Category: Novelty Song

Novelty Song Friday #8 — “Goodbye Cruel World,” by James Darren

I remember loving this song when I was a little kid. I remember having a terrible crush on James Darren! James William Ercolani (born June 8, 1936), known by his stage name James Darren, is an American television and film actor, television director, and singer. Darren was born in Philadelphia. He wanted to be an…

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Novelty Song Friday #6 — “Brand New Key” by Melanie

I went for a short blurb on Melanie but what I read was so fascinating I included a lot on her, from wikipedia: Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk (born February 3, 1947) is an American singer-songwriter known professionally as Melanie and sometimes as Melanie Safka. She remains best known for the 1971/72 global hit “Brand New Key”,…

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Novelty Song Friday #5 — “I’m Tired” by Madeline Kahn

Today’s novelty song comes from a movie that is almost 50 years old. It is one of the funniest movies in Mel Brooks’ stable of hilarious movies. Blazing Saddles is a 1974 American satirical black comedy-western film directed by Mel Brooks. Starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder, the film was written by Brooks, Andrew Bergman,…

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Novelty Song Friday #4 — The Name Game by Shirley Ellis

I almost forgot to do the novelty song feature today! Sorry for the late posting. “The Name Game” is an American pop song co-written and performed by Shirley Ellis as a rhyming game that creates variations on a person’s name. Written by Ellis with Lincoln Chase and produced by Charles Calello it was released in…

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Novelty Song Friday #2 — Bugs by Pearl Jam

I remember the first time I heard “Bugs” I thought what the HECK is this?? With the COVID-19 pandemic occurring as I type, this song fits right in. Vitalogy is the third studio album by American rock band Pearl Jam, released November 22, 1994, through Epic Records. Pearl Jam wrote and recorded Vitalogy while touring…

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