# Looking for a novelty song

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-novelty-song/822812>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 11, 2018, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-novelty-song/822812 "2018-10-11T18:02:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-novelty-song/822812/1 "2018-10-11T18:02:52Z")

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It contained various titles of soap operas in the lyrics, and I think I heard it on the Dr. Dermento show back in the late 70’s.

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**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-novelty-song/822812/2 "2018-10-11T18:12:36Z")

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“General Hospi-tale” by The Afternoon Delights?

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BD7XkD5scTI/hqdefault.jpg "The Afternoon Delights - General Hospi-Tale 1981") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD7XkD5scTI)

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-novelty-song/822812/3 "2018-10-11T18:23:17Z")

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[quote=“Gordon\_Urquhart, post:2, topic:822812”]

“General Hospi-tale” by The Afternoon Delights?

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Not the song I’m looking for, although I recall hearing this one about the adventures of Luke and Laura on Dr. D also.

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**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-novelty-song/822812/4 "2018-10-11T18:31:13Z")

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[The Soap Opera Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdX2-pNEfmE) by Carmen?

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-novelty-song/822812/5 "2018-10-11T18:42:43Z")

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> [@Kimballkid](#):
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> [The Soap Opera Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdX2-pNEfmE) by Carmen?

I think this was released a lot later than the 70’s.

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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-novelty-song/822812/6 "2018-10-11T18:49:53Z")

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> [@Gordon\_Urquhart](#):
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> “General Hospi-tale” by The Afternoon Delights?

This is what came to my mind, although I only had some tattered remnants of memory of it. Thanks for the link.

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**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-novelty-song/822812/7 "2018-10-11T19:10:33Z")

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You could try at [DrDemento.com](https://drdemento.com/)

If you click on _Streaming_ it will take you to a page that lists pretty much all the songs and stuff.

I’ve never listened to Dr. Demento so I don’t know what to look for.