Jul 1, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min · 10 segments
In today's discussion, we explore the intersection of humor and music, featuring artists such as Weird Al, Dethklok, Gwar, and more. We will examine when humor in music succeeds and when it fails…
Nick WuszHost
Jason WaltonHost
But today we're here to talk about something that Faith No More has very little to do, and that is humor in music.
some, dude.
You know, they
They've done, they've had, you know, obviously their first full length has a lot of humor in it.
Yeah, and I think a lot of the King for a Day lyrics were written by Roddy, the more funny ones that seem...
I don't want to speak for Roddy, but my understanding is that a lot of them were his subtle way of starting to... come out more than he already had.
Uh, but yeah, I mean, fifth and more has always had some humor in their music, but I guess my point with this episode was more about when it's more overt.
Um, the bands that come to mind are of course weird owl, but that I feel like that's a whole, uh, that's different than like a crotch duster, you know?
Which is different than a macabre, which is different than a death clock, which is different than wheelchair full of old men.
But today we're here to talk about something that Faith No More has very little to do, and that is humor in music.
some, dude.
You know, they
They've done, they've had, you know, obviously their first full length has a lot of humor in it.
Yeah, and I think a lot of the King for a Day lyrics were written by Roddy, the more funny ones that seem...
I don't want to speak for Roddy, but my understanding is that a lot of them were his subtle way of starting to... come out more than he already had.
Uh, but yeah, I mean, fifth and more has always had some humor in their music, but I guess my point with this episode was more about when it's more overt.
Um, the bands that come to mind are of course weird owl, but that I feel like that's a whole, uh, that's different than like a crotch duster, you know?
Which is different than a macabre, which is different than a death clock, which is different than wheelchair full of old men.
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