Weekend Listomania (Special Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding Edition)

Well, it's Friday and you know what that means. Yes, my Oriental amanuensis-with-benefits Fah Lo Suee and I will be off to beautiful Sedona, Arizona, and the ranch of Sen. John McCain (R-Manhood in a Blind Trust). Once there, I'll spend as many hours as possible out on the street in front of the main house, haranguing potential undocumented aliens while dressed as the beloved 60s/70s cartoon commercial pitchman The Frito Bandito.



You know, just to be a prick about it.

That said, further posting by moi will be sporadic for a few days as a result.

But in the meantime, here's a fun little project for us all:

Best or Worst Post-Elvis Novelty or (Obvious Goof) Record!!!

No arbitrary rules of any kind this time, you're welcome very much. And yes, I'm pretty sure we've done this topic before, but I'm equally sure my nominees are mostly different this time. In any case, I doubt the Listomania Police will be after me.

And my totally top of my head Top Seven is:

7. Bob McFadden and Dor -- I'm a Mummy

	Bob McFadden & Dor - The Mummy .mp3
	Found at bee mp3 search engine

That's Rod McKuen -- yes him -- playing the part of the beatnik at the end, by the way. Even as a kid, I knew this record was lame.

6. Mel Brooks -- The Hitler Rap




It's Mel Brooks. It's a rap. It's about Hitler. Jeebus, what more do you want?

5. The Beatles -- You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)

	The Beatles - You Know My Name .mp3
	Found at bee mp3 search engine

"Good evening and welcome to Slaggers." A throwaway joke by the Fabs, but all involved cover themselves in glory -- in particular, Paul McCartney as the unctuous crooner and special guest Rolling Stone Brian Jones on lounge saxophone.

4. Buchanan and Goodman -- Flying Saucer Pt. 2




The second entry in the long-running series and on balance, I think, the funniest.

3. Albert Brooks -- Party in Outer Space




And years later, Buchanan and Goodman fan Brooks did his own Flying Saucer record, only instead of using snippets of actual hit records, he made up fake ones. "And whatever royalties this thing does earn, at least the checks are going to be coming to a Mr. A. Brooks and not some schmuck I don't even know." A work of genius.

2. The Police/Henry Mancini's Orchestra -- Peter Gunn/Every Breath You Take




One of those mashup records the kids seem to like so much, and committed for The Sopranos soundtrack album for no logical reason I can determine other than both songs are in the key of E. Or maybe there's some kind of irony I'm missing. In any case, it's obviously supposed to make you go "How clever!" but unfortunately it's just annoying.

And the Numero Uno you-can't-be-serious record of our time simply has to be...

1. "Weird Al" Yankovic -- Dare to Be Stupid




Most of Weird Al's parodies over the years have struck me as barely even sophomoric, but I remembered this Devo pastiche as being not just clever but actually a better Devo record than Devo themselves ever made. Having now listened to it for this first time in at least a decade, let me simply say -- uh, I was very wrong.

Alrighty, then -- and what would your choices be?

[Shameless blogwhore: My parallel Cinema Listomania -- theme: Best or worst art direction in a sci-fi movie -- is now up over at Box Office. As always, if you could see your way to going over there and being contentious, it would be, as my people say, a mitzvah. Thanks!]