list of puppet songs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4AZmVF1BhM

I've been obsessed with this Sophie Ellis-Bextor song recently, and it's occurred to me that I can't think of a single song about puppets (or song that prominently references puppets) that I don't like, so please list puppet songs, thank you.

1. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - My Puppet Heart

2. James And Bobby Purify - I'm Your Puppet

3. Sandie Shaw - Puppet On A String

Puppet On A String is the exemplary puppet song I guess?

master of puppets

I don't think I've ever heard Master Of Puppets?

5. Depeche Mode - Puppets

^^ this one is a bit unusual in that it is from the pov of the puppeteer rather than the puppet, it's still good though!

6. Momus - Pierrot Lunaire

7. They Might Be Giants - Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head

8. ABBA - I'm A Marionette

The best of puppet songs.

9. DEVO - Puppet Boy

10. Barbara Streisand - I've Got No Strings

(lots of people have done that one obv, but I think that's my favourite version. the Gipsy Kings version is v good as well: https://youtu.be/6pLRCpYrl_o)

11. Tom Jones - The Young New Mexican Puppeteer

this one is strange, it's about a puppeteer from New Mexico who makes puppets of Abe Lincoln, Martin Luther and Mark Twain

12. The 5th Dimension - Puppet Man

Martin Luther King rather

The young New Mexican puppeteer
He saw the people all lived in fear
He thought that maybe they'd listen to
A puppet telling them what to do

You know he got some string and he got some wood
He did some carving and he was good
And folks came running so they could hear
The young New Mexican puppeteer

First he carved out young Abe Lincoln
Abe will teach 'em civil rights
Then a King named Martin Luther
So they'd recall his peaceful fight

Old Mark Twain, his wit and wisdom
Will surely show them life is fun
But he smiled with satisfaction
When the Prince of Peace was done

13. Sandy Posey - I'm Your Puppet

(already had the James And Bobby Purify version, but I love this one too)

14. Mott the Hoople - Marionette

15. Toyah - Marionette

16. Echo and the Bunnymen - The Puppet

17. Andy Gibb - I Just Want to Be Your Everything

18. Masquerade - Wooden-Wooden Puppet
19. Masquerade - I'm Attached to You
20. Masquerade - Don't Leave Me Hanging

(from their Pinocchio album)

Laurie Anderson - The Puppet Motel

Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets

there is another song called Puppet on a String first done by Elvis Presley, an American singer.

SRC - "Marionette"

Stranglers - Punch & Judy

Thin White Rope had Puppet Dog

Puppet dog, whoever made you
Years ago
Knew how bad I'd needa friend
Puppet dog, your felt red mouth
And bells for eyes
Scare the devils off again

Puppet dog, come bite your master
And in the morning after
Sprinkle rain across the sands
Puppet dog, I return the bite, you
Reveal the fist inside you
Leaving me nothing but my hand

Idle Race - Mr Crow & Sir Norman

Ventriloquist was he, little boy sat on his knee
The people knew that the show was but the best one in the land
Until the night before the act
The dummy's clothes had all been packed away - he'd gone
And he'd left poor Mr. Crow right in the lurch

You know he's gone far away
I hear his voice go laughing
What of all the years we shared?

Hello, Mr. Crow has your little boy left home - did he run away?
Well I hope he'll soon be back to do the show
I'm sorry you must feel quite sad
When your dummy runs away without a word
That is all old Mr. Crow had heard

You know he's gone far away
I hear his voice go laughing
What of all the years we shared?

Now come on Mr. Crow my dear
We'd better have this gottle o' geer

Then one fateful night into the dressing room so bright
Walked our friend's hateful doll
Mr. Crow cried tears of joy all in his tea
The bad doll said kindly address me as Sir Norman, little man, I am a star
And if you weren't so old maybe I'd let you be my doll

You know I've been far away
I've heard the people laugh
Now I'm a great big star

Tiger - My Puppet Pal

Captain Beefheart - I Love You, You Big Dummy

The Everly Brothers - Nancy's Minuet