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Initial hopeful love must always lead to woe in the snow.

Don’t go away, pleads Daisy May Erlewine with some seductive uke folk in “The Snowman.” It’s making me firm up, too.

The Henry Girls want to know where “Mr. Snowman” went last night. Faultless bluegrass from some suspicious women.

What did you expect of that “Snowman“? asks Jan Krist with feminist folk (and a theremin?!).

Gotta toss in a pretty, odd original “Snowman” from Sam Hart woo-woo-ing about the sad life of the cold. Folk weariness.

Speaking of gotta–you gotta glimpse the odd Frank Sinatra Bing Crosby duet barely salvaged off old radio telling the tale of “The Snowman“–brave, but doomed, poor fellow.

Did i say cold? Don Campbell does some mild yodeling to new age/country for the message “Even the Snowman Knows It’s cold.” Take notes.

Talky bare folk by Andy McGaw who’s missing you, but wouldn’t “If I was a Snowman.” He’d figure out something at that point–something fantastic, something Dylanesque.

Pete Galub also posits the “Impossible Snowman” faced with love’s quandry. Alt pop/folk.

Bears break hearts with the heartbroken altrock “I’m a Snowman.” He’s cold when he’s with you.

The Snowmen introduce themselves with “Here Comes the Snowmen.” Menacing pop.

Gloom-pop from White Ocean: “Snowman” is the talk of the town. What a loner! What an outsider!

The Backbenchers warn you ladies “Don’t Let the Snowman Melt Away.” Put that blowdryer down. Pop psychedelia.

Don’t go! cries Positive Zero, knowing his folk pop “Snowman” will be gone with the daylight. Creepy vampire ideas for me now.

Jalena stutters like Gaga, but her pissed off song “Snowman” is all wishy washy pop crying. If you’re leaving, just do it!

Perhaps you’re just to dance naked in the falling snow “Like a Snowman.” Kiki And Herb (feat. Justin Bond & Kenny Mellman) put this to you in a slow burn show tune build up. Pick a key. Stay there.

Even weirder is the experimental “It Hurts When I Melt” by Merwin. Countdown to puddle.

More pop dreariness from Barenaked Ladies. But their anthem for the overlooked stalwart sentinel gives us a shiver of pride and hope. Melancholic merriness from lords of the oxymoron.

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Love that snowman!

Odylle flirts with all the handsome features of her “Snowman.” Jazz pop with cutsie accentuation.

Falling in love and remembering it is triggered by Lisa Miller’s “Snowman.” Again with the Eurojazz pop. It’s sophisticated, i suppose.

Jolanto Durno tortures the boys with her fixation on “Snowman & the Lipstick Kiss.” Folk pop, then Ukranian oompah. Holy toledo.

Anu Grace made her “Snowman” from two big balls of snow. With her hands. Then you will disappear into a puddle. Drip drip. Oh my. Folk innocence.

Pop isn’t always happy. Watch Out for Rockets’ “Hey Mr. Snowman” wants advice for a rootless millennial from that frosty philosopher. Please be his alt friend.

Elizabeth MacInnis has a Mr. Perfect in mind when she double times the lounge jazz promising “I’m Gonna Build a Snowman.” That’s no Olaf, that’s not.

Yes, “In Love with a Snowman” is a raw deal, alt pops Enfants Terribles to chilling effect.

In the same vein, Kim Wilde country pops “Hey Mr. Snowman” as a fluffy white sounding board (part by part) for her relationship problems. Boy, does she feel better after.

Always being cold, but she can’t sing away from you, Emilie Chin serenades her “Snowman” with classical pop.

‘Ware the cold shoulder of the snowman! “You Can’t Have a Snog with a Snowman” from Brit Ivor Biggun gives us the pop from ‘cross the pond warning a woman.

Sia has had a long steady climb to fame. First recorded in Australia in ’96, Moved to UK in ’00, toured US in ’04… but it took 2014 for her to start slinging hits. “Snowman” is off her still hot ’17 Christmas album, and it’s a sad love song about the Holidays, dwelling on the brokenness of her lover (no ears, no legs). She sounds committed to the useless bag of sorry. Soulful pop.

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Let’s end our detour around the Abominable Snowman angry and loud.

And a BLUE ALERT. Briss Mula starts out kidding around (is that a Scandinavian accent?), but his hiphop hits hard into thug life. Life is cold, so “Abominable Snowman.”

Paul Graves lightens the mood with a thrashing metal narration of a Himalayan standoff in his “Abominable Snowman.” Nearly melodic.

Commending the Fallen turn up the death on their metal with their “Abominable Snowman.” Is that just gargling?

Impaler enunciates for our pleasure with their classic metal “Abominable Snowman.” At least to start with. Violent content! Just like life!

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Time to get weird with the cryptomorphs!

Experimental rock with Bertolt Brecht alienation comes from Nick Siegel’s “The Abominable Snowman Struggles with Loneliness.” Great concept album, still just sad songs.

Chemicals overlays industrial percussion on top of beat poetry voiced as if by a ten-year-old. See if “Abominable Snowman” doesn’t live up to that!

Islands rocks the garage with progressive experimentation in “Abominable Snowman,” more about their performing endurance than the disparate elements. Their box cashed back to earth from outer space. Dig me?

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Pop music doesn’t dip its toe in the Arctic Sea for Abominable Snowman songs much.

But try Summer Salt’s boy band/late nite lounge approach with “Abominable Snowman.”

Then there’s garage rock musical theater from the original cast album of ‘Frozty the Abominable.’ Quiz S is credited with the lead-in “The Ballad of Frozty the Abominable Snowman.” Rawr.

And leave us not neglect excellent musical theater from Joe Iconis and Rob Rokicki. “Footprints (The Sasquatch Song)” should be the start of a Broadway baby (entitled, I would hope: ‘Abominable–What You Did to Me’). The pathos, key changes, rising intensity… it’s a mini operetta that you ought not to miss.

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Let’s get folksy with the down home people for some Abominable Snowmen songs.

Michael Hurley, and his guitar, tell the tale of a troubled traveler with “Abominable Snowman.” It may break your heart. It may steal your watch. His hooting… and ‘humor,’ however, may reverse the trend.

M&TGM submit a dreamy alt-folk “Abominable Snowman” to bring you down. They may not be quite finished.

Our Voyage plays “The Abominable Snowman” like it’s a close campfire at the SciFi convention hall. Another epic yarn about the travails of being misunderstood.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9Rj4TxKWco

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Stan Freberg has a classic comedy bit about interviewing the Abominable Snowman back in the ’50s when comic interviews were all the rage. Thus did our subject become a butt of jokes. We are looking for novelty songs, however, so let’s move on….

Talking Mountain’s “The Abominable Abdominal Snowman” is about that magical creature that came to life and–wouldn’t play with the other kids. He only wanted to work out. Fun electronic pop.

More ice rink electronic fun from Matt Farley riffing as The Paranormal Song Warrior through his album Believe: Exciting Songs about Shockingly Mysterious Stuff. “Oh My Goodness, It’s the Yeti, the Abominable Snowman! Wow!” speaks for itself. Or, it takes less time to read this than to listen to the improvised scat.

A star-crossed story from Arne Hansen & The Guitarspellers: “Snowman in My Heart” fears the abominable one, while experimenting with too many instruments mashed together.

Old-time Dr. Demento hit “Abominable Snowman in the Market” marks Jonathan Richman as a folky storyteller of comic proportions.