What are some of the weirdest songs on your playlist? (lemmy.world)

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"Weird" to be interpreted at the reader's discretion.

Looking for some cool new tunes.

I'll get the ball rolling with one of mine: Scaretale by Nightwish. That song is all over the place... it's like haunted fantasy carnival jingle metal. Love it.

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[-] trailee@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Here are several different types of weird. They’re not all on the same playlist.

Autechre - Second Bad Vilbel

Jan Böhmermann - Faschismus is Back

Adriano Celentano - Prisencolinensinainciusol

Too Many Zooz - Noda

Moon Hooch - Tubes, Number 9, Bari 3

Hiromi Uehara - Canon in D

2CELLOS - Thunderstruck

Captain Tractor - The Last Saskatchewan Pirate

The Arrogant Worms - Carrot Juice is Murder

[-] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

Autechre and Hiromi are awesome

[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Moon Hooch - Tubes, Number 9, Bari 3

Where's Number 6?

[-] Aqarius@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Celentano isn't being weird, though, he's just proving a point

[-] trailee@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

He may be proving a point about phonemes and the general sounds of languages, and many others have made similar points as well. That doesn’t make it less weird to listen and try to understand the song as an actual speaker of the mimicked language. Especially if it just shows up on your playlist and you tell your friends it’s just some obscure Elvis song.

[-] Aqarius@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Especially if it just shows up on your playlist and you tell your friends it’s just some obscure Elvis song.

OK, now that's just weird!

[-] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

My wife tells me I have “David Lynch taste in music,” and while that sounds like a compliment to me, she does not mean it to be one.

Tiga’s Bugatti

Mother Mother’s Hayloft

Kate Bush’s Suspended in Gaffa

CocoRosie’s Lemonade

CocoRosie’s Werewolf

Dresden Dolls’ Coin-Operated Boy

Austra’s The Beat and the Pulse

Peaches’ Lovertits

Poppy’s Concrete

Aphex Twin’s Windowlicker

[-] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

Peaches is awesome, she is a true musical artist.

[-] Libra@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Country Death Song by the Violent Femmes. It's banjos and a proper upbeat hoe-down vibe alongside lyrics talking about crushing poverty and killing one of your children so you can afford to feed the others and ends with the narrator hanging themselves. It's bleak as fuck and very not my normal jam, but somehow it grew on me and I love it.

Bonus: Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult. Just a song about Godzilla smashing up Tokyo set to some pretty fun music.

[-] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

I don't know how I missed Country Death Song, thank you for sharing! Playing it now. Might have to go through their discog today

[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Huh, that's a tough one. I have three whole playlists of increasingly weird stuff, so it's hard to narrow it down to one. Maybe something by French TV or Henry Cow? I'll have to listen through it later to find the stuff that barely counts as music.

Edit: yeah that's a really tough one, I really like weird music. Here's a sampler I guess, a few different varieties of "weird":

Poo Pants - Cyriak Harris

Help, I'm a Rock - The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band

o (__*) - Hakushi Hasegawa

Program - Silver Apples

Kissing Toads Again - Jan Two-Sleeves

Nirvana for Mice - Henry Cow

Zhek Zhmerek Zhesh - Detieti

The Secret Life of Walter Riddle - French TV

Back to Evan - Alex's Hand

Venin - Moriodor

Lime Jelly Grass - Renaldo & The Loaf

Nanonana - Luge

John L - black midi

The World Of Genius Hans - Moving Gelatine Plates

Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Charles Mingus

Musique Mecanique I - The Carla Bley Band

Lick My Decals Off Baby - Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

I'll Never Shed Another Tear - Stash Wyslouch

Intuition - Jon Bap

I've got a thing for avante-jazz.

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

Ween's entire discography. Including the unreleased jingle they did for Domino's.

[-] HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

Both by the legendary Frank Zappa:

Stink-Foot

Muffin Man

[-] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Check out the following artists:

Little Big
Tommy Cash
Salvatore Ganacci
Oliver Tree
Die Antwoord
Venetian Snares
Lonely Island
John Lajoie

[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Cabinet Man by Lemon Demon

Youtube

[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

That's probably the least weird Neil Cicierega track on my playlists.

[-] TheWeirdestCunt@lemmy.today 2 points 3 weeks ago

Most Tom Cardy stuff but id recommend close up magician for a decent but weird song

[-] Glytch@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

"H.y.c.b.h" is one of my favorite songs

"Why am I anxious?" Is a personal attack

[-] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

I HAVE NOT SEEN YOUR RING

BUT HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR RING

[-] Libra@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

I loved loot that body 🤣

[-] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

You're a short motherfucker and nobody likes you! Short!

[-] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Especially Transcendental Cha Cha Cha

[-] otacon239@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I’m the Supervisor - Infected Mushroom

I honestly recommend everything from them if you’re looking for unique sound. The He.art album by Astrix also has some weird.

Enigma also has some great soundscapes. My personal favorite album is MCMX A.D.

[-] wieson@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

Helge Schneider (a supercut)

[-] TaeKwonDoh@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Mr. Bungle, or most of Mike Patton's discography, is hella weird.

My favorite has to be "My Ass is on Fire". Trust me when I say it's like a mad science experiment, made into a song.

[-] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

The girls of porn want more!

[-] fin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

These songs were actually in the queue and I find them weird, but I'm pretty sure they are not OP is asking for...

Xenophobia - The Korgis

Seduction - Black Widow

[-] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

but I’m pretty sure they are not OP is asking for…

"at the reader’s discretion" :D

I figure the odds of any one comment here aligning with my personal taste are pretty low; but the goal was to stick my head out of that bubble for a bit, and y'all have delivered! It's been fun checking out everyone's recommendations, even if they aren't being added to my own playlists.

👊

[-] theherk@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Hudson Mohawke - CBAT

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

This bluegrass band who covers pop music tunes called the Cleverlys, and their rendition of the song Low. Shawty got them apple bottomed jeans and the boots with the fur is hilarious with a banjo and stand up bass.

https://youtu.be/uA17ZO19ZRs

[-] HuntressHimbo@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

MaxNormal TikTikTik. MaxNormal is a weird culty band, and TikTikTik is a strange song about not doing meth

EDIT: https://youtu.be/yW4jn4ng-HQ

[-] lol_idk@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Huun Huur Tu - Kombu

You guys aren't that weird

https://youtu.be/GQjFLOTporU

This could be even weirder depending on your perspective

https://youtu.be/S6JwU9zOZFY

[-] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 1 points 3 weeks ago

The one most people would probably find the weirdest is Pepper Coyote - no cock like horse cock

[-] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

A bunch of Haywood banks songs for sure

https://youtu.be/Y6_h9mLW9mw

[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

How do you not choose Toast?

[-] randomcruft@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

4’33” best song ever!!

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Poop in My Fingernails or really any song from that album. Makes putting Spotify on Shuffle All a real crap shoot.

[-] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Ahh, my christmas playlist

Rudolph the Coked Out Reindeer - Kamikazi

Pretty much any Christmas song from them tbh. Best version of Jingle Bells, Batman Smells.

[-] Libertus@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Diamanda Galás & John Paul Jones - Hex (YouTube)

DIAMANDA GALAS Sono L' Antichristo (YouTube)

[-] Ludrol@szmer.info 1 points 3 weeks ago

"When the spirit of war will rise above me" by Wojnar

[-] remon@ani.social 1 points 3 weeks ago

Game sound tracks (Frank Klepacki).
Violin covers of movie themes and game soundtracks (Taylor Davis).
Weird Austrian pop band from the 80s (E.A.V.)
Jpop.

Take your pick.

[-] blackbeards_bounty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

El Chombo - Chaccaron https://youtu.be/MlW7T0SUH0E

Igorrr - Brutal swing https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua5N0cNnhYY

[-] FRYD@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

My taste in music is dictated entirely by whether or not I think a song is fun to sing. I keep everything in one eclectic super playlist. These are a few of the songs I’ll skip if I have normal people in my car, so they’re a bit weird or at least have an uncommon sound/vibe.

“Tagga” by Kluben
“Escargot” by Jarv
“The Cult of Dionysus” by The Orion Experience
“Savages” and “Charlie’s Inferno” by That Handsome Devil
“Oh Actually” by 1 Trait Danger
“2025” by Bohdi
“Why Do I?” by Chii
“You’re an Ace Kid” by DEMONDICE
“Wasted on the Senate Floor” by Emperor X
“Phantasm” by JACK THE STRIPPER
“Fall” by Swing Republic

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Disco snails-
https://youtu.be/oAZBKlVSLkU

[-] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Gunther - Ding Dong

[-] Kennystillalive@feddit.org 0 points 3 weeks ago

A lot of people would consider Jon Bellion or AJR wierd.

[-] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

John Bellion- Low was insanely catchy

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