#weirdsongbracket

And remember this bracket is for fun try not to take it too seriously (hateful or bigoted behavior will not be tolerated)

Inspired by many blogs but tagging a few

mr. xcitement: It sounds like ms paint

whip it: It sounds pretty weird and is about whipping your problems away - also have you seen devo - look at their hats

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Bohemian Rhapsody: It is incomprehensible and yet sounds amazing. The lyrics make no sense and all sense. It was so difficult to perform live because of how it was made. I love it.

Doctor Worm: he's not a real doctor, but he is a real worm, he is an actual worm. The song is about a worm who wants to be a doctor

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A Quick One Before The Eternal Worm Devours Connecticut: A Quick One Before The Eternal Worm Devours Connecticut

Albuquerque: Weird Al

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I like bananas (because they have no bones): The blog runne'rs one choice. i put this in because it's the song that is the entire reason this bracket exist, they truly were singing about some wild shit even back in the 30's. if you like this blog then consider voting for this song because THEY LIKE BANANAS BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO BONES

in corpore sano: In Corpore Sano was the Serbian Eurovision entry in 2022. I think that when a lot of people think of Eurovision, they think of key changes and big pop songs about love, so a song like this is a huge song of whiplash. It's essentially a critique of the Serbian healthcare system, but also - and more importantly - about peoples' obsession with health. It's about how people become so, so obsessed with their body and having a healthy body - diets, exercise, you know - that they become depressed and obsessive. The song ends by saying: "Corpus je sanum i šta ćemo sad? Mens infirma in corpore sano Animus tristis in corpore sano Mens desperata in corpore sano Mens conterrita in corpore sano I šta ćemo sad?" Which translates to "The body is healthy, so what do we do now? A sick mind in a healthy body A sad soul in a healthy body A desperate mind in a healthy body A frightened mind in a healthy body So what do we do now?" The performance used religious imagery, and people have talked about how it also shows that mental health problems are often dismissed in parts of Serbia and are said to be cured with religion, but for the most part, it's about the focus on having a healthy body. But in terms of the actual music? It's weird as fuck as well. I think it's near to impossible to place this song in a standard genre. Google told me the genres are Indian Film Pop and Classical? Wikipedia told me it's avante-pop and art pop which is probably what I would have described it as, but my god it's one of the weirdest and most brilliant songs ever.

monsieur: Song is from the POV of a Butler (or some other domestic servant). He describes his master as someone respected by neighbors, liked by animals, who cheers up a crying child and helps a blind man crossing a street. This master tends to roses, and sometimes, he kills people. This butler narrator is working for a serial killer. He seems totally fine with cleaning up crime scenes and other related duties. He also sounds pretty respectful of the "Monsieur" he's working for. At the end of the song, the "Monsieur" gets hanged and the narrator, now jobless, asks the judge who condemned his late master to hire him as a servant.

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I Swallowed Shampoo: Look at it, look at those names, that’s not Normal. It's a guy singing about his eventual doom because he drank shampoo like a fucking d idiot

Birdhouse In Your Soul : It's about a bird nightlight and borders on nonsense - also has the line 'I'm your only friend I'm not your only friend but I am'

Once In A Lifetime: It’s the quintessential weird song. Its basically a song about a midlife crisis and is mostly talking with a bit of singing, also has arguably the most iconic 'weird' music video

My Trains: yeah yeah ok two trucks having sex thats a pretty weird song right. ok but what about my trains where neil kidnaps you and takes you to his basement to show you his model train set and tells you about the time he got kicked out of the model railroad club because someone talked shit about his model trains and neil attacked them and got kicked out of the club. he then plots revenge by thinking about getting smaller until he can fit into the guy's ear and hold his arteries shut to kill him. also the song just bangs. It’s about this guy who is obsessed with model trains and it devolves into him thinking about shrinking so that he can ride his trains and also murder the guy who talked shit about his trains by crawling into his ear at night and blocking an artery or something

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