There are days when I come up with such a fantastic idea for a post here. I'll sit and I'll think about it and tell people about it and then make some notes and think about it some more and do some research. Unfortunately, the longer I spend thinking about the Fantastic Idea and trying to hammer it all out, the more I start to think that it is in fact, not such a Fantastic Idea after all - or the F.I. is such a meaty bone (as Scott says), that I really need to put Some More Time into it. And then I wonder what else I could write about. And then, invariably, I start thinking about squirrels.
Today, my friends, is one of those days.
I like squirrels. When I was a child, I enjoyed climbing trees so much that I wished I could be a squirrel when I grew up. I even wrote poems about it. No, you can't see them.
Some people don't like squirrels. They are afraid of their beady little eyes and their scratchy little claws, or that they will crawl up their pants leg, like what happened in this song (mp3). Squirrel loathers would probably appreciate this song (mp3), too.
Other people, like me, don't mind the little guys. They aren't afraid to look at life THROUGH little beady eyes, as in this song (mp3). Sometimes they don't have the words to express their appreciation, so they write instrumental songs like this song, or this song, or this song (mp3s). Sometimes they think that squirrels are SO great, they believe the critters are capable of solving crimes and starring in television shows (mp3), and putting out whimsical songs (mp3s).
And, of course, some people name their radio shows after them.
Well, I'm back to hammering out the Fantastic Idea which will hopefully be revealed next week - or else I will have to resort to some more squirrel-related content. In the meantime - please slow down on the roads, people. The life you save could be a small fluffy one.
Squirrel Power! I love squirrels, esp. black squirrels. They're not too common around here (DC) but everytime I see one it's the coolest thing ever.
Posted by: steve PMX | July 28, 2006 at 04:43 PM
Don't forget the ditty "Hey Shirley, This Is Squirrely", from the Radio Shack compilation of CBer tunes, downloadable as an MP3 with assorted other delights at the follwing:
http://www.feastofhateandfear.com/download.html
Posted by: Dale Hazelton | July 28, 2006 at 05:25 PM
dont forget our latest single "squirrel attack"
http://ultrabunny.com/pages/top/discography/discography-vinyl.html
you should have a copy at the wfmu record library, go check.
squirrel attack lyrics:
http://ultrabunny.com/pages/top/lyrics.html
Posted by: ultrabunny | July 28, 2006 at 07:19 PM
white squirrel song
http://www.whitesquirrels.ca/song.htm
black squirrel song
http://www.victoria-park.com/mp3.htm
Posted by: virgil | July 28, 2006 at 08:00 PM
Wittle Squirrels!
Dey is so cute, *bites lower lip* Luv da SQuirrels, have alot of them in New York.
One got into my deck. He was so big, he made a hole in the screen to eat our garbage. ^.^ So Cute!
Posted by: Master Evil | July 29, 2006 at 04:17 AM
another obvious one: "Squirrel Song" by the band Shellac. not a metaphor.
Posted by: chris | July 29, 2006 at 10:01 AM
Fuck squirrels. The dig up my plants in my garden, eat my flower bulbs, get into my attic and then tease me as they walk along by backyard fence, mocking me with their playful quickness and agility. Me+B.B. gun=dead squirrel carcasses.
Okay, so I woke up cranky today. I just wanted to remind your readers about the 1980s rock band Squirrel Bait, who, IIRC, never wrote any songs about the little rodents.
Posted by: The Contrarian | July 29, 2006 at 10:22 AM
and don't forget this american life's 'squirrel cop' episode, one of the funniest ever.
http://www.thislife.org/pages/descriptions/98/115.html
Posted by: kim galibert | July 29, 2006 at 01:50 PM
Don't forget the Greasy Kid Stuff favorite, "Earl the Squirrel" by Kenny Young & The Eggplants!
Posted by: Richard | July 29, 2006 at 09:30 PM
Megan, I said I dislike squirrels, but I meant squirrels are evil. I may have to take Friday back, missy.
Posted by: amanda | July 30, 2006 at 06:10 PM
Fluffy and twitching
crawling with vermin
when a car comes
shall I go left, or right?
I don't know yet
I'm a squirrel.
Posted by: steve | July 31, 2006 at 08:07 AM
And lest we forget Dr. Demento
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoAsPwBGpFc&search=squirrel
Posted by: Jeff R. | August 03, 2006 at 02:41 AM
Squirrel Cop! http://www.thislife.org/pages/descriptions/98/115.html
I have a patch from NPR from a pledge drive; it is a squirrel, on fire!!!
Sounds like a squirrel on fire would make some people here very happy, and you should totally go hear that episode.
You will pyp (piss your pants) laughing!
Posted by: harini | August 07, 2006 at 08:11 PM
Thanks for sharing all those squirrel songs, Megan! You have incited me to share some squirrely things, too!
01. Join the 1996 Tampa Bay hiphop dance craze with Lil' Amp - Do Da Squirrel [or the slow version] Sometimes you feel like a nut. Sometimes you don't. True dat.
02. theme for Dotty Squirrel of the Animaniacs
03. theme for Slappy the Squirrel of the Animaniacs [en Espagnol] [English lyrics]
04. Veruca wants a Squirrel, Daddy
05. Black Jacques - Squirrel in the House, excellent surf instrumental from the official Black Jacques site
06. Peter and Ellen Allard - Gray Squirrel, sometimes an excerpt says it all, just as with Merrilee Webb's - Hop Old Squirrel
07. Squirrels do it in the park, sing along y'all. This one and several other samples from Secret Squirrel, the tuntablist DJ, can be found here.
08. a poem recited honoring the Squirrel over at Poet Scoop
09. Steve Burns and Paul Ford - In The Park (Squirrel and Rat)
10. Lonbobby featuring Sadye - Skippy the Happy Squirrel Yo, watch your back with that squirrel! [01:42]
11. Todd Migchelbrink - The Squirrel Song, an Oregon grade school social studies teacher gives the Beatles a turn
12. Richard Reagh - Squirrel Man (Le Sport Remix) from his official site
13. Matthew Lien - Flying Squirrel Creek, Celtic folk stylings from his official site
14. The Great Luke Ski - I Kissed A Squirrel from Dementia Radio
15. Interview with Kim Long, author of SQUIRRELS, A WILDLIFE HANDBOOK, addressing squirrel-o-mania [05:54]
16. Firesign Theatre - Cat Squirrel skit [1970, 02:24] from official site
17. Jonathan Katz w/ H. Jon Benjamin - Squirrel In A Hat in Central Park
18. happy little excerpt from Jogeir Liljedahl - The Squirrel [more info]
19. The free game Squirrel Escape features sound by composer Bjorn Lynne
20. So Squirrel Bait never did a squirrel song? Did Squirrel Nut Zippers? What about Squirrel Pools? As another listener stated, Shellac did. Marcy Playground did a Secret Squirrel inspired tune.
21. Don't you just love that Wikipedia has a section for Fictional Squirrels?!
22. The great Mel Blanc and Paul Frees were the voices of the main characters of Hanna-Barbera's 1960s cartoon Secret Squirrel. You can watch a clip or see the intro or choose from other squirrel movies brought to you by Scary Squirrel World
23. Otis Fodder and I used to revert to silly eight year olds playing with our Secret Squirrel Decoders. Yay! It is available for download in several places on the web.
24. By the way, squirrels cannot contract rabies. Here's a squirrel to tell you all about it!
25. PERRI! Perri was Disney's finest true-life adventure documentary [1957] following the life of a little girl squirrel named Perri. Peri Gilpin, who played Roz Doyle on FRASIER, was named after her. The super marvelous Perri behind Zenguin.com may have been, as well. Squirrel lovers must know this one, so I share the Perri theme with you.
Posted by: Listener Katya Oddio | August 22, 2006 at 09:08 PM
26. The Black Squirrels
Posted by: Listener Katya Oddio | September 13, 2006 at 12:09 PM
Whooooohooooooooo
Cabbage
Posted by: josanna | December 15, 2006 at 04:48 PM
Anyone heard asong about squirrels done to the Beastie Boys "Girls"?
Lines include, "We like to gather nuts/but people splatter our guts/ as they go for country drives/ it isn't easy to survive".
A Winnipeg radio station used to play it.
Posted by: Magnus | January 26, 2007 at 02:39 AM
I like the songs they were awsome! I love squirrels i could be talking to someone and if I see a squirrel I yell out squirrel!
Posted by: trackchick58 | October 23, 2007 at 08:53 PM
Squirrels bouncing on trampolines....www.squirrelsong.com
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