10 Best Hidden Tracks On Rock Music Albums
7. Mosquito Song - Songs For The Deaf (Queens Of The Stone Age)
If you want to get specific, there are actually two hidden tracks on Queens of the Stone Age's 2002 album Songs for the Deaf.
The first is a version of a song from the band's last album, Feel Good Hit of the Summer, except the lyrics have been replaced by somebody laughing like a madman. So far, so weird.
The second, which is actually a song instead of the soundtrack to a nightmare, is called Mosquito Song. It's over five-and-a-half minutes long, which is pretty girthy for a bonus track, and it's got a lot to like.
A mostly acoustic number, the song includes sounds you wouldn't normally expect from the Queens, including several string instruments, an accordion, and sleigh bells. And it's not even about Christmas.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about the song is these lyrics from the first chorus:
Where will you run?/Where will you hide?/Lullabies to paralyze
Anyone who knows this band will know that Lullabies to Paralyze is the name of the album that immediately followed this one, so the group were clearly leaving a little trail of breadcrumbs for their most dedicated listeners to follow.