#novelty records

[to2llynottoby]

To the happy home With trees and flowers and chirping birds And basket weavers who sit and smile And twiddle their thumbs and toes

They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! - Napoleon XIV

[stuff-for-your-scroll]

So much talk on the Internet about the Star Wars Holiday Special and not nearly enough talk about Christmas in the Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album, the absolute banger of a novelty album featuring such classic songs as the one where R2D2 does not know about bells, the one where R2D2 does not know how to sing, and the one where a young Bon Jovi wishes R2D2 a merry Christmas in what is (and this is true) his first appearance on a professionally-produced album.

I’d be remiss if I didn’t also name drop actual Billboard Charts Hit (#69 in 1980… nice) “What Can You Get a Wookie for Christmas (When He Already Owns a Comb)?”

The only human from the Star Wars cast they could snag is Anthony Daniels as C-3PO so he carries most of the vocals, which is a genius choice. Thanks to SFX, they also have R2D2 and Chewbacca and the rest is filled in by droids who are actually composer Maury Yeston, S. Claus portrayed by composer Maury Yeston, and a disembodied chorus that shows up occasionally without explanation. Also, as previously mentioned, Bon Jovi (backed by a chorus of children who flippin love R2-D2)

Anyway listen to this thing and remember not to think about anything too hard (especially statistics and DEFINITELY not the whole “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” thing). Enjoy!

[frogshunnedshadows]

'Commemorative' image of the original Alvin & the Chipmunks (circa 1958, but more on that later) meeting the 'new' Alvin & the Chipmunks (circa 1983).

This whole thing reminds me of the two Jennifers' "I'm old! / I'm young!" bit from Back to the Future II. Try not to look so freaked out, 1980's Chipmunks.

So, although the CD from which this image was taken was released in 1993 (making the count of 35 years correct), the 'old' David Seville, Alvin, Simon and Theodore as shown are from the 1961 TV cartoon show, while the 'new' gang are based on the 1983/88/89 TV cartoon show designs. Still, it's a cute gag.

I also feel obligated to mention that A&TC (and/or the Chippettes) have released versions of "Beat It," "Uptown Girl," "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," and "Leader of the Pack."

[oskarlevant]

When Giants Meet: Spike Jones w/Homer & Jethro - "Pal-Yat-Chee"

[phillyradiogeek]

Merv Griffin - House of Horrors

A goofy but fun record for Halloween!

[psygull]

do yourself a favor and give this a listen. ever heard somebody shred on the moog synthesizer

[leonardcohenofficial]

bringing one of my turntables to school for my desk is legitimately one of the best decisions i have made for making being in my office suck slightly less

[uh-leck-see]

My million dollar idea is for NBC to come out with an ER music score vinyl that’s clear & has red liquid splatter in it to mimic blood & the song booklet is done in the style of those carbonless medical forms with episode still photos. I’m begging you!!

[incorrectshantaequotes]

Unrelated and unprompted by anything - here's some sketches I've made of Holly Lingerbean and Lobster Siren recently!

Was not planning on posting either of these, admittedly, but I like how I've managed to nail them both here, at least in terms of personality, so I figured I might as well post these rather than let them gather dust on my desk forever!

("so why is Lobster Siren wearing that shirt-" don't worry about it)

[carcarrot]

my bundle of novelty earrings came in the mail and they gave me a few freebie pairs :)

[mariocki]

All caught up on Doctor Who now and i need fandom to know that the legendary Mrs. Mills piano that plays such a crucial role in The Devil's Chord, the one Fifteen talks about so rapturously, is a real thing and was most famously played by this woman ->

[sysig]

Ohh I would love to request a redraw of one of your strangels sketches ♥♥♥ if it's not too much trouble hehe, thanks!

Day 19 - The privilege ✨

[noveltybadger]

An Introduction to Novelty Music

Howdy folks! Welcome to the Novelty Badger Tumblr Blog. You may be wondering what exactly this blog is about. Well, the hint is in the name; this account is about novelty music.

You may be wondering what novelty music is. I know that whenever I tell someone that it's my favorite genre, I'm often met with confused looks. This is shocking to me because I guarantee you that you've heard at least one novelty song throughout your life. Have you ever heard a Weird Al parody song? How about a viral internet song? What about a holiday classic like "The Monster Mash" or "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"? I bet you have. Beyond that, I bet you enjoyed it, and you didn't even know you were listening to novelty music.

Really, a novelty song is any song built off a novel concept. This means that songs that use humor, word play, sound effects, or even something like an advertising jingle, are all novelty music. It can also be parody songs, like Weird Al's "Eat it" or Homer and Jethro's rendition of "Sixteen Tons" or even those really weird Minecraft parody songs on Youtube back in the day.

However, the novelty music I'm choosing to focus on in this account is mostly going to be the wholly original junk. This can be anything from "The Witch Doctor" to "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" to even "The Duck Song". We're going to be looking at a lot, and our starting point will be The Encyclopedia or Recorded Comedy Music.

This 108 song monster was created by Ray Stevens, a popular novelty musician and Country Music Hall of Famer. It's wonderful in every way and basically required listening for anyone who wants to be introduced to novelty music as a whole. Of course, listening to the original songs is very important, but the ERCM is a very good jumping off point.

I've been going through the process of illustrating every song on the ERCM and I'm currently on Dang Me. I'll be sharing these drawings alongside little descriptions of the song and its history, who it was originally by, and my opinions on it.

Along the way, as well as after the Encyclopedia Project, we'll be discussing songs not on the ERCM. I'll be doing a lot of cool stuff on here, so I encourage you to join me and learn something about these amazing songs that are often lost to the sands of time.

Here is the link to the Wikipedia article on novelty music if you want further information. It'll also provide an excellent list of all novelty songs to chart in the top ten, which really gets my leg thumping, and you may also find interesting.

If you have a favorite novelty song, I'd love to talk about it in the comments. I reply to all of them, so feel free to say hello.

Thank you for reading and have an nice day.

[newcountyinvestigator]

I found something weird at work.

Well, internship, whatever! I was snooping around the lab when I came across this weird red-jellyfish novelty lamp. I thought It looked cool so i snapped a picture, and it wound up like this

Worst part is that the image scaled like that! I didn't even like edit my phone camera settings!

So, anyways, I went to ask Prism, and he told me to not worry about it, and that I should probably stay away from that thing.

yet, it beckons me to come closer, to ask it questions...

I'll Update the blog about this thing later! looks like NCI has a new mystery to solve!

Beaker's Comment: That thing looks dangerous! please don't touch it molly!

[ereborne]

Song of the Day: January 9

"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Creedence Clearwater Revival