There were several comedy/parody songs recorded by conventional artists in the 60's. A few of my faves:

More Money for You and Me by the Four Preps
Teenage Failure by Chad & Jeremy
She Can't Find Her Keys by Paul Petersen
Hanky Panky (the Neil Diamond version)

What other songs would you add?

I wouldn't imagine you'd have heard of 'em, but Britain's Barron Knights were the undisputed kings of parody in the 60s and had several successful parody records to their name (in medley format, along the same lines as that Four Preps number...)

And they're still going strong today, bless 'em...!

;D ;D"I Want My Baby back" by Jimmy Cross,and let's just say it has nothing to do with Chili's!

There were several comedy/parody songs recorded by conventional artists in the 60's. A few of my faves:

More Money for You and Me by the Four Preps
Teenage Failure by Chad & Jeremy
She Can't Find Her Keys by Paul Petersen
Hanky Panky (the Neil Diamond version)

What other songs would you add?


You should check out the UK band Barron Knights.

year 1963
Ray Stevens - Harry the hairy ape ;D

Well, a strange thing happened the other night
You won't believe it, but I swear it's true
Harry the hairy ape made his escape from the city zoo
& under cover of darkness he made his way
To the middle of the municipal park
& he hid in the bushes & waited for somebody to come
Walkin' along by hi'self in the dark
Then along come somebody not suspectin' nothin'
Harry jump out of the bushes all of a sudden
Beat on his chest (sound effect of this action)
Jump up & down & he say:
Wooo-hoo-hee-hee-hoo-hoo...
Which is Harry-Ape talk for "Boo, I betcha I scared you, ha ha!"

year 1963
Ray Stevens - Harry the hairy ape ;D

Well, a strange thing happened the other night
You won't believe it, but I swear it's true
Harry the hairy ape made his escape from the city zoo
& under cover of darkness he made his way
To the middle of the municipal park
& he hid in the bushes & waited for somebody to come
Walkin' along by hi'self in the dark
Then along come somebody not suspectin' nothin'
Harry jump out of the bushes all of a sudden
Beat on his chest (sound effect of this action)
Jump up & down & he say:
Wooo-hoo-hee-hee-hoo-hoo...
Which is Harry-Ape talk for "Boo, I betcha I scared you, ha ha!"




Heh! I've got that somewhere...quite a performance...!!

;D ;D"I Want My Baby back" by Jimmy Cross,and let's just say it has nothing to do with Chili's!




I remember that song.  "There was the leader. And there was the pack. And over there was my baby. And over there was my baby. And WAY over there was my baby."  :D




Cat

anything by Ray Stevens ;D


http://www.raystevens.com/graphics/FCBdodson.jpg





Howard

Does anyone remember a song called Shes got the biggest parakeets in town. I think Jud Strunk sang it. Although it may be later. 1970's

    I just joined this group. For now, I'm trying to find the artist who did a funny spoof of 
Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John". It must not have made Billboard's Top 100 because I can't
find it anywhere. The name of the spoof is "Big Bad Brucie". I heard it played a lot when it
came out. It is about a gay hairdresser. His salon catches fire and he is saved but runs back
in to get his purse. *S*

    Another spoof I like is based on "Leader of the Pack" by the Shagri-Las. It had a novelty
version done by the Detergents called "Leader of the Laundromat"! *S*

    I'm glad I found this site. If anyone knows who did the 1st song please let me know.
Thanks ... DC47

    I just joined this group. For now, I'm trying to find the artist who did a funny spoof of 
Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John". It must not have made Billboard's Top 100 because I can't
find it anywhere. The name of the spoof is "Big Bad Brucie". I heard it played a lot when it
came out. It is about a gay hairdresser. His salon catches fire and he is saved but runs back
in to get his purse. *S*

    Another spoof I like is based on "Leader of the Pack" by the Shagri-Las. It had a novelty
version done by the Detergents called "Leader of the Laundromat"! *S*

    I'm glad I found this site. If anyone knows who did the 1st song please let me know.
Thanks ... DC47


It may be on this page:

http://www.queermusicheritage.com/jun2004bj.html

There are links to play various spoofs of Big Bad John. Maybe one of them is the song you are looking for.

Remember this?

                  http://store1.yimg.com/I/laughstore_1828_1639647

I don't know if this fits the topic...but The Royal Guardsmen..Snoopy vs. The Red Baron.

2 songs i can think of are Lily the Pink by Scoffold, and a song called "they're coming to take me away haha".

Anything also by the goodies may have been worth a laugh, but they made their name in the seventies :)

Ahab the Arab...the sheik of the burning sands..

"Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah" by Allan Sherman

Also, I don't know who sang this, but I once heard a funny song from around that era about "Big Fat Irving," a cowboy who was "the 142nd fastest gun in the west..."

That was a popular song on the Dr. Demento radio show...find his cite and maybe connect with him.

I wonder if the Irving song was on the album called "Songs My Jewish Mother Sang me"? Maybe that's a made up name in myn head but I thought that was an album title. 

  The song is "The Ballad of Irving", circa 1966 by Frank Gallop. He also did "Son of Irving". There are just too many comedy/parody songs to list from the 60's.

"Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah" by Allan Sherman

Also, I don't know who sang this, but I once heard a funny song from around that era about "Big Fat Irving," a cowboy who was "the 142nd fastest gun in the west..."



I remember the Ballad of Irving. I think I may have it on an old tape (that I recorded the Dr. Demento show with back in the dark ages.)




Cat

They're Coming to Take Me Away.....can't remember the name of the group or person. ???

They're Coming to Take Me Away.....can't remember the name of the group or person. ???




Napoleon XIV




Cat

;D ;D"I Want My Baby back" by Jimmy Cross,and let's just say it has nothing to do with Chili's!


OMG, I had that on an old Doctor D LP, I wish I still had it.

Ya gotta love a love song about necrophilia.

And The Ballad Of Irving, from an LP called "When You're In Love, The Whole World Is Jewish".

There is also a version of Big Bad John, as sung by the "Cajun Queen" that was called My Big John.  Another reason I can kill my ex for stealing my 45 collection.

Some of my faves are:

Beer Beer Bottla Beer, by Acey-Ducey
You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd, by Roger Miller
The Thing, by Phil Harris (Oh, you'll never get rid of the *bump-da-dump*, no matter what you do!)
One Piece At A Time, by Johnny Cash
The Ballad Of Bilbo Baggins, by Leonard Nimoy (yes, Mr. Spock!)
Sunday Driving, by Jerry Lewis
Lucy In The SKy With Diamonds, by William Shatner  http://www.sleeplessknights.com/entertainment/shatner.html

Then there was 'Are You a Boy Or Are You a Girl?'  ;D

They're Coming to Take Me Away.....can't remember the name of the group or person. ???
The Artist, that you're looking for calls himself, Napoleon XIV ;D :o 8)

Hey everyone,

Some of the one's I like:

Wildwood Weed - Jim Stafford
Another Puff - Jerry Reed
Mr. Custer - Larry Verne
The Streak - Ray Stevens
Put Another Log On The Fire -Tompall
C.B. Savage - Rod Hart
The White Knight - Cledus Maggard

(Majority of these were on the Country Top 40)

I've got a few awful ones for ya-
"Santa Claus is Surfin' to Town" by Soupy Sales

"Jingle Bells Imitations" by Bobby Rydell & Chubby Checker. The real Bobby Rydell & Chubby Checker doing imitations of singers like Elvis, Fats Domino, and others singing "Jingle Bells"!

Then there's "Presidential Press Conference" by The Sickniks - a Kennedy imitator fielding questions from imitators of different rock singers of the day. My favorite one, imitating the bass singer on "Blue Moon":
"Boptybop Mr. President dangdadang do you dingdading think the education bill will be passed dingadongdooommm?"
"For your sake, sir, I certainly hope so."

I've got a few awful ones for ya-
"Santa Claus is Surfin' to Town" by Soupy Sales


I can't believe no one's mentioned Yellow Submarine by The Beatles.

Did you know that Soupy Sales' sons Hunt and Tony played drums and bass guitar respectively with Iggy Pop and Tin Machine?

bird dance beat and surfin bird by the trashmen, 64-65 ;    the crusher by i dont remember who, same time;    purple people eater by i dont know who, probably around 60;    itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini by brian hyland, same time