# 1920s Fad Songs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-fad-songs/780954>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 27, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-fad-songs/780954 "2017-02-27T16:37:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-fad-songs/780954/21 "2017-03-01T22:42:54Z")

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One that comes to mind immediately is Yama, Yama Man.

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**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-fad-songs/780954/22 "2017-03-02T00:10:53Z")

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I had the impression that gimmick songs about newfangled doodads were more popular around the turn of the century, like “Hello! Ma Baby” (about the telephone, ca. 1899) or “In My Merry Oldsmobile” (about the auto, ca. 1905).

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