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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #225 on: April 07, 2014, 01:26:47 pm »
April Winchell, the daughter of voice-actor Paul Winchell (but no relation to gossip columnist Walter Winchell), recently restored her massive audio archive of strange and awkward musical pieces to her Web site. (The archive, which was part of the inspiration behind my fascination with bad music, disappeared for a few years after she decided to focus her site on bad Etsy projects.) I'm thrilled, and this means there is a treasure trove of countless other pieces I can post here.

This piece is Eminem's (uncensored, so standard warning: NSFW disclaimer) hit composition "Without Me" set... to a Scott Joplinesque ragtime accompaniment.

http://www.aprilwinchell.com/h/mp3/Mrag.mp3
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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #226 on: April 07, 2014, 02:21:54 pm »
April Winchell, the daughter of voice-actor Paul Winchell (but no relation to gossip columnist Walter Winchell), recently restored her massive audio archive of strange and awkward musical pieces to her Web site. (The archive, which was part of the inspiration behind my fascination with bad music, disappeared for a few years after she decided to focus her site on bad Etsy projects.) I'm thrilled, and this means there is a treasure trove of countless other pieces I can post here.

This piece is Eminem's (uncensored, so standard warning: NSFW disclaimer) hit composition "Without Me" set... to a Scott Joplinesque ragtime accompaniment.

http://www.aprilwinchell.com/h/mp3/Mrag.mp3

That is a frickin' goldmine!  Bookmarked....

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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #227 on: April 09, 2014, 01:03:52 am »
According to April Winchell, the original version of this piece, by Alan Copeland, actually won a Grammy.

Here are the Unisounds (a group from Australia) with their version, a cross between the theme from Mission: Impossible and The Beatles' "Norwegian Wood."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8XnGKTaeiI
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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #228 on: April 09, 2014, 01:40:36 pm »
Another disclaimer: I cannot overemphasize how NSFW this next piece is.

This is Jeff Stryker, a 1980s and 1990s bisexual porn star. Some time in the early 1990s he recorded this piece for the limited-release album Wild Buck. All I will say of it any further is that I am surprised that this piece didn't make the Brokeback Mountain soundtrack. (For the record, if you believe Christopher Hitchens or understand basic anatomy, the act described in this song is nowhere near as enjoyable for the person on the receiving end as Stryker makes it sound.)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96NelAjjH4U
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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #229 on: April 10, 2014, 01:23:59 pm »
From Sonny Bono's ill-fated solo album, Inner Views... here's "Pammie's on a Bummer." (Note: the instrumental introduction is about 3 minutes long.)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiZd7JqKNsw
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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #230 on: April 11, 2014, 01:35:53 pm »
"If you're looking for the band with the least street credibility in the world, whose name alone makes people cringe, then look no further than Black Lace, the equivalent of the naughty seaside postcard, who would record almost any song, whatever damage it did to their image." —AllMusic, describing the band behind today's entry in the Jukebox from Hell.

Here is their biggest hit, "Agadoo."


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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #231 on: April 14, 2014, 01:07:47 pm »
Admittedly, this could have turned out a lot worse than it actually did.

Here are Jackie Chan (yes, THAT Jackie Chan) with Ani DiFranco (of 10,000 Maniacs fame) with their rendition of "Unforgettable."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYlB6sZs3pA
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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #232 on: April 14, 2014, 01:19:37 pm »
Here's to make up for taking the weekend off.

Uri Geller was this illusionist/magician whose signature schtick was allegedly bending spoons. At the behest of militant atheist James Randi, Geller ended up getting exposed as a con in the 1970s on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He also fashioned himself as some sort of avant-garde poet, and he compiled some of his poetry into an album in 1977.

For another level of strangeness, I note that this song is also available in Japanese.

Ladies and gentlemen of the Briefing Room, I present to the Jukebox from Hell Uri Geller's "I Cannot Answer You."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XJUtH0A-QQ
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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #233 on: April 15, 2014, 01:34:39 pm »
I have no idea what this is supposed to be, but here is actor Tony Randall (of The Odd Couple fame) with "Nature Boy."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cynCYtznJ8M
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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #234 on: April 16, 2014, 05:23:24 pm »
Here's probably the best piece of music Joe Pesci released, and he's released quite a bit (sadly).

Standard warning: NSFW disclaimer for a few droppings of the F-bomb and low-budget cartoon nudity.

Ladies and gentlemen, here is "Take Your Love and Shove It (Up Your Big Fat ***)".


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0sq8Bbhw1c
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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #235 on: April 18, 2014, 01:17:47 am »
This tune is creepy enough as it is. Ed McMahon, of course best known as Johnny Carson's on-air sidekick, the host of Star Search, and the guy who duped more than his fair share of people into thinking they'd won ten million dollars, manages to make it even creepier.

Here's his rendition of "Thank Heaven for Little Girls."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEvu7JhXqTU
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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #236 on: April 19, 2014, 02:06:59 pm »
Meet Roger Voudouris. Roger was a one-hit wonder in 1979 with this song, which was inexplicably an international hit. He died in 2003, only 48 years old, from liver failure.

Watch and cringe as Roger sings "Get Used to It."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AhkpOf6nSo
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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #237 on: April 22, 2014, 11:58:53 pm »
A while back I posted a male chauvinist anthem. Today, I finally get around to equal time.

This piece was made famous by liberal-talk host Randi Rhodes, who plays the song on her show regularly. It was originally performed by Rusty Warren, a feminist cabaret performer, and much like the earlier "Having Fun with Elvis On Stage," this piece relies on some visual gags that are impossible to convey on a solely aural medium.

Here is "Bounce Your Boobies."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgY8cWbjkKw
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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #238 on: April 23, 2014, 10:39:26 am »
When the only lyrics to your song are "My washing machine does not work... someone (warning: NSFW) my washing machine!" you know that it's an entry fit for the Jukebox from Hell.

Ladies and gentlemen, here is Sikk with "My Washing Machine."


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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #239 on: April 24, 2014, 10:14:10 pm »
Racist? Or just plain stupid? I'll let you be the judge.

Here's Avril Lavigne with a video generating quite a bit of controversy... it's called "Hello Kitty."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiaYDPRedWQ
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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #240 on: April 25, 2014, 02:25:11 am »
Where is the controversy? It's a pretty standard Jpop beat and lyric. She was way better as a punk though.
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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #241 on: April 25, 2014, 10:02:14 am »
Where is the controversy? It's a pretty standard Jpop beat and lyric. She was way better as a punk though.
The controversy apparently stems from the fact that she's a white Canadian and that it comes off more as racist satire than genuine homage.
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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #242 on: April 26, 2014, 02:13:57 am »
Most of y'all know Mr. Blackwell as the now-deceased man who used to snark about other people's fashion choices. Well, he also performed in this sort of quasi-musical stage show in Las Vegas back in the late 1960s. Some of the pieces (spoken-word pieces set to music) from those shows were assembled into an album.

Here's a selection from the album - "That's Camp."

http://www.aprilwinchell.com/media/audio/Thats_Camp.mp3
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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #243 on: April 28, 2014, 01:13:03 pm »
Ah, corporations trying to be hip. Here's an ill-fated hip hop advertisement for National Fuel natural gas... "Rappin' with Gas."


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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #244 on: April 29, 2014, 11:08:07 pm »
Darth Vader's Imperial March is not nearly as intimidating using a ukulele, tuba and a whistle as your instrumentation. (artist unknown)


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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #245 on: April 30, 2014, 11:07:28 pm »
Actor Vincent Price, years ago (while he was still alive, of course), recorded a series of cooking records. They make for amusing mash-ups.

Here's a piece set to a recording of "Wabash Cannonball..." it's called "Pork Chops."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybXYchgBOkQ
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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #246 on: April 30, 2014, 11:14:42 pm »
Well, that is a minute of life that I will never get back.
 
I'll top you, with 12 minutes of time which will be unrecoverable. If you can afford it, here it is. It is a little long. But, technically, in my humble opinion, it is in fact clever.
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHnTocdD7sk
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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #247 on: May 08, 2014, 01:19:23 am »
Well, that is a minute of life that I will never get back.
 
I'll top you, with 12 minutes of time which will be unrecoverable. If you can afford it, here it is. It is a little long. But, technically, in my humble opinion, it is in fact clever.
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHnTocdD7sk
I'm not sure if you're familiar with the 22-chapter epic that that song is based on... look up R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet." It's way too long to put here but it is something truly strange.
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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #248 on: May 08, 2014, 01:23:23 am »
For a time in the 1990s this song was constantly being parodied. It was originally done by Latin musician extraordinaire Perez Prado back in the 1940s, but then Lou Bega (who, despite his Hispanic-styled name and wardrobe, actually was from Germany-- his mother was Italian and his father Ugandan) came around and remixed the whole thing with a list of ladies' names for lyrics.

Ladies and gentlemen, bringing back something that probably never should have been brought back, here is Lou Bega's Mambo No. 5.


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Re: The Jukebox from Hell
« Reply #249 on: May 12, 2014, 11:53:01 pm »
Here's an excerpt from the 1962 film The World's Greatest Sinner... it's Timothy Carey performing, um, something.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glWCXY-fo8M
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