Freberg,Stan & Friends Old Payola Roll Blues & Other Hysterical Hits Of CD

Two CD collection. Stan Freberg was one of America's foremost satirists during the 1950s and his sublime parodies of then current pop music hits are almost as well-known as some of the hits he lampooned. Pop parodies aplenty. Listen to Stan take on Johnnie Ray's massive international hit, "Cry" with "Try", Les Paul & Mary Ford's "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise", Eartha Kitt's, "C'est Si Bon", The Chords, "Sh-Boom", Mitch Miller's "The Yellow Rose Of Texas", The Platter's "The Great Pretender" and Lonnie Donegan's "Rock Island Line". The latter became his biggest UK hit and remained a staple, as did many of his records, on British radio for many years. The most popular of which was probably "Day-O, The Banana Boat Song" which had been a major hit for Harry Belafonte. This is a superb overview of a remarkable and indeed hysterically funny career and despite the age of these recordings they remain almost as funny as they were when released over fifty years ago. To paraphrase "Hey Folks, this is a CD we're selling, not the Holy Grail".

1. Wabash Blues 2. Ragtime Dan 3. John and Marsha 4. Little Blue Riding Hood 5. St. George and the Dragonet 6. That's My Boy 7. I've Got You Under My Skin 8. Maggie 9. Try 10. Pass the Udder Udder 11. Ba-Ba-Ball and Chain 12. Abe Snake for President 13. The Boogie Woogie Banjo Man from Birmingham 14. The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise 15. Christmas Dragnet (Part 1 ; Part 2) 16. C'est Si Bon 17. A Dear John and Marsha Letter 18. Point of Order 19. Person to Pearson 20. Wide-Screen Mama Blues 21. SH Boom 22. The Lone Psychiatrist 23. The Honey-Earthers 24. The Yellow Rose of Texas 25. Rock Around Stephen Foster 26. Nuttin' for Christmas 27. The Night Before Christmas 28. The Quest for Bridey Hammerschlaugen 29. The Great Pretender 30. Heartbreak Hotel 31. Rock Island Line 32. Banana Boat (Day-O) 33. Tele-Vee-Shun 34. Wun'erful, Wun'erful (Side Uh-One) 35. Wun'erful, Wun'erful (Side Uh-Two) 36. Ya Got Trouble 37. Gary, Indiana 38. Green Chri$Tma$ 39. The Old Payola Roll Blues 40. Omaha! 41. The Worst of the Town 42. That's Right Arthur