Fun Christmas songs.

Christmastime is here, so it’s time for some Christmas songs.

These are some of the fun ones, I might do more traditional ones later, but these are the ones you seldom get to hear. 

I won’t do much of a commentary, because I just want to give you the shock value. It’s more comedic that way.

By the way most of these aren’t real child friendly, or work friendly. And definitely don’t share them with your mother or your mother-in-law.

Holy Shit It’s Christmas

So this is a great tune.  Red Peters is just an older guy who puts out comedy albums.

He also once farted on President Obama.

So here he is with his friends the singing hamsters.

The hamsters are like a dirty version of the Chipmunks. 

They change the words in the song to have a little fun. 

Well, here listen. 

Be Clause I got High

So, in all reality, Afroman actually has his own Christmas album.

This is not from it,

This is Bob Rivers, who like Red Peters is just a radio guy that also writes parodies. 

This one is straight up, and it’s not bad.  If you remember the original, this is pretty straight forward with just different lyrics.

Ding, Fries are Done

So this is an older one, but once it’s in your head, you can’t forget it. 

So if you really love Carol of the Bells, truly think if you want to push play or not.

Family Guy did a version of this once too.  Look for it on your own time.

Run Run Rudolph

Of Course you know this.  It’s a Chuck Berry tune.

But this isn’t Chuck Berry.

Nor is it Kelly Clarkson.

In 2008 a bunch of great musicians got together to record Christmas Tunes for an Album called “We Wish You a Metal Christmas. 

You owe it to yourself to look it up on YouTube, There’s some good stuff there, Ronny James Dio, Tommy Shaw etc.

So this is Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and, Lemmy, who needs no introduction.

O Holy Night

So, this is my favorite Jesus Christmas song.

Obviously, not this version.  This is just for fun.

Oh, what do I mean by Jesus Christmas song?

I look at it, basically there are 2 types of serious Christmas songs, those that have a religious tone, and those that don’t. 

So this is a silly version of a religious song.  It’s not meant to be offensive.  Plus if you really listen to it, it represents the view that kids don’t really comprehend the whole religious thing.

What sticks out is the background music and singers, they are doing an incredible version of the song, like seriously, put them behind Whitney Houston and you’ve created a Christmas miracle.

Walking in my Winter Underwear

So this is Stan Boreson on the Lawrence Welk Show.

It’s just some fun stuff.

Clearly it’s older than me.

 It’s in Black and white for Christ’s sake.

I Farted on Santa's Lap (Now Christmas is Gonna Stink for Me)

So this is The Little Stinkers, a great group of kids.

I know nothing more about them.  I tried to dig up some info, but was unsuccessful.

Then again, I didn’t try too hard.

Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy

So clearly this isn’t the original, and it’s not really silly until the end.

But the guys involved make it funny from the get go.

So, just watch the whole thing and enjoy it. 

Rusty Chevrolet

So this is Da Yoopers.

A fun group of guys from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. 

So here is a new take on Jingle bells that you may have never heard.

Even though they are from Michigan, I think most Wisconsinites can relate. 

But people from Ohio hate this song.

WHAM! - LAST CHRISTMAS VOCAL COVER 2016 (OFFICIAL)

I had to do it.  This is Jon Sudano, and if you haven’t seen any of his videos, you need to go back and watch them all. 

What seems like a cruel joke is a gift of true talent.

To have a song playing and then to sing another song, it messes up your mind, trust me I tried.

He plays guitar and in this video he shows that he really can sing. I’ve been speculating that that was the case all along, but now the secrets out.  You hear it at the beginning of the song and a bit at the end. 

Ok, so if you don’t like vulgarity, then this is the end of the post for you today.  Thank you for reading, and If I don’t see you, Happy Holidays.

******Seriously, if you go beyond this point, and get offended it’s your own fault.******

This is the stuff you want to keep away from your mom, your grandma or your 8 year old. 

So, I’m not explaining the rest of these, I am just leaving them here for you to discover, the titles explain them pretty well.

Christmas Tree

Personally I think this is decent, but my wife thinks it belongs down at the bottom, and doesn’t want her mother to hear it.

I obliged, but only because the couch is uncomfortable.

It’s just Lady Gaga

Fist Me This Christmas

Afroman Is Coming To Town

I told you he had a Christmas Album.  It’s as good as it is offensive.

Grandma Got Molested At The Airport

Well, the title says it all.

 Well, that's it for today folks, I hope you had fun, 

I hope you were happy for a while. 

 Don't let the Holidays get you down, just come back and listen again.  

 Like I said, I am going to try to write a serious version, but who knows.  

So have a good Holidays if I don't see you. 

Feliz Navidad.

Odds and Ends (What the Fluffs and Other Stuffs)

Hey folks!

Welcome back.

Where the fuck have you been.

Ok, so anyways, as you can see by the title, this one is going to get a little out there.

So, you know how my blogs are all full of hyperlinks and random shit, or just the occasional jimmy fallon video?  Well, today is a day that is just plain out dedicated to that stuff.  I am going to just ram your throat with videos that I want you to see. 

My goal is to have no random links or anything

A lot of the videos will just be still pictures accompanying music, give it a shot.

I’m going to explain some of them, but not all of them, because some of them need to be seen on their own.   Many of them are just “other” versions of stuff that I just couldn’t figure out a way to squeeze in.  There’s going to be some covers some alternate takes and just whatever. 

There is no reason for any of these videos to be shown together.  But here they are. 

Why am I doing so much prefacing, I don’t have to explain myself to you?  But I do love you, despite what you think.

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Hava Nagila

If you know the Gimmes, then you know that I could have just done a whole blog of all their covers, because that is all they do.

So, for those of you that don’t know the band, Who the hell are you? 

The Gimmes are a punk supergroup featuring members of Swingin’ Utters, NOFX, Foo Fighters, Lagwagon and, No Use for a Name.

Oh, you only recognized Foo Fighters?  You must be that also trying to kill punk, but as everyone knows Punk’s not dead!

But seriously, check them dudes out.

Ok, so anyways, sometime in 2004, the band played a real Bar Mitzvah, If I remember correctly, there was a contest, or maybe he was just related, clearly, I don’t remember correctly.

The released an album called – Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Ruin Jonny’s Bar Mitzvah

Anyways, they played a Bar Mitzvah, the adults and most of the kids didn’t get it but they all indulged.  The CD that came from it was also incredible as it was just a straight beginning to ending recording, including false starts, fuck ups, and whatever else happens in a live setting.  They even left the tape going as they took a break, so you get like 15 minutes of people mingling and shit. 

So they play a bit of everything, and I mean everything!

But I want you to hear is their second take of Hava Nagila, they do a traditional-esque version and then they do their new version.

So here is some actual video of the gig, including the first version of Hava Nagila.

Here is their second more “original” version of Hava Nagila.  This is what you’re here for.  Stay for the banter after the song.

Weezer – Brain Stew

Again, I could do a whole blog on weezer’s covers and alternate takes, and everything else they’ve done.  But I will try to not overburden you with too much weezer.  But I can’t make too many promises.

So, really, this can’t be considered a weezer song, but it is.  It’s really just Rivers, some random dude on Piano and Josh Freese on drums.  First off, I honestly have no idea who is playing piano.  Josh Freese on the other hand became a touring member of weezer, when Rivers decided to just be a singer and had Pat play guitar. (Hence the line in Back to The Shack where Rivers says, “Maybe I should play the lead guitar and Pat should play the drums”  

So, anyways, the boys in the =w= camp always do like some sort of AOL session, or Shazam or Yahoo or whatever whenever they put out a new album.  So that is where this came from.  You can find other songs from this session all over the internet.  The band (except for Rivers) all where the same jacket that Freese is wearing.

This song was on none of their albums, and if you didn’t know, it is a Green Day song.  But it is so stripped and slowed down in this that it becomes a completely different song.

Hey remember when this was in an episode of Supernatural?

Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin – Me and My Shadow and Sam’s Song – Live

So, if you have never seen the picture, the sign at The Sands in Vegas; it said Dean Martin Maybe Frank Maybe Sammy.

They all did their small residences there; sometimes Joey Bishop would be there too. Basically it was their own little playground to do whatever they wanted.  It didn’t hurt that Sinatra was a small but partial owner of the place.

So the guys would just be there and perform and by the end, they would all be on stage, drinking and smoking and going on.   The shit was awesome.  Sadly I was born 40 years too late, but hey at least someone was smart enough to record it.

These were songs that they had already recorded these in the studios, hell; they were old songs by the 60s.   Still they put a new spin on them.

The guys played with the lyrics and had fun with each other.  They all truly loved each other and were very liberal and made fun of each other. I don’t know how else to explain it,

Also, if you have ever wanted to know more about, melody, harmony, counter melody and the such…

This is a decent starting point.

Me and My Shadow

Sam’s Song (I apologize that the audio clicks, it’s old)

Elvis on Elvis

So, I was originally looking for something else, someday I will find it and give it to you.   Somewhere there exists a video of Elvis Costello playing Alison, but he gave the words a new melody.  But that’s what I couldn’t find so fuck it, here’s this instead.

This has no reason being on this page at all, but it might just be the best thing you see today

The Blues Brothers – Rubber Biscuit

What’s that?  You don’t know The Blues Brothers?

Take that rock you’ve been living under and smash yourself to death!!!

Was that too harsh?

So, this, like all the other Blues Brothers songs was a cover. 

This is not the version that they recorded for the Briefcase Full of Blues album.  Remember, today is about other versions of stuff.   The cool thing to think about is that this was recorded about a year and a half before the movie.  And the single version cracked into the top 40 chart.  Not bad for a band comprised of session musicians and comedians. 

So take this for what it is, miscues, feedback issues. And all that other fun stuff.

Hozier – Take Me to Church

Acoustic backstage at The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon

So, I promised the wife she could pick a song, clearly, I shouldn’t have.

It’s not that I dislike this song; it’s not that I dislike my wife, sure, she has a crappy taste in music, and maybe she’s right and I am a music snob. 

That wasn’t a question.

Also, this is a 3 year old song that was rereleased so, I mean, I didn’t know about it then.

Speaking of which, how did the hipster burn his tongue?

He ate his soup before it was cool!!

Ok, so my lady’s taste in music isn’t crappy. Realistically, she’s recommended great songs for me, that I have enjoyed, but at the same time, I think music itself has changed and become crappy.  The problem is that in the end it’s a business and it is a product of supply and demand.

To prove my point; the top songs of 2006, so just 10 years ago, were:

1              Daniel Powter - Bad Day

2              Sean Paul - Temperature

3              Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland - Promiscuous

4              James Blunt - You're Beautiful

5              Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean- Hips Don't Lie

6              Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten

7              Gnarls Barkley- Crazy

8              Chamillionaire feat. Krayzie Bone- Ridin'

9              Justin Timberlake - Sexyback

10           Beyonce feat. Slim Thug - Check on It

Ok, so how many of these artists are still around 10 years later. And by around I mean relevant.  When you look at it like that, it’s dreary; I mean really, only Beyonce and JT are still making it big. And they came in ninth and tenth.

So my issue with modern music is that everyone is so quick to jump to the next big thing, that so many great artists are being swallowed up and not being given a proper chance.  

So it’s not that I hate my wife or music, I just don’t want to get behind something that will end. Television has taught me that. I mean, I always like a show and it fails.

Speaking of which, remember that show Arrested Development, That guy Michael Cera was on that show. 

Later he was mistaken for Jimmy’s brother the sing-ger

Puddles Pity Party and Haley Reinhart – Mad World

So, we saw Puddles very recently on my Happy Songs post.  Remember, he’s the 6 foot 8 clown with a voice that is as golden as his sad crown.  

That wasn’t supposed to rhyme, but that happens on accident from time to time.

Haley Reinhart, I can’t say I know who she is outside of this video, but I love her voice. Apparently she was on American Idol some while ago. 

The song Mad World was originally a hit for Tears for Fears, at that time it was like a synth prog pop sort of number and sounded nothing like it does now. 

Later on, it was covered by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules. They slowed it down and made into a much more beautiful song for the movie Donnie Darko, I never saw the movie, but I have liked this song since then.

So now fast forward to present day, but not quite, because present day is today, everything else is in the past. In fact this sentence you are reading is right now present day but it is past or history as soon as you read to the period. 

I have officially gone deep into the rabbit hole,

So anyways-

In the recent past Puddles got together with Haley and they put a vaudevillian spin on the whole thing. Vaudevillian like as in harkening back to Vaudeville, not the wrestling duo.

So here it is

I would keep posting Puddles’ videos if I could, but too many people are afraid of clowns.

I mean, what’s next, a singing spider?

Truthfully, they exist, but since I have to kill spiders for half the people I know, I won’t do it. But try googling it sometime.

 That’s some pig!

Speak of the devil.

Weezer – I’m Your Daddy

So, first off, it’s not as weird as you think.  This is actually from the same session that the Brain Stew video came from before.  Note the matching track jackets.

Now here’s the thing, I don’t remember this being a single, so I don’t know why they did this.

Not to mention they added another person who was not a part of the original recording, as you will see. It really and honestly makes no sense

But that’s also what makes it so cool. Like when a joke goes full circle and comes back out from the person the joke is about.

Like when Deadpool disses Green Lantern.  Or when Rick Astley shows up in the middle of a parade float to rick roll a shit ton of people.

So here you are.

Justin Timberlake – (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay

First of all, had he not had already brought Sexy Back; this certainly would have done it.

I mean, what do you have to do to get invited to sing for the president? I mean, how many people can say they’ve done that?  I mean Elvis and Nixon had that weird relationship, but that’s a whole other story.

The band that is backing JT up in this is iconic in its own way. Just a great jam band, including Steve Cropper of Booker T and the MGs or of course the aforementioned Blues Brothers Band.

When JT hits the falsetto…

I mean Come on…

Seriously, ladies be careful, you may pass out, or at the very least have to change your undies, I know I did the first time I saw this.

Of course the original is great too, but Timberlake really takes this and makes it his own.

Speaking of the President

Bayside – Megan

One of my favorite Smoking Popes songs, done by Bayside a really great band that you should really devote more time to.  Their singer Anthony Raneri has a very unique and good voice, he has a great range and just.. I mean he’s not JT but he has his own greatness.

Then you add the fact that Josh Caterer stops by to sing the second verse.   I mean I love that. Whenever an original artist shows up in the middle of a cover it’s always a good thing.  At the very least it counts as a blessing to the cover

Jimmy Fallon and a Bunch of Famous People – Any Damn Thing They Want

So, here’s the thing, I tried to choose just one, I really did, but how can you?

That’s why I saved this for the end.

Don’t think of it as a cop out, think of it as, I love Jimmy Fallon; you would know that if you have been reading this thing since the beginning.

And. You know all the old posts are right there at the side or in some spot, you can read all the old ones too you know. 

It would really make me happy. 

I don’t want fame or popularity, ok maybe a little, but I want a chance to talk to more people.

Hey do me a favor recommend me to a few of your friends.

So this is it, here’s where it ends  Thank you for reading today, I don’t know when I will be back, but in the meantime, here’s a shit ton of Jimmy Fallon videos. 

The Ragtime Gals

Hello

Russel Crowe, Balls

We Can’t Stop

Ice Cream

Impressions with Jamie Foxx 

On a Boat

Slow Jamming the News

Iko Iko with Queen Amidala

That Bass

Ok, if you are still with me, here’s one that’s not Jimmy Fallon, it’s not safe for work, and definitely not safe for small children or Mothers or Fathers- in- law,

Really, you might find this offensive, seriously

I can’t believe I am showing you this after having shown you The President.

Quack like a Duck

Ok, that’s it, We’ll see you later. I love you. 

Merry Xmas

My Favorite Holiday Songs 

Ok, so I have limited time to edit and write due to the holiday season, my health and the amount of snow outside.

Therefore todays  blog will be short and sweet highlighting a few of my favorite holiday songs.   There are more and there are probably ones that you think are better but these are some of my favorites.

 I am taking a few days off after this but make sure you follow me on facebook, I will update that for the next few days. Find me here---  https://www.facebook.com/musicnotesfromthepast

The Ronettes- Sleigh Ride

This is one of those songs that could be done by anybody and I would love the shit out of it, but when you pipe up the tempo a little bit and give it that Motown feel   Fagettaboutit!!

Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime

Paul writes good songs that make me happy and that is about it.  What more can I say.

Eric Cartman- O holy Night

 This  is hilarious because the words are messed up, but the beauty is that the background singers and the musicians are incredible so it is a mix of good and bad or great comedy and great music if you prefer.

Red Peters – Holy Shit it’s Christmas

Ok , now that I am on a roll, How about another one that makes me fall on the floor with laughter?  

This one is funny because it has singing hamsters instead of chipmunks, but the hamsters are mischevious and change the words around.  Hilarity ensues.

The Lil’ Stinkers – I farted on Santa’s lap

Do I even have to describe why this is hilarious   Look at that god damned title!

Lyndsey Buckingham – Holiday Road

Yeah it is the song from National Lampoon’s, but it is a fun song, and it reminds me of Christmas, plus it is a good driving song that makes me feel good. So EFF you if you don’t like it.

My Chemical Romance – All I want for Christmas is You

Yes Mariah did it a long time ago, and Michael Buble does it the best, but this one is a fun charming rocker that makes me feel great inside and out.  You can finally say merry Christmas in the mosh pit. Isn’t that what you always wanted?

Vince Guaraldi Trio – Linus and Lucy

Sure it makes you think of Snoopy but it also reminds me of shitty dancing with little to no movement, and it reminds me of that pitiful tree Charlie Brown had.  This is just one of those songs that if I hear it I will drop my belongings and dance to it.  I love this jam.

Dean Martin- Baby Its Cold Outside

This is a good song when anyone sings it, but when you add The beautiful crooning voice of the great Dino Crocetti. You are knocking it out of the park. You don’t even need any famous lady singers just some shmoozy ho’s.

Blink -182- I won’t be Home For Christmas

Just listen to the words.  It is beautiful and fun all at once.

Manheim Steamroller – Deck The Halls

This is just some good shit, that takes me way back. Riding in my dad’s old crappy station wagon, to Buffalo Grove Illinois,  freezing to death because if the heat was on the engine wouldn’t work.    But we were a family and this was our soundtrack.  Synthesizers never sounded so good.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Christmas Canon

I dislike the group. But this song I can deal with, it is fun and fantastic enough to listen to.  I like the children singing. So it’s a song worth listening to.

Weezer – Christmas Song

This was one of the rarities during the Green Album era.  This song actually came out before the green Album.   So it has a raw feel to it.  It also sounds like it could be from Pinkerton, which is what I was longing for in 2000. So it is a good yet sad song.   It is a beautiful song.

So basically that is all I have for today.  Have a Merry Christmas and A good boxing day. 

 I will be back on Friday with a new blog and possibly a new format. 

So have fun and remember it’s the holidays So be good to each other.

Realistically, try to just talk, sing, and laugh together.  Live live melodically and in harmony. Happy Xmas

Live From New York- It’s Christmas

Live From New York- It’s Christmas

So This is going to be fun. And No I won’t change the title to It’s Holiday.  Fuck You.  It is Christmas time.  

So I wanted to get in all of the holiday moments of SNL . At least all of the musical moments.  So here are some of SNL’s best Holiday hits.

There are not too many but I got what I could up there

Dysfunctional Family Christmas

This is the classic early90’s late 80’s era Saturday Night Live. This is when I really started to get into the show. 

And this is a Christmas album that everyone can understand. It makes sense and it makes you realize that you are not alone. 

God I have had some awful Christmases, but I have also had some great ones.  So I know how this feels, but I know it is not like this. 

By the way I love this whole scene but when Carvey starts singing.  That shit is hilarious.

Saturday Night Live: "Dysfunctional Family... by felipekusnitzki

Winter Wonderland

This is classic and from season 1  and is a beautiful moment for what it is and for what it isn’t.

It is serious for the first half but isn’t for the second. It is Hilarious for the final part but not initially. It is the beginning of the end for Chevy for me.  (I have watched all of the episodes from the first 2 seasons, and you can clearly look at this episode as one where Chevy seemed distant from the cast. This scene as well. He seems less affectionate and into it than everyone else.  Fuck Him!)

I love the Bass sax even though you can’t really hear it.  I love the girls, who included Candace Bergen, as one of their own.  (She hosted so much I actually thought she was a member. ) 

Most importantly I think that Garret Morris is an incredible singer (and the original token Black guy)  and  all of their outfits are crazy hilarious. 

Winter Wonderland by kapann

A Holiday Treat For All

This is not the version that you usually see, and I don’t know why, because to me this is the best version of all.  If you have seen this before, watch it again. It is so worth it.

Horatio Sanz to me is one of the most underrated  SNL cast members of all time. I always thought he was hilarious, and anytime I saw him and Fallon together I knew it was gonna be good. 

Now Oddly enough though this clip to me is extra hilarious because of Tracy Morgan and Chris Kattan.  All of Kattan’s characters were vaguely childlike and gay, and how he is able to portray that just by moving his head, is beyond me, but he does. 

And Morgan is just there to dance, and  be Token Black. But his dancing is so infectious.  Sometimes I do it on accident and just laugh my ass off.

My understanding is that this song was written because Sanz  got that weird instrument, (oddly I don’t remember the name, and when someone tells me, I am going to shoot myself in the foot)  So him and Fallon wrote this song, and just kept doing the sketch over and over, but this version is my favorite.

Little Drummer Boy / Sleigh Ride

This is one that we get to see so often but we somehow also forget about.

Rosie O Donnell and Penny Marshall are hilarious and the whole episode that this is from is great.  But on top of that we have the great and incredible Whitney Houston, a voice and a style that can not be matched. Yes she died a tragic death, but She was awesome.

And then in the thick of things is Mary Catherine Gallagher.  My favorite Molly Shannon character that there is worth enjoying. (I don’t remember how many she had) But this whole scene is hilarious, and makes laugh my ass off .

It helps that these are two of my favorite Christmas songs and I love a good pratfall

Seriously, this needs no long introduction other than to say “ Your drumming for Jesus Christ not Judas Priest”

Whitney Houston - Little Drummer Boy (Saturday... by Fabrcia_Vieira

Last Call

I can not find a clip of this anywhere, but it is one the greatest things in the world.

Tracy Morgan and Maya Rudoloph are 2 drunks and sitting at a bar on Christmas Eve, and the bartender calls last call, and asks them to get going, and then tells them they can have one more drink on him, and they go into one of the cutest most adorable songs I have ever  heard.  They both play good drunks, Rudolph reminds me of so many drunk ladies.

In the end they just have their usual.

Seriously find this clip. I have it on DVD, but I do not know how to show it to you. 

I tried to reach NBC today, I put a call in, to them, but no one that I asked to talk to was available. So as for now the clip goes on unseen.  But stop by and I will show it to you.

Dick In A Box

Enough said, and yes I consider this a holiday song, but it is also good for all year.

The Lonely Island & Justin Timberlake - Dick In A Box (Subtitulado Español) from JulianaThe319 on Vimeo.

How about I get another one out of the way that needs no  introduction

The Hanukkah Song

Well, really that is all I have for today, but , I don’t need much more.  Merry Christmas everyone.  I might take a few days off for the holidays.  But Monday I plan on highlighting the top ten Christmas songs of all time. So get ready for it 

Oh and because I can, here is a Christmas present for you.