The Y! Music Playlist Blog

Kazoo Madness!

By | The Y! Music Playlist Blog – Fri, Jan 18, 2008 5:05 PM EST

The kazoo is an instrument that's easy to learn and easy to master. To create music with a kazoo, you simply put your mouth around one end and speak or sing through it.  This vibrates a membrane that's usually made of wax paper and poduces a distinctive buzzing sound.

The kazoo is played professionally in jug bands, comedy music and by amateurs everywhere, but for this playlist I wanted to include popular music that features the instrument. Some obvious choices are not included because they're not available on Yahoo Music Unlimited including, The Beatles "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!", and "Lovely Rita" as well as the MTV unplugged version of The Cure's "The Walk".

So even if you can't play an instrument and have no singing talent, you can pick up a $.50 kazoo and easily jam along with this playlist.

The Kazoo Madness Playlist

1. San Francisco Bay Blues - Eric Clapton

2. Seaside Rendezvous - Queen

3. Crosstown Traffic - Jimi Hendrix Experience

4. Skinned - Blind Melon 

5. Let Me Play With Your Poodle - Memphis Slim

6. Brown Boxes - The Spinto Band

7. Smells Like Nirvana - Weird Al Yankovic

8. Bling (Confession Of A King) - The Killers 

9. Over And Over - Hot Chip

10. All Alone In the Dark - The Monkees

11. Corporal Clegg - Pink Floyd

12. 2001 Kazoo's - Positive Choice Band

13. I'm In Love With A Big Blue Frog - Peter, Paul & Mary 

14. Kazoo Moan - Clarence Profit

15. Trombone Dixie Stereo Backing Track - The Beach Boys 

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