# Silly Oldies that Never Get Radio Play Anymore **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 5, 2012, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907 "2012-11-05T00:47:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/21 "2012-11-05T02:31:08Z")
> [@Small\_Hen](#): > > Anyone remember [Mighty Quinn](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K13hH0pJx5s) by Manfred Mann? That’s a cover. Bob Dylan did the original. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/22 "2012-11-05T02:36:00Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > [Ultimate silly.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNK7mV_LMzU) > Check the guy in the background. 😃 Damn, I’m gonna have that in my head for a week. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/23 "2012-11-05T02:40:27Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Oddly enough, I have that record on 45 rpm, in mint condition. And it’s for sale! So do I, although it was played so many times it’s not mint. And it’s not for sale! Besides, with so many copies out there, they can’t be worth much. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/24 "2012-11-05T02:42:26Z")
_Gimme Dat Ding_ - The Pipkins _Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead_ - The Fifth Estate _They’re Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!_ - Napoleon XIV _The Battle Hymn Of Lt. Calley_ - C Company\* \*They were, um, dead serious. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/25 "2012-11-05T02:45:23Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > A lot of Todd Rundgren stuff gets no respect: Hello It’s Me, I saw the Light, It Wouldn’t have Made Any Difference. > > Joe Jackson too: Fools in Love, Is She Really Going Out With Him, Look Sharp, Steppin’ Out, You Can’t Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want), Sunday Papers. You need SiriusXM. Both of those guys get played reasonably often on some of their stations. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/26 "2012-11-05T02:47:05Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > That’s a cover. Bob Dylan did the original. Bob Dylan _wrote_ the original, but did not release his recording of it until 1970, two years after Mann (there were bootlegs, but they came to public attention after Mann’s). ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/27 "2012-11-05T02:49:25Z")
[How Do You Do](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBDNjuazoUY&feature=related) Mouth & MacNeal (warning: creepy ventriloquist dummy!) Has anyone played anything by [Bananarama](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26q1BNZJ4v8) lately? ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/28 "2012-11-05T02:52:00Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Has anyone played anything by [Bananarama](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26q1BNZJ4v8) lately? Cruel Summer gets played every June/July at least a few times. ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/29 "2012-11-05T03:03:56Z")
my ding a ling. Chuck Berry I think. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/30 "2012-11-05T03:23:27Z")
Nilsson - [Coconut](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbgv8PkO9eo) ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/31 "2012-11-05T03:27:05Z")
[Shaddap You Face.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFacWGBJ_cs) I remember this getting a ton of play back in 1980. Haven’t heard it since. I just can’t imagine why. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/32 "2012-11-05T03:31:48Z")
Gitarzan Ray Stevens The Streak Ray Stevens Convoy CW McCall Death by Misadventure by Lenny and Ziggy Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini Stop Stop Stop The Hollies and the old Dr Demento Friendly Neighborhood Narco Agent Boobs-a-lot Big Bad Irving ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/33 "2012-11-05T03:31:54Z")
Poke Salad Annie by Tony Joe White, 1968. Poke. Salad. Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport. Rolf Harris. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/34 "2012-11-05T03:34:33Z")
[Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D-LmRNdQiQ&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/35 "2012-11-05T03:38:47Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > [Shaddap You Face.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFacWGBJ_cs) > > I remember this getting a ton of play back in 1980. Haven’t heard it since. I just can’t imagine why. Hah, I never saw the video but always imagined Chico from the Marx Brothers singing it. Joe Dolce does a good parody of Chico’s style. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/36 "2012-11-05T03:38:51Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > [Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D-LmRNdQiQ&feature=related) My dad had this record. I haven’t heard it in decades. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![zoog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7ea924/32.png) [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/37 "2012-11-05T04:17:39Z")
[Brand New Key](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FPn5noN_qs) by Melanie. I think this turned up in a TV commercial a little while ago. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/38 "2012-11-05T04:26:47Z")
[Timothy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGNdvKvbxYQ) - The Buoys > [@](#): > > “Timothy” is a song written by Rupert Holmes and recorded by the Buoys in 1971, presenting the unnerving story of\*\* three men trapped in a collapsed mine, two of whom apparently resort to cannibalism against the third\*\* (the eponymous character Timothy). Despite being censored or even banned outright by many U.S. radio stations[which?] due to its subject matter, the song managed to reach the Billboard Top 40 chart on April 17, 1971, remaining on the chart for eight weeks, peaking at #17, as listed in The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits by Joel Whitburn. I’ve heard it on the radio ONCE, which is the only reason I knew it existed. I was just on a solo road trip, bopping along, and I started thinking WTF is this song!? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/39 "2012-11-05T04:42:37Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > You need SiriusXM. Both of those guys get played reasonably often on some of their stations. As I’m scrolling down the list, that’s _exactly_ what I was planning to post. Between 70’s on 7, 80’s on 8, Deep Tracks, Classic Rewind and Classic Vinyl I hear most of this stuff on a pretty regular basis. Ray Stevens will show up on Blue Collar from time to time as well. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/40 "2012-11-05T04:43:28Z")
What a co-inky-dink: My husband and I were discussing this subject the other night, basically making conversation to stay awake on a late night drive. I was trying to find any halfway listenable radio stations\*, and mentioned listening to Dr. Demento as a kid, and we were off to the races. Revelation #1: I am married to a man who knows every word to Snoopy and the Red Baron. Revelation #2: My husband and I both have spouses who can’t carry a tune in a bucket. Or a Camry. Other novelty songs that came up: Pac Man Fever, Shriners’ Convention, Mississippi Squirrel Revival, and Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah. \*Apparently, there’s an honest-to-goodness, non-novelty, perfectly earnest country song about having a beer with Jesus. I laughed a lot. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907.md?page=3)