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Jun. 12th, 2008

05:23 am - THE TOP TEN SONGS THAT ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS ARE LEAST LIKELY TO PERFORM

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(...and therefore the top ten songs they should perform because it would be awesome)

10. Elvis Costello - Oliver's Army
9. Leonard Cohen - Democracy
8. The Art of Noise - Opus 4
7. Bob Dylan - Gates of Eden
6. Cake - Race Car Ya-Yas
5. Elvis Costello - Two Little Hitlers
4. Queen - Death on Two Legs
3. Primus - Mr. Krinkle
2. Jonathan Coulton - The First of May
1. Cake - Nugget

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From:the_gneech
Date:June 12th, 2008 06:58 am (UTC)
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I've got a recording that purports to be Alvin and the Chipmunks doing the Time Warp...

-TG
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From:kinkyturtle
Date:June 12th, 2008 03:20 pm (UTC)
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Plausible! But would they do, say, the Rose Tint My World medley? They totally should!
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From:palabrajot
Date:June 12th, 2008 07:20 am (UTC)
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Heavy torsos that heave and hurl
Who crunch like nuts in the mouths of squirrels!

I'm glad I'm not the only one who dwells on these things. When I was young, I'd even play around with an open-reel deck I had, trying to sound like Alvin doing a punk medley. ^.^
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From:kinkyturtle
Date:June 12th, 2008 03:03 pm (UTC)
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That'd be especially great if it's got banter with Dave in it. Imagine it starting with Alvin saying, "We've got a song that we want to do, Dave," and Dave agrees, until they get to the chorus. "Alvin, you can't say that word! Stop singing that, Alvin! AAAALVIIIIIIN!!!"
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From:linnaeus
Date:June 12th, 2008 07:50 am (UTC)
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Nine Inch Nails - Closer
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From:kinkyturtle
Date:June 12th, 2008 03:11 pm (UTC)
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Especially if they also do the polka version as a B-side!
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From:rikchik
Date:June 12th, 2008 08:49 am (UTC)
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I've actually heard them doing the Knack's "Good Girls Don't".
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From:collingslion
Date:June 12th, 2008 10:20 am (UTC)
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Dude.. "F*ck Tha Police" by NWA. Simon would be all, "A young chipmunk on a warpath And when I'm finished, it's gonna be a bloodbath Of cops, dyin in LA"
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From:kinkyturtle
Date:June 12th, 2008 03:13 pm (UTC)
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They should also do "F*ck The Creationists" by MC Stephen Hawking! Just 'cuz.
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From:wbwolf
Date:June 12th, 2008 10:53 am (UTC)
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Are you sure you're not thinking of the upcoming Smurfs movie?
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From:deckardcanine
Date:June 12th, 2008 11:01 am (UTC)
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Dang, I don't know any of those songs.

Frankly, I'd count any song with prominent swearing among their least likely numbers. Maybe something made to appeal to teen angst.
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From:wbwolf
Date:June 12th, 2008 11:42 am (UTC)

More suggestions

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Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized

The Dead Milkmen - Bitchin' Camaro

The Sugarcubes - F***ing in Rhythm and Sorrow

Ministry - Jesus Built My Hotrod

Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch

Ray Stevens - The Mississippi Squirrel Revival
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From:bassfingers
Date:June 12th, 2008 11:57 am (UTC)
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I have a friend who has a vocal credit on "Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Dance Mixes". He claimed he couldn't recall which songs he sang on though. (He probably has to get pretty drunk to do it, I'd wager...)
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From:kinkyturtle
Date:June 12th, 2008 03:22 pm (UTC)
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Dance mixes?! The chipmunks have sold out?? Nooooooooo!!
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From:athelind
Date:June 12th, 2008 12:13 pm (UTC)
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As soon as I saw the title, I thought of #9.

Actually, "Revolution #9" should be on the list, too.
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From:kinkyturtle
Date:June 12th, 2008 03:08 pm (UTC)
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Yes!

Industrial output. Financial imbalance. The Watusi! The Twist!
El Dorado.
Take this, brother, may it serve you well.

...the night watchman... unaware of his presence in the building...

RIGHT! RIGHT! RIGHT! RIIIIIIIIIIIIiii...iiiiIIIIIIIIGHT! RIIIIiiiiii...

If... you become naked...

Block that kick! Block that kick!

Clearly, anything with lyrics about people being naked is a winner here. :}
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From:athelind
Date:June 12th, 2008 12:19 pm (UTC)
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Meat Loaf - Everything Louder Than Everything Else. (Oh, hell, just about ANY Meat Loaf/Jim Steinman song.)

David Bowie - Cat People.

Sting - The Soul Cages

Blue Oyster Cult - Veteran of the Psychic Wars
Blue Oyster Cult - Black Blade

King Crimson - Epitaph

Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays

Bob Seger - Night Moves

Edited at 2008-06-12 04:21 pm (UTC)
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From:deckardcanine
Date:June 13th, 2008 02:36 pm (UTC)
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I submit that a Chipmunk rendition of Blue Oyster Cult's most famous number would be hysterical. For a few seconds, anyway.
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From:q_pheevr
Date:June 12th, 2008 03:50 pm (UTC)
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Least likely? I'll say "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis," by Tom Waits. But it would not be awesome; it would be deeply, deeply disturbing.
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From:wbwolf
Date:June 12th, 2008 03:57 pm (UTC)
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But would you have the Chipmunks sing it or The Chipettes?

"Charlie I'm pregnant/and living on Ninth Street/above a dirty bookstore/off Euclid Avenue..."
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From:woyro
Date:June 13th, 2008 12:29 am (UTC)
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ARMED FORCES! Best Elvis Costello album EVER!!!
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From:penh
Date:June 15th, 2008 12:17 am (UTC)
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The Crucifucks, "Hinckley Had a Vision," except that it kind of already sounds like a chipmunk is singing, albeit a chipmunk who has suffered some kind of grave internal injuries that you know will give you nightmares for weeks if you look, and you're afraid you're going to look anyway so the whole thing is really very stressful.
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From:paka
Date:June 19th, 2008 02:36 pm (UTC)
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Any Tom Waits. "Jockey Full of Bourbon" maybe?
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From:kinkyturtle
Date:June 19th, 2008 02:56 pm (UTC)
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Pasties and a G-string!

Smellin' like a brewery, lookin' like a tramp,
Ain't got a quarter, got a postage stamp...

Actually, I'd love to hear a Chipmunk version of "In The Neighborhood" or "Innocent When You Dream".
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