The sound of silly
November 17, 2011 3:23 AM Subscribe
Please give me some GREAT songs for a kazoo orchestra!
I remember a kazoo version of Strauss' Thus Spake Zararthustra (2001 theme), that was very silly.
posted by carter at 3:41 AM on November 17, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by carter at 3:41 AM on November 17, 2011 [2 favorites]
I've always wanted to hear Europe's "The Final Countdown" performed by a kazoo orchestra.
Doo doo DOO DOO! Doo doo DOO DOO DOO!
posted by Faint of Butt at 3:45 AM on November 17, 2011
Doo doo DOO DOO! Doo doo DOO DOO DOO!
posted by Faint of Butt at 3:45 AM on November 17, 2011
What if it sounds like total chaos? I think "I Am the Walrus" would sound like total chaos. And that's what I want to hear!
posted by Adventurer at 3:46 AM on November 17, 2011
posted by Adventurer at 3:46 AM on November 17, 2011
Also, Bohemian Rhapsody? - You'd have to edit it down to shorter version.
posted by carter at 4:20 AM on November 17, 2011
posted by carter at 4:20 AM on November 17, 2011
Someone beat me to "Also Sprach Zarathustra", so how about Aaron Copeland's "Fanfare For the Common Man." and Lady Gaga's "Poker Face"?
posted by Fferret at 4:33 AM on November 17, 2011
posted by Fferret at 4:33 AM on November 17, 2011
Faint of Butt, the ukeylele has already made your dream come true.
posted by HeroZero at 4:37 AM on November 17, 2011
posted by HeroZero at 4:37 AM on November 17, 2011
Well, Flight of the Bumblebee is so obvious I feel like a jerk just saying it.
Some others:
"Superstition" by Stevie Wonder
"Capriccio Espagnol" by Rimsky-Korsakov
The theme from Goldfinger
"Kashmir" by the aforementioned Zep
"Mars, the Bringer of War" by Holst
"25 or 6 to 4" by Chicago. Or "Does Anyone Really Know What Time It Is." Really any Chicago, except the sappy crap.
"Parabola" by Tool
posted by AugieAugustus at 4:57 AM on November 17, 2011
Some others:
"Superstition" by Stevie Wonder
"Capriccio Espagnol" by Rimsky-Korsakov
The theme from Goldfinger
"Kashmir" by the aforementioned Zep
"Mars, the Bringer of War" by Holst
"25 or 6 to 4" by Chicago. Or "Does Anyone Really Know What Time It Is." Really any Chicago, except the sappy crap.
"Parabola" by Tool
posted by AugieAugustus at 4:57 AM on November 17, 2011
Star Wars theme
posted by maxim0512 at 5:04 AM on November 17, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by maxim0512 at 5:04 AM on November 17, 2011 [1 favorite]
For some reason I've always turned to Stranger on the Shore whenever I feel like a bit of kazoo. Bilk's playing is very kazoo-like in the original, and it's just such an absurdly sentimental tune.
I once did a drunken rendition as a dare in a pub. It turned out to be a really memorable moment when not one, but two separate random strangers also got out their kazoos and joined in.
posted by le morte de bea arthur at 6:03 AM on November 17, 2011
I once did a drunken rendition as a dare in a pub. It turned out to be a really memorable moment when not one, but two separate random strangers also got out their kazoos and joined in.
posted by le morte de bea arthur at 6:03 AM on November 17, 2011
In increasing order of difficulty:
The Strokes - 12:51
The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
Come on Eileen
Something by Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Jupiter Symphony, etc.
posted by John Cohen at 6:29 AM on November 17, 2011
The Strokes - 12:51
The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
Come on Eileen
Something by Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Jupiter Symphony, etc.
posted by John Cohen at 6:29 AM on November 17, 2011
I think you want something with multiple parts. ABBA's "Take a Chance on Me," GNR's "Pardise City," and Hendrix's "Purple Haze" all offer known melody lines while giving you something to work with in "adaptation." In other words, I think you want things that work well acapella. I think you're looking to balance the familiar with the surprising.
posted by Dromio_of_Columbus at 7:28 AM on November 17, 2011
posted by Dromio_of_Columbus at 7:28 AM on November 17, 2011
Joao Gilberto's "Bim Bom" comes to mind for some reason. I think the marriage of kazoo and bossa needs some exploration.
Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies"
Sheet music for both should be available, especially the latter. :-) Wish I lived nearby!
posted by Currer Belfry at 7:42 AM on November 17, 2011
Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies"
Sheet music for both should be available, especially the latter. :-) Wish I lived nearby!
posted by Currer Belfry at 7:42 AM on November 17, 2011
Piggybacking off this, I would say Cee-Lo's "F* You."
posted by Gilbert at 8:00 AM on November 17, 2011
posted by Gilbert at 8:00 AM on November 17, 2011
The Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah is fantastic on kazoo (SATB, nobody singing the orchestra bits, but it sounded amazing anyway).
posted by cheesegrater at 8:59 AM on November 17, 2011
posted by cheesegrater at 8:59 AM on November 17, 2011
If you played "76 Trombones," I don't think anyone could resist hearing it as "76 Kazoos."
posted by The Deej at 9:24 AM on November 17, 2011
posted by The Deej at 9:24 AM on November 17, 2011
The Last Starfighter
BVRRRRR!
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BVRRRRRT!
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BVRRT BVRRT BVRRT BVRRR!
(bvrrt bvrrt bvrrt bvrr!)
posted by obiwanwasabi at 5:25 PM on November 17, 2011
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BVRRRRRT!
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BVRRT BVRRT BVRRT BVRRR!
(bvrrt bvrrt bvrrt bvrr!)
posted by obiwanwasabi at 5:25 PM on November 17, 2011
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posted by Jamesonian at 3:39 AM on November 17, 2011