Captain Beefheart's Long Neck Bottles would fit the bill as well.
Is it just me or are these links all busted? Too bad! They look grand.
How 'bout Mario Lanza's "Drink, Drink, Drink" from The Student Prince? "Ein, zvei, drei, vier / Lift your stein and drink your beer!"
not really songs about beer, but songs to be sung while drinking (a good amount of) beer.
so these rather fit the after after party.
I find your lack of Irish drinking songs disturbing.
Hi will: the Beefheart is a fine suggestion, thanks! All fine suggestions welcome.
Hi Frank: YEAH, Fehlfarben! Excellent drinking music too, and what a great album cover.
Hi zim: I had to opt out of "In Heaven There is no Beer" in favor of "Beers In Heaven", for what I figure is an obvious reason.
Hi Brian C.: hmmm, all the links I've tested are working fine. Are any of them taking you to WFMU realaudio archives?
Hi LJFWW: a fine suggestion, thanks!
Hi dkb: thanks for the link!
Hi Michael: "disturbing" seems a funny term here. What's so great about Irish drinking songs? Am I being insensitive by not pandering to a cultural stereotype? I've also avoided German oompah crap - it's just Bad Music!
Reel Big Fish's Beer is another great one.
I think 'Ain't Got the Money to Pay for this Drink' by George Zimmerman & the Thrills has something to do with beer.
i think "hefeweizen, schrei" (where 'hefeweizen' is a bayuvarian kind of beer and 'schrei' means scream) would fit the scheme as well. it's available on a sampler by the german indie-label trikont.