Welcome to another installment of Novelty Song Friday. This is the third week of what I will call the “stoned series.” Thank you to Max at Power Pop for the suggestion! It will be the last one in the series at least for now, as I have another song lined up next week that doesn’t…
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Novelty Song Friday #20, “Don’t Bogart Me,” by The Fraternity of Man
Continuing on with the marijuana theme I started last week with The Friday song, just by chance, mind you, here’s another laid back tune. per wikipedia: The Fraternity of Man was an American blues rock and psychedelic rock group from the 1960s. They are most famous for their 1968 song “Don’t Bogart Me,” which was…
Novelty Song Friday #19 — “Shanty,”by Jonathan Edwards, aka The Friday Song
Up until I was about 15-16 years old in the 1970s, besides listening to albums of my mom and grandparents and my own meager collection, I listened exclusively to AM Top 40 radio. I have no idea how I learned about FM radio, but listening to 97 WLAV FM out of Grand Rapids, MI, who…
Novelty Song Friday #18 — “The Hair on My Chinny Chin Chin,” by Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs
Per wikipedia: Domingo “Sam” Samudio (born February 28, 1937, in Dallas, Texas, United States), better known by his stage name Sam the Sham, is a retired American rock and roll singer. Sam the Sham was known for his camp robe and turban and hauling his equipment in a 1952 Packard hearse with maroon velvet curtains….
Novelty Song Friday #17 — “Thirty Thousand Pounds of Bananas,” by Harry Chapin
“30,000 Pounds Of Bananas,” sometimes spelled “Thirty Thousand Pounds Of Bananas,” is a folk rock song by Harry Chapin from his 1974 album, Verities & Balderdash. The song became more popular in its live extended recording from Chapin’s 1976 concert album, Greatest Stories Live that started the phrase “Harry, it sucks.” The song is based…
Novelty Song Friday #16 — “Pink Shoe Laces,” by Dodie Stevens
Thanks go to Jim Adams at A Unique Title for Me for finding this little gem of a song to feature for this week’s Novelty Song Friday. Per wikipedia: “Pink Shoe Laces” (or “Pink Shoelaces”) is a song composed by Mickie Grant that was recorded by Dodie Stevens, accompanied by Bobby Hammack and his Orchestra,…
Novelty Song Friday #15 — “Daddy Cool,” by Boney M.
My x-boyfriend is the one who directed me to the video. He was convinced that Bobby Farrell of Boney M. was the prototype for Prince as far as fashion goes. When I saw this video, I had to wonder also. Beware, the song is an earworm! Per wikipedia: Boney M. is a Euro-Caribbean vocal group…
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