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niyad

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37. Who would have thought that a 1966 novelty song would be

Reply to yellow dahlia (Reply #27)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 01:35 PM

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getting so much play and attention 60 years later.

By the way, I just read about the origin and creation of the song. Very interesting, far morey complicated than one might guess.

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