The Coasters’ 1958 "Yakety Yak”, which even teenagers today ought to be able to relate to.

Celtic Harp‚ Electronic Keyboard‚ Bass

#yaketyyak #thecoasters #cover # harp #funnyharp, #funnyvideos

A traditional Welsh song thought to have originated in the 19th century. It portrays a blacksmith at work in his smithy.

Celtic Harp‚ Recorder‚ Guitar‚ Micro-Bass

#migldimagldi #welsh #harp #funnyharp #funnyvideos

Bobby Darin's first hit was this 1958 song that he wrote with Murray Kaufman (aka Murry the K) with Murry’s mother Jean coming up with the idea.

Celtic Harp‚ Electric Guitar‚ Bass

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Paul McCartney wrote this song in 1968 to comfort Julian Lennon when Julian’s father left his mother Cynthia for Yoko Ono. It was the first release on the Apple label, and became a #1 hit across the world.

Celtic Harp‚ Electric Guitar‚ Tambourine‚ Bass

#heyjude #paulmccartney #beatles #cover #coversong #harp #funnyharp

Bob Merrill’s 1952 novelty song. Famously recorded the next year by Patti Paige.

Celtic Harp‚ Guitar‚ Bass

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Having a Barking good time recording "How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?"

Howard Johnson and Theodore Morse wrote this ode to Mother in 1915. Kind of an old chestnut, but perfect for Mother’s Day.

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Pete Seeger’s 1959 song, with lyrics taken from the Bible’s Book of Ecclesiastes. With dizzying effect!

Celtic Harp‚ Guitar‚ Bass

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Phil Harris (he was Jack Benny’s band leader, was an accomplished and well known and well loved band leader and had his own comedy radio show with his movie star wife Alice Faye, and appeared on television and in movies) released this novelty song by Charles Randolph Grean in 1950. The melody comes from a bawdy English song that was based on an earlier English folk song called “The Lincolnshire Poacher”

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#thething #boomboomboom # philharris #cover #coversong #harp #humor #funny #funnyharp #funnycvideos

Well, does it?

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Brian Wilson adapted Chuck Berry’s song in 1963, and “Surfin’ U.S.A.” was a hit for the Beach Boys. I originally had electric guitar in the mix, but it actually muddied up the sound track and I didn’t need it. So with only harp (balanced on a surf board) and bass, here’s my cover.

Celtic Harp‚ Bass

#surfinusa #beachboys #harp #cover #coversong #funny #humor #funnyharp, #funnyvideos

Ross Bagdasarian ’s (aka David Seville) 1958 #1 hit that inspired his later creation of Alvin and the Chipmunks. He sped up his voice using a tape recorder, and that led to the Chipmunks and other Billboard hits.

Celtic Harp‚ Guitar‚ Tambourine, Bass

#witchdoctor #chipmunks #harp #funny #humor #cover #coversong #funnyharp #funnyvideos

Dana Lyons 1996 song has a lot of meat on it. It’s funny, but also raises issues like inhumane practices in slaughterhouses. My much abbreviated version is more funny than socially conscious, but redeemed by having harp in it.

Celtic Harp, 12 String Guitar, Bass

#cowswithguns #harp #funny #humor #cover #coversong #funnyharp #funnyvideos

Rick Dees wrote “Disco Duck” in 1976, and recorded it with his band “Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots”. It made #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week. My concern was could I play harp wearing a duck head? I was pretty sure I could play bass without having to see it, but harp? Surprise!

Celtic Harp, Bass

#discoduck #cover #coversong #harp #funny #humor #funnyharp #funnyvideos

Jazmine Sullivan and Salaam Remi’s 2008 “But Your Windows (out your car)” is about getting gratuitous revenge for being dumped. But I thought, what if the ex-lovers had been harp players? Yeah, it isn’t the harp player stereotype of serene grace and magical music.

Celtic Harp‚ Guitar‚ Bass

#bustyourwindows #cover #coversong #humor #funnyharp #funnyvideos

Sheb Wooley’s 1958 novelty rock song that was a #1 hit on the Billboard Music charts for six weeks. The song is NOT about a purple people-eater as many people mistakenly believe. It is about a purple-people eater, which is why he’s not purple in my video. It also references a popular rock song, "Short Shorts" is a 1957 rock and roll song by The Royal Teens that became a hit shortly before “Purple People Eater” was written. So, if you’re a purple person heed this warning!

Celtic Harp‚ Electric Guitar‚ Bass

#purplepeopleeater #rock #noveltysong #harp #cover #coversong #funny #humor #funnyharp #funnyvideos

A Week of Harp: Sunday

Kris Kristofferson’s 1969 “Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down".

Celtic Harp, Guitar, Bass

#sundaymorningcomingdown #kriskristofferson #cover #weekofharp #harp #funnyharp

A Week of Harp: Saturday

In 2025 Luke Combs’s TikTok video of this song had gone to more than a million and a half views, and fans begged him to record an official release. So he did.

Celtic Harp‚ Guitar‚ Bass

#mykindofsaturdaynight #lukecombs #cover #weekofharp #harp #funnyharp

A Week of Harp: Friday

The 1992 song “Friday I'm in Love" was written by The Cure band members Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Porl Thompson, Boris Williams, and Perry Bamonte.

Celtic Harp‚ Guitar‚ Bass

A Week of Harp: Thursday

Harry Nilsson’s “(Thursday) Here's Why I Did Not Go to Work Today”.

Celtic Harp‚ Guitar‚ Bass

#thursday #harrynilsson #cover #weekofharp #harp #weekofharp #funnyharp