Top 100 Novelty Songs 1953-2023

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1. (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window? - Patti Page
2. The Flying Saucer - Bill Buchanan & Goodman
3. Short Shorts - The Royal Teens
4. Witch Doctor - David Seville
5. Splish Splash - Bobby Darin
6. The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley
7. Yakety Yak - The Coasters
8. The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) - The Chipmunks
9. Charlie Brown - The Coasters
10. Pink Shoe Laces - Dodie Stevens
11. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight?) - Lonnie Donegan
12. Alley Oop - The Hollywood Argyles
13. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - Brian Hyland
14. Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport - Rolf Harris
15. Mr. Custer - Larry Verne
16. My Boomerang Won't Come Back - Charlie Drake
17. Mother-In-Law - Ernie K-Doe
18. Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) - Barry Mann
19. Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers
20. Speedy Gonzales - Pat Boone
21. Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp) - Allan Sherman
22. Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen
23. My Boy Lollipop - Millie Small
24. Chug-a-Lug - Roger Miller
25. The Jolly Green Giant - The Kingsmen
26. The Name Game - Shirley Ellis
27. The Clapping Song - Shirley Ellis
28. I'm Henry VIII, I Am - Herman's Hermits
29. Wooly Bully - Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
30. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! - Napoleon XIV
31. Snoopy vs. the Red Baron - The Royal Guardsmen
32. The Laughing Gnome - David Bowie
33. Lily the Pink - The Scaffold
34. Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep - Lally Stott / Middle of the Road / Mac & Katie Kissoon
35. Borriquito - Peret
36. Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) - Benny Hill
37. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
38. The Streak - Ray Stevens
39. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
40. Earache My Eye - Cheech & Chong
41. Mr. Jaws - Dickie Goodman
42. The Combine Harvester - The Wurzels
43. Junk Food Junkie - Larry Groce
44. Convoy - C. W. McCall
45. Disco Duck - Rick Dees and his Cast of Idiots
46. Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) - Joe Tex
47. Short People - Randy Newman
48. King Tut - Steve Martin
49. The Smurf Song - Father Abraham
50. Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
51. YMCA - The Village People
52. Bobby Brown - Frank Zappa
53. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Monty Python
54. Shaddap You Face - Joe Dolce
55. The Birdie Song - The Tweets
56. Pac-Man Fever - Buckner & Garcia
57. Da Da Da - Trio
58. Eat It - Weird Al' Yankovic
59. Agadoo - Black Lace
60. Woodpeckers from Space - VideoKids
61. Tarzan Boy - Baltimora
62. The Chicken Song - Spitting Image
63. Star Trekkin' - The Firm
64. Doctorin' the Tardis - Timelords
65. Bring Me Edelweiss - Edelweiss
66. Turtle Power - Partners in Kryme
67. Do the Bartman - The Simpsons
68. I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred
69. Dur dur d'être bébé - Jordy
70. Three Little Pigs - Green Jelly
71. Mr. Blobby - Mr. Blobby
72. Meet the Flintstones - The B.C. 52's
73. Short Dick Man - 20 Fingers feat. Gillette
74. Cotton Eye Joe - Rednex
75. Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) - Los del Río
76. Barbie Girl - Aqua
77. Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) - Baz Luhrmann
78. Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh - The Teletubbies
79. Chocolate Salty Balls - Chef
80. Mambo No.5 - Lou Bega
81. Blue (Da Ba Dee) - Eiffel 65
82. The Bad Touch - The Bloodhound Gang
83. The Hampsterdance Song - Hampton the Hampster
84. Who Let the Dogs Out? - Baha Men
85. Can We Fix It? - Bob the Builder
86. Because I Got High - Afroman
87. The Ketchup Song (Aserejé) - Las Ketchup
88. Dragostea Din Tei - O-Zone / Haiducii
89. Axel F - Crazy Frog
90. White and Nerdy - Weird Al' Yankovic
91. Barbra Streisand - Duck Sauce
92. Friday - Rebecca Black
93. Sexy and I Know It - LMFAO
94. Gangnam Style - Psy
95. Harlem Shake - Baauer
96. The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) - Ylvis
97. #Selfie - The Chainsmokers
98. Baby Shark - Pinkfong
99. Man's Not Hot - Big Shaq
100. Old Town Road - Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus

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@somerandomguy_music Жыл бұрын

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@jetfan925 Жыл бұрын

I would love if you can do make a video on songs that appeared in South Park, whether it's parody or not.

@73bettie Жыл бұрын

Could you remove that convicted pedophile Rolf Harris? He does not deserve recognition

@bencolwell2260 Жыл бұрын

What?? No, go go Godzilla or wish I was a lil taller or Ghetto Cowboy or My minds playing tricks on me??

@Gmackematix Жыл бұрын

Besides the expected comedic one-offs there were some interesting choices. I've never really thought of Splish Splash, Yakety Yak or My Boy Lollipop, say, as novelties. A lot of bubblegum pop from the 60s like Bread and Butter, Simple Simon Says or Yummy Yummy Yummy fit the novelty classification better. My Boy Lollipop was just an early example of reggae with many subsequent reggae and ska songs having a novelty feel (e.g. many by Judge Dread, Bad Manners or Madness).

@smart_patrol5211 Жыл бұрын

Great video, you did forget a few songs, though. Barnes & Barnes - Fish Heads Bob & Doug McKenzie - Take Off The Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew - The Super Bowl Shuffle Rodney Dangerfield - Rappin' Rodney

@trevorkearley4623 Жыл бұрын

It seems like a lot of novelty songs are timeless classics. Plus they are fun to listen to.

@MsGbergh Жыл бұрын

It's because they have catchy tunes, and would be good for adverts. I was surprised when Mattel objected to 'Barbie Girl', spoiling their image. It's a kiddie song - but it's children who play with dolls, and free advertising.

@wmbeam211 9 ай бұрын

Some are some are not

@nelleneulmer5385 8 ай бұрын

It seems like they come in two flavours: either they become timeless classics or they become an annoyance, unless they become a timeless classic because they are so annoying which is ten times worse.

@witherblaze 4 ай бұрын

Except Chimpmunk Song

@ahlamhossain7906 4 ай бұрын

💯% agreed

@993ti 11 ай бұрын

Bad songs? These are awesome. Way better than the crap we have these days!

@TheSpikestr 10 ай бұрын

I agree

@Beat-fest 10 ай бұрын

I agree

@TheSpikestr 9 ай бұрын

@@laikapupkino1767 😂

@TheSpikestr 9 ай бұрын

@Itz_fairyrosalynnxoxospamsss IPhone lol

@wmbeam211 9 ай бұрын

Some are some are not

@jameslaw3740 8 ай бұрын

Wow I'm a novelty lover...58 years old and grew up listening to these awesome songs.

@aspenrebel 8 ай бұрын

Ahhh!! Ur a kid!!

@Penfold0003 9 ай бұрын

Am I the only one who wishes this was a couple of hours long and featured the full versions? Knew 95% of them and singing along (until they quickly stopped!)

@tillybobs2 3 ай бұрын

Find them on you tube to listen in full individually

@judithsixkiller5586 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely! So many great old songs that it's hard to search up and save online.

@johannebaker9730 Ай бұрын

I agree❤❤

@gailmccormack1136 Жыл бұрын

Novelty songs are awesome! They’re memorable and fun to sing along with. Much better than other boring music.

@melanieodriscoll2047 3 ай бұрын

2:42 that Peter Griffin fortnite song

@gailmccormack1136 2 ай бұрын

@@melanieodriscoll2047😂 just listened and watched it. 😂 Surfin’ Bird is a classic!

@josephphelan646 2 ай бұрын

Yes much better than the boring shit spewed out since .....

@barbarahunter3904 3 ай бұрын

Weird Al is the king of great novelty songs!

@almostyummymummy 8 ай бұрын

Really bad songs!? No. They were great. Full of imagination. They actually had personality. As did the singers / songwriters. I'd still happily listen to them today.

@shannonshaw3063 4 ай бұрын

He was probably talking about the ones from the 2010s, but even then, I still like most of them.

@FluffieXStarshine Ай бұрын

I mean ... I would qualify Old Town Road on the really bad side of things ... but it might be that one's just been done to death at this point. Give me a classic funny song or Weird Al any day to that crap.

@marlenegardner2696 9 ай бұрын

Know they are novelty songs, but at 70yrs old, I can remember every single one of them. Brilliant, at least you can hear the words.

@ruthwoodin550 Жыл бұрын

One person's "BAD SONG" is another person's favorite memory. There is a bunch of my memories in this collection. TY

@Chevy_CUn Ай бұрын

У автора реально плохой вкус, если он считает эти песни плохими

@JaredtheRabbit Жыл бұрын

Man, 1958 was a great year if you love novelty songs!

@steinarmogen3166 Жыл бұрын

I am sure the music in the charts was better in 1958 than in 2023

@mangot589 Жыл бұрын

@@steinarmogen3166 😂😂😂 you’d be correct😂✌️

@ethanang8099 Жыл бұрын

And in 1958 is the birth of Prince, Madonna and Michael Jackson, the legendary pops of the 80s too all born in 1958.

@DadgeCity 11 ай бұрын

And he didn't include Hoots Mon!

@ellenthorne8222 9 ай бұрын

I was born in 1958 too and love many of these songs, missing is My Old Man's A Dustman.

@johannebaker9730 Ай бұрын

Most of these were great dance tunes during disco days… and especially at weddings !

@evaa-w5399 2 ай бұрын

They're classics. Love them all

@MsMC-vr1jd 10 ай бұрын

These songs are great! So many fun memories. I'd listen to these all day.

@user-wb3bg5kw8c 10 ай бұрын

Wow. This was just like watching a music video sampler of The Dr. Demento Show. Imagine listening to "novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings dating from the early days of phonograph records to the present" each Sunday Night for 2 hours (since 1974). Thanks for putting this up.

@johnjdevlin2610 9 ай бұрын

Since I grew up with a lot of them, I'm planning on having a medley of these great tunes played at my funeral. Especially the ones from the 50s and 60s. I'll be boogeying with the mourners.

@evagautsche5721 9 ай бұрын

Man, Convoy by CW McCall is still an unironically good song. My dad used to play it for us when we were little kids and he was a trucker, and now that I’m a teenager I make all my friends drive in a big convoy and I blast this song on the interstate.

@ydenneki 8 ай бұрын

Do you have the ORIGINAL, or the MOVIE REWRITE, because they both have different lyrics. The original starts with "It was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June and a kenworth pulling logs, cab-over pete with a reefer on and a Jimmy hauling hogs..." While the rewrite starts "Arizona, Noon, on the seventh of June when they highballed over the pass, bulldog Mack with a can on back and a Jaguar hauling ass."

@railroadmillion681 8 ай бұрын

I first heard that song on rebel radio in Gta 5, Ironically driving a truck down the freeway

@scottbc31h22 8 ай бұрын

Did you notice the video for Convoy was a clip from Hee Haw?

@Mary0614 8 ай бұрын

I have the original album

@kiwitrainguy 8 ай бұрын

To this day whenever I see or hear someone operating a two-way radio (CB or not) I always say "Yeah, breaker one-nine this here's the Rubber Duck".😅

@marlenebrown2634 Жыл бұрын

Winchester Cathredral(1966) New Vaudville Band was a huge hit and definitely belongs on this list!

@PlutoPebble 9 ай бұрын

I was raised in Winchester, so this song has a huge place in my heart.

@jennypulczinski7204 6 ай бұрын

Keeping with the English theme, how about England Swings by Roger Miller?

@jont695 Ай бұрын

Oh my gosh!! That song is SO GOOOOOD!! Such a classic!

@su-rv2uq Жыл бұрын

Most of these songs are soundtracks to people's lives! Love them. They are fun and novelty or not, often good music.

@artism9780 10 ай бұрын

I’m shocked that Rubber Duckie from Sesame Street was not on the list even though Baby Shark and Teletubbies did make the list. Rubber Duckie also reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 late September of 1970.

@kiwitrainguy 8 ай бұрын

Sung by Ernie if I'm not mistaken. You'll have to forgive me, it's been a few years.😄😆

@Ben-yj8ye 6 ай бұрын

Ooh loved that. It was on our Sesame Street LP

@lethargogpeterson4083 4 ай бұрын

Maybe that was considered too classic to be novelty :-)

@simplysteve68 Ай бұрын

@@kiwitrainguyyes sung by Ernie (Jim Henson himself!), I loved Sesame Street.

@SkitSkat674 Ай бұрын

Thought that got any grapes song should've made the list.

@willemvandeursen3105 28 күн бұрын

Witch Doctor was a funny song, and well sung. "Oo-ee oo-ah ah wallaballabeng-beng" LOL Wonderful collection, RandomGuy! My all-time favorite novelty song is 'Johnny Reggae' by the Piglets. (Jonathan King, 1971) A delightful record! It got #3 in the british charts.

@hebneh Жыл бұрын

A number of these were UK-only hits that we never heard in the US.

@lucyboosmom 15 күн бұрын

First of all, the gentleman who does these videos is not from the US, so yeah, he adds songs from lots of different countries. But either you don't know much about music or are too young to know that between 1/2 to 2/3 of these songs are from the US.

@hebneh 15 күн бұрын

@@lucyboosmom I'm well aware of where these songs originated, which is why I posted my original comment. I count at least 28 songs on this list which were not played in the USA, which is why I said "a number" were not hits in America.

@krissiep1317 Жыл бұрын

I will add The Thong Song, You Talk Too Much, 16 Tons, Achy Breaky Heart, These Boots were Made for Walking, The Limbo Song, Tiptoeing Through the Tulips With You, Escape (The Pina Colada Song), Baby Got Back, Jungle Boogie, Margaritaville, and I have to go to bed now or I’ll never stop.Thank you for all your hard work! Oh, Tequila!!

@peterkerr4019 2 ай бұрын

why'd the Mexican throw his wife off a cliff?

@davidfrischknecht8261 2 ай бұрын

I remember when "Achy Breaky Heart" was first released and I never considered it a novelty song.

@juliahengstermann193 2 ай бұрын

I want to add the ballad of Bilbo Baggins from Leonard Nimoy

@godaistudios Ай бұрын

While some of these are novelties, a few you listed aren't. For example, These Boots were Made for Walking was a song standing up against a cheating man, and The Pina Colada Song was typical of yacht rock and relationships.

@mauricearpin7946 10 күн бұрын

These were songs that reflected the trends of the time. Brilliant commentary.

@rb5078 9 ай бұрын

These 90s songs just unlocked some core memories for me. Songs I haven’t heard in 30 years. Ten year old me loved that Turtle Power song.

@kimifur 8 ай бұрын

41 year-old me still does!!

@ADBH-sd8cz 6 ай бұрын

Anyone remember the other turtle song that played right after turtle power! 9.95?

@skottiw Жыл бұрын

There should've been a few more Weird Al songs. 🤔

@scottdaniels8129 Жыл бұрын

The definition of "novelty song" was pretty broad here, so you got a lot of pop songs that were just kinda silly.

@rocketmanVA703 Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking

@johnross8614 10 ай бұрын

That would have taken up too much of the video! One of my favorites that wasn’t even a parody “Gotta Boogie” that I played for my granddaughters was hilarious because they were kind of dancing to it and when it got to the part Gotta boogie on my finger and I can’t shake it off they burst out hysterically laughing 😂

@thomaswiman4572 9 ай бұрын

Yep

@aspenrebel 9 ай бұрын

What was that one music video Weird Al did in which he and others were Amish?

@shirw Жыл бұрын

Anyone remember "short shorts" from the 80s Nair commercial? There are some really fun songs on this list!

@jojonoir 9 ай бұрын

Memories of staying up listening to Dr Demento late on Sunday night's as a kid

@Dragonfly_64795 7 ай бұрын

This was classic! I had forgotten some of these and laughed out loud when I saw the ones I’d remembered. Absolutely brilliant. Thank you SRG ❤

@donnaleone3818 Жыл бұрын

Don’t Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFarrin. Great list! Lots of fun.

@davecommentator 2 ай бұрын

That's certainly a novelty song but for a different reason - the way it was recorded, all a capella.

@debradipiazza844 Жыл бұрын

Can we agree that Wooly Bully is a great song?

@ToABrighterFuture Жыл бұрын

Little Caesar's once parodied it for a commercial, and it was used over the opening titles in "Splash" (1984).

@michaelrawson6261 Жыл бұрын

Debra Di Piazza:... agreed!

@lilymarinovic1644 Жыл бұрын

Yep.

@ladykoiwolfe Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

@TheeWorldsGreatest Жыл бұрын

No.

@yosoyringodesanantonio8405 8 ай бұрын

RIP NOVELTY SONGS (1910s - 2019) I wish there are some more novelty songs in the 2020s!!!

@freedomthroughspirit 26 күн бұрын

Great list! Also worth considering: Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots are Made for Walking," "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)," and Southern Culture On the Skid's "Camel Walk." "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," Toni Basil's "Hey Mickey," "Ghostbusters," "The Hokey Pokey," "Limbo Rock" 🤩

@coolmacatrain9434 Жыл бұрын

Kung Fu Fighting, Short People and Werewolves of London are bona fide classics!

@stephenolan5539 Жыл бұрын

They started with a classic. And included Chuck Berry's only number one song.

@davidhallett8783 Жыл бұрын

Two outta three ain t bad

@guccicat_12 8 ай бұрын

And Monster Mash

@aspenrebel 8 ай бұрын

Yeah! Not novelties.

@aspenrebel 8 ай бұрын

"There coming to take me away"; "Wooly Bully"; "Witch Doctor"; "Snoopy and the Red Baron"; "My Ding a Ling"; and others, cant recall, are great songs!!

@romulusnr Жыл бұрын

The Witch Doctor guy is the same guy who created Chipunks, and it's all his voice.

@rumblebars Жыл бұрын

Voice, plus a variable-speed tape recorder.

@briankreezan9500 Жыл бұрын

YES

@LittleWing1985 2 ай бұрын

I've always wondered about that

@syrsknight 2 ай бұрын

Davil Saville lol

@simplysteve68 Ай бұрын

Lol "Chipunks" hmmm? No wonder Alvin was soooo mischievious, not only was he a 'Chipmunk', he was a Punk as well. 🤭😆😂🤣

@MalcolmSmith-dj6ph Ай бұрын

I wonder what Steve Martin thinks about this classic today. What a great actor and musician.

@erikguzik8204 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, Dr. Demento for making some of those songs' classic memories.!!!

@starskreem8258 Жыл бұрын

The 50s and 90s really were the best decades for novelty songs. 2000's onwards were ghastly and I just dont know what people were thinking in the 80s lol

@jeffreysmith236 Жыл бұрын

Loved the 80s, Van Halen, Bruce, Cars, Foghat, Styx, Eagles, etc..🎼👏❤

@FallacyAsPraxis 10 ай бұрын

Take it back...the 80s were awesome!

@Paulthored 8 ай бұрын

I was at least okay with basically every song... Until we got to the 73rd or so. And some of the stuff from the 2000's on, really only counts on a technicality. Mr blobby, is probably my sole exception to that assessment. Though that's not my pick for worst song on this list.

@commercialairliner 8 ай бұрын

Tbh the 70s were also pretty good, but you can't get away with dissing the 80s!

@arbitrarynumberz 7 ай бұрын

The 90's selection rocked, but where was Scatman?

@camerongordon5914 Жыл бұрын

90 percent of this list is easily some of the greatest music EVER!

@anthonycatanese4489 Жыл бұрын

I agree

@matthewhenningervonada9914 Жыл бұрын

Yeah. HIt me up with that bob the builder theme anyday.

@arturoromero951 Жыл бұрын

These are pretty cool songs, some I like, some I may not find my cup of tea, but this is a well-made list.

@marlenef777 Жыл бұрын

@@matthewhenningervonada9914😂😂😂

@CynthiaLamb-jf2md 2 ай бұрын

These are great songs. They bring back some happy memories 😅

@heidimarie1198 3 ай бұрын

CLASSICS !!!! My out door google plays so many of these at the right time of year !!

@stevecritchley2506 Жыл бұрын

I was going to suggest that somebody should do a full-length compilation of these - but then I saw you'd made a Spotify playlist! You are a legend!!

@lutonboy8104 Жыл бұрын

novelty songs that you can't help smile to when they come on. Awesome

@alexandersmirnov7851 7 ай бұрын

Pure genius! Proves that people have been goofing around and having fun all the time, throughout the years, in all eras!

@barbarahunter3904 3 ай бұрын

Most of this is Splendid music! I used to listen to them on the radio. Loved 'em!🎉

@nancyomalley6286 Жыл бұрын

This was the most fun list ever!

@marcus813 Жыл бұрын

I just realized that I hadn't heard many of these songs in ages! I enjoyed "Weird" Al Yankovic's parodies when I was growing up.

@sonyasandoval1477 Жыл бұрын

Doctor Demento was my introduction to Weird Al back in the '80s.

@jenniferneuensmorgan9272 Жыл бұрын

Al is a bloody genius. On a very serious level. ❤❤❤

@m-dv3os 8 ай бұрын

weird al doesnt deserve to be on a list with novelty songs, his are parody songs, and the best ones ever made, imho no one has made a better parody song

@brindunphy6733 2 ай бұрын

Watching this i realized that I grew up on novelty songs and i will always choose the novelty song.

@carolinh.7861 Жыл бұрын

When I was about 3 or 4 years old my grandparents and I heard their 60s-Hits-CD. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie was also on it and I rember that my granddad had to dance with me many hours. This Song is a part of my childhood ^^ Thank you for your work and greetings from Germany 😇

@ijustdidahugeshit Жыл бұрын

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@bingobearuk 9 ай бұрын

@@ijustdidahugeshithow did you qualify?

@ijustdidahugeshit 9 ай бұрын

@@bingobearuk I am special

@kiwitrainguy 8 ай бұрын

She is from the island of Lesvos.@@bingobearuk

@michaelrawson6261 Жыл бұрын

... ... still better than 95% of the crap in the charts these days... ...!!!

@johnossendorf9979 Жыл бұрын

You got that right !

@matthewhenningervonada9914 Жыл бұрын

While true, ehh....

@arturoromero951 Жыл бұрын

Very disagreeable. Modern music isn’t your taste, it doesn’t mean it’s crap. And even so, these are novelty singles designed for the sake of being novelty singles. Many hated them back then and compared them to the more mainstream and serious songs in the charts (I mean look at Harlem Shake or The Fox, and see how much people hated them back in 2013) back then so your take doesn’t even matter at all. Get your head out of the close-minded arrogant boomer cloud and just enjoy the music for once.

@arturoromero951 Жыл бұрын

@@matthewhenningervonada9914 Don’t listen to him. He’s stuck in the arrogant boomer cloud and trying to compare an average novelty song to modern music. The logic falls flat.

@michaelrawson6261 Жыл бұрын

@@arturoromero951:... That's because 95% of modern chart music is CRAP!!! And of course, you're not gonna respond, because there IS no response! You Gen zed, know nothing music vacuum!!!

@sandraford1926 Ай бұрын

Absolutely lovely brilliant beautiful fantastic songs I love them ❤😊

@TravisNeidert 9 ай бұрын

Here are a few more: Secret Agent Man-Johnny Rivers (1966) Rubber Biscuit--Blues Brothers (1978) Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer--Elmo & Patsy (1979) Hot for Teacher--Van Halen (1984) Ghostbusters--Ray Parker Jr (1984) This Is Ponderous--2NU (1990) Shiny Happy People--REM (1991) If I Had $1000000--Bare Naked Ladies (1992) Baby Got Back--Sir-Mix-a-Lot (1992) Stacy's Mom--Fountains of Wayne (2003) Plus many songs by They Might Be Giants and Five Iron Frenzy

@aspenrebel 8 ай бұрын

"Grandma got run over by a reindeer, heading home from our house Christmas Eve".

@aspenrebel 8 ай бұрын

"Under Dog".

@kiwitrainguy 8 ай бұрын

Bare Naked Ladies - I wanna see that act😉😛😜

@davidhusband5022 7 ай бұрын

stutter rap!

@JFM1170 2 ай бұрын

What about Popcorn

@ricardodisveld6996 Жыл бұрын

One of your best compilations ever made!! A feast of recognition of tunes and songs that I had already forgotten! FCKNG NICE!!!

@thenostalgicyoshi7149 Жыл бұрын

I didn't realize how many novelty songs I actually like until I saw this video. Monster Mash, Do the Bartman, I'm Blue, Barbie Girl, Crazy Frog's version of Axel F, Cotton-Eye Joe, Who Let the Dogs Out, the Chicken Dance, The Hampsterdance song, and Dragostea Din Tei are songs I really enjoy. There are also some others I don't mind like YMCA and Surfin' Bird (the latter was popularized by Family Guy as well). Songs like Baby Shark and Sexy and I Know It though... yeah those aren't great songs imo.

@stephenolan5539 Жыл бұрын

There is a web page that lists the number one song on your birthday. Mine is Monster Mash.

@bl0ckk1ngT0gEtH3r Жыл бұрын

does imo mean into magnetic oranges?

@ladykoiwolfe Жыл бұрын

Sexy and I know It was so freaking popular when it came out. Everyone wanted to have that confidence I guess.

@RadioactiveSherbet 10 ай бұрын

The very first military fails video I watched had Hampsterdance as the music. The complete and utter incongruity of the music from the video itself just made everything 5x as funny. Picture this: an air dropped Jeep (as in, WW2 Jeep, not the brand) rolling off on its own little adventure, to the musical accompaniment of Hampsterdance. I wish I could find that video again.

@aspenrebel 8 ай бұрын

"Who let the dogs out" is great. I listen to it on KZfaq video, every once in awhile. Also "Teeny weeny ..... yellow ... bikini". There is one really good produced music video of it on YT, if u havent seen it.

@davidmitchell443 Ай бұрын

There's some great songs on this list..

@trikky2.2 8 ай бұрын

Yep, were a lot of novelty songs. However back then people used to know how to have fun. Not every song had to have some deep meaning, just a smile was enough. Having said that they still were well constructed. My parents bought me up in the early 70's mainly with Blues and Jazz. Their whole philosophy was 'here is some music ' ... enjoy what you enjoy. As I got older they would fill in history and open up new types of music, but always left it up to me to decide what I liked. It not only started conversations about music with them, but also my school friends ( who thouht I was a freak :). Yes, some music has the power to shift perseptions and make a difference in the political sphere ... however, just having a laugh or just enjoying music can be just as powerfull. Sorry, pissed :)

@6li8storm40 Жыл бұрын

Loved this! Snoopy vs. The Red Baron and Lily the Pink were favourites when I was a kid, and I’d mostly forgotten about them. I’m honestly thrilled to see Green Jelly here.

@johncasper8031 Жыл бұрын

Lily the Pink was by Scaffold. Their lead singer was Mike McGear, Paul McCartney's kid brother.

@marlenegardner2696 9 ай бұрын

My school friends did Lily the pink on stage at school,

@kiwitrainguy 8 ай бұрын

But they didn't include "Snoopy's Christmas".

@brian70Cuda Жыл бұрын

Love these Random, they always manage to put a smile on my face even though I have heard them many times through the years, still great and thank you!!

@chynne33 9 ай бұрын

My dad had the Mr. Custer record. I remember wanting to play it all the time when I was a kid because I thought it was so funny.

@johns2296 8 ай бұрын

I have the Snoopy's Christmas on 45. I'll spin it every holiday season

@aspenrebel 8 ай бұрын

How about "Please, Mr. Columbus, turn the boat around. I don't know why you tell Isabella that the world is round. I just want to feel my two feet back on the ground."

@gnu_andrew 10 ай бұрын

Great compilation. I expected this to be painful listening, but it wasn't at all and ended up being a trip down memory lane once it reached the 90s. Honestly, I'd have more issues enduring a compilation of 2010s chart toppers.

@hiatus07 Жыл бұрын

7:03 I can finally die in peace knowing the name of that song I first heard on a radio station a few months ago.

@arturoromero951 Жыл бұрын

Thank god there’s technology for that. :)

@toainsully Жыл бұрын

I first heard it on Pingu

@adrianchan1535 Жыл бұрын

Great compilation! Though some other songs could have been included such as Toni Basil 's Mickey or Falco's Rock Me Amadeus

@amelianelson-parker5381 3 ай бұрын

OMG I loves some of those old songs. I even introduced them to my daughter we love them.

@nocursewm2938 9 ай бұрын

Some of these I didn't realize were novelty songs. I thought they were legit songs.

@christopherdean1326 2 ай бұрын

Me too! I was wondering what the criteria was for it to be a "novelty" song.

@danmorley8116 Жыл бұрын

Yes, some bad stuff, but the video was still fun. Weird Al Yankovic is the master of the genre.

@arturoromero951 Жыл бұрын

I mean they’re novelty singles, so what do we expect?

@masterdriver132 Жыл бұрын

Since the video is titled 'Top 100 Novelty Songs 1953 to 2023', it would've made sense that Jack Black's "Peaches" was included here.

@dansheldon1762 10 ай бұрын

Have to admit I was shocked when "Take off" by Bob & Doug McKenzie (Rick Moranis & Dave Thomas of SCTV) wasn't on this video. A bonefide top 40 hit in the USA just missing the top 10 in 1982. It features Geddy Lee from Rush as well. Oh and Jump N The Saddle Band's "The Curly Shuffle". Otherwise I enjoyed this video.

@FalconPain 2 ай бұрын

It even charted higher than anything Rush did in the US. ... *(sigh)*

@poihpioakarp8845 6 ай бұрын

6:54 this song: exists Every hotel entertainment crew: it's free real estate!

@user-nt6xb1mn7u Жыл бұрын

This is better than today's Top 40 radio. We need a novelty music revival

@arturoromero951 Жыл бұрын

Disagreeable. While I like novelty singles, the fact that you’re trying to compare this to Top 40 singles now is honestly kind of pathetic and the logic falls flat every time. Selfie, The Fox, and Old Town Road were literally Top 40. And people said they SUCKED. So your logic makes no sense whatsoever. Quit the arrogant boomer act and just enjoy the music.

@WatchingTrainsGoBy-PassingTime Жыл бұрын

The forks the matter with you?

@flowingafterglow629 Жыл бұрын

What I think we need is for one of the satellite radio stations to get hold of the old Dr Demento shows and play them (like they do with old Casey Kasem)

@amandafranklin1914 Жыл бұрын

You could make this list half weird al if you wanted. But I approve of the two choices. Very good list.

@davidwesley2525 Жыл бұрын

And the other Half Ray Stevens . 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

@arturoromero951 Жыл бұрын

I mean at this point he should make a separate Weird Al video.

@topazzsky Ай бұрын

I liked a lot of these songs! Everyone needs a laugh!

@dalekmoon Жыл бұрын

I wasn't expecting The Timelords "Doctorin' the Tardis as a 'novelty' song! I love that song and it plays on my Spotify a lot! ♥♥

@yolandasamuels3213 Жыл бұрын

To be honest, I would have expected All I Want For Christmas Is A Dalek to be in this list!

@elizaann8495 Жыл бұрын

Doctorin the Tardis is the Music Taken from Blockbuster by group the Sweet and the Dr who theme

@sonyasandoval1477 Жыл бұрын

@@elizaann8495 The Sweet did that? Same guys that did Ballroom Blitz? I'll be dipped.

@elizabethgrey9157 Жыл бұрын

Heck, I have the record! I also have "I am the Doctor" by John Pertwee. And you can't call yourself a true Whovian if you haven't heard Colin Baker's "Gallifeyan Bucaneer"! ;)

@FortressMinimus Жыл бұрын

@@elizabethgrey9157 Oh no, you ARE going to sing!

@arturoromero951 Жыл бұрын

Really funny and enjoyable video! I think when you put that disclaimer at the beginning, I genuinely think that the “bad songs” is supposed to be the point of a novelty song. A song that maybe isn’t the best in terms of vocals or production or other typical musical aspects, but great in its lyricism or catchiness (sometimes) or great in terms of being witty, funny, a good gag or pop culture reference, or sometimes plain annoying or “so bad it’s so good,” like Friday or Baby Shark in my opinion (I don’t think they’re the worst songs in the world, but I don’t like songs like Baby Shark because of that, which I think is the main point of the song, since it’s mostly aimed at children). I would have loved to see Schnappi or Gummibär on the lists, but overall great video. :)

@glstka5710 3 ай бұрын

3:30 One of the greats from the Dr. Demento show. A lot of the songs here I remember from there.

@georgemorrison9280 8 ай бұрын

I used to listen to many of them with Uncle Mac on the light programme on Saturday morning .I’m now 77 years old and I recognise all of these songs even now . I wonder how many Stormzy songs we’ll be singing along with in 70 years time ?

@OldMod Жыл бұрын

A stunning compilation!!! Thank you.

@TheWolverine-ff2rs Жыл бұрын

You missed "Beep Beep" by the Playmates - 1958 one of my favorites. I recognized all the songs through 1966. YMCA, Birdie Song , Macarena, Who let the dogs out - that they play at sporting events The rest are unknown to me. But it was fun listening to the short clips. Thank you.

@DDiskin69 Жыл бұрын

Shaving Cream, Valley Girl. This list could double and not cover them all

@starskreem8258 Жыл бұрын

There were heaps missing. My parents had a compilation set of 6 tapes of various 50s and 60s songs and 1 tape was dedicated to novelty songs. Only about half of them made this list. Songs like 7 little girls, Birds and the Bees and Running Bear didnt make the list.

@juliusnepos6013 Жыл бұрын

@@DDiskin69 yeah. A big one that did not appear here is The Lion Sleeps Tonight which hit no.1 on U.S

@mikeoxstiff Жыл бұрын

And what about the original "Mahna Mahna" from 1968?

@jix9 Жыл бұрын

@@juliusnepos6013 It hit no. 1 three separate times by three different artists

@rogerlonghorn2425 9 ай бұрын

Finally someone giving King Tut the props it deserves

@ScottRandolph-dd7dr 7 ай бұрын

🎉 greetings from coastal Mississippi. Thank you for putting these songs in year order. Wonderful selection. Remember and love most of them😂

@paulpearson99 Жыл бұрын

Mr Jaws! I loved that song as a kid. That's the first time I've seen it referenced since hearing it on the AM radio top 40 station. Memories.

@ladykoiwolfe Жыл бұрын

These were great songs. They had everyone singing along or dancing. We still listen to the Monster Mash every year.

@ijustdidahugeshit Жыл бұрын

Me too because I am a qualified lesbian

@DaveB-rock 9 ай бұрын

Most of the songs early on were to capitalize on a dance craze. Some were aimed at kids and released only for a money grab. Others were simply fun. Weird Al did it as a career. Witch Doctor was Seville's precursor to the chipmunks. They left out "Bird on my Head".

@aspenrebel 8 ай бұрын

@@ijustdidahugeshitwhat's an "unqualified lesbian"?

@ijustdidahugeshit 8 ай бұрын

@@aspenrebel not studying women

@xxPenjoxx 8 ай бұрын

Many of these are straight up classics 👌

@user-lj9pn3sj3l 3 ай бұрын

Fun, classic, and full of great vocals and lyrics ❤❤❤🎉

@MegaMaxiepad Жыл бұрын

Great compilation. It's crazy how incredibly successful and memorable many of these songs were/are. The Baby Shark song is apparently the most viewed music video ever on youtube.

@mgthestrange9098 10 ай бұрын

God, That’s depressing.

@Roboto8088 Жыл бұрын

I believe you missed an early 80s gem of a novelty song - "Fish Heads" by Barnes & Barnes. 🐟

@samp.8099 4 ай бұрын

Well, time to fill up my playlist

@nula370 8 ай бұрын

Weird Al is King of novelty and Parody🎉

@andyolin3988 Жыл бұрын

Oddly,a lot of these were real big hits, despite being a bit "odd".

@juliusnepos6013 Жыл бұрын

Yeah. Several hit no.1 on US such as Monster Mash, Alley-Oop, My Ding-A-Ling, The Streak and Disco duck. So many in the UK aswell (Hampsterdance for Canada). Also two of these became the biggest songs of their respective years

@gnu_andrew 10 ай бұрын

@@juliusnepos6013 Europe had a different Hampsterdance song, based on the same sample. It was in the running for Xmas #1 in the UK, but eventually made #4 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognoscenti_vs._Intelligentsia) Honestly, I'd have preferred that to the awful Westlife cover that was #1.

@aspenrebel 9 ай бұрын

These are ALL great songs!! Classics!!

@christinamcdaniel5071 22 күн бұрын

Thanks for the memories❤❤❤❤❤

@jamese1992 8 ай бұрын

Guess I missed it. One of the best of all time. "Never Make a Pretty Woman Your Wife."

@rrbrinker Жыл бұрын

Great list! If you do it again, don't forget "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco.

@philiphubbard6234 Жыл бұрын

Falco is classed as the first rapper to get to number 1 and it was also the first to get to number 1 in England and America to be sung German.

@jnaber7636 Жыл бұрын

A good portion of these were regular songs on the Doctor Demento show.

@pronkerpronker6708 27 күн бұрын

Great post, many memories.

@susanflewelling4978 29 күн бұрын

These were great fun songs!

@trinaq Жыл бұрын

Haha, I grew up on many of these tunes, especially Barbie Girl, which will never not be epic!

@Agnethatheredhairkid Жыл бұрын

@ Trina Q: I respectfully disagree, Trina. It's annoying but you have the right to like it.

@ginaleighm Жыл бұрын

Wow, flashback to my childhood with those 50 and 60s songs my parents sang or played me as a kid.

@therealclippitpaperclip Ай бұрын

This list is marvellous! I can enjoy all of the tunes, and merely shake my head and wonder at the section of the population who seem to dislike these songs. However, I have suggestions for the years 1968 and 1967. I believe "I'm The Urban Spaceman" and "The Equestrian Statue" (both by The Bonzo Dog Band) are fair contenders for their respective aforementioned years. Yet, even if they aren't added, I'll still cherish this video as including some of my favourite (and grossly underrated!) tunes of the years gone by.