Songs About Animals

[ribbons]

This one just flew into my mind.  𓅪

Bill Callahan - Too Many Birds

[Lisnaholic]

^ That's a beautiful, off-beat song, ribbons, by a guy I've never heard of, so I'll definitely be looking at more of his material. Thanks !
(Very restrained of you not to mention Paul McC's Blackbird, even though Bill Callahan was dropping some heavy reminders for you in his own song.  )

A couple of other bird songs: one well-known and the other one a bit of a stretch as the bird reference isn't in the title, it's buried in the French  lyrics:-

Lyrics in French, plus English translation: https://www.jiosaavn.com/lyrics/din-din-lyrics/NxwifhpYRlc

Just a few monkeys to add to the barrel here. 🐒

^ Three excellent on-topic choices !

Before we move on entirely from the topic of snakes, though, here's a song made famous by The Lizard King himself, Jim Morrison, who clearly self-identified with animals of a cold-blooded and scaley nature:

[Meatwad]

Prince and the Revolution - When Doves Cry

[Guybrush]

This talk of birds reminded me of the song Kingfisher by Joanna Newsom. I like.

[ribbons]

(Very restrained of you not to mention Paul McC's Blackbird, even though Bill Callahan was dropping some heavy reminders for you in his own song.  )

Don't think I wasn't tempted.    This is a really fun thread, Lisna – thank you!  As a massive Bert Jansch fan, I'm chuffed to see you post a tune from Pentangle's Basket of Light.

A couple of tracks about my favorite aquatic mammal:

Tim Buckley – Dolphins

The Byrds – Dolphin's Smile
(and a horse on the album cover for good measure)

***

And now for Something Completely Different : 

Public Image Limited – Swan Lake

Bert Jansch - The Black Swan

[ribbons]

Following on Tore's bird selection, this came to mind:

Donovan - Three King Fishers  [sic ]

[Lexi Darling]

100 Gecs - Stupid Horse

[ribbons]

Brian Eno - Needles In The Camel's Eye

[ribbons]

The Kinks - Animal Farm

Absolutely love this song and never get tired of it. 

[Lucem Ferre]

[ribbons]

The Shins - Red Rabbits

[Meatwad]

Faith No More - War Pigs

[Meatwad]

Primus - Winonas Big Brown Beaver

[ribbons]

Ian Brown - Dolphins Were Monkeys

[ribbons]

Can - Sing Swan Song   ₊˚ 🦢・₊ ⊹

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VmM8qRRLwU