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I'm making a tape for a friend's 30th birthday. What are some birthday songs? Two beautiful, stirring songs are the Sugarcubes "Birthday" and (would you believe it) the Fall's "Birthday Song". Anyone think of others in this vein? Or any vein?

Sorry if there's already a thread on this subject, I'm having problems searching.

― Paula G., Wednesday, 11 December 2002 17:29 (twenty-three years ago)

Also, what's your favorite version of the ur-birthday song, "Happy Birthday to You"?

― Paula G., Wednesday, 11 December 2002 17:31 (twenty-three years ago)

every birthday i must listen to birthday by blur. best "i'm miserable, everybody hates me, nobody loves me, they've forgotten my birthday so i'll just sit in this park until i go down the pub and discover that everyone really loves me in the end" song ever.

― kate, Wednesday, 11 December 2002 17:39 (twenty-three years ago)

altered images - happy birthday. the birthsay party - happy birthday.

― stirmonster, Wednesday, 11 December 2002 17:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Bambi Slam did a good birthday song.

also, where does that annoying "It's Your Birthday, have a party" line (that every-fucking-body says on everyones b-day) come from?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 18:36 (twenty-three years ago)

is it from a song?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 18:36 (twenty-three years ago)

the birthsay party should be birthday

bambi slam - there's a blast from the past!

― stirmonster, Wednesday, 11 December 2002 19:02 (twenty-three years ago)

I love Concrete Blonde's "Happy Birthday" (not the traditional, but their own composition). I think Cracker does a good one too.

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 19:27 (twenty-three years ago)

ho-hoo -- The Beatles, "Birthday"

― t\'\'t (t''t), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 19:40 (twenty-three years ago)

Cracker's "Happy Birthday to Me" is a damn fine b-day song.

Bart & 'Michael Jackson' singing "Lisa It's Your Birthday" also pops to mind, which was actually a very good song in my humble opinion.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 19:43 (twenty-three years ago)

Sugarcubes - Birthday

― Chris V. (Chris V), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 20:00 (twenty-three years ago)

missed it.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 20:00 (twenty-three years ago)

lather, by jefferson airplane. you know, lather was 30 years old today...

― cissy, Wednesday, 11 December 2002 20:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Johnny Cash - "Joe Bean" (from At Folsom Prison)

― o. nate (onate), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 20:53 (twenty-three years ago)

"Happy Birthday" by The Birthday Party is one of my favorites by the group.

I'd like to get a samurai sword myself, it would be a wonderful suprise.

― earlnash, Wednesday, 11 December 2002 22:06 (twenty-three years ago)

I forget the name of the song right now... but every time I'd DJ a house party and someone wanted to hear a birthday song for their friend we'd play that Luke Skywalker / 2 Live Crew track that goes "Go it's your birthday! It's your birthday! It's your birthday!"

It's a horrible song, but it's a right kick in the ass for all those self-absorbed people who think you really want to play a song for them for their birthday.

― Bill Aicher, Wednesday, 11 December 2002 22:09 (twenty-three years ago)

For people you don't really like, you can't really beat "The Birthday Song" by the Dik Van Dykes:

So I hear it's your birthday
Who gives a shit?
Do you feel older?
You certainly LOOK it.
Did you get lots of presents?
A pinch to grow an inch?
Did you phone your Grandma
And thank her...for the GIFT?
Well you can have your cake
And you can eat it too
I hope it's fake
And you live in a zoo
And you look a monkey
And you are one too!
Was anybody important born today
Or just you?
When you were born
The doctor slapped your mother!
On the day you were born
They invented the pill!
Did you get a Get Well card
From your sister or brother?
So I hear it's your birthday
Well, big fuckin' deal!
(repeat)

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 22:41 (twenty-three years ago)

..."i was so much older then/
i'm younger than that now"...

― t\'\'t (t''t), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 23:10 (twenty-three years ago)

'birthday girl' by trembling blue stars(obviously only if it is a girl)
red sleeping beauty 'happy birthday'

― keith (keithmcl), Thursday, 12 December 2002 03:46 (twenty-three years ago)

A few that haven't been mentioned:
luiz henrique - happy birthday to you
residents - birthday boy
they might be giants - older

― T. Weiss (Timmy), Thursday, 12 December 2002 05:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Shit yeah, Kate you beat me to it!

Also, The Smiths' "Unhappy Birthday" for pathos and Altered Images' "Happy Birthday" for bouncy funstuff.

― Charlie (Charlie), Thursday, 12 December 2002 05:37 (twenty-three years ago)

that Fall song's a Idle Race cover right? i never heard the orig tho.

― unknown or illegal user (doorag), Thursday, 12 December 2002 05:40 (twenty-three years ago)

that merle haggard song that starts "i turned 21 in prison doing life w/o parole"

― unknown or illegal user (doorag), Thursday, 12 December 2002 05:49 (twenty-three years ago)

oh yeah "Mama Tried"

― unknown or illegal user (doorag), Thursday, 12 December 2002 05:49 (twenty-three years ago)

THANKS
THANKS
THANKS all.

This tape will rock to a halt time's passage.

― Paula G., Thursday, 12 December 2002 18:14 (twenty-three years ago)

eleven years pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWRsSRFfkvw

― things lose meaning over time (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 20:32 (eleven years ago)

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