Bounce Your Boobies
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"Bounce Your Boobies" is a song written and performed by comedian
Rusty Warren
. A significant song in the feminist
era of the 1960s, it has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years, played every Friday on The Randi Rhodes Show
at the beginning of the program. Though the song has been reported to have been most famously performed by Bette Midler
, Rusty Warren has stated many times that she is not aware of Midler having ever performed the song but would have been pleased if Midler had wanted to sing it. Rusty Warren
currently lives in Honolulu and performs the only recorded version of the song.
Warren's version appears on Dr. Demento
Presents: Greatest Novelty Records of All Time, Vol. 3: 1960's (Rhino Records).
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
Rusty Warren
Rusty Warren
-Early life:Warren was born Ilene Goldman in New York City and adopted six months later by a couple from Milton, Massachusetts. She studied piano at the New England Conservatory of Music and then taught there briefly after obtaining her degree...
. A significant song in the feminist
Feminism
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
era of the 1960s, it has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years, played every Friday on The Randi Rhodes Show
The Randi Rhodes Show
The Randi Rhodes Show is a three-hour radio program in the United States hosted by Randi Rhodes combining live interview, call-in and commentary with a progressive bent. The show is currently syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks. The show had previously aired over the now-defunct Air America Radio...
at the beginning of the program. Though the song has been reported to have been most famously performed by Bette Midler
Bette Midler
Bette Midler is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known by her informal stage name, The Divine Miss M. She became famous as a cabaret and concert headliner, and went on to star in successful and acclaimed films such as The Rose, Ruthless People, Beaches, and For The Boys...
, Rusty Warren has stated many times that she is not aware of Midler having ever performed the song but would have been pleased if Midler had wanted to sing it. Rusty Warren
Rusty Warren
-Early life:Warren was born Ilene Goldman in New York City and adopted six months later by a couple from Milton, Massachusetts. She studied piano at the New England Conservatory of Music and then taught there briefly after obtaining her degree...
currently lives in Honolulu and performs the only recorded version of the song.
Warren's version appears on Dr. Demento
Dr. Demento
Barret Eugene Hansen , better known as Dr. Demento, is a radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings dating from the early days of phonograph records to the present....
Presents: Greatest Novelty Records of All Time, Vol. 3: 1960's (Rhino Records).
Source
- Rusty Warren Bounces Back - Jubilee LP, 1961
- Dr. Demento Presents The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time, Vol. 3: The 1960s - Rhino LP/CS 822, 1985