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Novelty records
Posted by Lunaman on 12 November 2011 - 8:10pm.
I know they sometimes got in the way of our favourite artists getting to the top spot(move over Ultravox) but they were also a breath of fresh air at times. i have two that I have a spot spot for 'Laughing gnome' and this - Ernie - Benny Hill -
What are yours?
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I heard this on "Theme Time Radio Hour"
Lonzo and Oscar, "I'm My Own Grandpa." Novelty as anything but really brilliant.
ABB, the glorious 70's.....
When the charts were full of proper music.....
What were people thinking!!!!
I was talking to my dad
I was talking to my dad about this very topic last night. He'd probably been puffing away at what he refers to the "funny stuff" and was saying how we all used to sit around on Saturday mornings listening to Junior Choice. His favourite song from those days?
This....
Written by Bert Bacharach and Bob Hilliard ...
... apparently:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Wheels_on_My_Wagon
Burt
He's just gone even higher in my estimation stakes.
Dig it..
Who was it? My Brother
If anything was found out of place, broken, or just generally messed up, my default response was always: "My Brother"
(this was one of the few records we had in the house whilst growing up)
Let's not forget...
...the definitive version of Wild Thing:
who can forget this
Nailed
Punk exposed...hilariously on the snuff rock EP
the Damned...
The Pistols....