the ten best fish songs

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1. Prince - "Starfish and Coffee"
2. Tom Waits - "Swordfishtrombones"
3. Captain Beefheart - "Neon Meate Dream Of An Octafish"
4. The B-52's - "Rock Lobster"
5. Miles Davis - "Fisherman, Strawberry and Devil Crab" (Gershwin)
6. The Replacements - "All He Wants to Do Is Fish"
7. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - "Fishing in the Dark"
8. Lou Reed - "Last Great American Whale"
9. Randy Newman - "Kingfish"
10. The Beatles - "Octopus's Garden"

― A|ex P@reene (Pareene), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 19:09 (twenty years ago)

Lobster ain't fish.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 19:13 (twenty years ago)

11. Abe Vigoda - My Name Aint' Fish Bitch

― PappaWheelie B.C., Tuesday, 13 September 2005 19:16 (twenty years ago)

Throwing Muses-Fish

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 19:18 (twenty years ago)

Ghostface - Fish

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― pppp, Tuesday, 13 September 2005 19:26 (twenty years ago)

Robyn Hitchcock - "Bass"

― rogermexico (rogermexico), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 19:26 (twenty years ago)

The Flaming Lips - "The Southern Oklahoma Cosmic Trigger Contest"

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 19:28 (twenty years ago)

Thomas Fehlmann - I wanna be a Fishy
The Congos - Fisherman

― Bidfurd (Bidfurd), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 19:28 (twenty years ago)

Michael Hurley - Slurf Song

― Palpatean Mists, Tuesday, 13 September 2005 19:29 (twenty years ago)

the clean 'fish'

― keith m (keithmcl), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 22:53 (twenty years ago)

"mr. bass" by the descendents

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 22:57 (twenty years ago)

Barnes & Barnes - "Fish Heads"!!!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 22:58 (twenty years ago)

There's a band called Fish I think.

― billstevejim (billstevejim), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 22:58 (twenty years ago)

First mention of Mr Scruff's fish related output!

― Bn1 (Bn1), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 00:06 (twenty years ago)

Tiny Tim - "The Other Side"
Country Joe & the Fish - "Fish Cheer"
Steve Hillage - "Fish"
Steve Hillage - "The Salmon Song"
Gong - "Tropical Fish: Selene"
Lee Perry - "Roast Fish and Cornbread"

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 00:20 (twenty years ago)

Really, not a Marillion thread. What a relief.

Stump "Quirk Out" (chorus = How much is the fish ? Does the fish have chips ?)

― blunt (blunt), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 00:26 (twenty years ago)

Anyone willing to volunteer the top five by Derek W.Dick himself?

― David Harford (Mr Gripper), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 01:57 (twenty years ago)

Shriekback - "Fish Below the Ice"

― Ian Riese-Moraine: Let this bastard out, and you'll get whiplash! (Eastern Mantr, Wednesday, 14 September 2005 02:00 (twenty years ago)

louis jordan - "saturday night fish fry"

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 02:01 (twenty years ago)

Franz Schubert - Trout Quintet

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 02:03 (twenty years ago)

shoot, I totally clicked on this to say MR SCRUFF..

June of 44 "Sharks and Sailors"
Crime & the City Solution "Dolphins and Sharks"
BIG BLACK "Fish Fry"

― dar1a g (daria g), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 02:18 (twenty years ago)

The Other Half - "Feathered Fish" (written by Arthur Lee)

― k/l (Ken L), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 02:22 (twenty years ago)

Jahcoozi - Fish

― Mil (Mil), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 03:15 (twenty years ago)

Will someone dare attempt a list of the 10 best Fish songs?

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 03:27 (twenty years ago)

Obviously "Help! I'm A Fish".

― edward o (edwardo), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 04:00 (twenty years ago)

1. 'A Gentleman's Excuse Me'
2. 'Shadowplay'
3. 'Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors'
4. 'Internal Exile'
5.....

Actually I could only remember 4 Fish songs- which is a relief.

― Mr Gripper (Mr Gripper), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 05:49 (twenty years ago)

5. Credo
6. Market Sq Heros (w/ Marillion)
7. Sugar Mice (w/ Marillion)
8. Freaks (w/ Marillion)
9. Punch Judy (w/ Marillion)
10. Lady Nina (w/ Marillion)

ha!

― Robin Goad (rgoad), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 07:36 (twenty years ago)

sorry, Punch AND Judy...

― Robin Goad (rgoad), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 07:36 (twenty years ago)

I was a teenage Marillion fan and even saw Fish live in Bristol in my youth... Listened to a couple of the CDs recently and they really are pretty silly, although the one album that may still stand the test of time would be Clutching at Straws - I would put it in a top 10 list of great breakup albums. Not sure what the other 8 would be, but Abba's The Visitors would certainly be number 1.

― Robin Goad (rgoad), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 07:44 (twenty years ago)

No mention of Reel Big Fish yet?

― splates (splates), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 08:35 (twenty years ago)

Ween - "The Golden Eel" (and, should we include other sealife than fish, "The Mollusk")

Yes - "The Fish (Shindleria Praematurus)"

― Janne (Janne), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 10:31 (twenty years ago)

antony and the johnsons - cripple the starfish

i can't believe this song was ignored...

― ryan michael max, Wednesday, 14 September 2005 16:00 (twenty years ago)

Damned - Fish

― JAS, Wednesday, 14 September 2005 16:01 (twenty years ago)

Does the Theme from Barney Miller count?

― k/l (Ken L), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 16:18 (twenty years ago)

PJ Harvey "Down by the Water"

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 16:57 (twenty years ago)

And the opening theme of the recent Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy movie, sung by dolphins : "So Long and Thanks For All the Fish !"

― blunt (blunt), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 23:25 (twenty years ago)

Neil Young - "(When I Was Bass Fishing) Down By The River"

― Suzy Creemcheese (SuzyCreemcheese), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 23:52 (twenty years ago)

Leftover Salmon, "Ask the Fish"

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 15 September 2005 00:00 (twenty years ago)

eight months pass...

random revive just to point out that nobody has mentioned scooter's "How much is the fish" FFS

― Britain's Obtusest Shepherd (Alan), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 22:18 (nineteen years ago)

Bob Dylan: Catfish

The entire output of the Seahorses

Season of the Shark: Yo La Tengo

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 22:34 (nineteen years ago)

Jacques Brel - Amsterdam

― Emily B (Emily B), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 23:56 (nineteen years ago)

"Fishing Blues"
Jimmy Buffett, "Fins"

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 1 June 2006 00:00 (nineteen years ago)

1. Grendel
2. Script For a Jester's Tear
3. Chelsea Monday
4. Blind Curve
5. Bitter Suite
6. Garden Party
7. Heart Of Lothian
8. Assassing
9. Forgotten Sons
10.Fugazi

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 1 June 2006 00:00 (nineteen years ago)

I would put it in a top 10 list of great breakup albums. Not sure what the other 8 would be, but Abba's The Visitors would certainly be number 1.

I consider "Super Trouper" more of a typical breakup album than "The Visitors".

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 1 June 2006 00:09 (nineteen years ago)

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