# 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:** 15\ **Page:** 7
**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 9, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/121 "2012-11-09T18:18:04Z")
> [@lawoot](#): > > “The Ballad of Irving” - from _When You’re In Love, The Whole World Is Jewish_ (which I actually own a copy of) It’s been a long long time since I’ve heard it. Every Sunday night we’d all get together at my friends house, order a pizza and listen to Dr. Demento. I pissed off the pizza place though, they would cut the pizza into 6 slices, there were four of us so we wanted 8 slices. They told us it cost more because 8 slices were more than 6, so I said then cut it into 4 and charge us less. So for the hijack but it just brought back some memories. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/122 "2012-11-09T19:16:46Z")
I rather miss hearing [Silly Love Songs](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQgUPxgqnfA&feature=related) now and then… ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/123 "2012-11-09T21:33:21Z")
> [@NitroPress](#): > > Maybe not silly, but it’s a bit ponderous and pompous after a few dozen listens. > > Which diminishes the story and magnificent telling, none. By the way, tomorrow is the 37th anniversary of the Edmund Fitgerald’s sinking. Raise a glass at 7:10 PM to the 29 who perished. ---
**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 9, 2012, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/124 "2012-11-09T23:49:38Z")
Of course if you want to go more recent _Because I Got High_ by Afroman \*Funky Cold Medina \* Tone-loc _Felicia_ The Constellations \*It’s Business Time \* Flight of the Conchords _Prison Bitch_ Rodney Carrington another oldie _Little Red Riding Hood_ Sam the Sham ---
**Author:** ![Hottius\_Maximus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ab097/32.png) [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/125 "2012-11-10T16:52:37Z")
Lately I’ve been listening to “Please Mr. Custer” and I only found out this week that there is a sequel song called “Please Mr. Sitting Bull.” ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2012, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/126 "2012-11-11T06:38:24Z")
Buchanan and Goodman’s “Flying Saucer” and sequels with John Cameron Cameron Ivy Three’s “OK Yogi” Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “It Came Out of the Sky” Bo Diddley’s “Signifying Blues” Coasters: Yakkety Yak Poison Ivy Smokey Joe’s Cafe Little Egypt Run, Red, Run Clovers: Love Potion Number 9 Devotions: Rip Van Winkle Pistol Packin’ Mama Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It’s Flavor on gthe Bedpost over Night ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2012, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/127 "2012-11-11T10:08:28Z")
This was played live on our _Top of the Pops_ and hasn’t been played anywhere on the BBC since, I can’t think why not [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zTIgcVAv-g) This is one of the funniest songs of all time, its a shame you don’t get comedy songs around any more, you just never hear it on the radio [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KG_VIcoiCFA/hqdefault.jpg "Mark Dinning - Teen angel (1960)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG_VIcoiCFA) There is a lot of fun to be had with suicidal parents, good old Tommy Cooper [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SvJc7szD-RM/hqdefault.jpg "TOMMY COOPER - 'Don't Jump Off The Roof Dad' - 45rpm 1961") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvJc7szD-RM) This was one of my faves as a kid - Mr Murray - Down Came the rain [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mD3PeYji9Ew/hqdefault.jpg "Down Came The Rain (Mister Murray)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD3PeYji9Ew) This got played on kids selection time on Saturday mornings, but its very much older than me, [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/akX8ooGIzFM/hqdefault.jpg "Billy Williams - When Father Papered The Parlour 1912") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akX8ooGIzFM) Hello this is Jonie(the tlephone answering machine song) [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAZR4b5d8ZQ) Car 67, this was quite a sizeable hit, a real novelty song [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5jXFzJEviWU/hqdefault.jpg "Car 67 - Driver 67") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jXFzJEviWU) Streetband - Toast, and yes that is Paul Young [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5jXFzJEviWU/hqdefault.jpg "Car 67 - Driver 67") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jXFzJEviWU) The Pushbike song - The Mixtures - I think you’d soon have fewer band members if you tried making that video on a 3 lane highway these days [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WmhMKWt8DI) ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2012, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/128 "2012-11-11T11:23:03Z")
The Asshole song - Jimmy Buffet - good song to sing with a few beers inside you [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_TyrEUpZ8Y) Yellow Magic Orchestra - Computer Games song - takes a while to get going, quite an advanced video for its day [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHhYbVVDuoA) This was intended to be a piss take of the Santana style of music, but they do it dead straight so its not easy to see this as a parody - not until you hear their more usual output - Those crazy Norwegians [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8KYmMsOMig) ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/129 "2012-11-11T14:53:17Z")
I remember [Singin’ in the Kitchen by Bobby Bare](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjN4_A5UqQA) being played on the radio all the time when it came out. ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/130 "2012-11-11T15:04:06Z")
Here is a potential future candidate - too recent for this thread but I’m sure it’ll qualify in due course Toby Keith- Red Solo Cup [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BKZqGJONH68/maxresdefault.jpg "Toby Keith - Red Solo Cup (Unedited Version)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKZqGJONH68) ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/131 "2012-11-11T15:20:00Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > “Ahab the Arab”, by Ray Stevens Much of which was stolen from Brother Dave Gardner as was a lot of his humor. ---
**Author:** ![StJoan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@StJoan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StJoan)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/132 "2012-11-14T13:52:17Z")
I’m late to this party, but, [oh! By jingo](http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bVpiCvpupM), I don’t think they have played this on the radio for a lo-o-o-ng time :D. ---
**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/133 "2012-11-14T13:59:44Z")
For anyone not getting to the video from the link in the last post, it’s missing a colon after the http. ---
**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 14, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/134 "2012-11-14T14:05:04Z")
For some bizarre reason, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ [“Feast Of The Mau Mau”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UotDQKSetQ) hardly ever gets airplay anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Boods](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Ms\_Boods](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Boods)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907/135 "2012-11-14T15:33:41Z")
> [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](#): > > For a couple of weeks in 1972, you couldn’t turn on a radio without hearing “Convention '72” by The Delegates. For a couple of _months_ in 1975, you couldn’t turn on a radio without hearing “Mister Jaws”. > > I was heartily sick of them at the time, but now I kind of miss them. I haven’t heard either since they dropped off the charts. > > As an added bonus, the former included the “Gotta Find a Woman” chant from the funk single “Troglodyte (Cave Man)”, and I can’t remember the last time I heard **it** , either. Holy cow – I haven’t heard the Convention ‘72 record in 40 years until I read your post just now and checked it on youtube, thinking, ‘Could it be my mystery record?’; it came out when I was 6, and every Saturday, I’d go to a little friend’s house to play. Her brother had this record, and we’d play it constantly, laughing ourselves sick\* (we didn’t understand it at all, but found all the song snippets really funny.) All I could remember from the song was the ‘Gotta find a woman’ and ‘I’m the Happiest Girl in the Whole USA’ snippets, and I have literally spend four decades trying to describe this record to people to find out if it were real or just the figment of two silly first-graders’ imaginations. \*I think her brother regretted ever buying the record, and we were banished to the basement rec room to listen to it because we played it non-bloody-stop for weeks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-oldies-that-never-get-radio-play-anymore/639907.md?page=6)