Ben Crazy
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Ben Crazy is a novelty
single by Dickie Goodman
released in 1962.
The record is a parody of the medical drama TV series Ben Casey
. The single did slightly better than Santa & The Touchables
, reaching #44 that year.
The B-side, "Flip Side", is the same track as "Crazy" on the Buchanan and Goodman On Trial
single.
Goodman's Spencer & Spencer partner, Micky Shorr, did a Ben Casey break-in called, "Dr. Ben Basey", as, Micky Shorr & The Cut-Ups (Tuba 8001—4/6/62) at exactly the same time. Rumor has it that Dickie actually WAS one of the Cut-Ups.
Novelty song
A novelty song is a comical or nonsensical song, performed principally for its comical effect. Humorous songs, or those containing humorous elements, are not necessarily novelty songs. The term arose in Tin Pan Alley to describe one of the major divisions of popular music. The other two divisions...
single by Dickie Goodman
Dickie Goodman
Richard Dorian "Dickie" Goodman was an American music producer.-Career:In June 1956 Goodman created his first record, "The Flying Saucer", which he co-wrote with his partner Bill Buchanan, and featured a four-minute rewriting of Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds radio show...
released in 1962.
The record is a parody of the medical drama TV series Ben Casey
Ben Casey
Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, *, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe intoned, "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity." Neurosurgeon Joseph...
. The single did slightly better than Santa & The Touchables
Santa & The Touchables
Santa & The Touchables is a novelty single by Dickie Goodman released on Rori Records in 1961.The record is similar to Buchanan & Goodman's Santa And The Satellite, except with the "Touchables" characters. Goodman actually samples the Buchanan & Goodman single at various points. The announcer at...
, reaching #44 that year.
The B-side, "Flip Side", is the same track as "Crazy" on the Buchanan and Goodman On Trial
Buchanan and Goodman On Trial
Buchanan and Goodman On Trial was the second single by Bill Buchanan and Dickie Goodman, under the name Buchanan & Goodman, released on Luniverse Records....
single.
Songs
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- It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' by Johnny TillotsonJohnny TillotsonJohnny Tillotson is an American singer and songwriter. He enjoyed his greatest success in the early 1960s, when he scored 9 top-ten hits on the pop, country and adult contemporary billboard charts including "Poetry In Motion" and the self-penned "It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'"...
- Al di làAl Di Là"Al di là" is a popular Italian song. "Al di là" was one of Betty Curtis' biggest hits in Italy. The song was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, performed in Italian by Curtis at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, on March 18, 1961, after Curtis had won the 1961...
by Emilio PericoliEmilio PericoliEmilio Pericoli is an Italian singer. He was born in Cesenatico, Romagna.Pericoli's success was closely tied to the Sanremo Festival. He recorded a cover version of the song, "Al di là", by festival winner Betty Curtis. The song was an international success, hitting the charts in the U.S. and #30...
Release
The single was distributed on both Diamond and JMD Records. The JMD version is actually very slightly different than the Diamond re-issue. On the Diamond version, when the Dr. is cutting into a patient, you hear someone scream, on the JMD version, it sounds more like an entire audience of voices screaming.Goodman's Spencer & Spencer partner, Micky Shorr, did a Ben Casey break-in called, "Dr. Ben Basey", as, Micky Shorr & The Cut-Ups (Tuba 8001—4/6/62) at exactly the same time. Rumor has it that Dickie actually WAS one of the Cut-Ups.