Godzilla birthday party playlist - above and beyond Blue Oyster Cult!
October 25, 2013 8:06 PM Subscribe
You guys did so great with last year's Dr. Who party playlist! This year, our six year old is having a Godzilla birthday party, and we need tunes.
I've already got some selections from various Godzilla movies, and that one song by Blue Oyster Cult. What are your suggestions for songs that aren't necessarily about Godzilla, but would be thematically appropriate, e.g. kaiju/monsters, monster fights, radioactivity, Japan?
Open to all genres of music! Lyrics should not contain overt swearing!
I've already got some selections from various Godzilla movies, and that one song by Blue Oyster Cult. What are your suggestions for songs that aren't necessarily about Godzilla, but would be thematically appropriate, e.g. kaiju/monsters, monster fights, radioactivity, Japan?
Open to all genres of music! Lyrics should not contain overt swearing!
Flaming Lips, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1
posted by honey wheat at 8:32 PM on October 25, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by honey wheat at 8:32 PM on October 25, 2013 [3 favorites]
The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny. The lyrics might be a little sketchy for a 6-year-old, but they're fast.
posted by jquinby at 8:34 PM on October 25, 2013
posted by jquinby at 8:34 PM on October 25, 2013
Was looking for Tom Waits' Big in Japan and found there's also a different Alphaville song of the same name.
posted by cali59 at 8:39 PM on October 25, 2013
posted by cali59 at 8:39 PM on October 25, 2013
Well, MST3K's Gamera is a personal favorite, as is The Theme from UltraMan, but he was more against the kaiju than for them.
You could probably also find a half dozen covers of the B.O.C. version. Smashing Pumpkins, Racer X, Fu Manchus and others have done it.
posted by Mad_Carew at 8:42 PM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
You could probably also find a half dozen covers of the B.O.C. version. Smashing Pumpkins, Racer X, Fu Manchus and others have done it.
posted by Mad_Carew at 8:42 PM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
Late '90s nostalgia with the American Godzilla motion picture soundtrack - Puff Daddy rapping, with Godzilla roars, Green Day's first foray into more complex music and lyrics - with Godzilla roars. Rage Against the Machine mentions Godzilla once in their song, which features Godzilla roars - you get it.
Very early and very recent Aquabats where they fight alien monsters would be very appropriate, especially the Cat With Two Heads.
posted by Slap*Happy at 9:24 PM on October 25, 2013
Very early and very recent Aquabats where they fight alien monsters would be very appropriate, especially the Cat With Two Heads.
posted by Slap*Happy at 9:24 PM on October 25, 2013
Jonathan "JoCo" Coulton's song "I Crush Everything" is the song by a sea monster with some self-esteem issues and a deep affection for ships, but acknowledges that its grabby nature isn't so good for the objects of its love.
Even if nobody's listening to the lyrics really, the chorus is "I crush everything" over and over, so it's gotta work.
posted by Sunburnt at 10:39 PM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
Even if nobody's listening to the lyrics really, the chorus is "I crush everything" over and over, so it's gotta work.
posted by Sunburnt at 10:39 PM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
Tom Lehrer : Who's next
We Will All Go Together When We Go
The soundtrack from The Atomic Cafe
posted by brujita at 11:42 PM on October 25, 2013
We Will All Go Together When We Go
The soundtrack from The Atomic Cafe
posted by brujita at 11:42 PM on October 25, 2013
Van Halen - Baluchitherium was named after a large extinct land mammal
Ministry - Bang a Gong (orig. T-Rex)
posted by maggieb at 11:58 PM on October 25, 2013
Ministry - Bang a Gong (orig. T-Rex)
posted by maggieb at 11:58 PM on October 25, 2013
How about a short video? "Bambi Meets Godzilla"
You can find it on YouTube.
posted by Leenie at 12:25 AM on October 26, 2013
You can find it on YouTube.
posted by Leenie at 12:25 AM on October 26, 2013
The Creatures (Siouxsie&Budgie side project from The Banshees) - Godzilla
posted by mannequito at 12:30 AM on October 26, 2013
posted by mannequito at 12:30 AM on October 26, 2013
This may be for the adults at the party who remember the whole huge rubber monster stomping video it was in, but The Beastie Boys-Intergalatic.
posted by The Whelk at 12:36 AM on October 26, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by The Whelk at 12:36 AM on October 26, 2013 [1 favorite]
There's the theme song to the Hanna-Barbera Godzilla cartoon.
Up from the depths. Thirty stories high! He breathes fire -- his head in the sky! Godzilla! Godzilla! Godzilla!
and Godzuuuu-kiii...
posted by JHarris at 3:37 AM on October 26, 2013
Up from the depths. Thirty stories high! He breathes fire -- his head in the sky! Godzilla! Godzilla! Godzilla!
and Godzuuuu-kiii...
posted by JHarris at 3:37 AM on October 26, 2013
Jonathan Richman's I'm a little dinosaur perhaps - or Wanda Jackson's Fujiyama Mama. Pink Martini do Song of the Black Lizard or the more up-tempo Zundoko-Bushi.
posted by rongorongo at 5:48 AM on October 26, 2013
posted by rongorongo at 5:48 AM on October 26, 2013
Probably way too long for what you need, but there is Godzilla Eats Las Vegas.
posted by dilettante at 8:01 AM on October 26, 2013
posted by dilettante at 8:01 AM on October 26, 2013
It's only Godzilla-related, but who can forget Save The Earth from Godzilla vs The Smog Monster?
posted by jquinby at 8:24 AM on October 26, 2013
posted by jquinby at 8:24 AM on October 26, 2013
Loch Ness Monster by The Flying Fish Sailors might fit the bill.
And while we're talking about Celtic Kaiju, you can also go with The Police's Synchronicity II
posted by Mad_Carew at 5:00 PM on October 26, 2013
And while we're talking about Celtic Kaiju, you can also go with The Police's Synchronicity II
posted by Mad_Carew at 5:00 PM on October 26, 2013
I have a great kid-friendly punk song called Do the Godzilla by the Saturday Night Kids. I can't find a version online anywhere but if you're interested drop me an email.
posted by mikepop at 8:56 PM on October 26, 2013
posted by mikepop at 8:56 PM on October 26, 2013
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posted by Requiax at 8:15 PM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]