Egotistical songs?
May 17, 2006 12:07 PM   Subscribe

What would a mixtape of over the top egotistical/self-aggrandizing songs contain?

I've got C'est Moi and Kiss Me, I'm Shitfaced so far, although the second one recants in the end. National anthems don't count, and neither do team songs, unless they're obviously over the top (none of that "We're the best, better than the rest" stuff). Bonus points for any instrumental music.
posted by pantsrobot to Media & Arts (73 answers total) 2 users marked this as a favorite
 
How about McLusky's "To Hell With Good Intentions"?
posted by pitchblende at 12:11 PM on May 17, 2006


I've Gotta Crow from Peter Pan is a classic.
posted by needs more cowbell at 12:11 PM on May 17, 2006


"We are the champions", Queen?
Oddly I can't think of anything else.
posted by aeighty at 12:15 PM on May 17, 2006


"Mama Said Knock You Out" by LL Cool J.
posted by goatdog at 12:16 PM on May 17, 2006


Check in this thread for a few good ideas.
posted by Faint of Butt at 12:17 PM on May 17, 2006


How about Tribute by Tenacious D?
posted by EiderDuck at 12:17 PM on May 17, 2006


Special Ed's "I got it made"

Im talented, yes Im gifted
Never boosted, never shoplifted
I got the cash, but maoney aint nothin
Make a million dollars every record that I cut and--
My name is special ed and Im a super-duper star
Ever other week I get a brand new car
Got twenty, thats plenty yet I still want more
Kinda fond of honda scooters--got seventy-four

posted by neilkod at 12:18 PM on May 17, 2006


"I Am The Resurrection", The Stone Roses.
posted by xil at 12:18 PM on May 17, 2006


Three songs from The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band jump to mind:

-"Look at Me I'm Wonderful" from Keynsham
-"Mr Apollo" from Tadpoles
-"Can Blue Men Sing the Whites?" from The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 12:20 PM on May 17, 2006


"I'm Too Sexy," by Right Said Fred.
posted by JanetLand at 12:24 PM on May 17, 2006


Instrumental: Superman's theme by John Williams
posted by StarForce5 at 12:26 PM on May 17, 2006


Response by poster: Oooh I can't believe I forgot "I'm too sexy". "We are the champions" is too much like a team song and "Mama said knock you out" is a bit too serious about it for my taste. But the rest are great! I'd never heard The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band before, I'm going to buy an album!
posted by pantsrobot at 12:27 PM on May 17, 2006




You might look into the musical work of Muhammad Ali.

Also, if you like rap, there are countless possibilities:
Special Ed - I'm the Magnificent
LL Cool J - I'm Bad
Public Enemy - Public Enemy Number One
Puff Daddy, the Cash Money Millionaires, the Big Tymers, many other pop-rap acts - Pretty much any song ever recorded
posted by box at 12:27 PM on May 17, 2006


"You're So Vain"?

"I Feel Pretty" from "West Side Story"
posted by GaelFC at 12:28 PM on May 17, 2006


"Oh Lord, It's Hard to be Humble", by Mac Davis.
posted by Malor at 12:29 PM on May 17, 2006


A Gift - By Lou Reed always puts me in a suitably self-aggrandizing mode:

I'm just a gift to the women of this world
I'm just a gift to the women of this world
Responsibility sits so hard on my shoulder
Like a good wine I'm better as I grow older

And now I'm just a gift to the women of this world

I'm just a gift to the women of this world
I'm just a gift to the women of this world
It's hard to settle for second best
After you've had me
You know that you've had the best

And now you know
That I'm just a gift to the women of this world
Responsibility sits hard on my shoulder
Like a good wine I'm better as I get older

And now I'm just a gift to the women of this world
You know
That I'm just a gift to the women of this world

Just a gift now
I'm just a gift to the women of this world
I'm just a gift to the women of this world
posted by dobie at 12:35 PM on May 17, 2006


Kleenex Girl Wonder: Why I Write Such Good Songs

no one can sing like me
and no one can play guitar like me
and no one says the things i say
and no one else ever feels this way
i can't explain myself
it would sound much better from someone else
but you chose me, and you were wrong
and that's why i write such good songs
posted by fuzzbean at 12:44 PM on May 17, 2006


God's song by Randy Newman? Kinda boarderline I'd guess, But there is a song on his Faust album, "The Man" which is sung (in part) by Don Henley, which fits this bill, actually there are a few songs on that album that fit your needs
posted by edgeways at 12:47 PM on May 17, 2006


"I am the one and only" Chesney Hawkes
posted by patricio at 12:49 PM on May 17, 2006


Shaft?
posted by edgeways at 12:50 PM on May 17, 2006


"Murs Rules The World," from Murs' album Murs Rules The World.
posted by cortex at 12:50 PM on May 17, 2006


"I've Gotta Be Me" - Sammy Davis Jr.
posted by contessa at 12:51 PM on May 17, 2006


Kool Keith: Captain Save 'Em All

White Stesson hat, fur manicure, matchin mink
Makin NBA players start to think, who's that standin' over there
Takin pictures for Rolling Stone magazine with a leash on a polar bear
Sky blue suit from Milan, girls posin their executive area
Acting like they don't see me, standin in front of me
Walkin by me three or four times
Showin me views of they Victoria Secret thongs, tryin to turn me on
Eyewitness news interrupt the Shane Mosley fight
Just to pan in closer to my shoes


(emphasis mine)
posted by dead_ at 12:53 PM on May 17, 2006


Anything you can do, I can do better from Annie Get your Gun. Yes. A Showtune. How gay am I?
posted by FreezBoy at 12:57 PM on May 17, 2006


I'm the King of Rock, there is none higher.." Run DMC King of Rock
posted by spicynuts at 1:00 PM on May 17, 2006


I Am Woman (embedded mp3)
posted by TedW at 1:02 PM on May 17, 2006


"I Go To Work" - Kool Moe Dee ... coupled, of course, with ...
"I Get The Job Done" - Big Daddy Kane
posted by grabbingsand at 1:02 PM on May 17, 2006


Also ...
"Bad" - Michael Jackson
"Stayin' Alive" - The Bee Gees
posted by grabbingsand at 1:05 PM on May 17, 2006


And of course, a large portion of Kid Rock's output.
posted by TedW at 1:06 PM on May 17, 2006


Frank Sinatra, "My Way"
posted by kirkaracha at 1:19 PM on May 17, 2006


Wu Tang Clan Ain't Nothin' to F*** Wit -- 36 Chambers
(maybe)
posted by milarepa at 1:22 PM on May 17, 2006


Pretenders' Brass In Pocket:
'Cause i gonna make you see
There's nobody else here
No one like me
I'm special so special
I gotta have some of your attention
Give it to me

posted by Robert Angelo at 1:23 PM on May 17, 2006


A couple blues songs:
"Hootchie Cootchie Man" and "Seventh Son" - both written by Willie Dixon, though Muddy Water's version of "Hootchie Cootchie Man" is the best.
posted by mullacc at 1:24 PM on May 17, 2006


"Can't Get Next to You" by Al Green
posted by dmo at 1:32 PM on May 17, 2006


also, Peggy Lee's "I'm a Woman"
posted by dmo at 1:34 PM on May 17, 2006


"The Greatest Love of All" - Whitney Houston
posted by hangashore at 1:35 PM on May 17, 2006


At first I was going to say anything by Phil Collins, but then I re-read the question and it is songs you want, not singers...

I got my Mojo Working- by Muddy Waters
10 inch record - Aerosmith
Loverboy - Supertramp
Sledgehammer- Peter Gabriel
all i wanna do -Sheryl crow
posted by Gungho at 1:39 PM on May 17, 2006


Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key by Woody Guthrie might work. "There ain't nobody that can sing like me."
posted by rmless at 1:40 PM on May 17, 2006


Voodoo Child – Jimi Hendrix
My Way – Paul Anka, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Sid Vicious
posted by timeistight at 1:51 PM on May 17, 2006


Uberman -- sheep on drugs.
posted by kantgirl at 1:59 PM on May 17, 2006


Rico Suave by Gerardo
posted by hootch at 2:21 PM on May 17, 2006


I finally joined just so I could talk about this song (I'm a little obsessed with it lately as the perfect "getting ready to go out" type song: "Bossy" by Kelis.

You don't have to love me
You don't even have to like me
But you will respect me
You know why?
Cause I'm a boss.

I'm bossy, I'm the bitch y'all love to hate
I'm the chick that's raisin' stakes


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQwXF1-zqPQ&search=kelis%20bossy
posted by wuzandfuzz at 2:29 PM on May 17, 2006


"Ghostwriter" by RJD2...
posted by hototogisu at 2:39 PM on May 17, 2006 [1 favorite]


Wilson Pickett - Man and a Half
posted by box at 2:52 PM on May 17, 2006


just another vote for Kleenex Girl Wonder. Come, revel in his self-love: download it here.
posted by drewbeck at 2:54 PM on May 17, 2006


Braggadocio ("I stand 77 feet tall, I got eight balls; all a y'all are subject to my thrall") and Indier Than Thou ("should I ever garner triple-digit fans, you can tell me then there's someone I ain't indier than") and Front the Most ("24/7 I front the most!") by MC Frontalot. Of course.
posted by naomi at 3:03 PM on May 17, 2006


Manilow, "I Write the Songs". Granted, he didn't actually write this song.
posted by n-clue at 3:09 PM on May 17, 2006


Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters
Hola Jovito by Jay Z (really, most of his ouvre)
Survivor by Destiny's Child
Gris Gris Man by Dr. John
I Know You Love My Synthesizers by Charlie Slick

That's a start...
posted by klangklangston at 3:12 PM on May 17, 2006


Ego Trip by Nikki Giovanni on Blackalicious/Nia.

"I am so perfect so divine so ethereal so surreal
I cannot be comprehended except by my permission.."

posted by teleskiving at 3:24 PM on May 17, 2006


Ego Trippin' Out - Marvyn Gaye
posted by Good Brain at 3:24 PM on May 17, 2006


Eminem- The Way I Am
posted by invisible ink at 3:44 PM on May 17, 2006


Big Balls by Dan Bern

I guess.
posted by JMOZ at 5:05 PM on May 17, 2006


"My Life Is Good" - Randy Newman
posted by Guy Smiley at 6:00 PM on May 17, 2006


"Big Time" by Peter Gabriel
"Nationwide" by ZZ Top
Maybe "One" from A Chorus Line?
posted by GrammarMoses at 6:17 PM on May 17, 2006


"Sunshine Superman" by Donovan
"I'm Fricking Awesome" by MC Paul Barman
posted by equalpants at 6:58 PM on May 17, 2006


AC/DC - Big Balls
Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
The Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut
The Decemberists - I Was Meant for the Stage
The Stooges - Search and Destroy
Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love
Derrick Morgan - Tougher Than Tough
The Magnetic Fields - For We Are the King of the Boudoir
The People's Choice - Big Ladies Man
Prince Buster - Cincinatti Kid
Wilson Picket - Land of 1000 Dances
Sam & Dave - Soul Man
The Waitressess - I Know What Boys Like
Undisputed Truth - Big John is My Name
Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde - Genius Of Rap
Jimmy Spicer - Adventures Of Super Rhyme
Lady B - To The Beat Y'all
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5 - Superrappin'
posted by hydrophonic at 7:11 PM on May 17, 2006


Any random selection of Momus would fit the bill perfectly.
posted by evariste at 8:03 PM on May 17, 2006


All good sugestions. Also:
Andrew W.K.-Ready to Die
Dragonforce-My Spirit Will Go On
Doomriders-Black Thunder
Dropkick Murphys-Kiss Me I'm Shitfaced (up until the end, that is)
McLusky-To Hell With Good Intentions (damn good one If I do say so myself)
Pretty much anything by Motorhead
posted by Doublewhiskeycokenoice at 8:10 PM on May 17, 2006


Sixty Minute Man.
posted by StickyCarpet at 8:27 PM on May 17, 2006


"I think I'm wonderful" by The Damned:
They can look at me
and I don't give a damn, damn, damn
They got no sense of humour
They only spread the rumour
They say I'm just misguided
I don't agree

I think I'm wonderful
posted by boo_radley at 9:41 PM on May 17, 2006


Maynard's Dick - the "hidden" track from Tool's Salival album:

It's all an open center
Opens up and lets the wind lift him away
It doesn't have to feel water
? It's just a place that feels right with him ?
Kinda like the way you're breathing
I kinda like the way you keep looking away
Would you like to glide on
Slide a mile six inches at a time on Maynard's dick

There's a shyness found in reason
Apprehensive influence swallow away
You seem to feel abysmal take it
? then you're careful grace for sure ?
Kinda like the way you're breathing
Kinda like the way you keep looking away
Would you like to climb on
Climb on my six inches and go down on Maynard's dick

Took you out in the back of the toolshed
Put it right on top of your forehead
Took you out in the back of the toolshed
Now you know what you're fuckin with... Maynard's dick!

...

so vulgar. so hilarious.
posted by twiggy at 9:44 PM on May 17, 2006


Human Resource - Dominator
Snatch and the Poontangs - "Two Time Slim"
posted by arto at 9:49 PM on May 17, 2006


Oops! Scratch "Land of 1000 Dances". (And I mispelled Pickett anyway.) I was thinking of the Isley Brothers' "Nobody But Me"-- or the more well-known version by the Human Beinz. Nobody can do the (Shing-a-ling) like I do/Nobody can do the (Skate) like I do.
posted by hydrophonic at 9:58 PM on May 17, 2006


Well, it's not exactly a classic, but I think you've got to consider "Milkshake" by Kelis.

And a personal favorite of mine would be "My Name is Prince". A nice quote from that one:

In the beginning God made the sea
But on the 7th day he made me
He was tryin' to rest y'all when He heard the sound
Sound like a guitar cold gettin' down
I tried to bust a high note, but I bust a string
My God was worried 'til he heard me sing

Can't beat that...well, you can, actually. There's a song on that album that's even more extreme, but it's not as good a song (It's called "Arrogance"). ("what make a man wanna rule the world / make him man enough to say he's 50/50 girl?")
posted by pinespree at 10:07 PM on May 17, 2006



Ah, fuckit. Let's rifle through the CD collection.

The Dead Kennedy's version of "I fought the law"
Depeche Mode, "Personal Jesus", maybe. "Walking in my shoes",too.
Most of the Dwarves, but I really like FEFU
Electric Six "I'm the Bomb"
Folk Implosion "Natural one"

Geinoh Yamashirogumi - Symphonic Suite Akira - "Tetsuo" (DAH DAH DAH) (instrumental)
Greater Than One - Don't Need God - "I Don't Need God"
Hanzel Und Gretyl - Über Alles - "Ich Bin Über Alles"
Juno Reactor - Shango - "Masters Of The Universe"
KMFDM - KMFDM - "Megalomaniac"
Lead Into Gold - Age Of Reason - "Faster Than Light"
London After Midnight - Oddities - "Let Me Break You"
Lords of Acid - Am I Sexy..

Ministry - Dark Side of the Spoon - Supermanic Soul
N.e.r.d - In Search Of... - Lapdance Feat. Lee Harvey & Vita.mp3
Revolting Cocks - Beers, Steers & Queers - (Let's Talk) Physical
Sheep On Drugs - Greatest Hits - Uberman
Sheep On Drugs - Greatest Hits - 15 Minutes Of Fame
Strauss, Richard - Richard Strauss - Also Spracht Zarathustra Op.30
Three Dead Trolls In A Baggie - misc - The A__Hole Song
Various Artists - Aural Ecstasy The Best Of Techno- Human Resource- Dominator
Various Artists - Kill Bill Volume 1 - Battle Without Honor Or Humanity
posted by boo_radley at 10:35 PM on May 17, 2006


R.E.M.: (I Am) Superman
Atmosphere: Guns and Cigarettes
Shaggy: Mr. Boombastic

Yeah, that's all I've got. Come back when you want self-deprecating songs by sad bastards and you can have my entire iTunes library.
posted by grapefruitmoon at 10:46 PM on May 17, 2006


George Thorogood - Bad to the Bone
posted by scheptech at 11:24 PM on May 17, 2006


Handsome Man - Robbie Williams, fits the bill quite nicely.
posted by Serial Killer Slumber Party at 2:57 AM on May 18, 2006


It's gotta be MC Building Peaks' "Orinoco Flow." Dude raps about his rap skills and the size of his package, hilariously, in an English accent.

http://www.smokecds.com/track/134839
posted by electric_counterpoint at 7:32 AM on May 18, 2006


Magnetic Fields: Zebra
Jonathon Coulton: Till The Money Comes (not exactly self-aggrandizing, but kind of self-deprecating in a self-aggrandizing way, if such a thing is possible.)

For purely instrumental, don't forget Bach's Tocatta & Fugue in D Minor, the organ solo of choice for megalomaniacal madmen everywhere.
posted by yankeefog at 7:59 AM on May 18, 2006


Eurythmics "I Saved the World Today," though it has a bit of melancholy to it.

Hey hey I saved the world today
Everybody’s happy now
The bad things gone away
And everybody’s happy now
The good thing’s here to stay
Please let it stay

posted by booth at 9:10 AM on May 18, 2006


They Might Be Giants, "Extra Savoir-Faire"

My favorite line: "There's no word in English for my style." If I had a nickel . . .
posted by gregoryc at 10:28 AM on May 18, 2006


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