# 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:** 3
**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:** [January 12, 2023, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/41 "2023-01-12T00:51:57Z")
[Meri Wilson - Telephone Man](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndwIxHkVIkE) [Joni Mitchell - Twisted](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iisYw0epV_Q) [I Get Weird - John W. Christensen](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-FoHtEXfBM) ---
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[“Gimme Dat Ding”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3035ZghcqI) - The Pipkins [“Tight Skirt Tight Sweater”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hvw4AfnHe8) - The Versatones and [“Sunglasses After Dark”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S07rl68DMD8) - Dwight Pullen Bonus extra: [“Tent”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeYowOW648M&list=RDEeYowOW648M&start_radio=1) - Bonzo Dog Band ---
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Dueling Rappers - Alan Gary and Scott Free [Uncle Jack Sez Relax](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZl7xi2yw6o) - Charles Webb and Tom Bolton [Carrot Juice is Murder](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUcR-_uqcmk) - The Arrogant Worms ---
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Three songs by the same guy, Hank Green. # Mother Pheasant Plucker [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/deCUnq63waI/maxresdefault.jpg "Mother Pheasant Plucker - A Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deCUnq63waI) # Strange Charm [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/U0kXkWXSXRA/maxresdefault.jpg "Strange Charm: A Song about Quarks") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0kXkWXSXRA) # I know Note: this song was composed as part of a song writing contest. The challenge was to write a song with exactly 10 different words. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7lRldr2BH2M/hqdefault.jpg "I Know (A Song in Ten Words)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lRldr2BH2M) ---
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Voulez-vous Hoppsasachen?—Emmerich Kálmán, Julius Brammer, Alfred Grünwald > The late Jodi Laski-Mihova and I were the first people to perform this song (almost 70 years late) in New York. Leader of the laundromat—The Detergents My name is John Wellington Wells—Gilbert and Sullivan ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/46 "2023-01-12T03:52:21Z")
1. Allan Sherman (_love_ the pun in the second verse) - [The Ballad of Harry Lewis - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUVYsoreIe8) 2. Flanders and Swann - [The Gnu song - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j53z6RfFb7U) 3. Flanders and Swann - Ill Wind [The Only Flanders & Swann Video - YouTube](https://youtu.be/OYFiL4p4K9Y?t=915) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/47 "2023-01-12T04:23:12Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > 1. [Existential Blues - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nJ30dodvdc&t=3s) > 2. [The Smoke Off-Shel Silverstein - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohFHsOBuLc4) > 3. [Weird Al Yankovic: Genius in France - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-Sqme_o5OI&t=3s) > > That’s my personal top three. The first is an excellent choice. I do not like the ending of the 2nd. The third is not Als best, but a decent choice. > [@Tibby](#): > > Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini That was a real hit. > [@Gyrate](#): > > **[Dead Puppies](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6YYcUZWhYY)** - Ogden Edsl (t Damn I hate that song, along with _Fish Heads_. > [@mixdenny](#): > > Witch Doctor: “Oo ee oo ah ah, ting tang walla walla bing bang…” A real hit. My three Alice’s Restaurant —Arlo Guthrie _Bra Size 45_ “Transfusion” - Nervous Norvus ---
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All 3 of those remain dance-floor fillers at local Goth/punk clubs. ---
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I Lost on Jeopardy- “Weird Al” Yankovic [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BvUZijEuNDQ/maxresdefault.jpg ""Weird Al" Yankovic - I Lost On Jeopardy") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvUZijEuNDQ) The Elements - Tom Lehrer [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zGM-wSKFBpo/hqdefault.jpg "Tom Lehrer's "The Elements" animated") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGM-wSKFBpo) Hostiles on the Hill - Bad Lip Reading [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JRAOdRq-1lw/maxresdefault.jpg ""HOSTILES ON THE HILL" — A Bad Lip Reading of The Empire Strikes Back") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRAOdRq-1lw) ---
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> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > **Ukulele Blues** by Martin Mull I’'ll go with “Do the Nothing” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oqlJbafdLAk/maxresdefault.jpg ""Do The Nothing" ~ Martin Mull") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqlJbafdLAk) > [@Shoeless](#): > > Cream - [Mother’s Lament](https://youtu.be/sYIg61FTi5s) How about Doin That Scrapyard Thing… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/EnmGmcndPMk/maxresdefault.jpg "Doing That Scrapyard Thing") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnmGmcndPMk) The Apple Streudel Man (Love the accordion player! Really upbeat! Love her!) 🙂 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mohJAE43l8U/hqdefault.jpg "Jolly Tambourine Man-Apple Steudel Man") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mohJAE43l8U) ---
**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:** [January 12, 2023, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/51 "2023-01-12T10:26:58Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Weird Al Yankovic - The Night Santa Went Crazy Then you might like [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23cjXModWpA) song by Jon Lajoie, which has sort of an opposite theme. ---
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> [@DrDeth](#): > > Damn I hate that song, along with _Fish Heads_. That’s not even the only song on my playlist that mentions dead puppies… ---
**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:** [January 12, 2023, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014/53 "2023-01-12T10:36:56Z")
Three few novelty songs by famous bands: [Pink Floyd - Bike](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPMXt9Me_Fo) [AC/DC - Big Balls](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WwJ6OVSwkM) [Aerosmith - Big Ten Inch Record](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yXdbXl-lno) ---
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Big Ten Inch Record was originally recorded in 1952. > **[Big Ten Inch Record](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Ten_Inch_Record)** > > "Big Ten Inch Record", also known as "Big Ten-Inch (Record of the Blues)", is a rhythm and blues song written by Fred Weismantel. It was first recorded in 1952 by Bull Moose Jackson and released by King Records. The song was later covered by Aerosmith and released as part of the 1975 album, Toys in the Attic. It has been rated as one of the best double entendre songs of all time. > The original version of the song was performed by Bull Moose Jackson. It was released in 1952 on King Records as di... ---
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> [@MandaJo](#): > > Big Ten Inch Record was originally recorded in 1952. Wow, didn’t know that! I also just learned that [Twisted by Joni Mitchell](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9FEJunwVek) is not an original. It was written by [Annie Ross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Ross) and (coincidently) also [released in 1952](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhjOpm-KL-A). ---
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[_Gee I’m glad I worried about that_ by Michael Johnson](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZujE1mCu2I) [_Settle For Me_ Santino Fontana](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wmbLB4OIuao) [_Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury_ Rachel Bloom](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e1IxOS4VzKM) ---
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[Love it Down Your Throat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpZzqizhTAI) by Dyver Down (Dee Snider) [Hell Hole](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk9aThIovMA) by Spinal Tap ---
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> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > > [@MandaJo](#): > > > > Big Ten Inch Record was originally recorded in 1952. > > Wow, didn’t know that! The liner notes for Aerosmith’s _Toys in the Attic_ include a thank you to Dr. Demento for bringing the song to their attention ---
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Guitarzan. Ray Stevens [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SQWGZ6sBM80/maxresdefault.jpg "RAY STEVENS Guitarzan (lyrics)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQWGZ6sBM80) She Left Me for Jesus. Hayes Carll [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/T5D6dUhkoWc/hqdefault.jpg ""She Left Me For Jesus" by Hayes Carll") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5D6dUhkoWc) Let’s Talk Dirty in Hawaiian. John Prine [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fRthPKsrGHU/maxresdefault.jpg "John Prine - Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian - German Afternoons") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRthPKsrGHU) ---
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> [@Peanuthead](#): > > Guitarzan. Ray Stevens 👍 👍 👍 He’s free as the breeze And he swings thru the trees In his Bee Vee Dees [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-novelty-songs/978014.md?page=4)