Goofy Greats

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Goofy Greats Review

by Cub Koda

This is another ten-track, budget-priced CD compilation in K-Tel's line of collecting the great (and not-so-great) novelty singles that were huge chart hits in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. As it stands, this one is probably the best of the bunch, as only three of the ten (Clarence "Frogman" Henry's "Ain't Got No Home," the Kingsmen's "Jolly Green Giant," and the Newbeats' "Bread and Butter") are later stereo recuts. The rest of the collection features the original hit versions of "Leader of the Pack" by the Shangri-Las, "Short Shorts" by the Royal Teens, "Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)" by Barry Mann, "Surfin' Bird" by the Trashmen, "Alley Oop" by the Hollywood Argyles, "Gitarzan" by Ray Stevens, and "Chantilly Lace" by the Big Bopper. If you can get past the lamer recuts of the three tunes in question, this makes a decent little budget package.

Track Listing

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Leader of the Pack
Jeff Barry / Ellie Greenwich / George "Shadow" Morton
Disney feat: The Shangri-Las 02:48 SpotifyAmazon
2
The Jolly Green Giant
Lynn Easton / Don "Sugarcane" Harris / Dewey Terry
Disney feat: The Kingsmen 01:50 SpotifyAmazon
3
Ain't Got No Home
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
Disney feat: Clarence "Frogman" Henry 02:18 SpotifyAmazon
4
Short Shorts
Tom Austin / Bill Crandall / Billy Dalton / Bob Gaudio
Disney feat: The Royal Teens 02:36 SpotifyAmazon
5
Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)
Gerry Goffin / Barry Mann
Disney feat: Barry Mann 02:42 SpotifyAmazon
6
Surfin' Bird
Al Frazier / Sonny Harris / Carl White
Disney feat: The Trashmen 02:14 SpotifyAmazon
7
Gitarzan
Bill Everette / Ray Stevens
Disney feat: Ray Stevens 03:13 SpotifyAmazon
8
Chantilly Lace
Jiles Perry Richardson
Disney feat: The Big Bopper 02:21 SpotifyAmazon
9
Alley-Oop
Dallas Frazier
Disney feat: The Hollywood Argyles 02:41 SpotifyAmazon
10
Bread and Butter
Larry Parks / Jay Turnbow
Disney feat: The Newbeats 01:56 SpotifyAmazon
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