The Whales!”

13)  Alphaville  ~  “Whales”

14)  Toadies  ~  “In The Belly Of A Whale”

15)  Newsboys  ~  “In The Belly Of The Whale”

16)  Matthew Good  ~  “Great Whales Of The Sea”

17)  Paul Weller  ~  “A Whale’s Tale”

18)  Kirk Douglas ~  “A Whale Of A Tale”

19)  Peter Murphy  ~  “Gliding Like A Whale”

20)  A-ha  ~  “We’re Looking For The Whales”

21)  Nik Kershaw  ~  “Save The Whale”

22)  Deer Tick  ~  “It’s A Whale”

23)  Modest Mouse  ~  “The Whale Song”

24)  Matthew Mole  ~  “ Whale”

25)  Colouring  ~  “White Wale”

Songs About Zebras & Jerks

These two topics have nothing to do with each other. Unless, of course, you happen to come in contact with a particularly ornery zebra. In which case…the two are related. Yeah, I know…Weirdsville. Who cares? Just enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Rhett & Link  ~  “Dope Zebra”

2)  Smokey Robinson & The Miracles  ~  “Come On, Do The Jerk”

3)  The John Butler Trio  ~  “Zebra”

4)  The Bombpops  ~  “Jerk”

5)  Beach House  ~  “Zebra”

6)  Audio Push  ~  “Teach Me How To Jerk”

7)  Dreyma  ~  “Zebra”

8)  John Hiatt  ~  “She Loves The Jerk”

9)  The Deer Tracks  ~  “Red Eyed Zebra”

10)  Kelis  ~  “Jerk Ribs”

11)  Man Man  ~  “Zebra”

12)  The Andrews Sisters  ~  “Six Jerks In A Jeep”

13)  Rubber Duc  ~  “Zebra Horse”

14)  Kim Stockwood  ~  “You Jerk”

15)  Tori Amos  ~  “Mr. Zebra”

16)  The Time  ~  “Jerk Out”

17)  Scooter  ~  “Zebras Crossing The Street”

18)  Lunachicks  ~  “Jerk Of All Trades”

19)  Kiasmos & Högni  ~  “Zebra (1 + 1 = X)”

20)  Joyce Manor  ~  “The Jerk”

21)  The Magnetic Fields  ~  “Zebra”

22)  The Go-Go’s  ~  “Cool Jerk ’90”

23)  Joe Satriani  ~  “Butterfly And Zebra”

24)  The Brobecks  ~  “Everyone’s A Jerk But Me”

25)  Alicia Keys  ~  “Zebras And Airplanes”

26)  Buzzcocks  ~  “Jerk”

27)  Jack White  ~  “Ice Station Zebra”

28)  The Larks  ~  “The Jerk”

29)  Cisco Houston  ~  “Zebra Dun”

30)  The Pretty Things  ~  “The Jerk”

Still More Weird Christmas Songs, Vol. 3

One last shot of Weird Christmas Songs and then you'll have to wait till next year for more. (If I can find any more, that is.) Ready, set, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Emmy The Great & Tim Wheeler  ~  “Zombie Christmas”  (This song is so incredibly catchy, I know it would be a huge holiday hit…if it weren’t about the undead and all.)

2)  The Darkness  ~  “Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End)”  (Nothing says Christmas like wailing guitars and a formidable falsetto!)

3)  Garfunkel and Oates  ~  “Present Face”  (We’ve all done this. And we’re gearing up to do it again in just a couple of weeks. So practice now!)

4)  Dragonette  ~  “Merry Xmas (Says Your Text Message)”  (Merry Mobile Christmas! And a tappy New Year!)

5)  Rebecca Zamolo ft. Madilyn Bailey  ~  “Christmas Sweater”  (Another ode to Christmas sweaters? Aww, you shouldn’t have!)

6)  Manila Luzon  ~  “Slay Bells”  (Apparently, they ring and kill. Are ya listenin’?)

7)  The Goodies  ~  “Father Christmas, Do Not Touch Me”  (Santa Claus is a perv? Sounds legit.)

8)  Gunther & The Sunshine Girls  ~  “Christmas Song (Ding Dong)”  (How festive!)

9)  Fred Figglehorn  ~  “Christmas Is Creepy”  (No, your voice is creepy, Fred!)

10)  Universal Robot Band  ~  “Disco Christmas”  (Actual quote from the lyrics: “I’m gon’ tell all the kids what a jive turkey you are, Santa Claus!” Well, alrighty then…)

11)  Aqua  ~  “Spin Me A Christmas”  (All you need are two turntables and a microphone.)

12)  Dave Days   ~  “Snapback Santa Hat”  (I would’ve pegged Santa to wear a fitted, but what do I know?)

13)  Esquivel!  ~  “Jingle Bells (Greetings From Esquivel!)”  (Ho-ho-how odd is this one?)

14)  Cledus T. Judd  ~  “Christmas”  (This guy is always good for a chuckle or two.)

15)  Ivana Raymonda  ~  “Happy White Christmas”  (Those dance moves, though…yeesh!)

16)  Barrington Levy ft. Trinity  ~  “I Saw Mommy Kiss A Dreadlocks”  (How did I not know that the word “dreadlocks” was singular? Maybe because it isn’t?)

17)  Dropkick Murphys  ~  “The Season’s Upon Us”  (This is too funny. No, really, it needs to be less funny. Make it stop.)

18)  Wesley Willis  ~  “Merry Christmas”  (Hands down, one of the worst "singers" I’ve ever heard. Just wow!)

19)  Willie Robertson  ~  “Rajin’ Cajun Redneck Christmas”  (Yep, they actually made a Duck Dynasty Christmas album. And you’re listening to one of the “hit” songs off it right now. You’re welcome!)

20)  Rhett & Link ft. Hannah Hart, Grace Helbig, Benny Fine, & DeStorm  ~  “Christmas Booty”  (I’ll just leave this one here without further comment...)

Still More Weird Christmas Songs, Vol. 2

Here's another cacophonous collection of Weird Christmas Songs to baffle, befuddle, and boggle the mind. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Mr. Christmas  ~  “It’s Christmas Everyday!”  (Not a bad song, actually. But he is one weird guy!)

2)  Tarrus Riley  ~  “Crime-Free Christmas”  (It’s the least any of us could wish for, right?)

3)  Leroy Carr  ~  “Christmas In Jail – Ain’t That A Pain?”  (Yeah, I can imagine that it would be.)

4)  Manila Luzon & Alaska  ~  “Working Holiday”  (Anyone who’s ever worked in retail can relate to this one.)

5)  Advance Base   ~  “Christmas In Nightmare City”  (Well, that certainly puts me in the Christmas spirit…)

6)  The Merry Macs  ~  “Christmas Cha Cha Cha”  (Put on your dancing shoes!)

7)  Shonen Knife  ~  “Sweet Christmas”  (This almost doesn’t qualify as weird enough, but it’s awfully close so here it is.) 

8)  Ryland Adams  ~  “A Clickbait Christmas”  (Made ya look!)

9)  Christmas In The Stars  ~  “R2-D2, We Wish You A Merry Christmas”  (Droids need Christmas love, too.)

10)  Jon Lajoie  ~  “The Best Christmas Song”  (There’s a bit of false advertising going on here...)

11)  Rhett & Link ft. Hannah Hart, Grace Helbig, Benny Fine, & DeStorm  ~  “Christmas Face”  (These just keep getting better!)

12)  Cyndi Lauper  ~  “Minnie And Santa”  (Too much information, Cyndi…)

13)  CeeLo Green & The Muppets  ~  “All I Need Is Love”  (Kermit trying to speak hip-hop to CeeLo is everything.)

14)  The Marcels  ~  “Merry Twistmas”  (Well, why not?)

15)  H.E.R.  ~  “Psychedelic Christmas”  (Trippy!)

16)  Portland Youth Philharmonic  ~  “Bassoon It Will Be Christmas”  (This is, essentially, an instrumental medley of well-known Christmas songs. What's unique is that the featured instrument here is a bassoon. While quite beautiful to listen to, it’s still pretty darn weird if you ask me!)

17)  Wengie  ~  “Ugly Christmas Sweater”  (An ode to ugly. I love it!)

18)  The Kinks  ~  “Father Christmas”  (You have to see it to believe it!)

19)  T. Rex  ~  “Christmas Bop”  (Hope you still have your dancing shoes on…)

20)  Basshunter  ~  “Jingle Bells (Bass)”  (Merry Bassmas to all, and to all a good beat.)

21)  Pearl Bailey  ~  “C’est Magnifique” / “Five Pound Box Of Money”  (The second song here – which is the Christmas-themed one – starts around the 4:15 mark. But the whole video is golden!)

22)  Johnny Bower ft. Little John & The Rinky Dinks  ~  “Honky The Christmas Goose”  (This may be the only time the word “honky” will ever appear on my blog without being followed by the word “tonk.”)

23)  Chris De Burgh  ~  “A Spaceman Came Traveling”  (Let’s take the traditional Christmas story and set it out in outer space, they said. It’ll be great, they said. And actually, it kinda is…)

24)  Showaddywaddy  ~  “Hey, Mr. Christmas”  (The greatest thing about this song might very well be the name of the artist.)

25)  Fountains Of Wayne  ~  “I Want An Alien For Christmas”  (Ooh, me too, me too!)