# That odd old (or newer) song **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [December 13, 2023, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-odd-old-or-newer-song/994540 "2023-12-13T09:26:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-odd-old-or-newer-song/994540/1 "2023-12-13T09:26:07Z")
Do you like one? Mine is _I’ve got a girl in Kalamazoo_ Only way I’ve heard it was ‘The Glenn Miller orchestra’ My Daddy was a Big Band enthusiast. He would belt that song out like he had a good voice. I always loved to hear it. ---
**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:** [December 13, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-odd-old-or-newer-song/994540/2 "2023-12-13T13:01:17Z")
My uncle used to love me but she died. A chicken ain’t chicken 'til he’s licking good and fried. > **[My Uncle Used to Love Me but, She Died.... Roger Miller(lol!).wmv](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j13sMmVwiFE%2F1)** > > Don't forget to rate and subscribe ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-odd-old-or-newer-song/994540/3 "2023-12-13T17:20:17Z")
Roger Miller was a funny guy. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-odd-old-or-newer-song/994540/4 "2023-12-13T17:31:42Z")
My mind immediately jumped to this. Would I say I like it? Dunno. Once heard never forgotten, though. I don’t think I’ve heard it before today for… four decades? Maybe five. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/x1uNdnH91Lc/maxresdefault.jpg "You Got to Have Skin") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1uNdnH91Lc) j ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-odd-old-or-newer-song/994540/5 "2023-12-13T21:47:17Z")
A fun tune sung by Joni Mitchell: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iisYw0epV_Q/hqdefault.jpg "JONI MITCHELL twisted") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iisYw0epV_Q) ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-odd-old-or-newer-song/994540/6 "2023-12-13T22:20:00Z")
That old favorite of Doctor Demento, **Shaving Cream**. Making up new lyrics to it is my go-to on long drives when there’s nothing worth listening to on the radio. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/G8ffkDf0ol4/hqdefault.jpg "Benny Bell - Shaving Cream (Exclusive)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8ffkDf0ol4) ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-odd-old-or-newer-song/994540/7 "2023-12-13T22:37:32Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > A fun tune sung by Joni Mitchell: Someone will come along to say “Lambert, Hendricks and Ross.” ---
**Author:** ![epbrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-odd-old-or-newer-song/994540/8 "2023-12-14T23:19:03Z")
Growing up in a Christian Household we heard gospel music played on the radio those Sundays we didn’t go to church (and something seriously had to be going down for that to happen), or pop music during breakfast before school for reasons never explained. The music sounded almost alien, so some stuff got stuck, like “Cover of the Rolling Stone” by Dr. Hook. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-odd-old-or-newer-song/994540/9 "2023-12-15T01:57:25Z")
My parents who were depression era kids had tons of old, silly(to me) songs that they’d bust out singing for no particular reason. The one I like / remember best is The Hut Sut Song > **[The Hut-Sut Song](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hut-Sut_Song)** > > "The Hut-Sut Song (a Swedish Serenade)" is a novelty song from the 1940s with nonsense lyrics. The song was written in 1941 by Leo V. Killion, Ted McMichael and Jack Owens. The first and most popular recording was by Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights. A 1941 Time magazine entry suggests the song was probably a creative adaptation of an unpublished Missouri River song called "Hot Shot Dawson". > The lyrics of the chorus are supposed to be a garbled rendition of a Swedish folk song. The chorus go... There was also Mairzy Doats (Mares eat oats)