We've discussed songs about love, politics, sadness, fighting, fucking, sports, dancing. But you know what subject in song dosen't get enough recognition? (hint: mudpuppie should appreciate this) →[More:]

Poultry. Yes, our fine clucking, flightless feathered friends. There's an astounding body of song surrounding those cockadoodling shit machines. Witness:

Rufus Thomas - Funky Chicken
Ronnie Spector - Tandoori Chicken
Sweet Papa Stovepipe - All Birds Look Like Chicken To Me
Cibo Matto - Know Your Chicken
Earl McDonald's Original Jug Band - Under The Chicken Tree
Little Feat - Dixie Chicken
The Fools - Psycho Chicken
Stoneground - Colonel Chicken Fry
Manny Corchado - Chicken & Booze
Don & Juan - Chicken Necks
Cab Calloway - A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But A Bird
Billy Ward & the Dominoes - Chicken Blues
Nighthawks - Chicken Grabber
Chellos - Chicken Back Twist
D'Angelo - Chicken Grease
Frank Stokes - Chicken You Can Roost Behind The Moon
Meters - Chicken Strut
Gid Tanner & his Skillet Lickers - Cacklin' Hen & Rooster Too
Alice In Chains - The Rooster
Uncle Dave Macon - Cross-eyed Butcher & The Cacklin' Hen

An iTunes search found roughly 80 songs when searching 'chicken' 'rooster' and 'hen.' These are just the highlights. I didn't even get into ducks and turkeys. And this is just my collection.

So there you have it: from the early days of recording to the turn of the millenium, in genres from bluegrass and blues to grunge and postmodern pop. It's plain to see that musicians have poultry on the brain.

What does it all mean?