Storytellers, patriots, beatniks, rednecks, zealots, activists, dreamers, poets, actors who can't sing, politicians, fans, commentators, and psychos. They all talk. And they do it to music.
I'm not sure exactly what to call this genre--spoken word is the closest, I suppose. Many of these tracks are amusing, a few intentionally so. Although much of the material here is a freak show, there is occasional talent, such as Ken Nordine. Some of the recordings are from my own vinyl, but the majority are from other sources, including 365 Days, Golden Throats, and other compilations.
| 1 | The Americans | Gordon Sinclair |
| 2 | An American's Answer (To Gordon Sinclair) | Charles Ashman |
| 3 | A European (Speaks Up for the US) | Guido Sarducci |
| 4 | I've Had It | Dave Ballard |
| 5 | On Censorship | Victor Lundberg |
| 6 | What Time Is It? | Ken Nordine |
| 7 | Goldilox and the Three Bears | Jazzbo Collins |
| 8 | Rebellion | Jack Hammer |
| 9 | Cockroach | Jack Kerouac |
| 10 | Beatnik's Wish | Patsy Raye & the Beatniks |
| 11 | Mama's Place | Bing Day |
| 12 | Like, I Love You | Edd Byrnes |
| 13 | Dog | Bob Dorough |
| 14 | Ed's Place | Horace Heller |
| 15 | Paralysed | Cal Vale |
| 16 | The Drunken Driver | Grandpa Joe |
| 17 | I Died Today | Rodd Keith |
| 18 | Bongo, King of the Jungle | Dick Kent |
| 19 | Music To Watch Girls By | John Rydgren |
| 20 | Rhinocratic Oaths | The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band |
| 21 | What's Big in England Now? | Bongwater |
| 22 | Pop Art Poem | The Jam |
| 23 | The Diamond Mine | Higher Elevation |
| 24 | There's a Good Earth Out Tonight | Mystic Moods Orchestra |
| 25 | Just For Today | Robert Marshall |
| 26 | The Slave | Buck Ritchie |
| 27 | The Evil Dope | Phil Phillips |
| 28 | King Heroin | James Brown |
MP3s and cover art (60-MB ZIP file)
| 1 | Spleen | William Shatner |
| 2 | Spock Thoughts | Leonard Nimoy |
| 3 | What Is Love? | Anthony Quinn |
| 4 | Try a Little Tenderness | Jack Webb |
| 5 | The Sound of Silence | 101 Strings Orchestra |
| 6 | Like a Rolling Stone | Sebastian Cabot |
| 7 | Like a Bridge Over Troubled Water | Sam Ervin |
| 8 | Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town | Walter Brennan |
| 9 | Phantom 309 | Red Sovine |
| 10 | Viet Nam Blues | Dave Dudley |
| 11 | A Ballad to George Wallace | Roscoe Dean |
| 12 | The Tower | Johnny Legend |
| 13 | Thanks for the Memories, Bear Bryant | Virginia Rogers |
| 14 | Candy Bars for Elvis | Barry Tiffin |
| 15 | Why | Evel Knievel |
| 16 | The Mud Kids | Rod McKuen |
| 17 | Open Letter to the Older Generation | Dick Clark |
| 18 | Teenage Bill of Rights | Burt Ward |
| 19 | Don't Blame the Children | Sammy Davis Jr |
| 20 | Have You Dug His Scene? | Yaphet Kotto |
| 21 | Black Woman | Jim Ingram |
| 22 | It's About Time | Dick Jenkins |
| 23 | The Gift | The Velvet Underground |