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Jake Thackray
Song of the Day: From yesterday's Ye Nuns, a gem from the Yorkshire chansonnier from his about a nun who wasn't really one, filled with playful, suggestive images and written in a mock-innocent style
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The Auteurs, fronted by Luke Haines (left)
Song of the Day: After yesterday's track by Black Box Recorder, let's turn to a track by member Luke Haines, whose prolific output includes a wide variety of indie, new wave, and wistfully comedic songs
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Reggie Watts. A performer of infinite jest.
Song of the Day: Following Childish Gambino's laceration of American history and culture, let's move into loopier acerbic perspective with the comedian, rapper and singer from his 2010 album Why Shit So Crazy?
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Stephen Hawking 1942-2018. Cosmologist, theoretical physicist, humourist
Song of the Day: How best to pay tribute to one of the most intelligent men in history, one mentioned in the same breath as Einstein? With a silly cosmic song of course, taken from the Meaning of Life
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Ken Dodd's first of 19 chart hits was this tender tenor number in 1960
Song of the Day: What a perfect day, alongside hailing the tickling stick and five-hour shows, to say that the sadly departed comedian was also a huge 1960s pop star – and his first hit reveals a surprisingly beautiful tenor voice
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Napoleon XIV, aka Jerry Samuels
Song of the Day: We conclude a mini-series of upbeat songs about mental health with perhaps the most bizarre of all, a 1966 novelty hit song by the producer and singer songwriter Jerry Samuels
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Jilted John, aka Graham Fellows in 1978
Song of the Day: Two, three, four! Let's nip back to 1978, and catch Graham Fellows as the sulky teenager John in this comedy classic, crammed of hilarious jealous lines about girlfriend Julie
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Tom Waits and Bette Midler
Song of the Day: Continuing on the theme of call-and-response in a romantic setting, let's delve into a smoky bar with the gravelly voice of Waits chatting up Midler, who gradually softens to his charms
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Father John Misty, aka Josh Tillman
Song of the Day: We focus on the title track of Josh Tillman's latest and much acclaimed new album, capturing the absurdity of the human condition with powerful music and acerbic, yet melancholy wit
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The Stranglers performing at the Paris Theatre, 1977.
From movie heroes to lost ones, we move forward to 1977 to a hit by the punk band who became lauded themselves for their intelligence, humour and musicianship
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