We've SUNG This Classic for YEARS...It's About What Now? | Professor of Rock

In a world that is way too serious, we all need a lot more humor in our lives. In this episode, we’re going to spotlight 7 of the funniest non-parody songs of the Rock Era, including a Flaming Lips song about a woman who cooks with nothing but vaseline, as well as an unhinged rant about modern life that became a hilarious and accidental protest song for Gen X, plus the classic song Mellow Yellow that we’ve all been singing along to for years that has a chorus that we all thought was silly but is actually about a female uh…a word I can say on here. But you’ll find out next. And on the opposite end of the spectrum is a song by Kip Addotta that seems really dirty at first listen but is actually about FISHES. And finally, a classic song by the most underrated metal band of all time that borrowed every cliche in the book to create a song that makes us bust a gut, every time we hear it, or… even when we don’t… It’s our countdown of the Funniest Non-Parody Songs of the Rock Era, NEXT, on Professor of Rock. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Producer Brandon Fugal Honorary Producers Holly Hammet, Remnarc, Kevin riley, Paul Moore II, CharleyAnne ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to the Professor of Rock Podcast Apple: https://apple.co/445fVov Spotify: https://spoti.fi/42JpfvU Amazon: https://amzn.to/44b5D6m iHeartRadio: https://bit.ly/444h8MO ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patreon: http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFan Merch Store: https://professor-of-rock-merch.creat... Instagram: https://bit.ly/Instagram_Professor_of... #classicrock #80smusic #vinylstory #acdc Hey music junkies, Professor of Rock, always here to celebrate the greatest artists and the greatest songs of all time. If you've ever used a Garfield or Mickey Mouse phone to make a phone call, you’ll dig this channel of deep musical nostalgia. Subscribe below right now. I promise that you are going to love this channel. Also, check out our Podcast on Apple and Spotify. I heard a song the other day that I haven’t heard in decades…and I laughed for a few minutes, remembering the first time I heard it as a kid and not really getting the punchline… We’ve covered Weird Al many times but I thought it would be interesting to cover some of the funniest non-parody songs. Originals that are hilarious… Some are on purpose, some are by accident …So let’s get into it. Coming in at #7 I know a girl who thinks of ghosts. She’ll make you breakfast, she’ll make you toast, but she don’t use butter…she uses a novel ingredient…. Our first of the funniest non-parody songs of the Rock Era is by The Flaming Lips, with their big surprise…”She Don’t Use Vaseline.” It’s one of the strangest songs ever to break into the mainstream… a quirky, surreal, and hilarious, with lyrics about Vaseline, magazines, and tangerines. Somehow, “She Don’t Use Jelly” became the unlikely hit that brought one of the greatest bands of the last 30 years, the Flaming Lips out of the indie underground and into the pop culture spotlight. But like most Flaming Lips stories, the creation of the song was anything but ordinary: By the early ‘90s, the Flaming Lips had built a reputation as one of the most unpredictable and eccentric bands in the alt-rock scene. They had developed a significant cult following with a cross-section of garage rock and folk music fans. Frontman Wayne Coyne was known for his imaginative lyrics and experimental sonic choices. But even Wayne admitted that “She Don’t Use Jelly" was flat out…weird. That’s saying something if Wayne thinks the song is weird. It was completely unplanned. The band was working on their ’93 album Transmissions from the Satellite Heart, and Wayne wanted to write something simple—almost absurdly so—just to break up the heavier tracks they were working on. What he came up with was a three-chord ditty full of bizarre character sketches: a woman who uses Vaseline on her toast, a man who fixes his hair with magazines, and a girl who thinks of tangerines when kissing. Yeah, it was meant to be a fun little anomaly: Wayne elaborated that the lyrics to “She Don’t Use Jelly” were intentionally nonsensical, describing it as “a dumb song… written in like 20 minutes.” The band didn't give it much attention. There was no reason to give it any attention. In fact, they thought it was kind of a joke. Wayne & his bandmates came darn close to not including it on the album at all. It was added late in the process, only as filler. But producer Keith Cleversley sensed its potential and encouraged them to record it with more… To appease their producer, the Lips gave it a warped, fuzzy production with a whimsical, psychedelic touch—part bubblegum pop, part weirdo