The song is a true story. Norma lived in a New York apartment where dogs weren't permitted so got a cat named it Dog, and took it for neighbourhood walks! 😀
Before I even knew that this song existed, I named my boy Dee Oh Gee. He was found in a closet in an abandoned apartment. He was tiny. My roommate had a golden retriever named diesel. (RIP D) Roommates gf had a puppy. The cats name is Smoky Dee Oh Gee because he thinks he’s a dog
Tanega worked for a short time at a mental hospital, where she sang and played songs for patients. She spent her summers working as a camp counselor upstate in the Catskill Mountains. Brooklyn-based record producer Herb Bernstein saw Tanega performing while visiting the camp one summer. Impressed by what he saw, Bernstein introduced her to Four Seasons songwriter Bob Crewe. The two men produced a number of recordings that comprised Tanega's first album was released on Crewe's New Voice Records label in 1966. Her first single, "Walkin' My Cat Named Dog", became an international hit in 1966, peaking at number 22 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Charts, and #3 in Canada. Tanega's impetus for the song came from living in a New York City apartment building that did not allow dogs; instead she owned a cat which she named "Dog" and took for walks.
Norma is still rocking, just no commercial hits. She was my first percussion teacher. 40 years after this video she is just as beautiful and her smile just as big. I'd never seen her in a dress or with long hair before. Norma is GREAT!!!!
@@SiiriCressey Norma passed in 2019. Last I heard the city of Claremont had a project to make her house, designed by an important So. Cal. architect, into a culture center. But I don't know what happened with the project.
This song is brilliantly conceived and performed. It's deceptively complex, but lighthearted at the same time. And the way she sings and smiles is so endearing.
RIP Norma Tanega. 1939-2019. Thank you for all the amazing music you created for us to enjoy....Your music was truly a special gift that will be appreciated by future generations.
+gabrirodri That's great to hear, she seems so cool, I remember this from the 60s, we all wondered what it was about, but then again, in the 60s, you were supposed to wonder!
I am blown away that someone had this precious jewel to post here for all to enjoy after 42 years! I was 14 when this came out and I first heard it. The weird lyrics and catchy tune have stayed in the back of my mind all these years. You have made my soul smile and for a moment I was 14 again, with my first transistor radio glued to my ear! Thank you!
i'm 14 now, and my first time hearing this song!! can't believe even after so long, people the same age as me can listen to this song as well as the people my age did in the 60s. i love this song so much. its hard to imagine you commented this when i was a little infant
This was a very popular and often played song on the top 40 radio stations in the 1960’s. Thanks for bringing back the memories of that fun decade. I don’t remember hearing it since then.
The strangest thing is - 50 years later, I find myself humming this song now and then. I was so surprised to find it on RUclips. I thought I was the only one who remembered this song!.....LOL
seven mugwumps you're not alone we must be about the same age I remember this song being on the radio when I was a kid too man we had some great times in those days didn't we
Norma was raised in Long Beach CA. She was trained classically..and she has a Master's Degree in Fine Arts. A very 'artsy' girl, who when the spotlights faded, wound up teaching music. Back in the day, I loved this song and actually still enjoy hearing it today as well. Thanks you for the posting.
This was one of hundreds of great top 40 hits that was put out to pasture when radio went corporate in the 1970s and 1980s and from then on only played the same old top 5 and top 10 songs. Thanks goodness I bought 45s and now many of these lost gems have finally been rediscovered. March, 1966 memories here.
Have finally discovered Norma Tanega in 2024, through "What we do in the shadows " 's "You're dead" overture song. What a pleasure to meet you, Norma. I've now gone through your songs and just can't believe you didn't get the fame you deserved. I feel sorry for getting to know your work shortly after you have passed. But you'll live on, through your music .
This is the first time I'm hearing this song!! 😍 I'm enjoying it because my grand cat's name was Puppi. He died earlier this year. He was a fiesty old grey tabby with a white tux, diamond on his forehead and all 4 boots. 😍😺 RIP Puppi. 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽 And, thank you so much for sharing this song!!
I remember when this was being played on the "top 40" radio stations in the 60's. I always liked this "little jewel" of a tune and was so happy to come across this today. Thanks for taking the time to post!
I like her eyes and smile. She seems to have a great soul and it shows on her face and in her expressions. Too bad she never did more. Thanks for posting this " Dan " !
I remember buying this as a single when I was 10. I used to pay for my older sister and brother to buy the records they wanted, and while they would be off buying Monkees or Beatles or Stones etc. I would be trawling through the weirdo bin of records that NOBODY bought, and just picked ones with cool names. Pressed Rat and Warthog was another fine purchase, along with Quick Joey Small, which I bought not for the song title, but the band name, being Kasenatz Katz Orchestral Circus. I got some great records out of that little singles bin, plus I got a Black Plastic Beatles Hairstyle Wig, for 10 cents. As such a junior Entrepreneur my family thought I may become a great businessman or Economist but I ended up a drug dealer instead, lol, funny old world innit?
I was 11 years old when this song was released I remember walking around with my transistor radio glued to my ear listening to all the great music of the 60's This song was definitely one of them It still pop's into my brain Thank you Norma R.I.P.❤️
This song is still played on magic radio on Sixties at six with Flash Phelps in the morning upon request. This is the first time I had heard it, and is becoming one of those weird favorites. Thanks for posting the video.
I first heard her perform this on The Lloyd Thaxton Show back in 1966 ! I was about 11 at the time. I've never forgotten this delightfully quirky little tune. 😊
On this date in 1966 {Apr. 16th} Norma Tanega performed this song on Dick Clark's American Bandstand... Earlier in 1966 on Feb. 26th it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; eventually it peaked at #22 and spent 9 weeks in the Top 100...
Last night I watched a PBS special on folk music and among the list of songs/singers was this song/singer. I read her bio. A VERY talented artist. Seems she's collaborated with other major recording artist and has had very respectable career.
I remember hearing this on the radio, quite a few times, and it was so striking, you could not ignore it, and I liked it. I didn't know anything about the singer though, and had never seen this video until today. Thank you for posting it, and bringing back another great memory from the 1960s.
She's a college professor and is still musically involved but with more experimental kinds of material. I agree. She's an exceptional, utterly unique talent--a great writer-- who I'm sure could whip out a killer "Cat Named Dog" anytime she was so inclined...
I was just listening one day to the YT music suggestions and Your Dead by Norma Tanega came on so I played it and it was off the wall cool . Then another suggestion came on and it was This song, Walkinthe cat named dog . Blew my mind cuz I never made the connection before . Listened to this song in the 60's, mom had the 45 . They are so different this lady wrote tripped out lyrics .
american folk-pop is still my favourite music genre, after film music from seventies-present day. my favourite folk pop is 'the weepies'. i dont know any other Brit who likes american folk-pop.
I'm walkin' all around the town Singin' all the people down Talkin' around, talkin' around. Me and my cat named Dog Are walkin' high against the fog Singin' the sun Singin' the sun Happy, sad and crazy wonder Chokin' up my mind with perpetual dreamin'... I'm driftin' up and down the street Searchin' for the sound of people Swingin' their feet, swingin' their feet Dog is a good old cat People what you think of that? That's where I'm at, that's where I'm at. Happy, sad and crazy wonder Chokin' up my mind with perpetual dreamin'... Dog is a good old cat People what you think of that? That's where I'm at, that's where I'm at, that's where I'm at.
Great to hear this song again after too many decades of not. A very catchy easy, flowing, laid back peaceful tune........very well produced and sung..........like it a lot.........thanks for posting FairDealDan!!
I haven't heard this song in decades and several times tried to search it out. I've always loved the song, didn't know it was a female singer. Thank you so much for uploading this rare old gem.
In my book this is one of the greatest folk-rock songs of the 1960's!! What a happy,fun song!! The sweet melody,the great words,Norma's great voice,and the harmonica trills make this song heavenly!!
I remember hearing this song on the radio in 1966 and saw her sing it that summer on television.I don't know if this is on a program or just a film but I definitely liked this song.I thought she looked younger,but that was 44 years ago.She was 27 in 1966.
The song may have peaked at only #22 in the spring of '66, but it was popular enough to be on the jukebox in the bar I used to frequent outside the gate of the Great Lakes, Illinois navy base. One of my shipmates had heard of it and used to play it all the time. It certainly was outside the envelope of sound that was the music scene in the mid-60s,
CKLW had rankings that closely paralleled Billboard but was more accurate to mid-country tastes. I know for fact this was song 31 on CKLW around March 1, 1966 (see my other post). Jerry Lewis and the Playboys had a "hit" running concurrently "Everybody Loves A Clown." or something like that. Talk about two opposites.
I recall this song very well and after all these many years, I still find myself whistling or humming this catchy little tune. It's also in my extensive music collection so I can hear it anytime I wish.
I luv this song, it reminds of my school days, I always had a transistor radio and we had a nice music system for the time at home!!! What memories, sometimes when I read something or hear something it brings a song out of the memory bank of my mind and I post it===Thank You For The Post^^^^>>>>****!!!!!
Simply beautiful. It reminds me of high school. The year it came out I was a senior & it sounds as if it were only yesterday. Music can transport one to a period in life. I had a heavy crush on Elaine Casebeer but I could never tell her. I was so innocent.
I Just Luv This Song, I was also a teenager and this song brings to mind those wonderful times gone by, it's songs like this that are so touching, how music has changed for the worse, but, we have RUclips and for this I am very thankful^^^^>>>>****!!!!!
just adopted a cat who's the size of a small dog (20 lbs)...found myself humming this song, which i hadn't heard or even thought of in over 40 years...yikes did it bring back memories of college days! thanks, youtube! thanks, norma!
i love Norma Tanega so much, she was such a sweet person it seemed, so full of life and smiles it's a shame that she went through all that :( may her memory be a blessing
She has a delightful personality! I was 11 when this song came out. We were reminded of it today when my husband said, “You can call a cat a dog, but it’s still a cat.” We looked at each other and said, “Walkin’ my cat named Dog!” 🐈
This song was played alot on the local radio station in the mid-sixties. I always liked it. Was so different than anything else on the radio at that time.
This song came on a 45 record which was included with my first STEREO record player.. a Silvertone from Sears.. That was 52 years ago I believe... Too Weird, I still remember the song.. and the words..
Also heard it in South Louisiana on local radio (KVOL AM), in fact while I was attending the Breaux Bridge crawfish festival in about 1966 or so. I have the 45 and was glad to be able to see her perform it. Thanks
Beautiful! This was a hit in UK too. Check out the way Ms Tanega expertly mimes the guitar part, on an SG Junior! Great to see this and thank you for posting:)
Fantastic! I only just discovered norma, have got 3 great songs already. Born in '58, i heard lots of great music as a kid, and this is ker-lassic 60s! Equal to cass elliot in tone? Just as delightful to hear anyway! Can just see her as a great art teacher too. All the best fellow music-lovers.
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The song is a true story. Norma lived in a New York apartment where dogs weren't permitted so got a cat named it Dog, and took it for neighbourhood walks! 😀
Weird song but seen her on AB in 65. So/so minor hit. Novelty. Good pal of Dusty Springfield. Thanks, Norma. But a one-hit wonder. Good effort...
@@josephscovitch2701 You're Dead is still a popular song, it's the intro to What We Do In The Shadows
@@josephscovitch2701not a one hit wonder at all. Dunno what you're smoking.
Before I even knew that this song existed, I named my boy Dee Oh Gee. He was found in a closet in an abandoned apartment. He was tiny. My roommate had a golden retriever named diesel. (RIP D)
Roommates gf had a puppy. The cats name is Smoky Dee Oh Gee because he thinks he’s a dog
Cool 👍🖖
I'm 69. Haven't heard this song in decades. Such a cool, very 60s song
Tanega worked for a short time at a mental hospital, where she sang and played songs for patients. She spent her summers working as a camp counselor upstate in the Catskill Mountains. Brooklyn-based record producer Herb Bernstein saw Tanega performing while visiting the camp one summer. Impressed by what he saw, Bernstein introduced her to Four Seasons songwriter Bob Crewe. The two men produced a number of recordings that comprised Tanega's first album was released on Crewe's New Voice Records label in 1966.
Her first single, "Walkin' My Cat Named Dog", became an international hit in 1966, peaking at number 22 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Charts, and #3 in Canada. Tanega's impetus for the song came from living in a New York City apartment building that did not allow dogs; instead she owned a cat which she named "Dog" and took for walks.
There's always a really talented musician working or in the psych hospitals.
Quintessential sixties! Just doing her thing. This song captures the spirit and freedom so many felt during that time. Love this.
Norma is still rocking, just no commercial hits. She was my first percussion teacher. 40 years after this video she is just as beautiful and her smile just as big. I'd never seen her in a dress or with long hair before. Norma is GREAT!!!!
you were blessed!
I Guess So ! She Is A Jewel !!!
Was a wee kid, when this came out !! It was in constant rotation on the Radio !!
+ now?
@@SiiriCressey Norma passed in 2019. Last I heard the city of Claremont had a project to make her house, designed by an important So. Cal. architect, into a culture center. But I don't know what happened with the project.
I have not heard this many many years, was in high school..I'm 70 now
This song is brilliantly conceived and performed. It's deceptively complex, but lighthearted at the same time. And the way she sings and smiles is so endearing.
RIP Norma Tanega. 1939-2019. Thank you for all the amazing music you created for us to enjoy....Your music was truly a special gift that
will be appreciated by future generations.
Hope she and Dusty are once again enjoying one another's company.
😢😿✝️🙏🏼❤️💔
I like her voice and delivery.
Norma Tanega was may art teacher at Cal Poly in the 90's! Is she still teaching? She is a great person and artist.
THAT IS FANTASTIC!
gabrirodri Seems like a real weirdo.
+gabrirodri That's great to hear, she seems so cool, I remember this from the 60s, we all wondered what it was about, but then again, in the 60s, you were supposed to wonder!
+gabrirodri Man, get her to post a vid showing how to play "You're Dead." That song is tricky!
What a nice voice.
only in the sixties could a song like this have been appreciated thank God I live through those times
I just heard this song for the first time the other day on Sirius XM. Now I'm hooked. My only regret is not discovering it sooner.
I am blown away that someone had this precious jewel to post here for all to enjoy after 42 years! I was 14 when this came out and I first heard it. The weird lyrics and catchy tune have stayed in the back of my mind all these years. You have made my soul smile and for a moment I was 14 again, with my first transistor radio glued to my ear! Thank you!
Ha that’s what’s music is about
i'm 14 now, and my first time hearing this song!! can't believe even after so long, people the same age as me can listen to this song as well as the people my age did in the 60s. i love this song so much. its hard to imagine you commented this when i was a little infant
Sweet!!
This was a very popular and often played song on the top 40 radio stations in the 1960’s. Thanks for bringing back the memories of that fun decade. I don’t remember hearing it since then.
The strangest thing is - 50 years later, I find myself humming this song now and then. I was so surprised to find it on RUclips. I thought I was the only one who remembered this song!.....LOL
So do I, or the odd Dutch cover called "Wanneer Komt Het Geluik Voor Mij"
seven mugwumps you're not alone we must be about the same age I remember this song being on the radio when I was a kid too man we had some great times in those days didn't we
William Shields Yes, we did. ✌
yeah mamma &poppa rat
Actually I use the title when I'm asked what I'm doing and what I'm doing is not really "productive", but helping me recharge my batteries.
Norma was raised in Long Beach CA. She was trained classically..and she has a Master's Degree in Fine Arts. A very 'artsy' girl, who when the spotlights faded, wound up teaching music. Back in the day, I loved this song and actually still enjoy hearing it today as well. Thanks you for the posting.
Rest in peace Norma Tanega. Your song will live on to lift spirits forever.
This was one of hundreds of great top 40 hits that was put out to pasture when radio went corporate in the 1970s and 1980s and from then on only played the same old top 5 and top 10 songs. Thanks goodness I bought 45s and now many of these lost gems have finally been rediscovered. March, 1966 memories here.
Have finally discovered Norma Tanega in 2024, through "What we do in the shadows " 's "You're dead" overture song. What a pleasure to meet you, Norma. I've now gone through your songs and just can't believe you didn't get the fame you deserved. I feel sorry for getting to know your work shortly after you have passed. But you'll live on, through your music .
I'm so glad I heard about this singer from "What We Do In the Shadows"! I love her!
Lisa O. Davis me too!!
How I Love Her Also^^^^>>>>****!!!!!777
"You're dead, you're dead and out of this world... "
Dan>>>What do you mean by your comment??? Well, read my comment, Norma did pass away, 4 days after Christmas, 2019>>>Mohair Ellis
Lisa O. Davis me too
This is positive proof that ANYTHING can be found on RUclips!
This is the first time I'm hearing this song!! 😍 I'm enjoying it because my grand cat's name was Puppi. He died earlier this year. He was a fiesty old grey tabby with a white tux, diamond on his forehead and all 4 boots. 😍😺 RIP Puppi. 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽 And, thank you so much for sharing this song!!
Hello!!! How are you doing today! Please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you're a fan!.... Stay safe!
Oh my, I bought the 45 when it came out. Thank you for sharing this. Sweet memories.
I love her since I was 16!, My daughter said Mom have you heard this song?....wow it brought so many good memories❤️❤️❤️
I grew up in the 60's with these wonderful type songs, I just learned of Norma recently, she was really talented.
I remember when this was being played on the "top 40" radio stations in the 60's. I always liked this "little jewel" of a tune and was so happy to come across this today. Thanks for taking the time to post!
Hadn't heard this wonderful song in decades - now it's in my head and won't exit! Go to bed whistling it. Can't be bad!
Love it. RIP MS. Tanega🥀🥀🥀🥀
I like her eyes and smile. She seems to have a great soul and it shows on her face and in her expressions. Too bad she never did more. Thanks for posting this " Dan " !
This comes 11 years too late for you to read it probably but she did do a lot more and also created a lot of art in general.
Never heard this!! She has a very easy way about her. I really love this. What a talent!
I remember buying this as a single when I was 10. I used to pay for my older sister and brother to buy the records they wanted, and while they would be off buying Monkees or Beatles or Stones etc. I would be trawling through the weirdo bin of records that NOBODY bought, and just picked ones with cool names. Pressed Rat and Warthog was another fine purchase, along with Quick Joey Small, which I bought not for the song title, but the band name, being Kasenatz Katz Orchestral Circus. I got some great records out of that little singles bin, plus I got a Black Plastic Beatles Hairstyle Wig, for 10 cents.
As such a junior Entrepreneur my family thought I may become a great businessman or Economist but I ended up a drug dealer instead, lol, funny old world innit?
"great business man or economist" - the world monetary system would collapse overnight without the drug market
We had it as well we got it second hand when we bought a new radiogram. I loved the weird title and the harmonica. Still makes me happy.
Pressed Rat and Warthog was by Cream, and "sung"by Ginger Baker
@@jkmorrison1013 Yes that was a strange one as well.
I laughed out loud and had to share your story with my son right away.
I was 11 years old when this song was released I remember walking around with my transistor radio glued to my ear listening to all the great music of the 60's This song was definitely one of them It still pop's into my brain Thank you Norma R.I.P.❤️
I sang this song on my bike in the sixtees when I went to school. So funny! I never saw the singer, we had no television.
I was locked up when this song came out. I used to have a pet bug named Danny. So I felt this song was written just for us. RIP sweet Norma.
This song is still played on magic radio on Sixties at six with Flash Phelps in the morning upon request. This is the first time I had heard it, and is becoming one of those weird favorites. Thanks for posting the video.
This song has stuck in my head for 50 years!!!
And me and my brother (that makes three of us).
i like "a street that rhymes at 3am, as well
"Chokin' up my mind with perpetual dreamin'". That's a great line.
Kelly02895. And very memorable
That was part of one of the greatest refrains in music history
I first heard her perform this on The Lloyd Thaxton Show back in 1966 ! I was about 11 at the time. I've never forgotten this delightfully quirky little tune. 😊
Hello!!! How are you doing today! Please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you're a fan!.... Stay safe!
On this date in 1966 {Apr. 16th} Norma Tanega performed this song on Dick Clark's American Bandstand...
Earlier in 1966 on Feb. 26th it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; eventually it peaked at #22 and spent 9 weeks in the Top 100...
Last night I watched a PBS special on folk music and among the list of songs/singers was this song/singer. I read her bio. A VERY talented artist. Seems she's collaborated with other major recording artist and has had very respectable career.
I remember hearing this on the radio, quite a few times, and it was so striking, you could not ignore it, and I liked it. I didn't know anything about the singer though, and had never seen this video until today. Thank you for posting it, and bringing back another great memory from the 1960s.
She's a college professor and is still musically involved but with more experimental kinds of material. I agree. She's an exceptional, utterly unique talent--a great writer-- who I'm sure could whip out a killer "Cat Named Dog" anytime she was so inclined...
I always dug this when it came out. Top 40 am played everything; even this off the wall gem.😎✌🏽☮️🎸
Great Voice...
What a mellow 60s having fun song
I can't listen to this without the video now-----I had no idea back then how cute and fun she looked! Of course, I was only 10!
Me too!😎👍
Love the spirit and the song and the smile and the earings.
+Francis Madigan great earrings, so right for '66!
I heard this song 52 years ago --I was in Helicopter sguadron 1 Key West Fla---I loved it and never forgot it---It was the best times of my life !!!
Fantastic lady - this song has been one of my favourites, for YEARS - and will never go out of date!
Wow, I forgot about this one. It was my instant favorite. Never saw her on film before.
i can't stop listening to this gorgeous song. It's so delightful and dreamy.
Hello!!! How are you doing today! Please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you're a fan!.... Stay safe!
I was just listening one day to the YT music suggestions and Your Dead by Norma Tanega came on so I played it and it was off the wall cool . Then another suggestion came on and it was This song, Walkinthe cat named dog . Blew my mind cuz I never made the connection before . Listened to this song in the 60's, mom had the 45 . They are so different this lady wrote tripped out lyrics .
Just heard this on the radio in the UK - I had forgotten it but remembered I have always liked it (I was very young when it was a hit in the UK)
Reminder of an era when folk music was trendy. Any cat that would walk with you like a little doggy was indeed precious. ☺
american folk-pop is still my favourite music genre, after film music from seventies-present day. my favourite folk pop is 'the weepies'. i dont know any other Brit who likes american folk-pop.
Trust me, pussies walk like little doggies all the time.
Such a beautiful song, timeless
Sooooo wonderful!!!
I'm walkin' all around the town
Singin' all the people down
Talkin' around, talkin' around.
Me and my cat named Dog
Are walkin' high against the fog
Singin' the sun
Singin' the sun
Happy, sad and crazy wonder
Chokin' up my mind with perpetual dreamin'...
I'm driftin' up and down the street
Searchin' for the sound of people
Swingin' their feet, swingin' their feet
Dog is a good old cat
People what you think of that?
That's where I'm at, that's where I'm at.
Happy, sad and crazy wonder
Chokin' up my mind with perpetual dreamin'...
Dog is a good old cat
People what you think of that?
That's where I'm at, that's where I'm at, that's where I'm at.
A truly unique song and artist!
Dog is God in togs!
Thank you!🌹
Rest in peace Norma.🙏❤
1st hearing her wow, she's awesome
Wow, me & my cat enjoyed listening to this old musical song & it always keeps my cat's ears up like an owl 🦉LOL. Awesome! 😍😸🦉RIP Norma. 🙏🙏.
Spring 1966. How could I forget?
This video looked like it was from Lloyd Thaxton in the 60's. However, I have not heard this song in about 49 years!!! Thanks for posting it!
Takes me back to my youth.
Great to hear this song again after too many decades of not. A very catchy easy, flowing, laid back peaceful tune........very well produced and sung..........like it a lot.........thanks for posting FairDealDan!!
I haven't heard this song in decades and several times tried to search it out. I've always loved the song, didn't know it was a female singer. Thank you so much for uploading this rare old gem.
In my book this is one of the greatest folk-rock
songs of the 1960's!! What a happy,fun song!!
The sweet melody,the great words,Norma's great
voice,and the harmonica trills make this song
heavenly!!
I remember hearing this song on the radio in 1966 and saw her sing it that summer on television.I don't know if this is on a program or just a film but I definitely liked this song.I thought she looked younger,but that was 44 years ago.She was 27 in 1966.
Never heard of this singer or song. But it's never to late to find good music at any age. groovy
I first heard it about 3-4 years ago and it is stuck in my head now. There are much worse things that could be up in it though LOL
The T-Bones played it. ruclips.net/video/wFeFcRQ_tO0/видео.html
The song may have peaked at only #22 in the spring of '66, but it was popular enough to be on the jukebox in the bar I used to frequent outside the gate of the Great Lakes, Illinois navy base. One of my shipmates had heard of it and used to play it all the time. It certainly was outside the envelope of sound that was the music scene in the mid-60s,
I prefer the Cashbox chart ratings because they incorporated radio & jukebox play in addition to just record sales.
CKLW had rankings that closely paralleled Billboard but was more accurate to mid-country tastes. I know for fact this was song 31 on CKLW around March 1, 1966 (see my other post). Jerry Lewis and the Playboys had a "hit" running concurrently "Everybody Loves A Clown." or something like that. Talk about two opposites.
her voice is enchanting
Love this song. Came out when was about 14.
I recall this song very well and after all these many years, I still find myself whistling or humming this catchy little tune. It's also in my extensive music collection so I can hear it anytime I wish.
I've been telling people I know for years about this song. They just looked at me like I was nuts. Glad to see and hear it here on youtube finally.
What an AMAZING Song/performance in every way🎶🎸🙆💖 Norma Geneva was such a natural, Artist👏 I LOVE the background Harmonica!!!
R.i.P! Song from my childhood. Never saw this video before.
I luv this song, it reminds of my school days, I always had a transistor radio and we had a nice music system for the time at home!!! What memories, sometimes when I read something or hear something it brings a song out of the memory bank of my mind and I post it===Thank You For The Post^^^^>>>>****!!!!!
What a great tune!
Love the tone of her voice.
Simply beautiful. It reminds me of high school. The year it came out I was a senior & it sounds as if it were only yesterday. Music can transport one to a period in life. I had a heavy crush on Elaine Casebeer but I could never tell her. I was so innocent.
a great classic!
She has nice energy... great smile ... and beautiful guitar 🎸 😍 ❤
I was a teen then. I don't think this is at all weird. I think it's beautiful poetry and song.
AGREED!
I Just Luv This Song, I was also a teenager and this song brings to mind those wonderful times gone by, it's songs like this that are so touching, how music has changed for the worse, but, we have RUclips and for this I am very thankful^^^^>>>>****!!!!!
...who said it was 'weird'???
@@sdovas the video description!
just adopted a cat who's the size of a small dog (20 lbs)...found myself humming this song, which i hadn't heard or even thought of in over 40 years...yikes did it bring back memories of college days! thanks, youtube! thanks, norma!
I remember listening to this classic novelty song many years ago on KOY AM 55 in Phoenix, thanks for the memories & posting this.
Beautiful.i have one. Cat named Beans and one named Butters. Miss you Mr MR! Forever love. Buffalo NY all the way!!
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When I was a kid in the '80s I had an album called Nutty Numbers and it was all novelty tunes. This was one of them.
1966. I was in 8th grade. Used to (and still do) love this song!!!
Just remembered this song and I still have my single. Sad to see she died in 2019. One of my ‘quirky’ purchases but love it.
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i love Norma Tanega so much, she was such a sweet person it seemed, so full of life and smiles
it's a shame that she went through all that :( may her memory be a blessing
She has a delightful personality! I was 11 when this song came out. We were reminded of it today when my husband said, “You can call a cat a dog, but it’s still a cat.” We looked at each other and said, “Walkin’ my cat named Dog!” 🐈
This song was played alot on the local radio station in the mid-sixties. I always liked it. Was so different than anything else on the radio at that time.
This song came on a 45 record which was included with my first STEREO record player.. a Silvertone from Sears.. That was 52 years ago I believe... Too Weird, I still remember the song.. and the words..
Also heard it in South Louisiana on local radio (KVOL AM), in fact while I was attending the Breaux Bridge crawfish festival in about 1966 or so. I have the 45 and was glad to be able to see her perform it. Thanks
Beautiful! This was a hit in UK too. Check out the way Ms Tanega expertly mimes the guitar part, on an SG Junior!
Great to see this and thank you for posting:)
Rockin' that SG way back then.
Love it!
a light and airy song makes you feel cheerful
This woman had a great voice and wrote really awesome original songs. Awesome track.✌🏻️👽
Fantastic! I only just discovered norma, have got 3 great songs already. Born in '58, i heard lots of great music as a kid, and this is ker-lassic 60s! Equal to cass elliot in tone? Just as delightful to hear anyway! Can just see her as a great art teacher too. All the best fellow music-lovers.
In 1967! Living in Arica.. Chile I got this 45 rpm.. I was 12 years old!! Oh my God! What a memories.. Norma I love you!!
remember a snowy winters day watchin the drifting snow in Boston & luvin this tune always a fav om mine.