Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs

Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs
Author: Dave Barry
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2012-11-06
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1449437583

The humorist asked his readers to share their least favorite tunes and chronicles the hilarious responses. When funnyman Dave Barry asked readers about their least favorite tunes, he thought he was penning just another installment of his weekly syndicated humor column. But the witty writer was flabbergasted by the response when over 10,000 readers voted. “I have never written a column that got a bigger response than the one announcing the Bad Song Survey,” Barry wrote. Based on the results of the survey, Dave Barry’s Book of Bad Songs is a compilation of some of the worst songs ever written. Dave Barry fans will relish his quirky take. Music buffs too will appreciate this humorous stroll through the world’s worst lyrics. The only thing wrong with this book is that readers will find themselves unable to stop mentally singing the greatest hits of Gary Puckett. Praise for Dave Barry’s Book of Bad Songs “Barry is his usual puckish self, but the real surprise here is how funny many of the survey respondents are.” —Kirkus Reviews “Who can resist such a book?” —Publishers Weekly

Ditty Bird Funny Songs Music Book

Ditty Bird Funny Songs Music Book
Author: Mema Publishing PTY
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9780648692744

DITTY BIRD Baby Sound Book: Our Funny Songs Musical Book for Babies is The Perfect Toys for 1 Year Old boy and 1 Year Old Girl Gifts . Interactive ABC Music Book for Toddlers. Award-Winning!by DITTY BIRD

The Art of Humorous Song: Examining Humorous Songs Through the Lens of Selected Song Sets

The Art of Humorous Song: Examining Humorous Songs Through the Lens of Selected Song Sets
Author: Andrew Lee Harper
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre:
ISBN:

Humor is a universal human emotion, with many proven positive effects. These proven positive effects are invaluable to a vocal artist in reaching an audience. This document starts with an introduction to humorous art song. Following this is a critical defense of its inclusion in modern concert programming by exploring the effective use of humor in entertainment, clinical psychology, and business.Specific humorous art song sets are analyzed to validate this repertory as effective and legitimate. Performance options, text analysis, form, and score analysis were included. In the first section, Craigslistlieder by Gabriel Kahane (2009) and Another Reason I Dont Keep a Gun in the House by Tom Cipullo (1998) are explored. The second section introduces a compositional pattern that I have termed the short pithy song. These songs contrast other traditional art songs as they are extremely brief. The song sets explored are two collections, 19 Short Songs about Chuck Norris by David Harned Johnson (2016) and Do you sing, Mr. Twain? by Gordon Myers (1999). This study is informed through direct score analysis, online interviews, literature review, video performance analysis, and a phone interview with Dr. David Harned Johnson..

Lame of Thrones

Lame of Thrones
Author: The Harvard Lampoon
Publisher: Hachette Books
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2020-11-10
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 0306873702

From Harvard's legendary humor publication comes an outrageous, uproariously funny parody of Game of Thrones, in the tradition of their previous bestselling parody book classics Bored of the Rings, Nightlight, and The Hunger Pains. An affectionate but take-no-prisoners send-up of the massive literary and television franchise, Lame of Thrones offers fans a way of reentering the fictional world they have come to love and merrily explodes all of its conventions -- as well as their expectations of the characters -- to hilarious ends. It may even leave you more satisfied than the actual TV ending of Game of Thrones. In fact, if it doesn't the Lampoon has really dropped the ball. Lame of Thrones will take you to Westopolis, where several extremely attractive egomaniacs are vying to be ruler of the realm and sit on the Pointy Chair. Our hero Jon Dough was a likely bet, but his untimely murder at the hands of his own men of the Night's Crotch has made that seem less likely. Will Dragon Queen Dennys Grandslam escape from her Clothkhaki captors and return to conquer the world? Or will she just get left in the desert counting grains of sand for the rest of the book? And what about Jon Dough's siblings? Will they be mentioned? Probably? Almost definitely, yes? It would be weird if they weren't prominent characters in the book, you say? To find out, read the book you wish George R.R. Martin would write but never will. The Lampoon -- the place where such comedy writers and performers as Conan O'Brien, Colin Jost, B.J. Novak, Patricia Marx, Alan Yang, Andy Borowitz and many more all got their start -- is ready to serve parody notice to the most entertaining, infuriating, and inescapable cultural phenomenon of the past decade.

The Funny Songbook

The Funny Songbook
Author: Esther L. Nelson
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated
Total Pages: 96
Release: 1984-01-01
Genre: Children's songs.
ISBN: 9780806946825

Provides the music and lyrics for a variety of humorous songs about insects, animals, food, and strange people.

Funny Songs

Funny Songs
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 24
Release: 1994
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780785305590

Sing along with 10 favorite funny songs. Press a picture key on the Play-a-Song keyboard; you'll hear full-length sing-along melody played at a tempo just right for young children. Whimsical, colorful illustrations bring new life to these best-loved songs.

The Funny Songbook

The Funny Songbook
Author:
Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1984
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780806978321

An illustrated collection of sixty easy-to-play, humorous songs including camp songs, parodies, Bible songs, and silly ditties.