50+ Music<p>"Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/noveltySong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noveltySong</span></a> written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PhilGernhard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhilGernhard</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DickHoller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DickHoller</span></a> and recorded in 1966 by the Florida-based pop group <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TheRoyalGuardsmen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheRoyalGuardsmen</span></a>. The song was recorded at the Charles Fuller Productions studio in Tampa, Florida, and was released as a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/single" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>single</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LaurieRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaurieRecords</span></a>. Debuting at #122 on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BubblingUnderTheHot100" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BubblingUnderTheHot100</span></a> on December 10, 1966, the single skyrocketed to #30 on December 17, 1966, shot up again to #7 on December 24, 1966. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_nHdUimSi8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=u_nHdUimSi8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
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50+ Music<p>"Witch Doctor" is a 1958 American <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/noveltySong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noveltySong</span></a> written and recorded by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RossBagdasarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RossBagdasarian</span></a> (under the stage name of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DavidSeville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSeville</span></a>). Bagdasarian sang the song, varying the tape speeds to produce a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/highpitched" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>highpitched</span></a> voice for the titular <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/witchDoctor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>witchDoctor</span></a>; this technique was later used in his next song, "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TheBirdOnMyHead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheBirdOnMyHead</span></a>", and for the creation of the voices of his <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/virtualBand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virtualBand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AlvinAndTheChipmunks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlvinAndTheChipmunks</span></a>. The song became a number one hit and rescued <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LibertyRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibertyRecords</span></a> from near-bankruptcy. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmjrTcYMqBM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=cmjrTcYMqBM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/noveltySong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noveltySong</span></a> written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PhilGernhard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhilGernhard</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DickHoller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DickHoller</span></a> and recorded in 1966 by the Florida-based pop group <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TheRoyalGuardsmen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheRoyalGuardsmen</span></a>. The song was recorded at the Charles Fuller Productions studio in Tampa, Florida, and was released as a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/single" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>single</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LaurieRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaurieRecords</span></a>. Debuting at #122 on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BubblingUnderTheHot100" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BubblingUnderTheHot100</span></a> on December 10, 1966, the single skyrocketed to #30 on December 17, 1966, shot up again to #7 on December 24, 1966. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxzg_iM-T4E" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Oxzg_iM-T4E</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/popular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>popular</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/noveltySong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noveltySong</span></a> written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BobMerrill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BobMerrill</span></a> and first registered on September 25, 1952, as "The Doggie in the Window". On January 27, 1953, its sheet music was published in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> as "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window". The best-known version of the song was <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theOriginal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theOriginal</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/recorded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recorded</span></a> by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PattiPage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PattiPage</span></a> on December 18, 1952, and released in January 1953 by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MercuryRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MercuryRecords</span></a> as catalog numbers 70070 (<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/78Rpm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>78Rpm</span></a>). <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgkiwVsvHcY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=rgkiwVsvHcY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Coconut" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/noveltySong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noveltySong</span></a> written and first recorded by American singer-songwriter <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HarryNilsson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarryNilsson</span></a>, released as the third single from his 1971 album, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NilssonSchmilsson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NilssonSchmilsson</span></a>. It was on the U.S. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Billboard</span></a> charts for 14 weeks, reaching #8, and was ranked by Billboard as the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/66SongFor1972" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>66SongFor1972</span></a>. It charted in a minor way in the UK, reaching #42. "Coconut" did best in Canada, where it peaked at #5. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsSuueEGQSM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=TsSuueEGQSM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WesternSwing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WesternSwing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/noveltySong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noveltySong</span></a> written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MerleTravis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MerleTravis</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TexWilliams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexWilliams</span></a>, for Williams and his <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/talkingBlues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>talkingBlues</span></a> style of singing. Travis wrote the bulk of the song. The original Williams version went to number one for 16 non-consecutive weeks on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HotCountrySongs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HotCountrySongs</span></a> chart and became a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/1HitInAugust1947" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1HitInAugust1947</span></a> and remained at the top of the "Best Sellers in Stores" chart for six weeks. It was written in 1947 and recorded on March 27, 1947. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUCsULR6ODA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=DUCsULR6ODA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/noveltySong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noveltySong</span></a> telling the story of a shy girl wearing a revealing <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/polkaDot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polkaDot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bikini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bikini</span></a> at the beach. It was written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PaulVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaulVance</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LeePockriss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeePockriss</span></a> and first released in June 1960 by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BrianHyland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrianHyland</span></a>, with an orchestra conducted by John Dixon. The Hyland version reached <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/numberOne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>numberOne</span></a> on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Billboard</span></a> Hot 100, selling a million copies in the US, and was a worldwide hit. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vxkoek8YFk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=9Vxkoek8YFk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Convoy" is a 1975 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/noveltySong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noveltySong</span></a> performed by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CWMcCall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CWMcCall</span></a> (a character co-created and voiced by Bill Fries, along with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ChipDavis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChipDavis</span></a>) that became a number-one song on both the country and pop charts in the US and is listed 98th among <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RollingStone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RollingStone</span></a> magazine's 100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time. Written by McCall and Chip Davis, the song spent six weeks at number one on the country charts and one week at number one on the pop charts. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd5ZLJWQmss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Sd5ZLJWQmss</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/doowop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doowop</span></a> style <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/noveltySong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noveltySong</span></a> from 1961 by the American songwriter <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BarryMann" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BarryMann</span></a>, who wrote it with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GerryGoffin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GerryGoffin</span></a>. It was originally released as a single on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ABCParamount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ABCParamount</span></a> label (10237). <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aumW5e28xic" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=aumW5e28xic</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight?)" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/noveltySong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noveltySong</span></a> by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LonnieDonegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LonnieDonegan</span></a>. Released as a single in 1959, it entered the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UKSinglesChart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKSinglesChart</span></a> on 6 February 1959 and peaked at number three. It was also Donegan's greatest chart success in the United States, reaching number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1961. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbg0ZBXnuZE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Lbg0ZBXnuZE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Agadoo" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/noveltySong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noveltySong</span></a> recorded by the British band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BlackLace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLace</span></a> in 1984. "Agadoo" peaked at number two on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UKSinglesChart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKSinglesChart</span></a>, and spent 30 weeks in the top 75. It went on to become the eighth best-selling single of 1984 in the UK, (and over one million copies worldwide) despite not being included on the playlist for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BBCRadio1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCRadio1</span></a> because it "was not credible". In a survey for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Dotmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dotmusic</span></a> in 2000, respondents voted "Agadoo" as the fourth most annoying song of all time. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYYpMwa9VQ8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=FYYpMwa9VQ8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"The Chanukah Song" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/noveltySong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noveltySong</span></a> written by comedian <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AdamSandler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdamSandler</span></a> with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SaturdayNightLive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaturdayNightLive</span></a> writers <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LewisMorton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LewisMorton</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/IanMaxtoneGraham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IanMaxtoneGraham</span></a> and originally performed by Sandler on Saturday Night Live's <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WeekendUpdate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendUpdate</span></a> on December 3, 1994. Sandler subsequently performed the song as part of his stand-up act, later updating it with new lyrics. All variations center on the theme of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hanukkah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hanukkah</span></a> and of religious <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> children feeling alienated during the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Christmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Christmas</span></a> season. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VscNjdCauYg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=VscNjdCauYg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)" is an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/electronicDance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronicDance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/noveltySong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noveltySong</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/viralVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>viralVideo</span></a> by Norwegian comedy duo <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ylvis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ylvis</span></a>. The top trending video of 2013 on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a>, "The Fox" was posted on the platform on 3 September 2013, and has received over 1.1 billion views as of October 2024. "The Fox" peaked at the top of the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NorwegianSinglesChart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorwegianSinglesChart</span></a> and was successful in the United States, where it peaked at number six on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Billboard</span></a> Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks, and was. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZXcVNb0Mmw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=TZXcVNb0Mmw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
"I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" is a Christmas #noveltySong written by #JohnRox (1902–1957) and performed by 10-year-old #GaylaPeevey in 1953. The song peaked at number 24 on #Billboard magazine's pop chart in December 1953.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP-TPCs9Fj8
"The Hampsterdance Song" is a #noveltySong by #HamptonTheHampster. The song's #hook is based on a sped-up sample of "Whistle-Stop", a song from the 1973 #Disney film #RobinHood. This sample was originally used for a 1998 web page called the #HampsterDance, created by Canadian art student Deidre LaCarte. Using the web page's popularity as a springboard, she and a Toronto native, Jeffery Lane.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3G5IXn0K7A
"Junk Food Junkie" is a 1975 #noveltySong by #LarryGroce. It spent 15 weeks on the U.S. charts, reaching #9 on the #Billboard #Hot100. It was Groce's #onlySongToChart. "Junk Food Junkie" spent two weeks at #31 in Canada, and it was also a minor hit on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song is currently released on #KtelInternational.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQnIL-XPerQ
"Ahab the Arab" (also written "#Ahab, the Arab") is a #noveltySong written and recorded by #RayStevens in 1962.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYn_6NjcopY
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"Witch Doctor" is a 1958 American #noveltySong written and performed by #RossBagdasarian, under his #stageName #DavidSeville. It became a number one hit and rescued #LibertyRecords from near-bankruptcy. In the song, the singer asks a #witchDoctor for romantic advice; the witch doctor responds in a high-pitched squeaky voice with a nonsense #incantation which creates an #earworm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwGwl-ktuNA
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