Posted on 07/03/2011 9:43:17 AM PDT by Craftmore
When I was young,Maybe 6-8 years old.There were some songs on the radio put together as a story.One that I remember was an announcer interviewing the astronauts on thier way to the moon.The astronauts responses consisted of short segmants of popular songs.One eyed flying purple eater etc,,,.This was in the early to late 60s.Ive never heard them since and searching the internet has eluded me so far. Does anyone else remember these songs?I think several were made.Would love to add these to my music collection.
Try searching “Dr. Demento songs.” It was his business to play silly songs on the radio back in the day.
I remember that! I think there were a couple. I remember Convoy being in one, right? early 70’s?
search Dickie Goodman
The (one-eyed, one-horned) Flying Purple People Eater was by Sheb Wooley. The flying saucer records were by Buchanan and Goodman.
I also remember a sort of narrative type song recorded by a Canadian who sang the praises of The United States in the face of worldwide criticism and ended it with something like, "...and one day, when some country that has denounced The United States turns to America for help, The United States will tell that country to go to Hell."
I wish I could remember who did that song. I've done a YouTube search but have found nothing.
They are called “break in” songs, I think.
Might be fun to put together a modern version. :)
Here's some Ray Stevens
As to post #4...
I realized that wasn't what you were looking for *after* I hit the post button. :-/
no,this wasnt just a silly song,,it was a record,of an announcer doing an interview,,and the persons responses were small parts of songs,,for example,,,what did you think as the rocket was shot into orbit? reonse was,,beatles singing “help” something like that
Hello Mudda, hello Fadda..here I am at Camp Granada...
The Canadian that you’re thinking of is the late Gordon Sinclair.
Mares eat oats, and little lambs eat ivy ...
One of these was called Moonflight by Vic Venus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATZU-dG9vIA
There were others as I recall.
One of the pioneers of spliced-together-novelty-records, back in the late '50, was DJ named Dickie Goodman who worked with a guy named Bill Buchanan. Their record, "The Flying Saucer", was pulled after they were hit with lawsuits for copyright infringement (if memory serves).
Anyway, you might try searching for Dickie Goodman and see if he was the one behind the record you're remembering.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K3szlIdZ3Y
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