# Who did this cover of "Surfin Bird"?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 25, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-this-cover-of-surfin-bird/518907 "2009-11-25T15:20:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-this-cover-of-surfin-bird/518907/1 "2009-11-25T15:20:26Z")

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It’s a version I found I don’t remember where about four years ago, which I’ve got on Youtube [here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vaRmKgqh_w).

It’s some kind of modern-ish rock version, apparently by a German group—there’s an “introduction” in German during the first 20 seconds or so, though I have no idea what they’re saying.

It’s taken me awhile to get around to it, but I would like to figure out who did this one before it drives me insane (moreso). Can anyone help?

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**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-this-cover-of-surfin-bird/518907/2 "2009-11-27T03:24:51Z")

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Crap…nada?

Can someone clue me in to what the fellow is saying at the beginning, at least? ☹

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**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-this-cover-of-surfin-bird/518907/3 "2009-11-27T04:24:15Z")

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Could it be any of these groups?

> **[Surfin' Bird](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfin%27_Bird#Cover_versions)**
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> "Surfin' Bird" is a song performed by American surf rock band The Trashmen, containing the repetitive lyric "the bird is the word". It has been covered many times. It is a combination of two R&B hits by The Rivingtons: "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" and "The Bird's the Word".
> The song was released as a single in 1963 and reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Trashmen also recorded an album named after the track, released two months later.
> The Rivingtons followed up their 1963 Billboard Hot 100 hit "P...

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**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-this-cover-of-surfin-bird/518907/4 "2009-11-27T15:03:24Z")

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It’s not Sodom. It’s _probably_ not Messer Chups. I got nothing, here.