Monday song of the day: Wooly Bully by Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs. Sam the Sham (real name Domingo Samudio) wanted to do one of the dancesongs that were popular in the early 60s, such as The Twist, The Locomotion, Bistol Stomp, etc. He picked the dance known as the Hully Gully. Unfortunately, there was already a little-known Hully Gully song, so the record label said no to the idea, fearing a lawsuit. Instead, Sam just changed the name to Wooly Bully and wrote one of the best novelty songs ever. The lyrics are a conversation between Matty and Hattie about seeing a buffalo and the unrelated topic of dancing. Pure nonsense, but extremely catchy. Wooly Bully was the top selling song of 1965, but only reached number two on the US charts, It was topped one week by the Beach Boys Help Me, Rhonda and the next by Back in My Arms Again by the Supremes. It stayed on the charts a long time, though, and sold over a million copies. Sam The Sham and The Pharoahs, recording mostly novelty songs, went on to have one more big hit, Little Red Riding Hood, and a handful of lesser hits Heres the original recording, along with a lip-synched television performance. youtube/watch?v=KZJiGu6Gz8E youtube/watch?v=OK2kLBKnZF8 Tomorrow: I wear this crown of thorns
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 23:40:46 +0000
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