The Greatest Novelty Songs

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Old Man's a Dustman
Lonnie Donegan3:21
2Right, Said Fred
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
vocals:
Bernard Cribbins (English actor/singer)
arranger:
Johnnie Spence (John Spence Abrahams, British music director, conductor and arranger)
audio director:
Johnnie Spence (John Spence Abrahams, British music director, conductor and arranger)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Right Said Fred (Novelty song)
lyricist:
Myles Rudge
composer:
Ted Dicks (English composer)
Bernard Cribbins4.652:19
3My Boomerang Won't Come Back
Charlie Drake3:40
4Speedy Gonzales
Pat Boone2:32
5Beep Beep
The Playmates2:30
6Donald Where's Your Trousers
vocals:
Andy Stewart (Scottish singer and entertainer)
recording of:
Donald Where’s Your Troosers?
lyricist:
Andy Stewart (Scottish singer and entertainer)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Neil Grant
Andy Stewart3:20
7Mr Custer
recording of:
Mr. Custer
writer:
Fred Darian, Al De Lory and Joseph van Winkle
Larry Verne3:05
8What a Mouth
Tommy Steele2:47
9Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
Brian Hyland2:24
10Monster Mash
recording of:
Monster Mash
writer:
Lenny Capizzi and Bobby “Boris” Pickett (novelty musician, known for “Monster Mash”)
publisher:
T.M. Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and TM Music Ltd.
Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt Kickers3:13
11Come Outside
recording of:
Come Outside
lyricist and composer:
Charles Blackwell (UK songwriter, arranger & record producer)
Mike Sarne2:52
12Funny All Over
The Vernons Girls2:01
13The Sewers of the Strand
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
vocals:
Spike Milligan
recording of:
The Sewers of the Strand (on 1960-10-11)
writer:
Spike Milligan
Spike Milligan2:56
14Western Movies
recording of:
Western Movies
writer:
Cliff Goldsmith and Fred Smith (60s producer)
publisher:
Escort Music Company and Keymen Music (publisher)
The Olympics2:23
15Transistor Radio
Benny Hill3:00
16My Brother
Terry Scott2:39
17The Ying Tong Song
spoken vocals:
Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter)
vocals:
Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
recording of:
Ying Tong Song (in 1956)
writer:
Spike Milligan (in 1956)
named after artist:
Harry Edgington
The Goons3:25
18Hoots Mon
Lord Rockingham's XI32:15
19Delaware
Perry Como2:22
20Charlie Brown
The Coasters2:19
21Fings Ain't Wot They Used to Be
Max Bygraves2:17
22Three Coins in the Sewer
Alan Klein2:25
23The Army Game
Michael Medwin, Alfie Bass & Bernard Bresslaw2:35
24Ragtime Cowboy Joe
spoken vocals:
David Seville (“Alvin & The Chipmunks” character)
vocals:
The Chipmunks
cover recording of:
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
publisher:
F.A. Mills (in 1912)
lyricist:
Grant Clarke
composer:
Maurice Abrahams and Lewis F. Muir
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
The Chipmunks & David Seville2:08
25More Money for You and Me
The Four Preps6:26
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