1970s Novelty Songs & BOTB Results
Welcome to Monday’s Music Moves Me on Sunday!
This week’s theme is whatever music moves you. With last Monday be April Fool’s Day and if you’re like me you probably remember the crazy fun you had as a kid pranking other kids. I ain’t going to play any tricks on you but I thought it might be fun to tickle your funny bone with a few novelty songs from the 1970s.
Which novelty song comes to mind that makes you smile or laugh?
The 4M co-hostess are featured in my right side bar underneath the banner. The guidelines are simple. Every other week, a suggested (not mandatory) theme is given to build your song picks. YouTube and other music sites have options to create and embed playlists or individual songs into your post. On the off weeks, we dance to whatever music moves you (your choice)! To access the party, add your music post below, and visit others on the dance floor. Let the party begin!
I thought I’d report the outcome from my April 1st BOTB today instead of waiting til tomorrow. If anyone happened to cast a vote prior to publication, then I apologize for not getting yours tallied in the results. In my battle I put up three artists but it the fight was mainly between two of them and understandably so because I found myself stuck between the same two picks as most of y’all. After going back and forth between Odd Rene and Rick, I finally decided to give Rick my vote breaking the tie and giving him the victory in this showdown.
I want to thank everyone who participated. As a reminder, here’s how the votes fell.
Odd Rene – Tom, Birgit, Sandee, Ed, Stephen, Mary
Rachel – Diedre (thank you for putting her into the game!)
Rick – Lee, Debbie, Eugi, Mimi, Brian, John, Me 🎉THE WINNER!👏
I invite you to check out other BOTB members (list in side menu) results posts!
This week is going to be busy with DH’s dental appointments but hopefully I can post new artwork on Thursday, so kinda keep that in mind and watch for publication notification. Have a boogietastic week!
26 Comments
diedre Knight
I don’t believe I’ve seen “Does your chewing gum lose it’s flavor on the bedpost overnite?”
diedre Knight
Great battle! Cool novelty songs 😉 Thanks for sharing the smiles.
Stephen T. McCarthy
CAThy ~
A 7 to 6 BOTB win! That’s fantastic! (And the same result that I had!) I love it when a Battle is won by a single vote, and it happens to be the vote cast by the BOTBer him/herself. YOU decided the winner in this Battle (Rick Price), just as I decided the winner (Tiny Tim) in my own contest. Hooray for US!!
I’m actually a big fan of lots of novelty songs.
(One of the things this world needs more of is…
F-U-N songs!)
Some novelty songs I love are ‘The Battle Of New Orleans’ by Johnny Horton; ‘Flowers On The Wall’ by The Statler Brothers; ‘You Can’t Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd’ by Roger Miller (and a whole bunch more also by Roger Miller); and several by Jim Stafford, including ‘My Girl Bill’, ‘I Ain’t Sharin’ Sharon’, ‘Your Bulldog Drinks Champagne’, ‘Wildwood Weed’, and… wait for it… wait for it… ’16 Little Red Noses & A Horse That Sweats’.
~ D-FensDogG
willowdot21
Hi Cathy I enjoyed Jim Stafford’s Siders and Snakes it’s new to me 💜
Cathy Kennedy
Oh WOW, “Spiders and Snakes” is a new to you! It’s such a classic novelty song from the 70s here in the states. It’s a fun ditty. There’s a YT video of Jim Stafford singing it with Dolly Pardon dressed up like a little girl. It’s a lot of fun. 🙂
Cathy Kennedy
Thanks for checking out how my battle went down. I’m glad I started voting again or else it would’ve been a tie between the two main contenders. That’s kind of interesting that our battles not only went the same way but we cast the winning ballots.
You came up with an excellent list of novelty songs. Some of them I don’t know or just don’t remember. I will have to visit YT to find them. Thanks for dropping by, ole pal!
Debbie D.
I remember all of those songs! 😀 With the exception of Disco Duck (awful earworm! 🫨) they were fun to listen to. Thanks for posting your BOTB results. I’m way behind, but will get on that right now.
Cathy Kennedy
I admit that I always liked Disco Duck but I’m not sure what made it such a hit. It’s a silly song but it has a good beat and it’s a lot fun. Maybe that’s why it appealed to me. It just made me feel good. I’m sorry for planting that earworm. 😬
csuhpat1
Ray Stevens is just so classic. Very nice. Thanks for hosting and I hope that you have a wonderful week.
Cathy Kennedy
I agree, Patrick. Ray Stevens is a classic! 🙂
John Holton
I always thought “My Girl Bill” was a riot. Good picks, by the way…
And yes, the kitten at the end is adorable…
Cathy Kennedy
I didn’t know for the longest time that “My Girl Bill” was a fella talking to a guy named Bill about his girl. I thought the girl’s name was Bill. lol
Birgit Bedesky
Love your song choices and Disco Duck wad a huge hit but have no idea why? Lol. The kitten is a tiger!
Cathy Kennedy
Me, either but I always thought it was such fun to listen and dance to as a teenager. I’m still partial to it because of the way it made me feel. 🙂
Alana Mautone
When I started to play these, my husband immediately said “The Mississippi Squirrel Revival!” and I said, yes, I can play that one for you. He loves that song and I do, too. These are all songs I liked back in the day and they were nice to hear again. My favorites: many by Weird Al. Naming a couple – Smells Like Nirvana and The Saga Begins. Alana ramblinwitham
Cathy Kennedy
Everyone love Ray Stevens! “The Mississippi Squirrel Revival” is such a hoot. Stevens has some fabulous, timeless novelty songs that our generations won’t forget. You mentioned Weird Al and he’s is a lot of fun, too.
15andmeowing
I had not heard of these two songs. That is a fun theme. XO
Cathy Kennedy
So glad you stopped in for some music, Ellen!
messymimi's meanderings
Those were fun songs, I haven’t heard many of them in a long, long time.
Congratulations to the winner of your latest BOTB.
Have a blessed and beautiful week!
Cathy Kennedy
Thanks for dropping by to see how things went!
Birgit Bedesky
Disco Duck was all the rage when I was a kid. The Streak as well and, of course I remember the streaker at the Oscars and a streaker at a baseball game. Interesting theme. I enjoyed listening to these. The BOTB was so close. Great battle!
Cathy Kennedy
The Streak is a hilarious song. I’ll never forget in the early 80s right after I started college while on city transit I saw a young man walking on the street almost completely naked. He wore only his socks and shoes. I guess, he wanted to be served if he went to a restaurant. lol Actually, the poor fella appeared to be stoned and had no idea where he was or where he was going.
boromax
Mississippi Squirrel Revival – one of my favorites forever and ever.
Cathy Kennedy
Mine, too! Where I grew up in the 60s and 70s, I remember tent revivals that came to our area. I don’t think I ever attended any of the services. When this song came out it just clicked because of this fact. This is such a fun song! I’d love to meet Ray Stevens. I told DH that I want to go to see him perform at his theatre in Nashville. I hope we get a chance to do it.
songbird1329
I loved your choice of novelty songs.
Cathy Kennedy
Thanks Robin, so glad you enjoyed the set and it’s always fun having you at the party!