Three Decades of Classic Novelty Hits

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Tracklist

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1Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! That Cigarette
vocals:
Tex Williams
recording of:
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) (on 1947-03-27)
writer:
Merle Travis and Tex Williams
publisher:
Campbell Connelly and American Music (on 1947-06-27)
Tex Williams2:54
2I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts
vocals:
The Ensemble and Merv Griffin
recording of:
I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts
writer:
Fred Heatherton (in 1944)
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra2:48
3Shaving Cream
Benny Bell2:45
4I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat
recording of:
I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat
writer:
Foster, Livingston and May
Mel Blanc2:57
5The Hokey Pokey
Ray Anthony and His Orchestra3:12
6Come On‐a My House
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-06-06)
producer:
Al Ham and Mitch Miller
double bass:
Frank Carroll (on 1951-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (on 1951-06-06)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1951-06-06)
harpsichord:
Stan Freeman (on 1951-06-06)
vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1951-06-06)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll
cover recording of:
Come On‐a My House (on 1951-06-06)
writer:
Ross Bagdasarian and William Saroyan
publisher:
Adam Bagdasarian Music, Bagdasarian Productions, Carol Bagdasarian Music, EMI Music Publishing France, Peter Maurice Music, Ross Bagdasarian Music, Stanford University Library for Saroyan, The Saroyan Company, Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal MCA Music Publishing, Universal Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing Group Japan, Universal/MCA Music Ltd., Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント
Rosemary Clooney2:00
7The Doggie in the Window
recording of:
(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill
publisher:
Golden Bell Songs and Joy Music Inc.
Patti Page2:27
8The Ballad of Davy Crockett
Fess Parker1:40
9The Battle of Kookamonga
bass:
Bob Moore (on 1959-07-22)
guitar:
Henry D. Haynes (on 1959-07-22)
mandolin:
Kenneth C. Burns (on 1959-07-22)
membranophone:
Buddy Harman (on 1959-07-22)
piano:
Floyd Cramer (on 1959-07-22)
vocals:
Henry D. Haynes (on 1959-07-22) and The Jordanaires (on 1959-07-22)
orchestra:
Kenneth C. Burns (on 1959-07-22)
recording of:
The Battle of Kookamonga (on 1959-07-22)
writer:
Jimmy Driftwood and J.J. Reynolds
parody version of:
The Battle of New Orleans
Homer & Jethro2:38
10Hot Rod Lincoln
Charlie Ryan2:31
11Auctioneer
recording of:
The Auctioneer
writer:
Buddy Black and Leroy Van Dyke
publisher:
Randy Smith Music Corp. (in 1977)
Leroy Van Dyke2:53
12Old Rivers
recording of:
Old Rivers
lyricist and composer:
Cliff Crofford
publisher:
Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L
Walter Brennan2:47
13The Old Philosopher
Eddie Lawrence3:16
14Jeramiah Peabody’s Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green and Purple Pills
recording of:
Jeremiah Peabody’s Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green and Purple Pills
lyricist and composer:
Ray Stevens
Ray Stevens2:24
15The Blob
recording of:
The Blob
writer:
Burt Bacharach and Mack David
The Five Blobs2:40
16Teach Me Tiger
vocals:
April Stevens
conductor:
Don Ralke
arranger:
Don Ralke
April Stevens2:22
17Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
engineer:
Ray Hall
producer:
James Stagliano
bass:
George Shaw (on 1960-01-21)
cello:
Seymour Barab (on 1960-01-21)
clarinet and flute:
Thomas Parshley (on 1960-01-21)
French horn:
Ray Alonge (on 1960-01-21)
guitar:
Art Ryerson (on 1960-01-21)
percussion and xylophone:
Bradley Spinney (on 1960-01-21)
piano:
Morris Wechsler (on 1960-01-21)
tenor saxophone:
Al Klink (on 1960-01-21)
violin:
Arcadie Birkenholz (on 1960-01-21), Mac Ceppos (on 1960-01-21), Alex Cores (on 1960-01-21) and Ralph Silverman (on 1960-01-21)
vocals:
Tom Lehrer (on 1960-01-21)
conductor:
Richard Hayman (on 1960-01-21)
arranger:
Richard Hayman
recording of:
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park (on 1960-01-21)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Lehrer
publisher:
Maelstrom Music
part of:
Tomfoolery
Tom Lehrer2:07
18Lizzie Borden
The Chad Mitchell Trio2:44
19Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
recording of:
Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport
lyricist and composer:
Rolf Harris
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp. and EMI Music Publishing
Rolf Harris3:03
20On Top of Spaghetti
Tom Glazer2:37
21We Love You Beatles
The Carefrees2:22
22The Ballad of Irving
Frank Gallop2:57
23Surfin’ Bird
recording of:
Surfin’ Bird
writer:
Al Frazier, Sonny Harris, Carl White and Turner Wilson
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp.
medley of:
Papa‐Oom‐Mow‐Mow
medley of:
The Bird’s the Word
The Trashmen2:22
24They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha‐Haaa!
recording of:
They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Samuels
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd.
Napoleon XIV2:11
25I Love Onions
Susan Christie2:34
26Loving You Has Made Me Bananas
recording of:
Loving You Has Made Me Bananas
writer:
Guy Marks
publisher:
Sands Music Corp.
Guy Marks2:51
27I.O.U.
Jimmy Dean5:58
28Stars on 45 Medley: Intro “Venus”, Sugar Sugar, No Reply, I’ll Be Back, Drive My Car, Do You Want to Know a Secret, We Can Work It Out, I Should Have Known Better, Nowhere Man, You’re Going to Lose That Girl, Stars on 45
recording of:
Stars on 45 (Beatles Medley 7″ Mix)
writer:
Jeff Barry, Martin Duiser, Jaap Eggermont, Andy Kim, Robbie van Leeuwen, John Lennon and Paul McCartney
medley of:
Stars on 45 (the song itself)
medley of:
Do You Want to Know a Secret
medley of:
Drive My Car
medley of:
Nowhere Man
medley of:
We Can Work It Out
medley of:
I Should Have Known Better
medley of:
You’re Going to Lose That Girl
medley of:
Venus (Shocking Blue (I’m Your Venus))
medley of:
Sugar, Sugar
medley of:
No Reply
medley of:
I’ll Be Back
Stars on 454:07