# Need Novelty Songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 7, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289 "2014-06-07T21:09:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289/41 "2014-06-10T01:17:58Z")
Bowser & Blue: [Hail to the Colorectal Surgeon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N0w2rORwSc) ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289/42 "2014-06-10T05:17:56Z")
No love for [Flanders and Swann](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flanders_and_Swann)? [The Hippopotamus Song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjnOj9O16_I) [The Gnu Song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPgo6s1lBbw) And of course, [The First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnbiVw_1FNs)! (“Yeah, that’s entropy, man.”) I don’t think I’ve seen a reference to [Sandra Boynton’s albums](http://www.sandraboynton.com/sboynton/boyntonmusic.html) yet, and they are more specifically children-oriented, but they are great, especially the [One Shoe Blues](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8rLuk2PoMA&feature=kp) (with BB King!). ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289/43 "2014-06-10T08:23:37Z")
Oh there’s tons from TV and movies too. Simpsons: In A Gadda Da Vita South Park: Kyle’s mom’s a bitch Any from Sister Act 1, not 2 or 3 My Best Friend’s Wedding: I Say a Little Prayer for You Family Guy: Rock Lobster Most songs from Glee, but I like Safety Dance the best. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289/44 "2014-06-10T13:43:38Z")
> [@Superhal](#): > > Oh there’s tons from TV and movies too. > > Simpsons: In A Gadda Da Vita Sorry, it’s “In the Garden of Eden,” by I. Ron Butterfly. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SalGal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/db5fbb/32.png) [@SalGal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SalGal)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289/45 "2014-06-10T13:59:14Z")
Some fun songs from an obscure band. . . Relient K: Sadie Hawkins Dance In Love with the '80’s ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289/46 "2014-06-10T14:06:17Z")
William Shatner’s covers of **Mr. Tambourine Man** and **Lucy in the sky with diamonds** should not be neglected. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289/47 "2014-06-10T14:12:23Z")
“The Curley Shuffle” by Jump In The Saddle Band. What could be more kid friendly than a song about the Three Stooges? ETA; “Pencil Necked Geeks” by Classy Freddie Blassy (sp?) ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289/48 "2014-06-10T14:20:42Z")
Not really a novelty song but my kids really loved [The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjrUOlK2714&feature=kp) by **The Flaming Lips.** ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289/49 "2014-06-10T14:34:43Z")
The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s in His Kiss) - Betty Everett (even Cher’s version is OK) I defy two girls under 18 YO to not launch into a Supremes shtick when this starts playing. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289/50 "2014-06-10T14:48:24Z")
I Gotcha - Joe Tex Wild Thing - The Troggs (not Tone Loc) Bang a Gong - T Rex Popcorn - Hot Butter A Taste of Honey - Herb Alpert & TB Blackwater - Doobies I Am a Child - Neil Young Midnight at the Oasis - Maria Muldaur ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289/51 "2014-06-12T19:56:27Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > William Shatner’s covers of **Mr. Tambourine Man** and **Lucy in the sky with diamonds** should not be neglected. Also his cover of Pulp’s **Common People** which is IMNSHO better than the original. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289/52 "2014-06-12T21:00:57Z")
> [@5\_time\_champ](#): > > Snoopy vs The Red Baron- Royal Guardsman Return of the Red Baron, Snoopy for President, and - come December - Snoopy’s Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![Abracadebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@Abracadebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abracadebra)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289/53 "2014-06-12T22:36:42Z")
Yellow Submarine, if it’s not been mentioned. My kids loved (and still do) that particular Beatles song. Jim Stafford had a few funny novelty songs back in the 70’s. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2014, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289/54 "2014-06-12T23:31:34Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I have a Rolf Harris CD. I think it’s in my Folk playlist. When I was three, I thought it was ‘_Tiny_ Kangaroo down, Sport’. > > Speaking of Rolf Harris, I really like [_Jake The Peg_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS-itkO9ia8). Hey JLA, “Jake the Peg” is hilarious, thanks for the tip. I also thought it was “Tiny” Kangaroo… . ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289/55 "2014-06-13T04:48:25Z")
Stan Freberg, “The Great Pretender” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPnETiP8V9I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPnETiP8V9I) “Heartbreak Hotel” [stan freberg heartbreak hotel - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az2rHv57zq4) “Banana Boat (Day-o)” [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXuJsjXbEoE) and others too numerous to mention. “Fish” and “Rats in my room”, sung by Leona Anderson, from her album “Music to Suffer By”. [365 Days #238 - Leona Anderson - Music To Suffer By (mp3s) - WFMU's Beware of the Blog](http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/08/365-days-238---.html) . The other tracks are worth a listen. A couple of ethnic novelty songs, “Snack for Santa” and “Michael’s Market”. Also there’s “The Czarnina Kid”, a Polish Dragnet parody, and “(A Visit from) Gwiazdor”, a Polish parody of “Twas the night before Christmas”. [Budding Renaissance Man : Mad Man Michaels](http://dailydummy.blogspot.com/p/mad-man-michaels.html) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289/56 "2014-06-13T08:49:02Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > William Shatner’s covers of **Mr. Tambourine Man** and **Lucy in the sky with diamonds** should not be neglected. Neither should the efforts of Leonard Nimoy: https://www.youtube.com/embed/6C70QRbawN8?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PL40868ECE6BA94D54 ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289/57 "2014-06-13T09:12:50Z")
This thread is extensive now, so forgive me if I missed this in my skimming: Green Jelly - Three Little Pigs: [Green Jelly - Three Little Pigs (Official Video) - YouTube](http://youtu.be/Gtffv9bpB-U) ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289/58 "2014-06-13T16:56:38Z")
_Who Put the Bop in the Bop She BopShe Bop_ by the Platters _Walk the Dinosaur_ by Was Not Was ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289/59 "2014-06-13T17:45:07Z")
Transfusion by Nervous Norvis Hot Rod Lincoln by Commander Cody’ And of course my favorite [John Jacob Jingleheimerschmidt](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=712819http://) which I can never find. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289/60 "2014-06-13T17:49:16Z")
“Snoopy vs. the Red Baron” by the Royal Guardsmen But then you’d have to explain who Snoopy is … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-novelty-songs/690289.md?page=4)