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And so we decided to cover the Daniel Boone TV show theme song for no real reason. Which is pretty much the same reason we do any song, so why not?

Note the creative license.






DISCLAIMER: This song is not historically accurate. But neither was the TV show, so why not?

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With an eye like an eagle,

This is dF

It’s like that sometimes – you go for months without being able to spend much time in the studio, then suddenly you have a free afternoon and yr punching them out like cookies.

In other words, fans, there is new music from Banäna Deäthmüffins now available.

Starting with this one, which is about rain. Because how songs are there about weather? Not a lot, we figure. Or at least not about the weather’s general indifference to insane Facebook memes.

This is also our sorta-kinda tribute to Lou Reed (although we wrote it well before Reed passed on late last year), with a little Jeff Lynne thrown in. Because if there’s one thing we learned from listening to old ELO records, it’s that any good song about weather needs lots and lots of echo.

And sound effects!



( Sing with us! )

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Came down so hard,

This is dF

It’s been a year since yr former new favorite band Banäna Deäthmüffins released our first music video. And since then, we constantly get asked: “Yr not going to do another one, are you?”

The answer has been usually along the lines of “Probably.”

And “probably” is NOW.

It is here. It is full of non-sequiturs. And you will rock out to it.



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Lyrics by dEFROG
Music by Banäna Deäthmüffins

©2013 Terribly Frog Music. Derechos Reservados!

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BACKGROUND: This actually started as a practice run/jam session for a Facebook-based music project where everyone takes a set of drum tracks, does something with them, and submits them to the group.

It wasn’t supposed to be the final product. But I had this long list of non-sequiturs lying around for possible song purposes, and figured, “Hell, Jim, why not?”

As for the official submission? It’s about done, and you’ll be hearing that soon enough, kids.

PRODUCTION NOTE: The title means “shut the door”. It’s a 20-year-old inside joke.

BONUS: Add 20 points if you get the Jeff Altman reference.

BONUS BONUS: Add 30 points if you actually know who Jeff Altman is.

BONUS BONUS BONUS: Want to download the song? Go right ahead.

Laser eyes watch the monorail,

This is dF

The reaction to our radical re-working of Samantha Fox’s “Touch Me (I Want Your Body)” has been pretty much what we expected – a whole lotta enthusiastic head-scratching, followed by the question, “So what about that other version you were talking about? Is that better?”

By which they mean the LOUD version.

As for whether it’s better or not, we’ll let you decide. Because by popular demand, we’re releasing it … NOW.




And of course here is the first version, for comparison purposes.





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Written by M.Shreeve/J.Astrop/PQ Harris

Ruined by Banäna Deäthmüffins

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Deepest apologies to Samantha Fox

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Contrast and compare,

This is dF

As you can imagine, it’s been a busy time for Banäna Deäthmüffins – so busy that we haven’t had time to record any actual music. But that seems to be fine with our fans, and as you know, it’s all about the fans. 

Anyway, one question we get asked a lot is, “Do you guys do cover songs? You know, as opposed to yr own songs?”

The answer is, of course, yes we do. And when we do covers, one of the first things we consider is, how should we go about it? Do we play it straight and faithful, or do we deconstruct it into an all-new interpretation?

For example, a favorite song of the band is Donna Summer’s “Hot Stuff”. And while there are many ways to approach that song, we decided the best approach for the studio was to make it something that’s fun to play in the rehearsal room.

Which, in this case, means heavy downtuned riffs, lots of flange and a vocal style often associated with drunk karaoke office parties.

We’re rather pleased with the results.

But then we would be, wouldn't we?



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Written by Pete Bellotte, Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey
Recording ©2013 Terribly Frog Music. Derechos Reservados!

Deepest apologies to Donna Summer

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ADDENDUM: Did we mention we’re on Facebook?

We’re on Facebook, alright.

Wanna bring a wild man back home,

This is dF

Time for another chart-bothering hit from Banäna Deäthmüffins. 

And it’s an epic in which we wrote a musical based on the book Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, and compressed it into about 75 seconds.

PRODUCTION NOTE: This is not a Valentine’s Day song. But it’s the closest yr going to get from the likes of us.



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LYRICS SHEET

Part 1: Here Come The Men From Mars

Here come the men from Mars
Diggin’ the chix and drivin’ fast cars
Here come the men from Mars
Starin’ at titties, getting’ drunk in bars
Here come the men from Mars
Punchin’ each other real hard on the arms
Here come the men from Mars
Lightin’ up farts and smokin’ cigars

Greek chorus:

Fight and drink and swear and screw
Chances are chix do it too
Cliched sex-war stereotypes
We’re just living up to the hype

Part 2: Here Come The Women From Venus

Here come the women from Venus
Don’t give a damn about the size of yr penis
Here come the women from Venus
Make a mistake and it’s gonna get heinous
Here come the women from Venus
Think a guy’s stoopid if he isn’t a genius
Here come the women from Venus
Always wanna know, “Where’ve you been, Gus?”

Greek chorus:

Blame it on biology
or catch-phrase pop psychology
Hope you got yr money’s worth
Is anyone here from planet Earth?


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Lyrics by dEFROG
Music by Banäna Deäthmüffins

©2013 Terribly Frog Music. Derechos Reservados!

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DISCLAIMER: I’ve never actually read the book Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus. So this song is mostly based on the front cover.

Living up to the hype,

This is dF

We’re back. 

For months now, the interweb has been on fire with speculation: Will there be new Banäna Deäthmüffins releases in 2013?

Indeed there will. As promised on the official Banäna Deäthmüffins Facebook page (now live and available for “liking”, should you be so inclined – it’s free, so why not? You won’t be sorry for long).

We’ve got a few songs all set for release. And after much pondering, we decided the best way to start off 2013 was with a song about dangerous sandwiches. 

And here it be.



( Lyrics sheet is available )

PRODUCTION NOTE: Based on a true story. I wrote this years ago after an incident in which I bought The Bride a sandwich and sorely misjudged the amount of spiciness desired. 

Boy did I feel guilty.

She’s feeling much better now,

This is dF

As inevitable as Chanel No. 5, Banäna Deäthmüffins – the best death-pastry rock band in Hong Kong and the 38th worst band on Facebook – is back. 

Not only that, we are back with two things we’ve never done before:

1. A political song.

2. A music video.

We don’t really do political songs, but we were inspired after seeing a former bandmate of mine in the 90s post his own song for the election. It was a humorous anti-Obama song, and rather clever if yr a Republican who thinks any insulting reference to Obama is comedy gold and a grand political statement about how terrible a president he is.

And I thought, “Well, clearly any schmo can do this.”

That said, I’ve always felt that the challenge of being too overtly political in music is that you’ll alienate people who might otherwise like it. You can afford to do that if yr, say, Neil Young. But when yr fan base is roughly the size of the cast of Gilligan’s Island, not so much.

So I went for something more bipartisan – at least in the sense that I didn’t go after the candidates so much as the batshit political posts I get from both sides on Facebook.

Why a music video for it? No idea, except that during the mixdown, it occurred to me how much fun you could have making a music video for it using a lot of Facebook memes.

Also, it was high time we did a music video, because I’ve heard music videos are going to be a big deal for bands, so why not? And there’s this thing called YouTube that lets you show them to people without having to sleep with anyone at Viacom.

Here you go.



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Lyrics by dEFROG
Music by Banäna Deäthmüffins

©2012 Terribly Frog Music. Derechos Reservados!

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No lyric sheet necessary, I think.

CONSUMER ADVISORY: If you’d like to download the song, it’s also available here on the SoundClouds, as is our back catalog to date.

The lesser of two evils,

This is dF

Yr new favorite band, Banäna Deäthmüffins, has been busy in the studio creating more chart-bothering masterpieces. Stand by for hits!

Meanwhile, one question we get asked a lot is: “Do you guys do any cover songs?”

The answer is: we sure do, Hazel. We don't record very many of them, mainly for legal reasons. On the other hand, with a fan base roughly the size of the average funk band, it’s not like anyone’s going to lose that much in royalties from us. Seriously, with the money that (say) ABBA could earn from us for covering (say) “SOS”, it would cover the cost of a Happy Meal. For example.

Anyway, this isn’t exactly a cover song. But it is based on an obscure running gag from the David Letterman show back when it was still on NBC. So technically we could get sued.

Which would be cool. We could use the exposure.

So enjoy our new smash hit: “The Turban Is Not For Sale”.




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No lyrics sheet required – the title pretty much says it all.

That's quality songwriting right there. 

No sale,

This is dF

Hello, Internet. We are Banäna Deäthmüffins. And we would very much like to rock you.

There’s been a lot of talk about this next song.

Maybe too much talk.

This is not an anti-gun song.

This is “Where Did That Bullet Go?”







NOTE: The doo-wop section after the guitar solo is an inside joke for fans of Violent Marshmellows (all 23 of them). If you’d like to be in on the joke, why not visit the official Violent Marshmellows MySpace page and see if you can get any of the songs to play. If you can, listen to the track “Stupid But Dangerous”. Because it’s not like you have anything better to do but listen to obscure and badly produced music on the internet.

Shoot responsibly,

This is dF