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”

Celtic Harp‚ Guitar‚ Bass‚ Drum

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Well, does it?

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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

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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

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This 1943 nonsense song by Milton Drake, Al Hoffman, and Jerry Livingston reached number one in the pop charts in 1944. Wow, pop was different back then! It is thought it was inspired by a 1450 manuscript that has the line "Is gote eate yvy? Mare hate ootys". I guess we all need to eat our ootmeal…

Celtic Harp‚ Guitar‚ Ukulele‚ Bass

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Harry Stewart’s (Yogi Yorgesson) 1950 song about the joys of being a dimwit.

Celtic Harp‚ Ukulele‚ Bass

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Johnny Cymbal’s signature 1963 song, which appeals to our bass instincts. As well as my harp instincts.

Celtic Harp, Bass

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The Trashmen’s poetic (not really) 1963 “Surfin’ Bird”. Bird is the word.

Celtic Harp, Bass

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Chris Yacich’s 1936 song has a lot of appeal. Or just peel.

Celtic Harp‚ Electric Guitar‚ Acoustic Guitar‚ Acme Siren‚ Bass

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Bob Hilliard and Carl Sigman’s 1947 song “Civilization” is also known by the first line of it’s refrain. It mocks the “benefits” of civilization. Celtic Harp‚ Monkey Bongos

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This might be my very favorite of the videos I've made. Most people associate “Mah Nà Mah Nà” with the Muppets or Benny Hill, but it was actually written by an Italian composer named Piero Umiliani in 1968 for a film entitled “Svezia, inferno e paradiso” (Sweden: Heaven and Hell). In my mind it will always be a Muppets song, but the Muppets version didn’t debut on Sesame Street or The Muppets Show. It was broadcast as early as 1969 (November 30th) on the Ed Sullivan Show. The rest is history. Mah Nà Mah Nà!

Celtic Harp, Guitar, Drum, Bass

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Yip Harburg and Harold Arlen wrote "Lydia, the Tattooed Lady" in 1939. It was first sung by Groucho Marx in the film, “At The Circus”.

Celtic Harp‚ Bass

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In 1857 James Pierpont wrote “Jingle Bells”. In 1949 Yogi Yorgesson (Harry Stewart) rewrote it as “Yingle Bells”. Can a harp yingle? The answer comes from the old joke, what do you get when you cross a Palestinian with a Minnesotan… Yassir! Youbetcha!

Celtic Harp‚ Guitar‚ Yingle Bells‚ Bass

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Rolf Harris’s 1957 song about a dying stockman’s final request to his friends to take care or his animals and belongings. He dies in the last verse. Despite the sad topic, it is an upbeat song that became a hit in Australia and the United Kingdom, and then in the United States. With harp and kangaroos.

Celtic Harp‚ Guitar‚ Bass

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Seth Fleishman and Tony Krucinski’s 2014 song about aging, made popular by their band, Snake Oil Willie Band. Not an obvious choice for harp, but it works for me.

Celtic Harp‚ Banjo‚ Guitar‚ Drum‚ Bass

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English Music Hall songwriters Charles William Collins and Fred W. Leigh came up with this lesser known gem in 1918. It extols the virtues of beer versus less virtuous meat. Me adding harp. And a special thanks to Chris Simmons for sending me the lyrics.

Celtic Harp‚ Piano‚ Ukulele‚ Bass

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John De Bello’s "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" theme song is from the 1978 comedy film of the same name. The film was a spoof of B films.

Celtic Harp‚ Guitar‚ Bass

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Bert Weston and Bob Lee wrote this wonderful English Music Hall novelty song in 1926. I offer it as a singalong, but beware, your tongue is in great danger of getting twisted. Try saying this five times fast: “If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea!” Sing it if you dare!

Celtic Harp‚ Piano‚ Tenor Banjo‚ Acme Siren‚ Wooden Tongue Drum‚ Bass

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This 1951 song was Yogi Yorgesson’s (Harry Stewart) second record release. I can relate!

Celtic Harp‚ Guitar, Tenor Banjo, Wood Block, Bass

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Harry Stewart, a.k.a. Yogi Yorgesson, wrote this wonderful novelty song in 1949. I can’t do the accent like he can. I can relate to this one!

Celtic Harp‚ Guitar‚ Recorder‚ Bass

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