Doctor Demento fans...what's your favorite demented song?

[Joe Fields]

One of my favorites is "Legend of the USS Titanic," by Jaime Brockett

"Sinister Lunchmeat" is another favorite.

I wish I could provide links for the uninitiated, but alas, no youtube or any other ones, to my knowledge.

[Writer]

1. "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!"

:P

[Joe Fields]

4. I used to have the 45 of that, by Napoleon XIV. The flip side of that

record is the same song played backwards.

:toast:

[Writer]

8. I had acquired a hand-me-down LP from my sisters called "Dr. Demento's Delights"

It had "Eleanor Rigby," "Friendly Neighborhood NARCO Agent" and several others.

Fun stuff.

[The_Casual_Observer]

32. Davy's Dingy, Transfusion, P & S.

I listened to him when he started in '71 on KPPC I think. Haven't heard him in years since he lost his syndication in LA. Originally his programs were pop-musicology, not so much comedy, but educational.

[Joe Fields]

34. I know he made an album, and it didn't do very well.

Too much of the same thing, I heard. But that one song will go down in history.

[Richardo]

2. "Pico and Sepluveda"; "Shaving Cream"

...and the early, all-accordion Al Yankovic was pretty funny stuff: 'My Bologna', 'Another One rides the Bus', etc.

Pico:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_lvDLeTae8

I lived in LA in the 70s and early 80s - we had Dr Demento as a guest DJ at UCLA several times...

[Joe Fields]

5. Pico is another one of my favorites. Really, there are too many to list.

I used to never miss the Dr. Demento show, and had many shows recorded on cassette. Those cassettes, along with a lot of other things sadly got burned up in a house fire years ago.

[Bunny]

6. Pico and Sepulveda was MY favorite too!

I loved that song, even though it made no sense. Rich, we are definitely on the same mental level, which should frighten you. :scared: :pals:

[Richardo]

20. !!!

:loveya: :pals: :patriot: :thumbsup: :bounce:
It will take more than a mind-meld with you to frighten me, Bunny. Now if I ever post that I just came from the piercing parlor, THAT would be a reason to be scared :scared:

Anyway, since we saw the street names mentioned in the song every day, it was a source of high amusement. But the best part was '...where nobody's dreams come true.' :rofl:

[Bunny]

23. Awww c'mon Richie.

Try the Prince Albert:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Albert_piercing

No guts, no glory, babe! :rofl:

I like La Jolla...La Brea....tar pits. Tar Pits!

So, just how did a Pittsburgh boy end up in LA, anyway? :shrug:

[Richardo]

30. .

No glory it is, then. :patriot:


...and may I just say that this is one of the best threadjacks ever :D:thumbsup:

[grasswire]

51. Hey! Pico and Sepulveda is MY favorite!

I was going to say so earlier but I thought no one else would know what I meant. Apparently it was a hit.

....La Brea....tarpits...

[Richardo]

67. Tarrr pits!

You can keep Alvorado, Santa Monica, even Beverly Drive
Vine may be fine but for mine I want to be a-live
and settle down in my

La Brea....
Tar Pits....

Where nobody's dreams come true. :D

[Bicoastal]

3. When I was little, I liked "They're Coming to Take Me Away"

Ho ho

He He

Ha Ha

[Oeditpus Rex]

7. 'Take a Walk on the Kosher Side'

Gefilte Joe and the Fish.

[From The Ashes]

9. Masochism Tango by Tom Lehrer...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TytGOeiW0aE

[Oeditpus Rex]

12. On that note...

did Shel Silverstein's "Freakin' at the Freakers' Ball" (performed by Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show) ever make it to Dr. Demento?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgCqJu8g4jw

[Joe Fields]

13. yes it did, and so did a lot of other Silverstein songs.

[Oeditpus Rex]

14. He wrote a lot of Demento-ish stuff that I've never heard performed

"Stacey Brown Got Two" and "Don't Give a Dose to the One You Love Most," for example.

[Joe Fields]

22. I love "Don't give a dose..." Also, "The Smoke Off."

[FloridaJudy]

10. "Bulbous bouffant"

Not sure if this a song or not, but I first heard it on Dr. Demento, and it cracks me up every time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uuCNAwXGaQ

[zabet]

39. That is the first one that

popped into my head.
Cracks me up to no end.
:rofl:

[abq e streeter]

11. I still have my vinyl copy of that Jaime Brockett album--

other nominees: Mechanical Man by Ben Bolt and the Nuts, Onions by Linda Laurie, and The Eggplant That Ate Chicago by Dr West's Medicine Show ( which if my THC addled memory serves me right, was actually Norman Greenbaum , who did Spirit in the Sky). Also , the Crusher; having a senior moment trying to remember who did it originally, but I have a great cover of it by The Cramps.

[Joe Fields]

19. It's funny. Norman Greenbaum is now a pig farmer in Wisconsin.

[Joe Fields]

21. The captain said, "What are you doin' with all that rope?"

"Oh, I just carry it."

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

That's the only song I can recall hearing from Jaime, but it was a masterpiece.

[DaDooRonRon]

27. "The Crusher" was done by a group called The Novas

in 1964, I believe.

I have a 45 of it around the house somewhere...

[abq e streeter]

28. Thanks---drives me nuts when I can't remember stuff like that

although ironically, I accept the fact that half the time I can't remember what I had for lunch 2 hours earlier.

[AlCzervik]

15. the ballad of Irving.

http://www.stinalisa.com/Irving.html

[Joe Fields]

24. That was a great one. So was "Stardrek."

"What's your assessment, Spock?"

"It appears that Mr. Scott is about to eat a wiener without any mustard."

[DaDooRonRon]

44. Did you know that song was actually a Billboard Top 40 hit in '66?

Strange but true.

[darkstar]

16. I recall a Neil Young parody called

"I Want to Live with a Kennedy Girl"

Plus all these filthy implied rhymes in a generic Dylan parody too.

Anyone else remember these?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

18. hmmmm....search leads to an interesting website

http://www.siadbranany.wz.cz/supernewphprs/comment.php?akce=view&cisloclanku=2006040703

[Tuesday Afternoon]

17. There is this ---

Welcome to the only official Dr. Demento playlist archive! This is your source for details about everything played on "The Dr. Demento Show" from 1970 to today. It has been assembled by the show's historian with Dr. Demento's permission and assistance. It is constantly being researched and updated. (Other playlist archives use outdated and inaccurate information taken from this archive without permission.)

Here's what the press has to say about this site: "I've seen some pointless information on the Web before, but the Dr. Demento page takes the cake." - Deb Richardson, The Net, volume 2, issue 12 (May, 1997)

http://dmdb.org/

[Joe Fields]

25. Yeah, a great deal of it is still under construction.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

26. more stuff here, for anyone interested --

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=t&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ADBF_enUS243US243&q=dr+demento+music

[Adsos Letter]

29. "Springtime for Hitler..."

...always cracked me up...

[TheMightyFavog]

31. So many good ones...

I'd have to go with any of the bits by The Frantics that involve the "Boot to the Head" schtick.

[ok_cpu]

33. I loved the boot to the head too

I also liked "Mr. Jaws" a lot.

[Cannikin]

35. "I wish I was a Lesbian and not a hetero"

[ornotna]

36. Stoney Baloney

Link. http://www.themadmusicarchive.com/song_details.aspx?SongID=9439

[Joe Fields]

53. Yep. That was in my OP. You only get to hear just a bit of it, though.

I've searched the entire web for the whole song, and can't find it anywhere. I used to have it on tape.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

37. "Fish Heads"

Fish Heads, Fish Heads
Roly-poly fish heads
Fish Heads, Fish Heads
Eat them up, Yum!

I think Bill Mumy was the genius behind this classic.

[Critters2]

40. I second "Fish Heads"

When I think Demento, I think Fish Heads! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn73Wtem0No

[Fredda Weinberg]

43. ..

[mcscajun]

42. Yes, Bill Mumy was one half of Barnes & Barnes.

:D

[Richard Steele]

50. Of all the things I mentally KICK MYSELF IN THE ARSE for not buying...

About 4 years ago, I came across a "special edition" of "Fish Heads"
in the dusty record bin of an antique store- the actual record itself
was a fish shaped picture disk, and the cover was in great condition...
they were asking seven bucks for it, and I passed it by; went
back a week later to buy it and it was gone.

Here's a "vintage vinyl dealer" with a copy for sale, and
he sure ain't selling it for seven bucks:
http://www.gemm.com/item/BARNES-AND-BARNES/FISH-HEADS-GREATEST-HITS/GML482085219/

[murielm99]

60. Me too!

I love that song.

Years ago, my son found out there was a brief reel-to-reel film to go with the song. He made me order it from the library. We sat together in the basement of the library and watched it.

[Dr. Strange]

38. Arrrgh--I can't find it!

Here's the chorus:

I want to kiss her but (pause) she won't let me
I want to whisper sweet nothings in her ear
I want to hold her behind (pause) closed doors and more
I want to kiss her but she won't let me

I don't even know who sang it!

I remember enjoying Star Dreck, though.
"Scott here."
"What's not there?"

[Joe Fields]

54. I love stardrek. When they talk about Kirk always finding

beautiful blonds in red convertibles everywhere they go in the universe, it's so classic.

[mcscajun]

64. Found it!

Helped by someone downthread who pointed me to this page: http://dmdb.org/discographies/demento.disco.html

I Wanna Kiss Her - Tim Cavanagh

Never heard the tune, myself. :shrug:

[Dr. Strange]

69. Yeehaw!

No wonder I couldn't find it--I kept looking for "I Want to Kiss Her", not "I Wanna Kiss Her."

Once again mcscajun uses her powers for awesome! Thanks!

Edit to add the full lyrics:

I was ridin' on a train to Austin, Texas
when a very lovely lady sat next to me
When she got up to eat
she asked if I would hold her seat.
I was more than happy to,
And now there's more I'd like to do.

I wanna kiss her but
she won't let me
I wanna whisper sweet nothin's in her (r)ear
I wanna hold her behind...closed doors and more
I wanna kiss her but
she won't let me

When she returned, she said she was an actress
She showed me an album of pictures of her opening
which she'd been sittin' on
She seemed as sweet as she could be
But I could clearly see
She was the kinda girl who stole men's hearts
Then wrecked 'em (rectum)

I wanna kiss her but
she won't let me
I wanna whisper sweet nothin's in her (r)ear
I wanna hold her behind...closed doors and more
I wanna kiss her but
she won't let me

Well, I'll never forget that train ride down to Austin.
We shared a seat, and we shared our tales (tails)
But as my heart tries to leave her behind
Regrets are all I find
'Cause I'd hoped I'd get that girl
In the end.

I wanna kiss her but
she won't let me
I wanna whisper sweet nothin's in her (r)ear
I wanna hold her behind...closed doors and more
I wanna kiss her but
I wanna kiss her but
I wanna kiss her but
She won't let me

[mcscajun]

41. So many choices...so difficult to choose...I'll pick three from these...

Tunes I heard long before Dr. Demento:

They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! - Napoleon XIV
Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavour (On The Bedpost Overnight) - Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group
The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley
Monster Mash - Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
Beep Beep - The Playmates
Witch Doctor - The Music Of David Seville
Gitarzan - Ray Stevens
Masochism Tango - Tom Lehrer
Der Fuehrer's Face - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen
Cocktails For Two - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
Poisoning Pigeons In The Park - Tom Lehrer


Heard first on Dr. Demento radio broadcasts:

Another One Rides the Bus - Weird Al Yankovic
The Scotsman - Bryan Bowers
Junk Food Junkie - Larry Groce
St. George And The Dragonet - Stan Freberg
Dancin' Fool - Frank Zappa
The Ballad Of Irving - Frank Gallop
Fish Heads - Barnes & Barnes
Sahra Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take The Garbage Out - Shel Silverstein
The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati - Rose & The Arrangement

Seen on TV:
Eat It - 'Weird Al' Yankovic
King Tut - Steve Martin & The Toot Uncommons

[Joe Fields]

55. Oh yeah. You and I must be the same age. I remember all of those,

pre-demento. Tom Lehrer, Spike Jones and Stan Freeberg; all great stuff.

[begin_within]

45. I used to listen to Dr. Demento every Sunday night for 4 hours. Every song on

this page is great:
http://dmdb.org/discographies/demento.disco.html
I really can't decide which I like best. Possibly "Shaving Cream" because I used to sing that a lot.

[Joe Fields]

56. LOL...I used to go around singing "Who put the benzedrene in Mrs.

Murphy's Ovaltine."

[mcscajun]

63. Ooh! "Ya wanna buy a bunny?"

If You're a Viper - Jim Kweskin's Jug Band
Friendly Neighborhood Narco Agent - Jef Jaisun

I haven't heard these in Years.

[shawmut]

46. Wet Dream - Kip Adotta

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vEZG14eGmR8

[Tuesday Afternoon]

49. yep -- thanks for the link

always thought it would make a good theme song for "teh Lounge" that one or Hotel California.

[Joe Fields]

57. I love Kip. Used to watch him as a semi-regular on "Make Me Laugh."

[BuddhaGirl]

47. Frosty the Dopeman?

that's all I can remember about the song, but I used to love it!

Fish heads
Fish heads
Roly-poly fish heads
Fish heads, fish heads, eat them up YUM!! LOLOLOL

I rarely missed the Dr. Demento show!

[Rosemary2205]

48. Pencil necked geek.

[Joe Fields]

58. Grit eatin' freak.

[Frank Cannon]

62. Scum-suckin' peahead with a lousy physique

That one was my favorite.

[Iggo]

66. He's a one-man, no-good losing streak.

Great, great song.

Honorable mention to "Mammary Glands." (...whoa-whoa...Mother Nature's dairy delights. You can make cream or butter, 'cause it's just a human udder...etc., etc....)

[FloridaJudy]

52. How could I have forgotten

Camp Grenada!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOuNb8ngplw

Hello, Muddah, Hello, Faddah...

[Joe Fields]

59. Man does that take me back.

:toast:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

61. Cocktails for Two

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lvt4b_qwC_Q

[Richardo]

65. Spike Jones is in a class by himself...

...some of the funniest stuff ever.

Good call, GoG! :rofl:

[mcscajun]

68. Agreed. His list goes on and on, and on...just like the winner...

Feitlebaum!

Never has the William Tell Overture been funnier.
Doodles Weaver was The Man!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXRj9lSnJnI

[Richardo]

70. "You Always Hurt the One You Love"

The breaking-glass sound effect always cracks me up.

Also used in "Laura" ('Footsteps...that you hear down the hall.' *gallop* *gallop* *breaking glass*) :rofl:

[Dr. Strange]

71. My Name is Larry

by Wild Man Fischer. (It's the musical version of Ed Wood's moive-making talent.)

http://www.themadmusicarchive.com/samples/w/i/Wild_Man_Fischer_-_My_Name_is_Larry.mp3

Here are the "lyrics:"

My name is Larry
My name is Larry
I have a mother,
Her name is Mother.
Hi Mother, Hi, I love you Mother.
I'll always love you, Mother.

My name is Larry
My name is Larry
I have a sister
Her name is Joyce

My name is Larry
I have a grandfather
His name is Grandpa
Hi, Grandpa
Remember Grandpa, when I used to go over to the house and you wouldn't
let me go into the um, into the um, kitchen with the rest of the family.
Remember that, Grandpa?

Grandpa: Oh yes, Larry, you were a nice boy
and stay away from us.
When we want you to come over, I'll get a hold of your mother
and I'll call her up and you can come over, OK.

My name is Larry
My name is Larry
I have an uncle
His name is Bob
Hi, Bob, Bob
I like you a Bob
You're an artist and I like you a lot

Uncle Bob: Larry, I like you a lot too, you're a nice boy.

My name is Larry
My name is Larry
I have an auntie
Her name is Becky
Hi, Auntie Becky

Auntie Becky: Hi Larry, ha

My name is Larry
My name is Larry
I have an auntie
Her name is Auntie Estelle
Hi, Auntie Estelle, Hi

My name is Larry
My name is Larry
I have a brother,
His name is David
Hi David, David
You know I talked about you on my album on the
Wild Man Fischer story and could you say a few words.

David: I'm a Certified Public Accountant
And my brother Larry is the worst singer, one of the worst singers there ever was. And I can not see how in the world, with knowing him anything is possible, knowing him, 'cause I used to hear him sing all day long.

My name is Larry
My name is Larry
I have a cousin
His name is Harvey
Hi, Harvey

My name is Larry
My name is Larry
My name is Larry
My name is Larry
My name is Larry
My name is Larry

[WolverineDG]

72. Christmas at Ground Zero

or is that just a Weird Al song/video?

I also like "Fish Heads."

dg