Sep 272010
In this latest installment of Last Man Standing, I’m looking for songs with animals in the title.
The rules:
- The animal must appear in the title, not just the lyrics.
- Once a specific animal has been mentioned, it can no longer be used. However, if for instance, “Dog” has already been used, “Dalmatian” is still in play.
As always, please just submit one answer per post. Once you have submitted an answer, you are the Last Man (or Woman) Standing, until someone trumps your answer. The game continues until we’ve exhausted our stock of answers or we can no longer stand it anymore.
Shamelessly pandering to our newfound prog-rock friends, I submit “Tiger in a Spotlight,” by ELP. (“Tiger” is now out of play.)
UPDATE
On this topic, bostonhistorian is Last Man Standing. Comments have been closed for this thread. Well played, Townspeople!
I Wanna Be Your Dog.
Yeah! I’m First Last Man Standing!
Let’s get elephants off the board: “Elephant Talk,” by King Crimson.
Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat
Ant Music
Boris the Spider
“Mockingbird”
Bat Chain Puller, Captain Beefheart
Hummingbird – Seals and Crofts. I hope to get that out of my head soon!
“Crow Black Chicken”, Ry Cooder.
Crawlin’ King Snake, John Lee Hooker/The Doors
“Pigs” & “Sheep,” Pink Floyd
(would have been a triple threat if “dog” hadn’t already appeared)
“Rats,” The Kinks
“Swan, Swan, H” by REM
“Blue Jay Way” – the Beatles
Ruling, please:
“Homosapien” by Pete Shelley
“Glow Worm” The Mills Brothers
“Blackbird,” the Beatles
“Something for Cat” – Henry Mancini
“Green Dolphin Street” – standard
“Caterpillar Girl” – The Cure
Sorry, just realized that title is actually “The Caterpillar”. Even better.
Flash Gordon’s Ape, Captain Beefheart
“The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by the Tokens or “Lions” by Tones on Tail.
rowing_to_america, welcome aboard!
Homosapiens better count as animals, ladymiss! That takes humans off the board. Damn!
I’ll take dolphins off the board with that Tim Buckley (?) song, “Dolphins.”
Shoot, dolphins already WAS off the board. I’ll do 20 push-ups and enter “Fly Like an Eagle” instead.
“Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree…” I don’t know the name, but I think it’s called “Kookaburra.”
And going for a sure-fire groaner here:
“Muskrat Love” Captain and Tennille
What’s with the 70’s and animals?
“Fly, Robin, Fly” by Silver Convention
I’m not really sure what robins and motorcycles have to do with each other:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM72iWami9M
My favorite animal and a cool song, to boot: “Horses,” by Patti Smith.
Last Man Standing!
“Deer Stop” by Goldfrapp
Last woman standing!
Buffalo Gals
Alligator Wine – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Damn! I didn’t get a chance to use “By-tor & the Snow Dog” by Rush.
“Monkey Man” by Los Rolling Stones.
Kangaroo – Big Star
“The Ostrich” by The Primitives (One of Lou’s pre-Velvets Pickwick Records fake bands…but it’s a real record!)
A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond, Captain Beefheart
“The Ostrich” is awesome.
“Run Chicken Run” by Link Wray
Rhinoceros – Smashing Pumpkins
Ant Man Bee, Captain Beefheart
Octopus’s Garden
“Larks’ Tongues in Aspic” King Crimson… well, the author/s can be used more than once, right? 😉
“I’m a Hog for You Baby” by Leiber & Stoller, recorded by many, The Coasters being the first, I believe.
Ducks on the Wall – the Kinks
or
Rubber Ducky – Bert and Ernie
“Pigeon Kill” by Big Black
“Reptile Smile” – Th’ Faith Healers
“Crocodile Rock” – Reginald Dwight
“Crickets” by Disco Biscuits
Hyena – REM
“Froggy Went A Courting” by….I’ll go with the 1960 vers. by Danny Dell & The Trends.
You Drive Me Ape (you big gorilla) by The Dickies.
“Human Fly” by The Cramps
The Raven by The Stranglers.
“Zebra” – Beach House
“Swordfish Trombone” – Tom Waits
“Panther Man” by Tav Falco
“Barracuda” – Heart
Dean Martin – “That’s A Moray.”
Just kidding.
“Hunting Bears” – Radiohead
“A Human Coyote Stole My Girl” by Rex Allen
“Hound Dog” (if I understand cdm’s rules, this specific dog breed is acceptable)
“Firefly” by Southern Culture On The Skids
“The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway”
LMS!
How will the wolf survive?
“Wasp Man” The Who
I’m not sure that I have one to top cher at the moment, but can we be clear about one thing, to keep this manageable: NO MYTHICAL CREATURES, PLEASE!
Thanks:)
Oh, “Bluebird,” by Buffalo Springfield (no double points, though, for using a band with an animal in its name because “buffalo” is off the board.)
You talking to me?
“That’s a Moray” is freakin’ brilliant! Love this.
Talkin’ Mule Skinner Blues – The Fendermen
I thought it was, as long as an animal is part of the title, it’s fair game (so to speak).