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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Yakety Yak
The Coasters1:52
2Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
recording of:
Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport
lyricist and composer:
Rolf Harris
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp.
Rolf Harris43:07
3The Nitty Gritty
Shirley Ellis2:17
4Short Shorts
The Royal Teens2:37
5Mr. Bass Man
Johnny Cymbal2:42
6Gitarzan
producer:
Fred Foster and Ray Stevens (US singer‐songwriter & comedian)
performer:
Jim Malloy
recording of:
Gitarzan
writer:
Bill Everette and Ray Stevens (US singer‐songwriter & comedian)
Ray Stevens3:13
7I Lost on Jeopardy
engineer:
Tony Papa
producer:
Rick Derringer
accordion:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
banjo, bass guitar and talking drum:
Steve Jay (bassist)
body percussion [musical hands]:
“Musical Mike” Kieffer
bongos:
Joel Miller
clarinet:
Joel Peskin
guitar family:
Rick Derringer and Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
mandolin:
Rick Derringer
membranophone and percussion:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
piano and synthesizer:
Pat Regan (engineer) and “Weird Al” Yankovic
saxophone:
Jimmy Zavala
trumpet:
Warren Leuning
tuba:
Jim Self
background vocals:
Pattie Brooks (American singer), Lisa Popeil (Celebrity voice coach), Petsye Powell and Andrea Robinson
bass vocals:
Bob Tebow
guest spoken vocals:
Don Pardo
vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
arranger:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 1984), Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 1984) and Scotti Bros. Records (in 1990)
recording of:
I Lost on Jeopardy
lyricist:
A. Yankovic
composer:
G. Kihn and S. Wright (bassist for the Greg Kihn Band)
publisher:
Ear Booker Music
parody version of:
Jeopardy
“Weird Al” Yankovic2.63:30
8Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
vocals:
Brian Hyland
recording of:
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
writer:
Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance (US songwriter and producer)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Emily Music Corp. (publisher) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Brian Hyland42:24
9Mister CusterLarry Verne33:09
10The Mississippi Squirrel Revival
producer:
Ray Stevens (US singer‐songwriter & comedian)
recording of:
Mississippi Squirrel Revival
writer:
Carlene Kalb and C.W. Kalb, Jr.
publisher:
Ray Stevens Music
Ray Stevens3:46
11Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)
Edward Byrnes with Connie Stevens32:08
12Witch Doctor
recording of:
Witch Doctor
lyricist and composer:
Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.; creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks)
publisher:
Armen Bagdasarian and Bourne Music Ltd.
David Seville2:22
13Monster Mash
recording of:
Monster Mash
writer:
Lenny Capizzi and Bobby “Boris” Pickett (novelty musician, known for “Monster Mash”)
publisher:
TM Music Ltd.
Bobby “Boris” Pickett4.353:14
14Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (On the Bedpost Over Night)
Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group2:30
15They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
recording of:
They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Samuels
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd.
Napoleon XIV3.52:12
16Cocktails for Two
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-11-29)
vocals:
City Slickers and Carl Grayson (on 1944-11-29)
orchestra:
Spike Jones and His City Slickers (on 1944-11-29)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 939 (2))
recording of:
Cocktails for Two (on 1944-11-29)
lyricist:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
composer:
Sam Coslow
Spike Jones42:58
17The Green Door
recording of:
Green Door
lyricist:
Marvin Moore (songwriter, best known for "Four Walls" and "The Green Door")
composer:
Bob Davie
Jim Lowe2:16
18Spiders & Snakes
Jim Stafford3:09
19Surfin' Bird
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1963 (number: 7)
recording of:
Surfin’ Bird
writer:
Al Frazier, Sonny Harris, Carl White (60s soul vocalist, member of the Rivingtons) and Turner Wilson
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp.
version of:
Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow
version of:
The Bird’s the Word
The Trashmen4.32:24
20Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)Allan Sherman2:43
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Get a Job
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1958 (recordings) (number: 36)
recording of:
Get a Job (in 1957-10)
writer:
Earl T. Beal, Raymond W. Edwards (member of 1950s doowop group the Silhouettes), Richard A. Lewis (member of 1950s doowop group the Silhouettes) and William F. Horton
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Jamie Music Publishing Co., Ken Williams Music, Dandelion Music Co. (in 1957) and Wildcat Music (US publisher) (in 1957)
The Silhouettes4.52:49
2Alley Oop
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 36)
recording of:
Alley Oop
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)
The Hollywood Argyles52:45
3Auctioneer
recording of:
The Auctioneer
writer:
Buddy Black (writer) and Leroy Van Dyke
publisher:
Randy Smith Music Corp. (in 1977)
Leroy Van Dyke2:56
4Who Put the Bomp
recording of:
Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) (on 1961-06-21)
writer:
Gerry Goffin and Barry Mann
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Barry Mann32:47
5On Top of Spaghetti
Tom Glazer & The Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus2:42
6Running Bear
Johnny Preston2:39
7Baby Sittin' Boogie
recording of:
Baby Sittin’ Boogie (Baby Sittin’ Santa)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Parker (50s US jazz singer/songwriter/author)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd.
Buzz Clifford2:06
8Dang Me
recorded in:
Tennessee, United States
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
vocals:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964)
recording of:
Dang Me (on 1964-01-11)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller1:52
9Hot Rod Lincoln
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen2:45
10All American Boy
producer:
Chet Atkins
recording of:
All American Boy (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Bare (in 1958)
publisher:
Dream City Music
Bill Parsons33:01
11In 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
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Henhouse Five Plus Two2:44
12Pepino the Italian Mouse
Lou Monte2:41
13A Boy Named Sue
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
recording of:
A Boy Named Sue
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
Johnny Cash43:44
14Transfusion
Nervous Norvus2:28
15The Purple People Eater
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bear Family Records (from 1997 to present)
recording of:
The Purple People Eater (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
Sheb Wooley
publisher:
Channel Music Co. and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Sheb Wooley3.52:16
16Winchester Cathedral
producer:
Geoff Stephens
bass:
Neil Korner
guitar:
Mick Wilsher
percussion [drums, washboard, spoons]:
Henry Harrison (drums, percussion)
piano:
Stan Haywood (piano)
trombone:
"Shuggy" Watts
trumpet:
'Pops' Kerr
vocals:
Tristram, The Seventh Earl of Cricklewood
recording of:
Winchester Cathedral
lyricist and composer:
Geoff Stephens
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
New Vaudeville Band42:27
17The Astronaut
José Alfredo Jiménez6:47
18Disco Duck
Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots3:15
19When You're Hot, You're Hot
Jerry Reed2:18
20Skinny MinnieBill Haley & His Comets2:58