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Novelty Tunes

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oldiesed

We should have some fun with thiis one! There were many popular and not so popular comedy records thru the years in pop, country, and even ethnic categories [polish, german, etc]. Lets see how far this can go...how about,

What is was was football- Andy Griffith
Who stole the keeshka?- Frankie Yankovic
Transfusion- Nervous Norvus
John and Marsha- Stan Freeberg
Delicious- Jim Backus
 
Little Egypt - The Coasters

Come to think of it, most of their tunes.
 
Never a hit, but Joe Donovan's show on WHAS Louisville played a novelty version of "Honeycomb", called "Telephone," sung by a guy in a Scandinavian accent. Does anyone know the name of the artist? Is it on YouTube? ("Telephone" is too common a word for searches.)

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Is it Telephone, by Boreson?

" Vell, I've got a vife & it's kind of funny, she's an ole sour puss but I call her honey.. everytime I come home...there she is on the telephone!... Telephone, Yakkity Yak, on the Telephone All the Time, vat a heckuva life, ven you got a vife on the T. E. L. E... Telephone!..
 
Those are the lyrics, yes, but Joe mentioned another name, like Ole something.

In "my" version, after the 3rd verse/chorus, which is supposed to be the end, he says "Let's do it yust one more time!" and into the final line.

Thanks!

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Here's one;
Blah, Blah, Blah- Nicola Paone
it is on a ABC-PARAMOUNT 45 I have, a little scratchy but it still brings some chuckles
 
Monster Mash
Beep Beep
The Touchables in Brooklyn (Takeoff of The Untouchables)
Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah
Alice's Restaurant
Flying Saucer
A Letter To The Beatles
Schlock Rod
Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavour Overnight?
Stewball
Blue Christmas
Martian Hop
Everything by Ray Stevens
Disco Duck
My Boomerang Won't Come Back/Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport
Everything by Spike Jones
 
The Old Philosopher - Eddie Lawrence? (sp?)

Serutan Yob - Red Ingle and the Unnatural Seven
 
Baby sittin boogie- Buzz Clifford
Little Space Girl- Jesse Lee Turner
Rip Van Winkle- Devotions
Ape Call- Nervous Norvus
Mr Custer- Larry Verne
More money for you and me- 4 Preps
The Mummy- Bob McFadden
 
this subject has become quite interesting, some of these titles or artists are really obscure.
lets one ask; what happen to them? or where are they now?
 
The Streak - Ray Stevens 1974
Shaddap You Face - Joe Dolce 1981
 
firepoint525 said:
Jimmy Dean, "I Won't Go Hunting with You, Jake, But I'll Go Chasin' Wimmen" ;D
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I should have previously mentioned that this one was the B-side of "Big Bad John" (a novelty song itself) in case you are trying to find it. It's also my understanding that "I Won't Go Hunting" was the intended A-side, but that "Big Bad John" became the hit.

While we're at it, why no mention of any Roger Miller songs yet? "You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd," although Johnny Knoxville recently tried to! ;D
 
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