If you enjoy dark humor, these classic novelty songs are nearly guaranteed to tickly your funny bone, even if you don't want to admit it.

This week, we take a look at some oddball songs and viral musical sensations. What makes a hit song memorable is often how it evokes big emotions. On much rarer occasions, a tune gets released to the ...

Back in the golden days of Top 40 radio, most of the songs you heard had some kind of hook that made you want to hear it again or even buy the 45 rpm vinyl single: a great dance beat or a terrific ...

Sometimes, I feel like country music as a whole takes itself too seriously. So many artists are overly concerned with telling everyone how country, in love, or “authentic” they are in songs that come ...

It can’t be said enough that, in 2020, we need all the smiles and laughs we can get. Novelty songs like the ones mentioned here have been transporting listeners to happy places for decades. Oklahomans ...

In the ’80s and ’90s, nothing was a bigger cultural tastemaker than MTV. Long before it became the home to endless reality shows, it played nothing but music videos 24 hours a day. If you wanted to ...

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...

Elmo Shropshire didn’t write the Christmas novelty song “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.” But the 1964 graduate from the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine found the quirky lyrics ...

The Harry Potter star is set to portray the parody-song specialist in a biopic for the Roku Channel. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter Daniel Radcliffe recently learned that “Weird Al” ...

“Weird Al” Yankovic said he’s a massive fan of The Beatles’ songs and George Harrison‘s solo material. In addition, he said two of the Fab Four’s songs veer into novelty territory. Notably, one of the ...