Comedy Music Cellar

Well, to be honest I’m not quite to sure exactly why people like comedy music.  But, I do have a few theories.  The first one being, that people like all kinds of music depending on the mood they are in.  Sometimes, we need music to cheer us up.  Sometimes we need music to calm us down.  Sometimes we need music to dance to.  Sometimes we need music to distract us.  And, sometimes we need music to make us laugh.  Or at the very least, put a smile on our faces.  Even just a little smirk will do.  There are those amongst us that think humorous music is just plain nonsense.  Music is supposed to be serious.  Real important stuff, performed by really important artists that have a relevant message to get out.

Well, to them I say you can stick to your classical Bach and Beethoven.  I do like that stuff too by the way.  But I’m also open to having my funny bone tickled by the genuinely funny artists of our time.  That’s not to say there aren’t some older artists out there that can coax a good belly laugh out of me, but I’m a big fan of the new stuff too.  My favorite funny musical artists, would have to be The Bare Naked Ladies.  I like them, because they’re a little bit subtle in their humor.  The joke is not so obvious that everyone get’s it instantly.  You have to pay attention to the lyrics, and think a little bit.  I like it that way, as it makes the humor seem as if it’s a bit of a private joke between me and the band.

Now,  because I like funny comedy music, that doesn’t mean I like all funny music.  I don’t like all rock and roll, and I don’t like all pop music either.  One artist that really gets under my skin in his attempts at humor would be Weird Al Yankovich.  I think what bugs me the most about him, is that he really just uses other peoples insanely popular songs and twists them in a childish way for his own.  It just doesn’t seem all that original to me, and it also seems like he’s making fun of the original artist.  I suppose in a way he’s supposed to as that’s what a parody is.  It just seems sort of hypocritical to me.

There’s one other popular funny song every Christmas that always seems to get mixed reviews.  Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer I think, is a very funny song, and so do may others, as it’s been played every Christmas since I was a kid.  But, I’ve yet to find a Grandma that finds it very funny.  Kinda funny huh?