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Old 19-06-2008, 06:14 AM
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Does anyone remember "They're Coming To Take Me Away" (Haha) by Napoleon XIV that was a hit in 1966?

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Old 19-06-2008, 07:43 AM
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Yes I remember that one and the wurzles, heaven forbid!!
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Old 19-06-2008, 08:25 AM
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There was a song called "Down came the Rain" in the 60's. I think the singer

was called Mr Murray or something similar!!
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Old 19-06-2008, 09:01 AM
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Some good one hit wonders-
Sanfransisco- Scott MacKenzie
Sanfransisco- The Flowerpot men
Keith West- Excerpt from a teenage opera(Grocer Jack)
Beachbaby- First Class
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Old 19-06-2008, 09:27 AM
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OK some greats form the seventies on :

"The Monster Mash" - Boris Pickett and the Crypt Kickers
(Vincent Price- like take on the whole Frankenstein. Wolf Man/ Dracula monster thing)

"King of the Cops" - Billy Howard
Hilarious medley of TV Detective impersonations

"Chalk Dust" - The Brat
The John McEnroe story put to a rap framework - you cannot be serious!

"IF" - Telly Savalas
A talking record that relied on Savalas's velvety voice - who loves ya' baby?

"The Floral Dance" - Terry Wogan
Absolutely unforgivable. Even your Auntie would hate it.

"Convoy" - CW McCall
The truckers anthem, timed to cash in on the mania for CB late 70's..
Let them truckers roll 10-4.

Does anyone have "Chalk Dust" by The Brat or "King of the Cops" on MP3?
I would love to hear from you if you do!

Thanks and regards,
I'm as mad as hell and I'm not gonna take it anymore!
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Old 19-06-2008, 12:15 PM
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There was a song called "Down came the Rain" in the 60's. I think the singer was called Mr Murray or something similar!!
It was Mitch Murray - I did a single with him called 'Greensleeves' about a Jewish Tailor.
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Old 19-06-2008, 12:31 PM
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Oh withut a doubt.

I heard a recording last year {dunno who by or when made} of a parody of "The very thought of you" Went something like this >

# The very thought of you, and all I want to do, is take a gun, a knife or axe and sodding well murder you, I see your face in every monkey, your eyes are pools of shit, and every time I've seen you, I thought I'd had a fit. #

Forget the rest
Very good! I'd like to hear that!
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Old 19-06-2008, 02:25 PM
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Very good! I'd like to hear that!
Wasn't a commercial recording. It was something churned out by a lad [lad? 73 year old lad ] I'll see if I can get in touch with him and get the rest of the lyrics. Actually he does like to hear if any other folk have well known songs murdered in the Spike Jones manner. Any lyricists out there?
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Grandad - Clive Dunn

That St.Winifrids choir, no one quite like grandma..................

Didn't Kermit & Miss Piggy do one?

Baby sittin' Boogie from the 60s.
.....You couldn't hear it, if they were shooting at me with howitzers!
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Mouldy old dough by Lt. pigeon.
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Grandad - Clive Dunn

That St.Winifrids choir, no one quite like grandma..................

Didn't Kermit & Miss Piggy do one?

Baby sittin' Boogie from the 60s.
Kermit and Miss Piggy did do a duet, but I cant remember what it was.

I have a recording of Ray Charles and the jazz singer Betty Carter singing ,"Baby Its Cold Outside," she sounds just like Miss Piggy.
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Does anyone remember "They're Coming To Take Me Away" (Haha) by Napoleon XIV that was a hit in 1966?

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Remember it as a child. Years later it was re-relased I bought it,the b side is the same song backwards.
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I remember the first timeI heard "Cinderella Rockafella." by Esther and Abi Ofarim, I thought the bloke was Bob Monkhouse, he sounded like him to my six year old years.
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Then again there were the X version novelty songs by Ivor Biggun and Judge Dread.

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Does anyone remember "They're Coming To Take Me Away" (Haha) by Napoleon XIV that was a hit in 1966?

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I remember it and I also remember the "B" side of the disc was the same song played backwards.
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