Another "Fun" Song.  Don't think it ever made a Chart.

OUCH . . .  that hurt!     You're right - I don't think it ever made the Top Ten.   I remember another silly coconut song . . . "Put the Lime in the coconut and shake it all up - put the lime in the coconut and call me in the morning"?   Might have been by Harry Bellefonte?  Can't remember because I only listened once, and that was enough for me.           

Don't forget Merv Griffin & "I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts".

Speaking of good old favorites -----

That's the one . . . worse than
I remembered!     I see this video is by Nilsson, who also did some other songs that were much better.  "Let the Good Times Roll", was pretty good, plus others.  I'll look him up and see what else he recorded? 

Harry Nilsson is also known for "Everybody's Talkin'" from the film Midnight Cowboy and this one from 1972.

My favorites were always the ballads, generally men singers because the high pitch of many of the women hurt my ears. I liked the fast (Blackberry Boogey) to jitterbug to, long ago days & nights! Good memories.

Well, seems I didn't post this or shut down the computer last night. Had my 3 hours sleep & up again. Finished off the watermelon & noticed looking out the window that the "lighting bugs" are all asleep. The yard was full of their lights when I went to bed at 10:00. Guess they don't stay awake all night like I thought. And I do remember a tune called, "Firefly".

Do you remember "Rufus T Firefly"?

A newer version of an old comedy tune. This dates back to 1931 or 1932, but I don't know when this version was recorded. Clinton Ford was apparently fairly active in the 50s and 60s and died in 2009 at the age of 78.

And another crazy novelty song I found while looking for versions of the last one I posted. This is the oldest version I could find, from early 1932, but this was also notably recorded by American novelty band The Hoosier Hot Shots among others. This is also the craziest version of this I've found.

A Fun Song ---

Stuck in the Middle with You
A popular song from the early 1970's.  My older daughter had the 45 record, and played it over and over again.  At first I hated it but then after hearing it 500 times, I started to like it, and I still do. Great lyrics!
"Clowns to the left of me - Jokers to the right

Quote from: Marilyne on June 25, 2023, 07:51:40 PMStuck in the Middle with You
A popular song from the early 1970's.  My older daughter had the 45 record, and played it over and over again.  At first I hated it but then after hearing it 500 times, I started to like it, and I still do. Great lyrics!
"Clowns to the left of me - Jokers to the right

That was the only hit they had in the US, though they had two other top 40 hits in the UK before they broke up in 1975. One of the members, Gerry Rafferty, went on to have quite a bit of success as a solo artist, particularly with 1978's "Baker Street".

Baker Street Blues was one of my all-time favorites. It is nice to hear it again. I looked up Rafferty to see what he might be doing now. Sadly, he passed away in 2011 from liver failure due to long-time alcohol abuse. Did you know he was Scottish? I didn't.



 

I knew he was from the UK since I'd heard/read that Baker Street is in London but I don't think I knew he was from Scotland.

Here's another funny one from the 30s. I'm not sure who recorded this first but it dates back to 1933.

And it gets even funnier. How about a polka version of the song I posted last night? I can't find any information on this group at all (or for that matter the singer), but it's an interesting take on the song, which somehow managed to creep into folk culture long after its initial popularity waned (Johnny Bond recorded a country version of it in 1966 and Jim Croce recorded the first verse as "The Pig Song" in the 70s; I've found versions as recent as 2008 as well).

Michael - I've never heard, or heard of the song?   Sounds like something even older than I am - more like from my parents generation?   Rudy Vallee, was a popular entertainer from that era, along with Nelson Eddy and Jeannette MacDonald.   I think he might have had a radio program and a dance band?  He had a high pitched falsetto type voice, and his theme song was "My Time is Your Time".   

The song itself dates back to 1933. I don't know who actually recorded it first though - the earliest version I've found is from American entertainer Frank Crumit, recorded in October 1934 and released in December of that year. It was apparently pretty popular on both sides of the pond, though it seems to have been more popular in the UK than the US.

Watch the original with subtitles enabled (click the "CC" icon). Makes that video even funnier

HAPPY  BIRTHDAY  MICHAEL!
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And a HAPPY 41st BIRTHDAY from me Michael

Well, I had my ice cream, but no cake.

Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone

Here's a newer song that contains parts of older songs... This was a big hit a couple years ago and contains samples from three older Elton John songs (in addition to part of a cover of "Rocket Man"): "Sacrifice" (1989), "Kiss the Bride" (1983) and "Where's the Shoorah?" (1976).

Happy Independence Day fellow Americans

James Cagney, singing and dancing to his signature song from the 1942 movie,  Yankee Doodle Dandy.  I will be watching the movie today on TCM.  I hope others will join me.

The late great Billy Barty doing his best impersonation of Cagney with Spike Jones and company

"The Staircase Scene" from Yankee Doodle Dandy.