[Dixielandjazz] Satire in song

Stephen G Barbone barbonestreet at earthlink.net
Mon Feb 16 14:06:06 PST 2009


On Feb 16, 2009, at 3:00 PM, dixielandjazz-request at ml.islandnet.com  
wrote:

> "Brian Harvey" <brer.rabbit at tiscali.co.uk>
>
> Later this year I plan a recital/study subject titled "Satire in  
> Song" -
> examples couldinclude - Strange Fruit and Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow  
> Taxi -
> and wondered if list members could come up with any further songs in  
> that
> genre.....

Hi Brian:

Throw in a few songs by Dave Frishberg, like:

My Attorney Bernie
A Blizzard of Lies
Slappin The Cakes On Me.
I'm Hip
Useless Waltz
Sweet Kentucky Ham
Can't Take You Nowhere

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
www.barbonestreet.com
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband







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