Description
Dr. Demento — the legendary radio host who championed comedy and novelty music for decades — curated this definitive CD collection, drawing from the full spectrum of the genre’s history. From Tom Lehrer’s darkly witty ‘Poisoning Pigeons In The Park’ and Spike Jones’ anarchic ‘Cocktails For Two’ to Bobby (Boris) Pickett’s immortal ‘Monster Mash’ and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s breakout parody ‘Eat It,’ the tracklist reads like a hall of fame of recorded comedy. Steve Martin, Groucho Marx, Sheb Wooley, and Barnes & Barnes all make appearances, making this CD an essential snapshot of novelty music across multiple eras. Whether you’re a longtime Demento devotee or a first-time explorer of comedic recordings, this is an unbeatable single-disc introduction…
- Poisoning Pigeons In The Park – Tom Lehrer
- Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It’s Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night) – Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group
- Cocktails For Two – Spike Jones & His City Slickers
- Transfusion – Nervous Norvus
- King Tut – Steve Martin (and The Toot Uncommons)
- Hooray For Captain Spalding – Groucho Marx
- Star Trekkin’ – The Firm
- Wet Dream – Kip Addotts
- Fish Heads – Barnes & Barnes
- Eat It – “Weird Al” Yankovic
- Junkfood Junkie – Larry Groce
- The Homecoming Queen’s Got A Gun – Julie Brown
- The Purple People Eater – Sheb Wooley
- Monster Mash – Bobby (Boris) Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers
- Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh (A Letter From Camp) – Allan Sherman
- Pencil Need Geek – Fred Glassie
