Two musical questions

[rachelmanija]

1. What are the instruments playing in this song before the vocals come in? An organ? And... a piano? Chimes? Glockenspiel?

2. Please name a few songs with unusual subjects. Ideally, not pure novelty songs like "Mommy Got Run Over By A Reindeer."

Comments

[pauraque]

What about Jonathan Coulton? Some of his catalog could be considered novelty songs, but there are also weird-but-serious ones like Blue Sunny Day (vampire has depression), or I'm Your Moon (Pluto and Charon are in love).

[rachelmanija]

I'd forgotten about him, but he was basically made for this question. Thanks!