What are your favorite "out of the norm" songs?

[glynparson]

Don't know why but I like her, doesn't really fit with my mostly classic rock tastes. I also like Biggie, 2pac, Eminem, and Jay-Z but very little else in Rap.

[Doug]

I'm guessing this would qualify as "out of the norm". I really like the song "Killing Loneliness" by the Finnish rock band HIM. I greatly enjoy their entire catalog of work, but that's one of my favorites.

[barrysloate]

Anyone here remember the Fugs? Their music was as far out of the mainstream as was possible. They played such songs as Boobs A Lot and I Feel Like Homemade Sh*t. They were an East Village band in the 1960's.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Anyone here remember the Fugs? Their music was as far out of the mainstream as was possible. They played such songs as Boobs A Lot and I Feel Like Homemade Sh*t. They were an East Village band in the 1960's.

Just looked them up on youtube. Thanks Barry! These guys are (were) great.

[barrysloate]

Tuli Kupferberg died last year, but Ken Weaver and Ed Sanders are still living. I met Tuli a couple of times and he was very friendly.

[glynparson]

"I don't know much about Rap music, but I did see the movie about Biggie and it compelled me to look up this youtube video...pretty amazing IMO...this is when he was only 17 years old and still unknown.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFbznQffqx0 "

They actually use this freestyle on the new Biggie's Notorious soundtrack album

[Vol]

Bananarama-"Cruel Summer"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGYNvx9lqDQ

Don't know why. Makes me want to take a long drive.

[Lordstan]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Anyone here remember the Fugs? Their music was as far out of the mainstream as was possible. They played such songs as Boobs A Lot and I Feel Like Homemade Sh*t. They were an East Village band in the 1960's.

What a great flashback. My father had a couple of their albums(not CDs) when I was a kid. My favorite will always be "Saran wrap."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YBR3eGNdas
First par is live intro. Song begins around 1:29.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by glynparson

Don't know why but I like her, doesn't really fit with my mostly classic rock tastes. I also like Biggie, 2pac, Eminem, and Jay-Z but very little else in Rap.

I don't know much about Rap music, but I did see the movie about Biggie and it compelled me to look up this youtube video...pretty amazing IMO...this is when he was only 17 years old and still unknown.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFbznQffqx0