40 Wacky Classics of the ’70s

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1Rubber Biscuit
cover recording of:
Rubber Biscuit
writer:
Nathaniel Epps, Paul Fulton, Charles Johnson (The Chips), Adam R. Levy, Shedrick Lincoln and Samuel Strain
Blues Brothers2:49
2The No No Song
Ringo Starr2:35
3Animal House
Stephen Bishop3:00
4Disco Duck, Part 1
Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots3:15
5Life Is a Rock (But the radio Rolled Me)
recording of:
Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)
writer:
Paul DiFranco, Norman Dolph and Joey Levine
Reunion3:34
6Chick‐a‐Boom (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It)
Daddy Dewdrop32:53
7Gimme Dat Ding
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 86)
recording of:
Gimme Dat Ding
writer:
Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.) and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.)
The Pipkins2:14
8Troglodyte (Cave Man)
The Jimmy Castor Bunch3:23
9Junk Food Junkie
recording of:
Junk Food Junkie
writer:
Larry Groce
Larry Groce43:04
10Happy Days
recording of:
Happy Days
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist)
publisher:
BMG Music and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Pratt & McClain2:37
11Cover of ‘Rolling Stone’
producer:
Ron Haffkine
recording of:
The Cover of “Rolling Stone”
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
publisher:
Evil Eye Music Inc.
Dr. Hook2:56
12The Streak
producer:
Ray Stevens (US singer‐songwriter & comedian)
recording of:
The Streak
lyricist and composer:
Ray Stevens (US singer‐songwriter & comedian)
Ray Stevens53:18
13Saturday Morning Confusion
Bobby Russell3:08
14Those Were the Days‐Theme
Carroll O’Connor & Jean Stapleton1:29
15The White Night
recording of:
The White Knight
writer:
Jay Huguely (TV producer famous for 1976 novelty song The White Knight)
Cledus Maggard4:08
16Telephone Man
recording of:
Telephone Man
writer:
Meri Wilson
Meri Wilson42:02
17The Tail of the Comet Kohoutek
Burl Ives2:45
18Diddy Wa Diddie
Leon Redbone3:10
19Springtime for Hitler
Mel Brooks3:27
20My Bologna
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1979)
recorded at:
California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo) in San Luis Obispo, California, United States
recording of:
My Bologna
lyricist:
Al Yankovic
composer:
Berton Averre and Doug Fieger (in The Knack)
parody version of:
My Sharona
“Weird Al” Yankovic2:20
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1Basketball Jones
producer:
Lou Adler
vocals:
Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin
recording of:
Basketball Jones
writer:
Richard A. Marin and Thomas Chong
publisher:
India Music Ink
parody version of:
Love Jones
Cheech & Chong44:05
2Bertha Butt Boogie (Part One)
The Jimmy Castor Bunch3:16
3The Court Room
recording of:
The Court Room
lyricist and composer:
Red Lane
Clarence Carter3:36
4It’s a Funky Thing‐Right On (Part One)
Herbie Mann3:07
5Black Superman ‘Muhammad Ali’
recording of:
Black Superman ‘Muhammed Ali’
writer:
Johnny Wakelin
Johnny Wakelin3:38
6The Candy Man
producer:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer) and Mike Curb
cover recording of:
The Candy Man
writer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs, Taradam Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2017 stage musical)
part of:
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971 American musical fantasy film adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1964 novel)
Sammy Davis Jr.3:12
7Up Your Nose
Gabe Kaplan3:57
8In the Mood
producer:
Ray Stevens (US singer‐songwriter & comedian)
cover recording of:
In the Mood
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Wingy Manone
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein and Co. Limited and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Henhouse Five Plus Two2:44
930,000 Lbs. of Bananas
producer:
Paul Leka
arranger:
Paul Leka
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) and Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications Inc.)
recorded at:
Connecticut Recording Studios in Connecticut, United States
recording of:
30,000 Pounds of Bananas
lyricist and composer:
Harry Chapin
publisher:
Story Songs, Ltd
Harry Chapin5:47
10I Don’t Know Where I’m Going but I’m Going Nowhere in a Hurry Blues
Steve Goodman2:34
11Dead Skunk
Loudon Wainwright III3:09
12Smoke! Smoke! Smoke!
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen3:45
13Amos Moses
performer:
Jerry Reed
recording of:
Amos Moses
lyricist:
Jerry Reed
composer:
Jerry Hubbard
Jerry Reed52:19
14Makin’ the Best of a Bad Situation
Dick Feller2:49
15Daddy What If
cover recording of:
Daddy What If
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
Bobby Bare2:41
16My Girl Bill
Jim Stafford3:14
17Convoy
C.W. McCall3:50
18C.B. Savage
Rod Hart3:32
19Uneasy Rider
The Charlie Daniels Band5:22
20One Piece at a Time
recording of:
One Piece at a Time
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Kemp
Johnny Cash3:59