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Bruce Springsteen - "Surprise, Surprise"

Well, at least there are a few people that haven't forgotten about Working On a Dream just yet.  If you thought the song was cheesy, check this out kiddies:

PS - Bruce is still the man.

"Literal Head Over Heels"

"Literal Head Over Heels" is the funniest thing I've seen all week, and I watched the debate last night.  Well done guys.

Weird Al Thrives in Digital Age

Sure traditional album sales back been in the crapper for years now, but if you're a fan of accordion-laden musical parody, the digital age could be a dream come true.  Case in point - Weird Al's latest ditty, "Whatever You Like."  Riffing on the T.I. track of the same name, not only does it, and I quote, "topically mash together the swagger of the T.I. song with the cold, hard realities of our current economic climate," but it stands as Weird Al's first parody released while the source material is still #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

So instead of finally getting your copy of "Like A Surgeon" after Madonna's papa already started preachin', now you can dig a song, and make fun of it at the same time.  Makes you feel a bit like a music blogger, doesn't it?

Labor Day Loungin'

Sonic Slang is taking a semi-siesta for the holiday weekend, but don't panic, we've got a parting gift filled with more than enough killer tunes and pelvic thrusts to get you through 'Til Tuesday.  Now follow this dude's lead, and bust a move on down to the beach...

Conor Oberst - "Souled Out!!!"

Conor Oberst has never struck me as a particularly funny dude, (unlike his other "New Dylan" competition), so the new video for "Souled Out!!!" is refreshingly goofy.  Song ain't bad too - Is this guy finally growing on me?

Check out the clip after the jump.

Leave Barack Aloooone!

What if Chris Crocker had an unhealthy obsession with unfairly-persecuted politicians, instead of washed-up pop singers?  Thanks to Slate and Christopher Beam, we don't have to wonder anymore.  Leave Barack Alooooone! (via Huffington Post)

Censoring the Count

Continuing in this blog's long tradition of unfiltered coverage from the puppet rock scene - The Count, as you've never seen him before.  (Jewish and horny)

Mike Meehan - "The Republican Song"

At risk of getting a little too political at SS this week, this I just couldn't pass up.  Without further commentary or snark, I give you Mike Meehan's "The Repubican Song."

Watch it after the jump...or the terrorists win

JibJab - "Time for Some Campaignin'"

It's been four years since the JibJab dudes made cyber-waves with "This Land is Your Land," an political spoof that flew through the interwebs all the way to The Tonight Show.  Well with this year's election already reaching comic levels of absurdity, "Time for Some Campaignin'" and its depiction of Bill smoking Cubans with bikini models, a hospital-bound McCain channeling his inner Patton and Obama riding a unicorn of change (Hilary is, appropriately, boring) doesn't seem all that far off.

John Oates' Mustache to Star in Cartoon

Maybe Hall and Oates wouldn't be our first choice for a musician-turned-cartoon (Andrew W.K. tops that list), but this actually sounds pretty funny in an Adult Swim after 3 bong hits kind of way:

According to Billboard, on J-Stache “Oates is portrayed as a modern-day family man and finds himself enticed back to the rock star life by his mustache, which is voiced by comedian Dave Attell.”

Hall and Oates' brand of white-boy soul has already been embraced by hipsters over the last year, and with mustaches back in fashion, the move sorta makes sense.  But let's hope the tight pink pants stay in the closet.  I Can't Go For That.

UPDATE: Remember the "Catholicism Wow" campaign in Dogma?  Well either Kevin Smith is a secret collaborator on J-Stache, or our boy John does a mean Buddy Christ imitation.  Compare for yourself kids.