Question:
Favourite songs that mention flies, spiders, ants, or any type of insect within the title?
Smiley
2012-07-26 12:04:25 UTC
Here's a few of mine...

Return Of The Spiders - Alice Cooper...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guKlJbK_OnM

Fly On The Wall - XTC...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAJG5AtzM54

Dragonfly - Mahogany Rush...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apxaET-9B5o

I'm The Fly - Wire...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxjxIKdZL9c

Honey Bee - Savoy Brown (Muddy Waters cover)...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q6kZB11iSA

Yours? Links please, if you've got 'em :)
26 answers:
HarveyB
2012-07-26 12:43:04 UTC
Funkadelic - "Maggot Brain"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOKn33-q4Ao



Spirit - "Street Worm"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrsnG-ZEYeE



The Rolling Stones - "I'm a King Bee" (Slim Harpo cover)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcFKmMdbCss



The Tea Party - "Army Ants"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6OUa2CtXIM



Scorpions - "Yellow Butterfly"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HODDwgfPxY4



The Hollies - "Fifi the Flea"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q5a6YmzZvk



Smashing Pumpkins - "Tarantula"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro8shNTlzTY



Tom Petty - "Honey Bee"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBtogkIHaVI



Fleetwood Mac - "Fireflies"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyqo520y2uM



Strawbs - "Dragonfly"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3EBJfQPy5Q
Peepaw
2012-07-26 12:31:26 UTC
"Boris The Spider" - The Who

"Itzy Bitsy Spider" - Carley Simon

"Dog & Butterfly" - Heart

"Ants In The Kitchen" - Ginger Baker of Cream

"Honey Bee" - Tom Petty

"I'm A King Bee" - Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush

"Beetles In The Bog" - War

"Butterfly" - The Hollies

"Joanie's Butterfly" - Aerosmith

"Yellow Butterfly" - The Scorpions

"Caterpillar" - Janis Joplin

"Dragonfly" - Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush

"Little Lamb Dragonfly" - Paul McCartney

"Fifi The Flea" - Hollies

"Spanish Flea" - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass

"The Spider and the Fly" - Rolling Stones

"The Mosquito" - The Doors

"Return Of The Spiders" - Alice Cooper

"Spider Fingers" - Bruce Hornsby & The Range

"The Red Back Spider" - Brownsville Station

"Street Worm" - Spirit

"The Inch Worm" - Paul Mccartney

"Waiting For The Worms" - Pink Floyd
Beatle fanatic
2012-07-27 12:09:56 UTC
Hi Smiley!



Here's an oldie nobody mentioned.

Funkier than a Mosquito's Tweeter - Ike and Tina Turner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOe5ie_cZa0



Here's Joe Bonamassa'a awesome version of the same song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShgPiJGcEA4
?
2012-07-26 15:00:00 UTC
Alice Cooper I am The Spider

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVK8HYFJvbw
Mike H Music Man in New Orleans
2012-07-26 12:39:34 UTC
Don't close the question. I will answer when I get home. I have a doctors appointment I have to go to right now.



EDIT:



1 - Boris The Spider - The Who - Love John Entwhistles sense of humor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yvoRtHSQ4Y



2 - Bullets With Butterfly Wings - The Smashing Pumpkins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-r-V0uK4u0



3 - Rattlesnake Shake - Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac - back when they were a Blues/Rock Band.

Whoops I thought Snakes were included so this is void.



4 - Rattlesnake Rock n Roller - Blackfoot

Whoops I thought Snakes were included so this is void.



5 - Serpentine Fire - Earth Wind & Fire - I hope serpent is an allowed substitute for snake.

Whoops I thought Snakes were included so this is void.



6 - Ants Marching - Dave Matthews

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNgJBIx-hK8



7 - Queen Bee - Grand Funk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLz1l6SClag



8 - The Wasp (Texas Radio & The Big Beat) - THe Doors

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qVOruN1O14



9 - Dragonfly - Ziggy Marley - not nearly as good as yours by Mahogony Rush but not bad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaVxcpefX-0



10 - Save The Roach For Me - Buck Washington from the 40's LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKqWniRoR54



11 - Ant Music - Adam & The Ants

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6UCGKmbDvs



12 - Lucky Ladybug - Billie & Lillie - a 50's novelty song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8FaBRHjIzI



13 - Lady Bug - The Presidents of the USA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q18FOgzDArE
~~Birdy~~
2012-07-26 12:10:30 UTC
not necessarily favorites but here goes..



Butterflies - Michael Jackson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAa7z5QdL4M



Dog and Butterfly - Heart http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-HaieNmNiU LOVELY SONG



Praying Mantis - Don Dixon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VOwoWlyDpE



The Fly - Chubby Checker http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8XBsNa8EwQ lol, I didn't know about this dance.
Cowboy Neal At The Wheel
2012-07-26 13:01:13 UTC
When That Love Bug Bites You (He'll Keep Gnawin', Gnawin', Gnawin') ~ Montana Slim

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C30XBXbARYg



Fly on the Wall ~ AC/DC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFY8TV7r78I



Black Spider Blues ~ Johnny Shines

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxfKX6sF6pM



Spiderwebs ~ No Doubt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXTHBVS7Sjw



Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee ~ Billy Murray & Ada Jones

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWXYqZt31RE



Bumble Bee Blues ~ Big Mama Thornton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLcyvgvkGLs
anonymous
2016-12-30 09:44:46 UTC
Youtube Maggot Brain
?
2012-07-26 12:21:13 UTC
Mosquito Song - Queens of the Stone Age

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBx80KwtiEM



Beetlebum - Blur

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2fkbyU0D1o
Trixie Delight
2012-07-26 12:51:16 UTC
There Ain't No Bugs on Me - Jerry Garcia and David Grisman:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3aFjQ8Emc4



Spanish Fly - Van Halen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDsa4uDM3zU
Keleigh Carpenter
2012-07-26 12:48:42 UTC
The Scorpion by Megadeth :D



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5cxQKawbbE
Gonzo
2012-07-27 13:30:55 UTC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-e3BOcDXlU
vtd288
2012-07-26 14:21:23 UTC
"The Fly" - U2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4HyQcboBuk



"Ant Music" - Adam and The Ants

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6UCGKmbDvs



"I'm a King Bee" - The Rolling Stones

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFFtSLs6L64



"Mystery Roach" - Frank Zappa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY0ERhUTplw
Toke Lover
2012-07-26 12:13:08 UTC
Having trouble getting one in the title...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXq5VvYAI1Q

For in the song....



wow, this was a challenge...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzlg6B0WiUo



If I can think of one I like better, I'll be back...
?
2012-07-26 12:07:36 UTC
Steam Powered Giraffe - Honeybee - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojYK6CW8gdw
anonymous
2012-07-26 12:46:11 UTC
"March of the Fire Ants" by Mastodon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MarWv25GOyw



"Black Butterfly" by Electric Wizard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr44WrnovZ0



I really can't think of a ton of others :P
anonymous
2012-07-26 14:51:03 UTC
Fireflies - Owl City
sassy
2012-07-26 12:05:39 UTC
The Itsy Bitsy Spider.
Seabass
2012-07-26 12:14:43 UTC
Boris the Spider
anonymous
2012-07-26 12:14:14 UTC
The Crow and The Butterfly - Shinedown.
Pepere Eldridge
2012-07-26 13:00:32 UTC
Centipede - Rebbie Jackson
nodumgys
2012-07-26 12:51:54 UTC
xavier rudd - white moth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPFflnR0ujY



eels - ant farm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypr1lzUFkKI



lou barlow - caterpiller girl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggYazKUkcoM
anonymous
2012-07-26 13:20:38 UTC
Superfly - Curtis Mafield

Rock Lobster - B52s (I know, a crustacean, but that's close isn't it?)
anonymous
2012-07-26 23:36:27 UTC
"Fireflies" by Owl City
Angie
2012-07-27 07:11:00 UTC
fireflies
James
2012-07-26 17:19:24 UTC
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