So I was listening to Okkervil River's Black Sheep Boy, an album about a half-man, half-black sheep, when I came across Midlake's Van Occupanther album, which has a similar theme.

It got me to thinking: this would make a really good compilation. Indie songwriters writing about fictional half-human characters. I thought of a few more, but I'd like some input on others I forgot.

Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy (From the album Black Sheep Boy)

Midlake - Van Occupanther (from the album, the Trials of Van Occupanther)

Tom Waits - Edward (from the song Poor Edward)

Buck 65 - The Centuar (from the song The Centaur)

Please get involved in this discussion so I can make a really sweet mixtape.

"The Minotaur Song" - The Incredible String Band

JED - Grandaddy (from the Sophtware Slump album)

JED is a computer, but he is percieved with the emotion of a human.

Thanks guys.

I've also added to my list:

Deerhoof - Siriustar, which is kind of a freaky, postmodern, disjointed look at the sonic transformation the moon causes in a werewolf.

Stew - The Statue Song. It's about a statue, but like JED, the statue has the mind of a human.

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Originally posted by Stocky:
JED - Grandaddy (from the Sophtware Slump album)

JED is a computer, but he is percieved with the emotion of a human.

There are three Jed songs. There's "Jed the Humanoid" and "Jed's Other Poem:Beautiful Ground" from The Sophtware Slump and "Jeddy 3's Poem" from Signal To Snow Ratio.

You've also got to remember "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead.

Southern Culture on the Skids Werewolf.
Cat Power's cover of Michael Hurley's Werewolf.
Warren Zevon's Werewolf of London.
The Meteors Night of the Werewolf.

"I was born (a unicorn)" - The Unicorns

Does "Eye of the Tiger" count?

No? Then my vote goes to the Eels' "Dog Faced Boy".

Also, She Wolf by the Adolescents and Catwoman from Shakespears Sister.

I'd bet Robyn Hitchcock has a ton of songs about half-human/half-animal characters. Or, at least, very anthropomorphized animal characters:

"Madonna of the Wasps"
"Ole, Tarantula!"
"The Fly"
"Insect Mother"

Some half-human/half-something else (not animal) Hitchcock songs:

"The Man with the Lightbulb Head"
"Balloon Man"