Beyond The Liner Notes - May 3, 2019

Novelty songs are kind of cute the first time you hear them and after that, not so much.  That's because they trade on being cute and unexpected, and they usually don't have music worth listening to again.

Except, some of them do.  Some are pretty elaborate and some are accompanied by music that bears repeating.  Some novelty songs weren't even recognized as novelty songs.  This week Brian Renner and P. T. Bridgeport explore novelty songs that go beyond the random snicker.  We might even throw in a handshake buzzer or whoopee cushion just to keep the party going.  Join us at 11:00 am, this coming Friday.

  • 11:02am I'm My Own Grandpa by Lonzo and Oscar on America's Greatest Country Comedians (Gusto Records)
  • 11:06am Short People by Randy Newman on Little Criminals (Warner Bros/Reprise), 1987
  • 11:11am The Streak by Ray Stevens on Greatest Hits (Curb Records)
  • 11:15am Never Been to Spain by Three Dog Night on 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Three Dog Night (MCA Records), 2000
  • 11:20am Wildwood Weed by Jim Stafford on Jim Stafford (Mercury Nashville)
  • 11:24am A Simple Desultory Philippic by Simon & Garfunkel on Parsley Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (Columbia), 1969
  • 11:28am Basketball Jones by Cheech and Chong on Los Cochinos (Warner Off Roster)
  • 11:34am My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don't Love Jesus by Jimmy Buffett on Havana Daydreamin' (MCA), 1976
  • 11:38am Shaving Cream by Benny Bell on Three Decades of Classic Novelty Hits (Complete 60s)
  • 11:41am Fat Man In the Bathtub by Little Feat on The Best of Little Feat (With Interactive Booklet) [Remastered] (Warner Brothers), 2006
  • 11:47am King Tut by Steve Martin on A Wild and Crazy Guy (Warner Off Roster)
  • 11:50am Coconut by Harry Nilsson on Everybody's Talkin': The Very Best of Harry Nilsson (RCA Legacy), 1971
  • 11:55am Eat It by Weird Al Yankovic on The Essential (Volcano/Legacy)
  • 11:59am Telephone And Rubber Band (Penguin Cafe Orchestra) by Penguin Cafe Orchestra on Classical Chillout 2 (Disc 2) (Virgin TV), 2002
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