The FuMP
2008-04-25
Artist
Tom Smith
Title
I Had A Shoggoth
Another children's song, of the repeating-and-building-chorus variety. To be specific, a parody of the traditional song "I Had A Cat/I Bought Me A Cat". Just... the songs you usually have, with kitties and duckies and puppies, simply aren't up to the task of raising our kids. Don't read the lyrics before listening to it, mmkay? Spoilery and all that. I was originally planning this for last week, but the banjo reminded me of "Stony Peak", which is why both of them have banjo all over the place.
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garnsr - Apr 25, 2008
The Dalek voice isn't quite right, but the zombie amused me every time.
LoonieBin - Apr 25, 2008
"Zombie went 'not eat eyes.'" Tee hee.
karlap - Apr 25, 2008
Love it! Very similar to the traditional American song "I Bought Me A Cat" best known in Aaron Copland's arrangement from "Old American Songs."
filkertom - Apr 25, 2008
Thanks so much, gang. elokkin: Sure is.
elokkin - Apr 25, 2008
Yay! If I ever have spawn of my own, this would be perfect to play in the background as I read the "The Necromicon for Tots" before I tuck them in their little coffins... Loved the Daleks and Young Fronk-en-STEEN jokes. Also, was that a reference to "RE: Your Brains" in there, too?
chewy's brother - Apr 25, 2008
ROTGDFLMMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nyarlethotep goes....?
EctoMstr - Apr 25, 2008
Love it!!! Pure genius!
zefuldar - Apr 25, 2008
The HP Lovecraft of Children's songs. Very funny. Damn Zombie stole my banjo.
filkertom - Apr 25, 2008
MIDI and samples. O, would that I could play banjo. And someday soon I might get one and try....
djseamus - Apr 25, 2008
Well, whatayaknow it's Halloween yet again on the Fump....Brilliant Tom, simply brilliant. Those ad-libs are sweet! Can't wait to hear what you do with "Old McDonald had a Farm". And are you playing a real banjo or is it sampled?
devospice - Apr 25, 2008
Oh yeah, I'm going to have to teach this one to the kids.
saganth - Apr 25, 2008
Oh dear lord in Heaven... or should I say dark lord? Tom, this is a real hoot! Love it! But I don't remember the hunchback line about "Not the red one"? I don't remember that from "Young Frankenstein"...
Lady_Phenyx - Apr 25, 2008
Ow...yogurt up nose hurts...This is awesome! I can't remember the last time I laughed this hard!
happyskunk - Apr 26, 2008
Ah, makes a long day worth having, to come home to this.
Poposhka - Apr 29, 2008
Tom, this is absolutely brilliant! I suggest you/anyone make a World of Warcraft version using the Warlock's minions. That would be fantastic. ps: get a Fluke ukelele, they are easy to play and kinda sound like banjos
batlrar - Apr 29, 2008
What, no Doozers or Mowgwi or Pan Kun or ... Who am I kidding? This song could go on for days! Great job!
Poposhka - Apr 29, 2008
grats on my double post :(
Poposhka - Apr 29, 2008
Tom, this is absolutely brilliant! I suggest you/anyone make a World of Warcraft version using the Warlock's minions. That would be fantastic. ps: get a Fluke ukelele, they are easy to play and kinda sound like banjos
Spaff.com - May 7, 2008
iPodded Tom Smith. He pleased me.
squirreludecker - May 10, 2008
this and stony peak are definately my 2 favorite Tom Smith songs now.
Hurricane - May 17, 2008
I'm suddenly reminded of summer camp- a scary time in life indeed!! Nice tune :)
peterfump9 - Jun 10, 2008
I read that shoggoths appear like they're made of tar. Like asphalt aardvarks. Funny song, BTW.
voiceroy - Sep 4, 2008
It's the other song that never ends... and yet somehow it just kept getting more entertaining. Thanks, Tom. Now I'll have this song in my head for the rest of my life.
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filkertom - Apr 25, 2008
It's not. In fact, I think the line would be, "Not the third switch!" But I co-opted Daffy Duck's "Not the WED one! Don't EVER touch the WED one!"