others, in the world of novelty mu-
sic to begin with. The project was
always intended to be a tribute to
Dr. Demento, just as much as it is
a tribute to the music he’s played
over the years too.
Our online radio station has
received many very funny punk
rock songs of the years. Do you
think punk music and comedy
have always had a sort of
connection?
Yes, absolutely. Both punk and
novelty music are rooted in out-
siders who have a unique POV
that differs from the mainstream.
A lot of punk lyrics, particularly
old-school punk rock of the 1970s,
could just as easily pass for nov-
elty songs if performed with a dif-
ferent dynamic or arrangement.
Punk classics like “Beat on the
Brat” or “Now I wanna Sniff Some
Glue” by The Ramones are prime
examples. By the same token, if
you take a novelty song and cover
it with a punk attitude, the reverse
rings true. I think its evident on Dr.
Demento Covered in Punk.
Listen to The Misfits cover “The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati”
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