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Toast and other novelties
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJmKStqugMc I was trying to search the music section to find a discussion on novelty songs but the function did not sit well with this tablet and so I open a new thread. As you see from the above, Streetband (Members:Chaulky , John Gifford, Mick Pearl, Paul Young, Roger Kelly) were around late seventies, Young being in Q-Tips also before his solo career, they had this hit called Toast which came into my life again today for whatever reason has inspired a discussion on novelties aka one-hit wonders. How was Toast for you? It had some admirers... http://www.flushthefashion.com/music/toast/ Quote:
This was beat poetry at a level never seen in the bars of San Francisco, and some (slightly mad) people have claimed this was THE start of rap music. And from Dangerous Minds...One hit wonders, Streetband were briefly successful with ‘Toast’, but never gained any real commercial fame, despite releasing two albums and having almost constant airplay on Capital Radio. Their records however are quite easy listening and make good background music if you are working on the computer, playing PartyCasino.it or tidying up around the house. Quote:
In what is beyond the shadow of a doubt UK pop crooner Paul Young’s finest moment I have somehow found the mythical and difficult to obtain Dangerous Minds toaster post. I guess this was a top 20 hit in Blighty back in ‘78. Fine topic for a tune,really. Any song wherein actual toast is used as an instrument is just fine by me. Every time you go away you take a piece of toast with you.
That label Toast was on (Logo?) I think also spawned Car 67 which is a big favourite of mine and if I remember correctly, I had some Tourists singles on that label too.Please add your own favourite novelty songs to this venture, I am passionate about this section of pop culture and have the thirst for knowledge.
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An array of 70's prog rock musicians....and...Charlie Drake
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I'm pretty sure you're right about Logo being the record label. I've definitely got the 45 of Car 67 sitting in one of my record boxes somewhere and I may very well have Toast as well. When I get a few minutes I'll dig it/them out and check.
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I'm pretty sure you're right about Logo being the record label. I've definitely got the 45 of Car 67 sitting in one of my record boxes somewhere and I may very well have Toast as well. When I get a few minutes I'll dig it/them out and check.
http://left-and-to-the-back.blogspot...67-car-67.html Quote:
This musical soap opera set to vinyl was a surefire hit from the start, but was aided further when Phillips appeared on "Top of the Pops" playing both the taxi driver (via video clips) and the switchboard operator (in the BBC studio). This was beyond the usual bog-standard mimed performances, and caused the song to fly out of the shops - or at least would have, had Logo Records not failed to press enough copies to keep up with demand. In the end, "Car 67" had to make do with a bumpy ride up the charts, dropping one week before rising to its peak position of number 7 the next. That's not a bad result, but it's hardly the expected settling place for what many pundits were predicting would be a definite number one. I've always loved the tale, the tune and the Brummie accent!Fans of chart trivia might be keen to note that the taxi driver's job ends up going to Car 23 at the end of side A, and side B begins with a reference to "song 23". Whilst Car 67 failed to get to number one, a car with the number 23 painted on it would in 1988, as the KLF (aka The Timelords) got there with the equally perplexing and even more brilliant "Doctorin' The Tardis", fronted by the enigmatic Ford Timelord. I doubt Drummond was aware of the coincidence here, and he's probably also not aware of the fact that his roadie Gimpo was apparently introduced to Driver 67's follow-up single "Headlights" on the car stereo whilst recently doing his 25 hour M25 Rally. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGwYPd6ajTk And I think there have been much sillier songs! |
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Cheers for that.
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Some of my fave novelty songs:
Camouflage - cheesier than a cheesy thing! Hey Matthew Hello this is Joannie I'm sure I'll think of more - I love novelty songs too! |
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Amazing, Hey Matthew was going to be my next offer!What do we know about this, well there was a question post made about it here on DS back in 2008... http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=936459 The thread cites Napster and Limewire (how things have moved on!) And Fialka's son was the inspiration for the song of course. Okay this next one was a hit in the UK in '76 and what I would say is a one-hit wonder, the only single they had here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEupNTQm-lA Will cites it as having 'suggestive lyrics' - well I would have been totally unaware of all of that - and there are different opinions on the definition of a one-hit wonder in any case. Some say it has to be the only single and a NUMBER ONE whereas I give it more legroom and reckon if it made the top 20 that's good enough. Whatever, I am going to assume that there is some love for this song here! |
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There is - that's another fave of mine! ![]() It was quite raunchy for it's time: Quote:
Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight Seems quite tame these days though!Gonna grab some afternoon delight My motto's always been; when it's right, it's right Why wait until the middle of a cold dark night When everything's a little clearer in the light of day And we know the night is always gonna be here any way Thinkin' of you's workin' up my appetite Looking forward to a little afternoon delight Rubbin' sticks and stones together makes the sparks ingite and the thought of rubbin' you is getting so exciting One with an interesting history - More More More - was recorded by Andrea True, a porn star: Quote:
The song was originally recorded in Jamaica where True, a porn star, had been appearing in a television commercial. An attempted coup prevented her from leaving the country with her wages from the commercial. Resourcefully, True called on Gregg Diamond to come down to Jamaica to write and record the song with her.[2]
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But if you want to know how I really feel
Just get the cameras rollin', get the action goin' |
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I have been aware of Andrea being in the 'fim' industry before, you could say there was a true connection there.
And yes, those lyrics, back then meant nothing but I can see it now. ![]() It got huge radio play here and it has reminded me of another song by who I think just have been a female US singer, hopefully it will qualify as a one-hit wonder (novelties still welcome - see this thread is embryonic or someone would have posted Star Trekkin' by now!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiyyL5FYcPI Well wouldn't you just one it, Charlie Dore was from Pinner, Middlesex! Though this isn't going to qualify for the OHW status, reached only #66 ![]() http://www.officialcharts.com/artist.../charlie-dore/ |
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I love "Right Said Fred" by the legend that is Bernard Cribbins. I remember an edition of HIGNFY where Paul Merton and Ross Noble sang a few lines of it in unison. Awesome.
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I love "Right Said Fred" by the legend that is Bernard Cribbins. I remember an edition of HIGNFY where Paul Merton and Ross Noble sang a few lines of it in unison. Awesome.
![]() http://www.45cat.com/artist/bernard-cribbins although for me his finest moments were in The Hotel Inspector (Fawlty Towers) ![]() Songs so far... Toast - Streetband Car 67 - Driver 67 Hey Matthew - Karel Fialka You Never Know - Charlie Drake Camouflage - Stan Ridgeway Afternoon Delight - Sharlene Vocal Band Hello This Is Joannie - Paul Evans Pilot Of The Airwaves - Charlie Dore Right Said Fred - Bernard Cribbins |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiyyL5FYcPI Well wouldn't you just one it, Charlie Dore was from Pinner, Middlesex! Though this isn't going to qualify for the OHW status, reached only #66 ![]() http://www.officialcharts.com/artist.../charlie-dore/ How about O Superman by Laurie Anderson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfpi2H8tOE I remember Toast btw but can't say I love it. I had such a crush on Paul Young in the 80s though! |
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A compilation called Novelty No. 1's includes: Quote:
1. Crazy Frog - Axel F Some of those I think qualify for most annoying though. 2. Baha Men - Who Let The Dogs Out 3. Whigfield -Saturday Night 4. Los Del Rio - Macarena 5. The Tweets - The Birdie Song 6. The Archies - Sugar Sugar 7. Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash 8. Typically Tropical - Barbados 9. Black Lace - Agadoo 10. Cartoons - Witch Doctor 11. Fast Food Rockers - Fast Food Song 12. Las Ketchup - Aserejé (The Ketchup Song) 13. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy 14. Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting 15. The Firm - Star Trekkin' 16. Spitting Image - The Chicken Song 17. Joe Dolce Music Theatre - Shaddap You Face 18. The Wurzels - Combine Harvester (Brand New Key) 19. Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) 20. B Bumble & The Stingers - Nut Rocker 21. Sheb Wooley - The Purple People Eater 22. The Scaffold - Lily The Pink 23. Chuck Berry - My Ding-A-Ling 24. Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus - We All Stand Together ![]() Another favourite of mine that made number #8 here, the band had another release that I've never heard that failed to make the top forty. The song is fun and tuneful I think and rolls along in a Make Me Smile kind of way with the man begging to stay for just one more night, adding that he will wash the dishes into the bargain if he is granted... you know the rest - sadly there doesn't seem to be a playable video at YT anymore. Ah well, who remembers this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z3FS71Tgzw Quote:
Carole Bayer Sager’s songbook spans almost 50 years and contains some of the worlds most popular and successful songs. From the Grammy-winning “That’s What Friends Are For,” the Oscar-winning “Arthur’s Theme,” and the Oscar-nominated Golden Globe winning, “The Prayer,” to “Don’t Cry Out Loud” and “On My Own,” Carole’s songs have become pop standards. Honors for her work include an Academy Award, a GRAMMY Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Tony Award, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a Songwriter’s Hall of Fame induction, a Distinguished Alumni Award from the New York University Alumni Association and being honored by the LA Chapter of the Recording Academy. One of the most prolific and poignant writers in pop history, Carole’s songs have been recorded by such artists as Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Whitney Houston, Ray Charles, Dolly Parton, Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler, Celine Dion, and Reba McEntire, among others.
And while she may be remembered for having one quirky hit in the UK, Carole Bayer-Sager has been one very busy lady so says her discography...http://carolebayersager.com/discography/ |
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A compilation called Novelty No. 1's includes:
Some of those I think qualify for most annoying though. ![]() Another favourite of mine that made number #8 here, the band had another release that I've never heard that failed to make the top forty. The song is fun and tuneful I think and rolls along in a Make Me Smile kind of way with the man begging to stay for just one more night, adding that he will wash the dishes into the bargain if he is granted... you know the rest - sadly there doesn't seem to be a playable video at YT anymore. Ah well, who remembers this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z3FS71Tgzw And while she may be remembered for having one quirky hit in the UK, Carole Bayer-Sager has been one very busy lady so says her discography... http://carolebayersager.com/discography/ |
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BIB. I do, I can't stand it! I don't like "list" songs, so Billy Joel's "We didn't start the fire" is a no-no too! "You're Movin' Out Today" was on POTP this week as they were doing 1977.
And clarify 'list songs'? Thanks.
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I'm holding this is up as a novelty OHW but not to say it's anything good or remarkable, fact I only stumbled upon it when browsing retro charts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YZToH8Nb-g (Follows Kirsty MacColl 20 seconds in) Quote:
This group, featured the vocal talents of Graham De Wilde, and the musical talents of drummer-cum-producer Nigel Martinez. Both had released funk albums of their own before joining the band, and De Wilde was especially well know for his jingles and library music, which usually adorned news and sports channels. http://britfunkheaven.org/evasions.htmThe Wikka Wrap, the first of their novelty singles from 1981, paid a playful homage to the late Sir Alan Whicker, a journalist who hosted his very popular travel series Whicker’s World on British television from various countries across the globe. It began in the early 1950s, and lasted more than 40 years. Whicker was renowned for his taylored suits and upper-crust accent, which De Wilde parodied perfectly, and he even composed one of the series' themes. The track was co-written and co-produced by Martinez, De Wilde, and producer Adrian Sear, and the melody borrowed heavily from American jazz trumpeter Tom Browne, and disco group Chic. According to the official chart company, Wikka Wrap would squeeze in as a hit too, making #20. UPDATED LIST Toast - Streetband Car 67 - Driver 67 Hey Matthew - Karel Fialka You Never Know - Charlie Drake Camouflage - Stan Ridgeway Afternoon Delight - Sharlene Vocal Band Hello This Is Joannie - Paul Evans Pilot Of The Airwaves - Charlie Dore Right Said Fred - Bernard Cribbins Just One More Night - Yellow Dog You're Moving Out Today - Carole Bayer-Sager Wikka Wrap - The Evasions |
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A compilation called Novelty No. 1's includes:
Some of those I think qualify for most annoying though. ![]() Another favourite of mine that made number #8 here, the band had another release that I've never heard that failed to make the top forty. The song is fun and tuneful I think and rolls along in a Make Me Smile kind of way with the man begging to stay for just one more night, adding that he will wash the dishes into the bargain if he is granted... you know the rest - sadly there doesn't seem to be a playable video at YT anymore. Ah well, who remembers this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z3FS71Tgzw And while she may be remembered for having one quirky hit in the UK, Carole Bayer-Sager has been one very busy lady so says her discography... http://carolebayersager.com/discography/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1pVZIEbCME |
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Is that Just One More Night by Yellow Dog?
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I'm holding this is up as a novelty OHW but not to say it's anything good or remarkable, fact I only stumbled upon it when browsing retro charts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YZToH8Nb-g The Evasions also made Jocks Rap (The Passage) which was their send-up of Grandmaster Flash's The Message. Unfortunately it's fairly racist (and not just towards the Scots) which, given the good intentions of the original, kind of spoils the fun. |
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Yes but on my tablet it said video not playable so maybe others can see it then? I remember watching a TOTP video of the song before with no problem.
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Larry Grayson - Shut That Door
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20hgQa-mkVQ I know it was a spin off from TV. but still a novelty, as is Brucie... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XHJP-0UMuI Bruce's also backing Britain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT8LsRVN7C4 |
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Another offering, something I have always loved... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCyLcBeW978 Made #12 here and his only single, I never knew much about him though so... http://rqsretrouniverse.blogspot.co....ly-crying.html Ah right, Keith was in Hello... Quote:
Of the Hello alumnus, only guitarist/vocalist Keith Marshall enjoyed any degree of solo success. He pretty much abandoned the glam rock sound, and signed with Polydor in 1979, releasing the synth-pop style single ‘It’s Over’, produced by John Hudson. Marshall then set to work on his self-titled debut album, released on the Liberation/Arrival label in 1981. The up-tempo singles, ‘Let Me Rock You’ and ‘Dean’, the latter a revival of an old Hello song, both missed the charts, whilst ‘Silver and Diamonds’ was apparently well received in parts of Europe. But the seductive ‘Only Crying’ delivered Keith Marshall his only solo hit. After reaching #12 on the British charts in mid ‘81, ‘Only Crying’ debuted inside the Australian top 100 during November of ‘81. It spent no less than 28 weeks on the charts, and peaked at #19, early in ‘82.
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I feel I should apologise for posting this one:
You're the One That I Want - Arthur Mullard and Hylda Baker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2uxR1n7Eps Come Outside - Mike Sarne and Wendy Richard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnBM4TV6JCU Lily the Pink - The Scaffold https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x8D4T--0v4 Not sure if these two are novelty songs or just kids' songs: I am a Mole and I Live in a Hole - The Southlanders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAzQ7Pn0Bbc Windmill in Old Amsterdam - Ronnie Hilton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnBM4TV6JCU |
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Afternoon Delight, from 1976, is actually by the STARLAND Vocal Band.
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Afternoon Delight, from 1976, is actually by the STARLAND Vocal Band.
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