Weird lyrics, weird imagery, weird band!  (Even if I do say so myself.)

From UNC Chapel Hill's 1907 yearbook.

From the Peace Institute's 1928 yearbook.

It's commonly said that musical instruments will improve one's mental focus.  Apparently, actual playing isn't even required.  From Westminster Choir College's 1967 yearbook.

She thinks it's the cat.  From Lustige Blätter, 1919.

From The Gateway, 1978.

From Gilhooleyisms by Frederick Henri Seymour, 1904.

Is this some sort of Before & After pairing of photos?  Is the piano teacher searching for his pupil when in fact she's sitting right there in the grass, covering her ears in anticipation of her own sour notes?  And does she finally give in and attend her lesson with a dimly lit room?

From Rockford's 1971 yearbook.

We always hear of musicians selling their souls, but it's also conductors, recording engineers, even album cover artists.  From Witchcraft and Sorcery, 1973.

From Elizabethtown's 1923 yearbook.

Great band name for a spooky ensemble: "The Dead Beats."  From Olivet Nazarene's 1959 yearbook.

"He'll jauntily haunt you and you'll love it."  From The Film Daily, 1945.