Songs with weirdass chanting in them--post 'em if you got 'em.

[Dr. Strange]

I've been meaning to start this thread for a while. Know any songs with weirdass chanting? Post it here!
Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhMz7x1ZaGM#t=5m01s">Controlling Crowds

[Bertha Venation]

1. Hooked On A Feeling

OOGA chaka OOGA OOGA OOGA chaka ad infinitum

(sorry, no video)

[libodem]

5. Should have checked

ya beat me to it and remembered the name of the damn thing. Okay then. Awema wiff....Awheema Wiff...Ahweema Whifff...Ahweema Wifff...In the jungle.... the mighty jungle ...the lion sleeps tonight...

[hobbit709]

20. Here's a slightly different version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RP10P8Db9g

[libodem]

48. Most excellent

I loved it! Thanks.

[susanr516]

34. I agree nt

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. "Huddle Formation" by The Go Team

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0eso4ARXzk

"Standing on the board, the board is on the wheels, the wheels are on the ground, spinning round and round"

[Beer on a stick]

3. Not so much 'chanting', per se, but "I'm not in Love" by 10cc

[libodem]

4. Hooga Chacka...Hooga Chacka....Hooga Chacka....Hooga Chacka

Just can't stop the ...feelin'...deep insida me...dum dum dum dum dum ...dum for another cup a tea...

[MorningGlow]

6. I don't consider it "weirdass"; I like it

Enigma, "Return to Innocence": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk_sAHh9s08

[Dr. Strange]

7. Good one!

I totally consider it "weirdass." And I like it. :thumbsup:

Oh, and it reminded me of another one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bxRewGi77k

[MorningGlow]

8. Ooh Sting

:9 I haven't listened to that one in a long time. Thanks! :hi:

As for the Enigma song--hey you gotta love the chant--I just looked it up and found it it's a Thai tune called "Jubilant Drinking Song"! :)

[Dr. Strange]

10. That chant from Return to Innocence was a real earworm for me when it came out.

I still likes it.

And now, Dead Can Dance.

[Aristus]

9. There's some cool Gregorian-style chanting in this piece, only with women as well as men.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePANWFo8ZZ0

[amborin]

60. doesn't Carmina Burana have some chanting in it?

actually used to like it until I learned it was some sort of nazi theme song

[Nevernose]

71. It's not a Nazi song

It's about a young virgin being raped. By monks. There's also a swan being raped and/or eaten, but I'm fairly certain the swan is just metaphorical for the virgin.

[amborin]

75. interesting

but it has something to do with the nazis

maybe they used it or something...i'll look it up later

[Rosie1223]

11. "Who Let the Dogs Out?"

Or is that barking?

[Nyquil Man]

12. The Beach Boys Smile outtake "Do You Like Worms" has some creepy chanting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekxHqJr_42k

About 53 seconds in.

[Mad_Dem_X]

13. The ending of "I Am The Walrus"

I'm still not sure exactly what they're saying, but it's weird (to me, at least).

[Glorfindel]

24. It sounds like "everybody's fucked up, fucked up, fucked up...."

to me. Listen closely next time. :evilgrin:

[Capn Sunshine]

44. I belive we determined long ago it was "Smoke Pot,Smoke Pot" followed by

"everybody's smoking pot" I know I was. :)

[Nevernose]

72. Not "everybody's smoking pot"

But "everybody smoke pot." It was a command. And yes, I followed it.

[Nyquil Man]

14. "Running Bear" by Johnny Preston has some faux-Native American chanting.

Very un-PC.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o00IRADa0i8

[Dr. Strange]

35. Here's Brule with some better Native American chanting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34QpxlukkH0

Not weirdass stuff, although I still like it.

[mitchum]

50. It also has those much used "Hollywood Indian" drums

[LynneSin]

15. "Mustapha" by Queen

The first song on the Album is "Mustapha" and it starts off with chanting.

[LanternWaste]

16. Tusk- Fleetwood Mac

Tusk- Fleetwood Mac

[unpossibles]

17. the end of Fearless by Pink Floyd

I think it's something from the musical Carousel played backwards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zyUEFPyrG4

chanting starts around 4:40 but the whole song is great!

[Dr. Strange]

30. I like that song.

I've always thought that chanting sounds like something from a soccer game.

[Beer on a stick]

41. No, what it is is a chant by fans of an English football team

Liverpool FC, if memory serves.

[unpossibles]

43. apparently we're both right

it's the song "You'll Never Walk Alone" from Carousel, but as chanted by football fans.
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=4508

This fades into "You'll Never Walk Alone," which is a song from Carousel, a musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein. However, the song appears to have been recorded at a soccer match, hence the cheers and chanting at the end. This is because Liverpool fans use this as their fight song. It appears that at the end, the multitude is chanting "Liverpool." (thanks, Jim - Oxnard, CA)

I've wondered about it for many years and never thought to look it up until now.

[Beer on a stick]

49. Ah, two great tastes that taste great together.

[_dynamicdems]

18. Some seriously weird....well you judge...

Buddhist Chanting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1evxMA7yYw

And this is really creepy: We Will Rock You played in reverse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S00xpqONs5Q

Vedic Chanting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjtIeDdIQCw&feature=PlayList&p=F7D61BF2F88196AE&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=7

Tony Redhouse Traditional Navajo Chant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztf2atl3MIk&feature=related

[GreenPartyVoter]

19. Bay City Rollers "Saturday Night"

[AngryAmish]

21. Walk This Way by Run-DMC

[GoddessOfGuinness]

22. How about Tuvan throat singing?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY1pcEtHI_w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTCJ5hedcVA&NR=1

I love this stuff!

[SidneyCarton]

27. Refresh my memory, the Tuvan are natives of Siberia, right?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

38. Correct! Mongolia borders to the south

Here's a link to a map: http://baymwsrender10.bay.prod.mappoint.net/render-30/getmap.aspx?key=D2CAF97B9D1053BB5D20

[kentauros]

58. And more: Jonathan Goldman - Chakra Chants

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALhS2BGS26U

:D


The 'fun' part is learning how; Goldman has a good book that teaches the technique.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

65. I can do some very limited throat singing...

I only practice in the car, though. :rofl:

Thanks for the nice link! :hi:

[kentauros]

70. I used to practice in the car

but I found the shower stall has the best accoustics for really hearing those upper harmonics. It's pretty cool when you can hit those :D

My cat doesn't like that kind of singing, though. If he's bugging me for something he doesn't need (like canned food when his bowl is full of dry food) I'll do some harmonic singing to him. He usually clears out fast! Not today, though. Rubs were more important so he put up with my "singing" :P

[BeachBaby]

23. Limp Bizkit's "Behind Blue Eyes"

Because it wasn't heinous enough for them to attempt a cover of this song, they had to go and advertise their band during the instrumental by chanting "Discover - L. I. M. P." over and over again....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrFwtlMd0H8

[Dr. Strange]

36. Wow, check out flvegan's tatoos on that video!

[J-Lo Biafra]

25. Mr. Bungle- "Goodbye Sober Day"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO2bM4sgE1E

I win. :D

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

26. Mmmmm by the Crash Test Dummies

mmm mmmmm

Also, along the same vein, Mmbop by Hanson.

[Glorfindel]

28. Enigma - "Sadeness"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEh2N5hmPVM

[Forkboy]

29. lol...ok

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFQdvaU-JlY

[Dr. Strange]

32. Wow, Forkboy was able to find a weirdass chant song.

What are the odds?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Forkboy]

33. What are you trying to say?

:D

[Glorfindel]

31. A really old one...Ed Ames, "Who Will Answer?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ5MxSmOdOQ

[alsame]

37. Cat Stevens - Peace Train. Not weird chanting, actually quite

beautiful to me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sjSHazjrWg

[shawmut]

39. Hazell Dean - They Say It's Gonna Rain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm3IucF9Q3M

[shawmut]

40. Dennis Edwards and Siedah Garrett - Don't Look Any Further

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J8kjWfV9xw

[taterguy]

42. Some Yo La Tengo song I'm too lazy to look up the title of

[bbernardini]

45. Kevin Gilbert - "Shadow Self"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy1GMYMRjCo

Specifically at 3:05 and 5:37. The one at 5:37 is longer, and the rest of the instruments fade out leaving the solo chanting. In case you're wondering, these are the lyrics for the chanting:

masqueofgoodnessandofgracethebloodofangelsmadetofacethehorrorofthenaked
truthisonlywhatyoumakeitdothethingsyouwanttodocompletetheanimalthathastoeatthe
innocentarelefttobeartheblamewe'llneverhavetowearthemmasqueofhonorLiebensborn
ofdarknessbrothersweareswornyoumakeusstrongwhenweareweakyouaretheonlytruth
weseekyouonlytoforgetthehollowmenwehavebecomeyourfollowerssoleadusnowto
paradisewe'llneverhavetowearthemmasqueofgoodnessandofgracethebloodofangels
madetofacethehorrorofthenakedtruthisonlywhatyoumakeitdothethingsyouwanttodo
completetheanimalthathastoeattheinnocentarelefttobeartheblamewe'llneverhaveto
wearthemmasqueofhonorLiebensbornofdarknessbrothersweareswornyoumakeus
strongwhenweareweakyouaretheonlytruthweseekyouonlytoforgetthehollowmenwe
havebecomeyourfollowerssoleadusnowtoparadisewe'llneverhavetowearthem

[begin_within]

46. I can't believe nobody has posted this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7gcn867NgQ

[mitchum]

52. Damn you! I was going to...

since it was the first one that sprang to mind :)

[Capn Sunshine]

47. Not weird in the weirdness sense..but definitely chant-like

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI

[Danger Mouse]

51. The obvious choice is Holst's 'Neptune.' Weird AND Creepy chanting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSJub1A1aIk

[graywarrior]

53. Ummm, thanks...I could not stop watching this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6nbFZtxAL4&feature=related

[Dr. Strange]

66. It's bewitching, isn't it?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=8548616

[graywarrior]

73. Yes, I totally LOVE it.

[Enrique]

54. "The Jungle Line" by Joni Mitchell

samples Burundi drummers which isn't especially weirdass by itself, but becomes pretty weirdass when put next to her moog and her freaky lyrics.

Here's the original

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVwCivkvwP0

[LeftOfSelf-Centered]

55. Bungee Jumping People Die by AntiProduct

These guys and girls are right up there on the Weird-O-Meter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C3lsOBXrp0

Awesome song!

[AllenVanAllen]

56. Tomahawk

~ War Dance


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZngJjGIEio

[Amerigo Vespucci]

57. Accept, "Balls To The Wall"...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph8kGPXOoUw

[_dynamicdems]

59. That's great chanting.

Not so weird.

:7

[Amerigo Vespucci]

61. Yeah, the weirdness pretty much is supplied by the band members

:toast:

[_dynamicdems]

64. Yeah, I'll have to agree with you on that.

:7

[TokenQueer]

62. "The Killing Jar" by Siouxsie and the Banshees

Not really weirdass, but chanting nonetheless. Plus, they're fucking incredible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVzJ3maL5JY&feature=related

[carpetbagger]

63. Ramayana Monkey Chanting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkxuPxdsZ58

[Tikki]

67. Near the end of "No God" by the Germs there is......

some weirdass chanting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaneGU4Xg0w
"No God" ....Germs




Tikki

[Sebastian Doyle]

68. One word chant : "Oi"

Though some people thought they were saying "Oink" for some fucking reason.........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hGq9qFBrFU

[carlyhippy]

69. The Beach Boys had alot of songs that had chanting especially around the Smile/Pet Sounds era

Surf's Up towards the end child/father of the man part is my favorite
Funky Pretty
Forever
Heroes and Villains
cool cool water

Brian Wilson experimented with different tones and sounds in his music, and chanting was included.

[conscious evolution]

74. Dave Mathews=Eh Hee

Part of the song has vedic tantric chants.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptt5liW9bo0&feature=PlayList&p=F04719ACAE164041&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=6

[sarge43]

76. The Nairobi Trio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Uw03hS_EMY

[Doc_Technical]

77. The Bee Gees

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PLeNdfkoBI