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If you can't remember 1958 don't bother reading...
Gene Kearns wrote: I heard this song today. It took me back a lot of years, but made me smile the rest of the afternoon.... All of the lyrics to this song on the net appear to be incorrect. Have I got it right? It's summertime, summertime Sum, sum, summertime Summertime, summertime Sum, sum, summertime Summertime, summertime Sum, sum, summertime Summertime, summertime Sum, sum, summertime, summertime Well, shut them books and throw 'em away And say goodbye to dull school days Look alive and change your ways It's summertime Well, no more studying history And no more reading geography And no more dull geometry Because it's summertime It's time to head straight for them hills It's time to live and have some thrills Come along and have a ball A regular free-for-all Well, are you comin' or are you ain't You slow pokes come on and I won't complain Hurry up before I change It's summertime Well, I'm so happy that I could flip Oh, how I'd love to take a dip I'm sorry teacher but zip your lip Because it's summertime It's time to head straight for them hills It's time to live and have some thrills Come along and have a ball A regular free-for-all Well we'll go swimmin' every day No time to work just time to play If your folks complain just say It's summertime And every night we'll have a dance 'Cause what's a vacation without romance Oh man this jive has me in a trance Because it's summertime It's time to head straight for them hills It's time to live and have some thrills Come along and have a ball A regular free-for-all It's summertime It's summertime, summertime Sum, sum summertime Summertime, summertime Sum, sum summertime Summertime, summertime Sum, sum, summertime Summertime, summertime Sum, sum, summertime Summertime It's summertime -- _ ___c \ _| \_ __\_| oooo \_____ ~~~~|______________/ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ }((((o ~~~~~~ }{{{{o ~~~~~~~ Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Southport, NC. http://myworkshop.idleplay.net/ Homepage* http://www.thebayguide.com/rec.boats Rec.boats at Lee Yeaton's Bayguide 1958? No problem 1968? A lot of that is tough to remember. Did The Jamies ever have another hit? This song, relying heavily on a single word for most of the lyrics reminds me a bit of the funny story behind the group "Steam." Seems some bored studio musicians decided, as a joke, to whip out a quick song based primarily on a long string of nonsense lyrics and somebody immediately dreamed up "Na, na,na, na, na, na, na, na, hey, hey, hey, goodbye." They made the goofy record without any thought that it would turn into anything except a private joke and then all went separate ways. Some executive at Mercury Records came across the demo tape and released it to Top 40 stations across the country. The record exec had to make up a name for the band, so he called it "Steam." The song "Kiss Him Goodbye" became a huge hit (people still recognize it instantly, 36 years later). Where the story gets just a bit strange is where concert promoters began booking Steam into live appearances- and there really wasn't an actual group! Mercury Records assembled several groups in different regions of the country, had them rehearse "Kiss Him Goodbye", and put them all on the road simultaneously back in '69. Steam appeared as an opening act for concerts in cities thousands of miles apart on the same weekends. You can get away with that with a brand new group that nobody every heard of before a blockbuster single. Must be a way to make some dough combining the two, let's see: Sum sum sum sum, sum sum sum sum, hey hey hey, er time..... Nah, I guess I won't quit my present gig. :-) |
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Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-dot Bikini
Brian HylandShe was afraid to come out of the locker She was as nervous as she could be She was afraid to come out of the locker She was afraid that somebody would see One, two, three, four, tell the people what she wore [ It was an itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka-dot bikini That she wore for the first time today. An itsy bitsy teentie weenie yellow polka-dot bikini ] So in the locker she wanted to stay. Two, three, four, stick around we'll tell you more She was afraid to come out in the open And so a blanket around she wore She was afraid to come out in the open And so she sat bundled up on the shore Two, three, four, tell the people what she wore [ repeat ] So in the blanket she wanted to stay. Two, three, four, stick around we'll tell you more Now she is afraid to come out of the water And I wonder what she's gonna do Now she is afraid to come out of the water And the poor little girl's turning blue Two, three, four, tell the people what she wore [ repeat ] So in the water she wanted to stay. From the locker to the blanket From the blanket to the shore From the shore to the water Yes there isn't any more. |
"*JimH*" wrote in message ... Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-dot Bikini Brian Hyland She was afraid to come out of the locker She was as nervous as she could be She was afraid to come out of the locker She was afraid that somebody would see One, two, three, four, tell the people what she wore [ It was an itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka-dot bikini That she wore for the first time today. An itsy bitsy teentie weenie yellow polka-dot bikini ] So in the locker she wanted to stay. Two, three, four, stick around we'll tell you more She was afraid to come out in the open And so a blanket around she wore She was afraid to come out in the open And so she sat bundled up on the shore Two, three, four, tell the people what she wore [ repeat ] So in the blanket she wanted to stay. Two, three, four, stick around we'll tell you more Now she is afraid to come out of the water And I wonder what she's gonna do Now she is afraid to come out of the water And the poor little girl's turning blue Two, three, four, tell the people what she wore [ repeat ] So in the water she wanted to stay. From the locker to the blanket From the blanket to the shore From the shore to the water Yes there isn't any more. format |
On 12 Jul 2005 23:30:27 -0700, " wrote:
1958? No problem 1968? A lot of that is tough to remember. Did The Jamies ever have another hit? This song, relying heavily on a single word for most of the lyrics reminds me a bit of the funny story behind the group "Steam." Seems some bored studio musicians decided, as a joke, to whip out a quick song based primarily on a long string of nonsense lyrics and somebody immediately dreamed up "Na, na,na, na, na, na, na, na, hey, hey, hey, goodbye." They made the goofy record without any thought that it would turn into anything except a private joke and then all went separate ways. Some executive at Mercury Records came across the demo tape and released it to Top 40 stations across the country. The record exec had to make up a name for the band, so he called it "Steam." The song "Kiss Him Goodbye" became a huge hit (people still recognize it instantly, 36 years later). Where the story gets just a bit strange is where concert promoters began booking Steam into live appearances- and there really wasn't an actual group! Mercury Records assembled several groups in different regions of the country, had them rehearse "Kiss Him Goodbye", and put them all on the road simultaneously back in '69. Steam appeared as an opening act for concerts in cities thousands of miles apart on the same weekends. You can get away with that with a brand new group that nobody every heard of before a blockbuster single. Must be a way to make some dough combining the two, let's see: Sum sum sum sum, sum sum sum sum, hey hey hey, er time..... Nah, I guess I won't quit my present gig. :-) Thank you for that interesting bit of trivia. The song to which you refer was a favorite in Vietnam! -- John H. On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD |
Gene Kearns wrote:
I heard this song today. It took me back a lot of years, but made me smile the rest of the afternoon.... All of the lyrics to this song on the net appear to be incorrect. Have I got it right? It's summertime, summertime Sum, sum, summertime snip... I remember that song although I was nine years old in 1958. I dug out my Time Life 'Rock & Roll Era' CDs but on the 1958 one, the only summertime tune is 'Summertime Blues' by Eddie Cochran. I always liked the catchy sumertime songs right up to the one Cheryl Crow had out a couple of years ago. |
"Gene Kearns" wrote in message ... On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 07:26:24 -0400, "*JimH*" wrote: Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-dot Bikini Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley http://www.shebwooley.com/ppe.htm Beep Beep (Little Nash Rambler) - The Playmates http://www.geocities.com/nashmetro_1961/beep.html and other silly music...... Witch Doctor - David Seville Chipmunk Song - David Seville Along Came Jones - Coasters The Flying Saucer - Dickie Goodman St. George and the Dragonet - Stan Freberg The Thing - Phil Harris Stranded In The Jungle - the Cadets Transfusion - Nervous Norvus It's in The Book - Johnny Standley This is a guy I grew up with on Friday nights....Ernie Anderson aka Ghoulardi....he later became the *voice* for ABC nationally. http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/5035/ http://www.psychotronicvideo.com/wow...fangoria.shtml " The Ghoulardi character caught on right away, and with good reason. Anderson's cynical nature and comic timing, mixed with his beatnik jive and great music from 50's radio, added the perfect tone to the station's incredible collection of science fiction and monster trash hits. His show became an important event to kids, to the extent that police reports indicated a 35 % drop in juvenile crime on Friday nights. Would be delinquents were watching Ghoulardi flail his arms around, knocking over his pet raven (named Oxnard; it was stuffed), trying to keep his various phoney hair pieces in place, and telling everybody to "turn blue!" and "stay sick." His popularity led to an additional show on Saturday afternoons, and this one even had a set, which allowed the crazed fiend to run around knocking over walls and lighting firecrackers. He wore a full length coat, every inch of which was eventually covered by buttons sent in by fans. Viewers also frequently sent in their custom-made car and monster models, and home-made, battery-operated "Rube Goldberg"-type inventions, so that Ghoulardi could show them on television, and then blow them up with firecrackers! It was a bit too anarchistic and anti-social for many parents, but the complaints just helped the ratings. He also got a lot of flak for ridiculing other local media stars, mostly newscasters and hosts of other kid shows. Since one of Cleveland's top kiddie hosts (the one that talked to an invisible parrot) was discovered walking around the lakeside in a scandalous state on more than one occasion, one might well wonder which was the healthier influence. The films included the standard Roger Corman and Bert I. Gordon classics, but even dogs like Satellite in the Sky and The Daughter of Dr. Jekyll were tolerated just for the sake of experiencing Ghoulardi, who was often blue-screened into the features. He could be seen running down the street, dodging the atomic breath of The Giant Behemoth, or hiding out in the sewer with Lon Chaney in The Indestructible Man. Whenever a plane took off, an old newsreel of an experimental bi-plane crashing was inserted. When a frightened heroine opened a door to face a monster, she saw instead a film of an old toothless man contorting his face into impossible proportions (he was the winner of a "gurning" contest), while "Pap-pa Oom Mow Mow" blared from the TV speakers. Because of the exposure, "Pappa Oom" became a hit (again) in Cleveland; the Rivingtons even appeared on Ghoulardi to lip-synch the single and returned to the studio to record an even more astounding follow-up, "Mama Oom Mow Mow." (NOTE: No doubt thanks to the inclusion of "Pappa Oom Mow Mow" in the movie E.T., the Rivingtons' only album, Doin' The Bird, has been reissued and the group has re-formed. Watch for them in your town.) " -------------------- PAPA-OOM-MOW-MOW The Rivingtons - 1962 A papa-oom-mow-mow A papa-oom-mow-mow A papa-oom-mow-mow A papa-oom-mow-mow Funniest sound I ever heard (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) But I can't understand a single word (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Well if he's serious or if he's playin' Woo my my it's all he's sayin Papa-papa-hoooo (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Papa-papa-papa-hoooo (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Doot doot doot (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Doot doot doot (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Well say there pop, say what's your name? (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Well don't you come around and show your face (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) But hearing the sound I can't figure it out Oo-wee this sound makes me stop and shout Papa-papa-hoooo (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Papa-papa-papa-hoooo (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Doot doot doot (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Doot doot doot (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Doot doot doot Doot doot doot Doot doot doot A papa-papa-papa-papa-oom-mow-mow (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Doot doot doot (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Doot doot doot (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Doot doot doot (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Doot doot doot Well I hear this sound everywhere I go (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) From the record, TV, or the radio (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) But now it's spreadin' all through the land I still can't seem to understand Papa-papa-hoooo (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Papa-papa-papa-hoooo (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Papa-papa-hoooo Doot doot doot (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Papa-papa-papa-hoooo Doot doot doot (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Papa-papa-hoooo Doot doot doot (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Papa-papa-papa-hoooo Doot doot doot (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Redone by the Trashmen 1963 as SURFIN' BIRD---------------------------Friday nights in 1964............how cool. |
"Gene Kearns" wrote in message ... On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 20:42:32 -0400, "*JimH*" wrote: (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Redone by the Trashmen 1963 as SURFIN' BIRD---------------------------Friday nights in 1964............how cool. I'm with you on that...... ... I went to Junior and Senior High School with Rick Dees... remember Disco Duck? http://www.comicgenius.com/DiscoFeve...es_profile.htm -- Good for Rick Dees......but I hope he did not spend all the millions he made. I have to admit I was into the disco scene for a while. The clubs, the women, the nights.............. Those days will never be seen again.............thank goodness for our kids. ;-) BTW: I met with a customer today who makes simple hard-wood pallets using automated pallet making machines (a guy feeds the machine with pre cut hard wood, the machine sorts it, configures it and nails it to form a pallet). His plant is in the Amish country and most of his labor is Amish (excellent work ethics). He started in 1995 with one pallet machine and now has 4, along with a fleet (owned) of 9 tractors, 14 trailers and 5 manufacturing, warehouse and office buildings. He is a now a multi-millionaire....all based on making simple wood pallets. More power to him also! |
Gene Kearns wrote:
On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 07:26:24 -0400, "*JimH*" wrote: Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-dot Bikini Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley http://www.shebwooley.com/ppe.htm Beep Beep (Little Nash Rambler) - The Playmates http://www.geocities.com/nashmetro_1961/beep.html and other silly music...... Witch Doctor - David Seville Chipmunk Song - David Seville Along Came Jones - Coasters The Flying Saucer - Dickie Goodman St. George and the Dragonet - Stan Freberg The Thing - Phil Harris Stranded In The Jungle - the Cadets Transfusion - Nervous Norvus It's in The Book - Johnny Standley One of my favourites... 'My Boomerang Won't Come Back' |
"*JimH*" wrote in message ... "Gene Kearns" wrote in message ... On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 20:42:32 -0400, "*JimH*" wrote: (A papa-oom-mow-mow a papa-oom-mow-mow) Redone by the Trashmen 1963 as SURFIN' BIRD---------------------------Friday nights in 1964............how cool. I'm with you on that...... ... I went to Junior and Senior High School with Rick Dees... remember Disco Duck? http://www.comicgenius.com/DiscoFeve...es_profile.htm -- Good for Rick Dees......but I hope he did not spend all the millions he made. I have to admit I was into the disco scene for a while. The clubs, the women, the nights.............. Those days will never be seen again.............thank goodness for our kids. ;-) BTW: I met with a customer today who makes simple hard-wood pallets using automated pallet making machines (a guy feeds the machine with pre cut hard wood, the machine sorts it, configures it and nails it to form a pallet). His plant is in the Amish country and most of his labor is Amish (excellent work ethics). He started in 1995 with one pallet machine and now has 4, along with a fleet (owned) of 9 tractors, 14 trailers and 5 manufacturing, warehouse and office buildings. He is a now a multi-millionaire....all based on making simple wood pallets. More power to him also! I made pallets by hand early in my high school years. They could not get automated nailers that worked. Made great money, as we worked piece work and could get some pallet models that took very little time to build. Hated the damn oak ones! |
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