# Your top three novelty songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [January 11, 2023, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014 "2023-01-11T07:05:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/21 "2023-01-11T19:21:47Z")
All of Wesley Willis’ output. Here are a few examples. [Cut The Mujllet](https://youtu.be/roxMH07qHmc) [I’m Sorry I Got Fat](https://youtu.be/B1K5DzNXaic) [I Wupped Batman’s Ass](https://youtu.be/e9zlNWACrw4) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/22 "2023-01-11T19:27:38Z")
No idea. The guy was a lunatic. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/23 "2023-01-11T19:34:41Z")
I should have included my favorite Jon Lajoie song:(NSFW) [Everyday Normal Guy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PsnxDQvQpw&ab_channel=JonLajoie) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/24 "2023-01-11T19:35:57Z")
Dare To Be Stupid - Weird Al Yankovic Poisoning Pigeons in the Park - Tom Lehrer Well-Intentioned Blues - Christopher Guest ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/25 "2023-01-11T19:37:01Z")
Love that! ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/26 "2023-01-11T19:41:57Z")
I couldn’t come up with three, because one is head and shoulders above all others: > **[Snoopy vs. the Red Baron (song)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoopy_vs._the_Red_Baron_(song))** > > "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" is a novelty song written by Phil Gernhard and Dick Holler and recorded in 1966 by the Florida-based pop group The Royal Guardsmen. The song was recorded at the Charles Fuller Productions studio in Tampa, Florida, and was released as a single on Laurie Records. Debuting at #122 on the Bubbling Under the Hot 100 on December 10, 1966, the single skyrocketed to #30 on December 17, 1966, shot up again to #7 on December 24, 1966, and peaked at #2 on the Hot 100 durin The R... ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/27 "2023-01-11T19:43:56Z")
“I get nervous in social situations, motha-fucka!” ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/28 "2023-01-11T19:44:53Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I couldn’t come up with three, because one is head and shoulders above all others: I vote Czarcasm allow us amend our top 3 after 100 posts. 🙂 So many good ones I couldn’t think of. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/29 "2023-01-11T19:55:44Z")
After 100 posts, you may add another three. After 200 posts, you may add yet another three. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/30 "2023-01-11T20:10:01Z")
White Collar Holler by Stan Rogers [Stan Rogers - White Collar Holler - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsDkmVo2fg4) ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/31 "2023-01-11T20:38:16Z")
Kip Addotta - Big Cock-Roach [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xWwms6KUmto/maxresdefault.jpg "Kip Addotta - Big Cock-Roach") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWwms6KUmto) Alex Bevan - Skinny [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8kCdcfw6xBw/maxresdefault.jpg "Skinny") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kCdcfw6xBw) Billy Currington - Pretty Good at Drinkin’ Beer https://www.youtube.com/embed/XtMy5IBmX7E?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=OLAK5uy_kvMVqbtyKJLHzTGudoIJIsfT61ZUT6XuA ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/32 "2023-01-11T21:08:08Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > Hey, Chefguy, there is a SJ song that had the line, “the pistol shot adds a lot” - do you which song that is? [Hotter than a Pistol](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jZXSpD7NaM) contains the lines, “What she’s got is red hot, hotter than a pistol shot” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/33 "2023-01-11T21:37:31Z")
My goodness, there are so many gems here. Obeying the rules, I’m going to go with: 1. Christmas Dogs doing Jungle Bells–by Dogs (love or hate it, it must be part of this collection) [Barking Dogs - Jingle Bells - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xam01uaj6Vg) 2. Wet Dream–by Kip Addotta (more narration than singing, but musical background and a few lyrics interspersed) [Wet Dream-Kip Addotta - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEZG14eGmR8) 3. Der Furher’s Face–by Spike Jones. [Spike Jones - Der Fuehrer's Face - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWF8iRCan7I) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/34 "2023-01-11T21:37:46Z")
Bob Dylan- Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SDPLRAki7Bs/maxresdefault.jpg "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDPLRAki7Bs) Cake-Rock’n’Roll Lifestyle [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2BW6CVqJNdU/maxresdefault.jpg "Rock 'n' Roll Lifestyle") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BW6CVqJNdU) Didi Hallervorden and Helga Feddersen- Du, die Wanne ist voll [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7QO6FW-JvRM/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHWBIAC4AOKAgwIABABGHIgWig_MA8=&rs=AOn4CLBFytHwPMR5Ee47AwZcpQ6QHAHNrw "Helga Feddersen & Didi Hallervorden - Du, die Wanne ist voll") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QO6FW-JvRM) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/35 "2023-01-11T21:52:08Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Nellie The Elephant - Toy Dolls Ah, that’s a blast from the past! I loved the song, and we danced like crazy to it. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/36 "2023-01-11T22:06:08Z")
Witch Doctor: “Oo ee oo ah ah, ting tang walla walla bing bang…” A Boy Named Sue. Your Flag Decal won’t Get You into Heaven any more. I’m Just an Okie From Muskogee Well I’m proud to be a hippie from Olema ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/37 "2023-01-11T23:01:46Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > “I get nervous in social situations, motha-fucka!” "I got six hundred dollars in the bank, motha-fucka!” > [@mbh](#): > > [Hotter than a Pistol](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jZXSpD7NaM) contains the lines, “What she’s got is red hot, hotter than a pistol shot” Thank you. I can’t listen to it at work but it’s not sounding like it. I heard this Spike song a long time ago. If I remember correctly, it was about the band itself and the way they do their music. My memory is faulty these days but I do think the line as I posted it, is correct. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/38 "2023-01-11T23:23:05Z")
“Seamus” / Pink Floyd “Cobwebs And Strange” / The Who “Zilch” / The Monkees ---
**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:** [January 12, 2023, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/39 "2023-01-12T00:14:04Z")
Wildwood Weed - Jim Stafford Christmas Don’t Be Late - Alvin and the Chipmunks John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith - Jim Lowe Hey, anyone can pick Transfusion 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 12, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/40 "2023-01-12T00:20:37Z")
Cream - [Mother’s Lament](https://youtu.be/sYIg61FTi5s) J Geils Band - [No Anchovies Please](https://youtu.be/63yyMxlBhZs) Steve Hackett (former Genesis guitarist) - [Carry On Up The Vicarage](https://youtu.be/2oHJ6WwgGTo) (Sort of an homage to Agatha Christie, but with some, uh… _interesting_ vocals) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014.md?page=3)