The Shadow of My Wiener
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- The Sticky Sweethearts, "The Shadow of My Wiener", the B-side of the hit single "I Glued My Balls to My Butthole Again"
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Some people's most anticipated 2024 album drop was Taylor Swift. Then there's us.
Underrated comment... I found a new home. 😂😂😂
Our taste in music- and general sanity- is far superior than that of any Swifty.
I would love to see her cover the shadow of my weiner.
@@TwinklesTheChinchilla Truth!
I genuinely, literally thought Taylor Swift had died. You've blown my mind... But also it kind of proves your point lol
This was playing at my prom in '62 ... My son fertilized a few hours later. Its 2024 and this is my grandsons favorite song.
That was you?!
Your son fertilized a couple ?
I’m wheezing 😭
This would have been what my aunt/uncle was conceived to, had my grandparents chosen life.
I kissed Marty McFlys mom to this song, preventing his birth and altering the future forever. It's over for Big Mart and the gang. The McFly bloodline is ended thanks to the courage this song gave me.
A new hit from the Sticky Sweethearts! Still dancing to I Glued My Balls To My Butthole Again!
❤ my favorite track
Shame on glue
New? This song is clearly at least 50 years old.
im also dancing to it, still trying to get my sack free
@@harmlesscreationsofthegree1248 Stretched out half a #&@#ing yard.
"You like that, you like that shit!"
My grandma loved that part. RIP ❤
LMFAOOO
You grandma like that wasnt she?
NOW its a song comment section, however there should be a wall of text as if we give a damn.
One of the first songs I ever heard. My grandpa used to sing this song to my grandma on the regular. Good times, great memories.
My grandparents sure did shit their asses out.
I was drafted at the age of 19, turned 20 in basic training, and 21 in Vietnam. This song got me through.
Thank you for your service.
@@CallmeMrKelly 🤣😂
Welcome home, soldier. 🫡
Most people take their freedoms for granted, not appreciating the brave sacrifices of men like you. If they only knew, they'd probably $hit their a$$e$...
These guys and Jenny Stardust helped me get through the Australian war in the 80s. Thanks for your service brother.
We were too poor to afford a car radio so my dad used to sing this on road trips.
Yours, too?
#JustPovertyThings #CanRelate
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God tier comment.
Oh Lordy
Yes!
The hardest part of recording tracks like these back then was getting the timing of the thunderstorm just right. We really do take modern technology for granted...
lmao
True commitment to the craft.
That’s also part of what made their live performances so exciting.
@@0okamino Very true!
They just used a thin plaque of steel and wobbled it around
"The shadow of my wiener shows how much you mean to me"...this is now a timeless lyric.
It's a love song back when they used to write real love songs. They don't make shit like this anymore
I'm not usually into slushy songs but the way he sings about his love is a thing of beauty. Pity she ended up banging the drummer.
Hard-on warming, to be sure.
And the thunder adlibs just takes it up a notch 😂
Heartwarming lyrics!
I like how you can hear the influence on The Doors’ and their hit, Riders On The Storm.
Did you know that "Light my Fire" was originally titled "Snap my Bean" but they changed the lyrics under pressure from the record company to get radio airplay? According to my uncle anyway.
It was common for bands back then to take inspiration from the Motown sound, and you can tell Jim Morrison was listening to The Sticky Sweethearts when he wrote Riders
Even more so with Ray Manzarek's later project:
The Backdoors
Those aren't sound effects, this was recorded during a thunderstorm. One of the lightning strikes set fire to the studio and the Sticky Sweethearts barely managed to finish recording before the place burnt down to the ground. That's why they only released the one single "I Glued My Balls to My Butthole Again" backed with this classic B-side.
The band tried to go on tour, but the crude "See the one (s)hit Sticky wonders" promotional posters they put up landed them in jail, twice.
@@skierpage
You seem to know all the stuff.
Tell us more, man - information about these bands is so hard to come by.
Such innocent times back then. Even the music was so pure and innocent.
“When the lightning flashes, you’re gonna s*** your a****.”
God tier wordplay.
They do in fact like that, like that sh**.
You can fucking cuss on the goddamn motherfuckin' internet & shit, yo. Ass.
@@Orvergethat... um... "A" "S," which is "S" from an "A," made, presumably of the same "A," was quite the concept for my sh(ush-)it(-)Ayuhss to consider... Didnt particularly like that, but this song is the shit
The hilarious part is these songs are actually good
much better than the goylsop on the radio
Seriously, they transport back to the Motown years of the 60s and I wasn't even born then.
Hilarious, disappointing, scary... But yeah, really catchy.
@@mojoschmee9320because they were written by a human. AI only played them
“The shadow of my wiener cascading down your face!”
Barry Gordy was a visionary. He knew he had something special when he discovered these guys hanging outside of an all women's dormitory one rainy night.
😂
Picturing a very "Animal House" scene.
Yes!
We are officially one step closer to a full Sticky Sweethearts record.
I fucking hope so. In the meantime I am making my dad a mix of 60s songs and putting the Sticky Sweethearts in there to see if he notices.
@@Peppers19781978🤣🤣🤣 that's awesome. Please report back on the results of your experiment 🤣🤣🤣
I would be the first in line down at Tower Records.
And even closer to an EP.
@@Peppers19781978Did he find out?
First song I learned when I got my first guitar 🎸 a fender straponfaster 1962
In Wienerburst!
My Dad had the 12" version. How he loved using it to surprise everyone when he whipped it out at parties.
At what speed did he spin it?
The 12-incher cast a long shadow over the R&B landscape, at the right time of day.
My dad had the 14” handle with care and often limited release. Very rare to have one of these
Scuse me while I whip this out!!
the sheriff is near.
After their hit song with I Glued My Balls to My Butthole Again, it didn't take long for The Sticky Sweethearts to come out with another hit song. Moving on from the tragic storytelling of their aforementioned song, lead man Marky Rivers felt the next song should have a different angle. This angle would later make itself known when backing vocals and guitarist, Earl Cashton would find himself accused of public indecency after one unfortunate morning when his bathrobe would get caught from closing his window, stripping the guitarist for the neighbours to see. Recounting this tale of embarrassment to long-time friend and frontman Rivers, the two of them would be struck by inspiration and write into the early hours of the morning, producing their newest hit: The Shadow of My Wiener
That's some hardcore (VH1 Behind the music) quality information. Appreciate the knowledge!
@@joshperkins2487here's some more trivia for the Sticky Sweethearts: the song "I Glued My Balls to My Butthole Again" was inspired by Marky Rivers grandfather Chubby Bunker, who during his marriage had 57 glue related incidents. The song was written shortly after his passing and performed live 3 months later.
Chubby Bunker was a singer in his heyday, where he also wrote a song about one of his misadventures with glue. According to interviews with his wife, she thought it was funny whenever it happened. They were married for 32 years until his death.
It's not common to find a post worth reading, on RUclips. Yet, we all keep reading them anyway, and this is why- Not one, but three posts worth reading, in a row. The trifecta. 👍👍
@@TheShurikenZone Make that 4! This Channel gives me hope that one day we can uncover the whole catalogue of all of The Sticky Sweethearts' discography, it's very Obscure, much vinyl.
can’t read all that right now but i’m sure it’s great.
Imagine the aliens find this in 1,000 years and this is what human romance is thought to be like.
We can only hope...
This the song they put on Voyager's gold record.
They wouldn't be wrong.
I didn't ever think the Sticky Sweethearts could match the brilliance of their very own I Glued My Balls To My Butthole Again, but the Shadow of my Weiner has proven their masterclass in musicianship. I demand a full Sticky Sweethearts album. They are my favorite by far.
I agree. I like that shit.
If this is AI generated then we have officially found the one and only use for AI, to introduce the world to the beauty and brilliance of The Sticky Sweethearts.
They just need a little more horn action.
I think this song could use some cowbell and steel drums whereas IGMBTMBA is a masterpiece.
I'm glad these are being appreciated by new generations. It's crazy to think they ever fell out of popular favor.
😂
These things happen in cycles...
The craziest thing is, this was their first take in the studio. Incredible talent lost to time. I remember their '64 single "My Dog Farted on My Pillow and Gave Me Pink Eye". Really intricate melody. It peaked at #28 on the Hot R&B Sides chart. We never knew how good we had it back then....
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That “taller than the trees” pitch shift is so excellent
The Sticky Sweethearts proving that lightning does indeed strike twice with another certified banger.
Literally striking, with the thunder sound effect.
Heh heh. Banger
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Can’t wait for the next chart topping hit.
We used to blast this over the loud speakers in the Nam back in 67 on repeat to draw the VC out of their bunkers.
🤣😂
Well? Did it work?
Legend has it the singer, Bill “Wild Eyes” Jones, penned this song after nearly giving himself a heart attack. The power had went out and he woke up to light a candle. When he stood up he thought a naked man was in the room with him but it was just his shadow on the wall.
Yeah, i think i saw the documentary on Hulu or Netflix.
Just as the shadow appeared, the lightning crashed and Wild Eyes soiled himself, as if it was meant to be...
I remember hearing this back in the 60s, never knew there was truth to it!
I think they beat out Smokey Robinson for best group that year. They invented the wiener dance and everyone was doing it. It was the latest dance craze.
......I remember that dance having a lot of offshoots
Though the dance is most notable after the release of this song, it was originally invented for their 1959 #1 hit "I Glued My Balls To My * Again..." as the dance was supposed to showcase how uncomfortable it would be to walk or move once such an accident were to occur. The next Year Chubby Checker liked the moves and stole the exact same dance to use for his newest hit, rebranding the dance as "The Twist" (same as the song title). In 1962 the Sticky Sweethearts struck back with this banger of a song, and took back their dance but added one additional move as finisher which involved "helicoptering" and called it The Wiener Dance. This song was actually an early version of a "diss track" disguised as a love song where they were throwing shade at Chubby Checker for stealing their moves, and to let him know he would always live in their shadow.
Umm… it was named the wiener shake, not the wiener dance…
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I am not sure what I looked at on RUclips to make these pop up but I am so fucking happy I did😂😂
@@johngalt97 It was only called the Wiener Shake in the UK and British common wealth countries due to trademark/intellectual property laws, after Wee Willie Harris had a wardrobe malfunction while on tour in Portugal, he gyrated so hard his leotard split, and called his ad-hoc dance routine the "Wiener Dance." Completely different moves from what the Sticky Sweethearts invented.
Another certified hood classic
@@Smethells2023 100% agreed lol I blast them everywhere I go lately.
🤣🤣😂😂😫😭
Which Hood the kowalskis or the Jacksons
@@Smethells2023I have all of this guys songs on a playlist in yt music. I'm unironically loving all of these lol
The Shadow of My Wiener was played as the last song at my school dance in 1968. It was beautiful. I danced with my girlfriend, now my wife, to this song. I'll never forget that. What a beautiful tune.
Dad?
It'd hard to think it was that long ago this hit was shadowing the rest. Huge song
What radio stations were playing this in the 60's? I listened to the radio (AM & FM) everyday since, at least, 1960 and never heard anything close to this , so I say someone's lying.
It's hard to say who lies in this world. But it's still hard to think it was that long ago a hit like this could ( shadow) the rest of the songs at this time of life that happened
@@silverstem2964It's a joke, Boomer. This song is made by Artificial Intelligence, AI, created to sound like a Motown hit from the mid to late 60s, and everybody is playing along
The Sticky Sweethearts are back!! Glad they weren't just a one-hit wonder.
“Scrotal Shadowbox” has to be their best album imo
Ballsack shade is the best track on that album. "It's hot outside baaaaby but it's cool in my ballsack shade" will always be on my mind.
I have the Greatest Hits. It’s a double LP titled simply, “24 Inches.” The gatefold is a ruler.
I prefer "Taint Nothing to Fear In The Dark" as it has the extended version of this song.
"The Dark Forest ain't Gonna' Scratch Itself" was an underrated track on that album. Heard it inspired Mayor Breslin of "You Could use a Fuckin' Lamp" fame to write his hit "Trim your Damn Pubes!"
Their Next Album Is Vulva Air Guitar
Babe, wake up. Obscurest Vinyl just dropped a new single.
The lightening and thundering sound effects throughout is epic.
"Gonna shit your asses" will forever be in my heart as one of the most beautiful and artistic musical lyrics of all time.
I can't believe the Four Tops turned this song down.
Their loss, sadly. But the summer of 1967 was the summer of The Sticky Sweethearts.
My shadow is bigger than your shadow.
Now remember! It's not the size of the shadow but how you use it.
My shadow can walk right through the door.
Yeah? Well, my dad's shadow could beat up YOUR dad's shadow!
Amazing what you can do with a powerful flashlight
my dads shadow works at nintendo!
This song really kept me and the boys upbeat when we were sloggin' through Vietnam. Lost allot of good men in that awful wore...This song reminds me of the good times though, the peace between the fighting.
Miss you Big Antonio, and Lil Cho. Rest easy friends.
After you threw a grenade, did you say.. "You like that, you like that shit?"
Marines don't die, they regroup in hell HOO-RAH!
I've had "You like that, you like that shit?" stuck in my brain since this dropped, these songs dig in there like a god damn tick lol.
My mom said this song took the world by storm when she was in middle school. For years, there wasn't a prom or house party where this wasn't on rotation.
Truly a forgotten gem. Thanks for reminding us of lyrical genius.
Back in '62 this was the first dance at our wedding. We still play it when family come round for Sunday dinner.
It’s not real back then stop lol
@@truckbros35It's A Joke Lol.
Do you guys have sausage for dinner?
This one takes me back to 1969, all those long night drives in my first car with my darling by my side. Thanks for preserving such a wonderful time in history.
This was my late parents' song. I'll never forget watching them dance to this at my wedding, my father yelling "You like that, you like that shit!" at the top of his lungs, while dancing like he had an invisible bull whip and was cracking it to and fro....True love...
YOUR PARENTS KICK ASS!!! LMFAO
Driving up north in Michigan back in 1977, ensconced in the back seat of my parents' car, the landscape unfolds in a picturesque tableau of sprawling forests and glistening lakes. The oldies station fills the air with a nostalgic charm, and the infectious rhythms of Sticky Sweethearts' hit song "Shadow of My Weiner" resonate through the vehicle. As we wind our way through scenic routes, each verse of the catchy tune becomes a soundtrack to our adventure, blending seamlessly with the rustic charm of the countryside.
I remember my grandpa singing this in the kitchen to my grandma while serving pancakes to me & my lil brothers on Sunday morning before going to church. Good times!
That’s so sweet ❤️
@@sunnydae6602 Sunnydae gets it! 👍
Legend has it their lead singer recorded all the Timpani parts himself..... while holding the mic
This song and “ I glued my balls to mybutthole again” are sooo good we don’t make music like this anymore😂
I guess you guys aren't ready for this yet.
But your kids are gonna love it. 😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣
Rumor has it that the last song Buddy Holly ever played before burning to death in an Iowa cornfield was a cover of "The Shadow of my Wiener". Apparently the janitors at the venue had to use mops to soak up all the bodily fluids that ladies left on the dance floor.
"Before burning to death in an Iowa cornfield." Holy shit, duder 😂
@@dougiewinsome5639 @smokeeater917 Don McLean immortalized the tragedy as "The Day the Music Burned to Death in an Iowa Cornfield"
@@girlwithcane lmfao!!! An absolute banger!
Snail trail
Thats messed up 😂
Please can we get another banger from Mr. Rodney Munch?
I second this notion.
I too want to hear more Rodney Munch, taking a shit on the company's dime was perfection.
i second this
We need Rodney to sing to us how he feels about the office gossipers
the only valid use for ai like this is shitposting and i’m glad you’re using these powers for good
Need a "the scar where my wiener was" for some trans representation
I love the songs but it makes me feel so uneasy 😭
These are the golden years of AI. Laugh while you still can.
@@noonenowhere6158 yup. Cause its all downhill from here.
AI? This is real. I heard it on the radio back in the 60s.
I saw the Sticky Sweethearts open for the Beatles in Munich back in ‘58. Everyone had a hardon it was magical.
They were the Beetles then. They kept making fun of the drummer Pete. They were calling him Peter and changed the words to the song to "Shadow Of My Peter." John and Paul didn't think the drummer took the joke too well. Ringo was hired after that.
@@thenewstuff3377 Stuart Sutcliff fed me anthetamines till I shit myself
Prom, 1967.
St. Mary Of the Bloody Mystery High School, Queens,NY
Even though this was a hip swinger, everybody was doing a slow grinder.
The nuns went crazy with the yardsticks: "Make room for the holy ghost, goddamit!"
Best dance ever!
Honey get in here! They're playing our wedding song!
I'm here, babe.
Their follow up to this was: “That’s not an eclipse.”
Ironically I'm listening to this classic golden oldie as a thunderstorm is passing overhead😂
We need a full Sticky Sweethearts album
Damn straight!
A thunder effect worthy of The Cascades' 1962 classic Rhythm of the Rain. But on my wang.
My grandfather used to tell me stories of how he liked to sing this song while he was stationed in Korea back in '52. It reminded him of home and it's probably what got him through the war.
That's crazy!! My Grandpa who was also in the Korean war mentioned something similar! He said they would play the song and shine a flashlight on their peckers against the tent wall just to make others laugh 😂 those guys were a different breed
Sorry to inform you your grandpa was lying. His claim is an aural anachronism, as the successful inclusion of lightning strike sounds was available only after 1956, with the accidental invention of the "sausagemetrometer" by Richard "Dick" P. Eaniss. You're welcome.
More Sticky Sweethearts please
My uncle was the drummer in this song.
He told me that the label didn't want to release the song because they had initially planned on giving it to Tony Sheridan.
I miss you uncle Slappy.
This is probably my favorite one, it's crude and juvenile as fuck yet somehow still more romantic than 90% of music made today.
Imagine if there’s a live band out there actually playing and covering these songs 😂
@@DeetroiterI would go see them. Buy a tshirt even.
Played this at me and my wife’s wedding, our mother and father loved it!
'hol up
What the fuck
Wait. You have the sam... okay, none o' my business. I'll shut the door, behind me, on my way out. Good day to you, sir.
Nice
It's a perfect first dance song.
A lot of people dont know this but Richard Longer-Donger (pronounced like a french name for those that have only recently discovered this legendary vocalist) wrote this song whilst under the influence of solvents. The story he tells in his autobiography, "don't pull on my arse strings" is that he wrote "I glued my balls..." before deciding enough was enough and called his bassist Pete Ennis in to help. They decided to simply break the glue down with a gallon of the now discontinued product "termotaint" (i shouldn't need to tell you as we all know their tagline, "if youve got a taint, we can terminate it"). The resulting high left Dick with 3 new songs (however rumours persist to this day that a demo tape from an unknown musician called "shiny rod" may be a forth song written during this time) and a hospital visit. Richard himself said "it was a hot, hot, HOT day down south that day, but i like to think that the vibe of 'Norleans brought out the best in us but son, the humidity can really make you wish for rain, if only to soothe that itch." As ever, he was an incredibly humble man and before his disappearance in wuhan, china in December of 2019 dick said of the song, "the true mastermind behind this song was my pal, good ol' "little" P. Ennis (Richard insisted that the credit should be given to his close confidant and always gave his full name). He was the lubricant that always got us in the back door, even when it was a pain in the ass"
Such genius
These remakes of old tunes are SO MUCH BETTER than newer music.
Thank you for existing, this has brought me out of my depression and I have a twinkle in my eye again!
❤️❤️that rules! Thank you!
You're getting me through some tough stuff these days roo
The Sticky Sweethearts have certified banger after banger after banger
I showed these to my wife and she absolutely loved them. I hope you can actually press these songs to vinyl. I'll buy every volume!
100%
This song was actually the inspiration for the classic video game Shadow of the Colossus.
I shall have the court jester sing this until he doth collapses.
But sire, I do believe that's murder!
@@hisaceinthehole3426 Big word.
It's pretty amazing to know that internet warriors are digging up these obscure mo-town pioneers and giving them the respect they rightly deserve 👏🏻 😊
I'm so happy we're finally getting the Sticky Sweethearts on RUclips. Every song they made were classics. Hopefully every song they made gets uploaded soon!
I'm so glad you discovered another "the sticky sweetheart" song!
Those are harder to find than Trip Watkins songs!
Every Breath You Take (50’s version)
The Sticky Sweethearts were my grandfather’s favorite band. One night he and my grandmother were at a picnic listening to the radio and just started dancing when this song came on.
Apparently, this song caused a conflict between Buzz Aldrin and Niel Armstrong on the return trip from the moon landing. At a peak point when the sun would make the most prominent shadows they both whipped it out in space. Aldrin won.
this is rumored to be why the later press conference was so awkward and tense
This was also the cause of the 1968 Florida Eclipse.
Aldrin later claimed that "that day the whole of the Sunshine State was In the shadow of my weiner!"
Thats one giant leap for mankind.
I heard it casted a great shadow over the Kremlin, striking fear into the heart of Leonid Brezhnev himself.
Which began the fall of the USSR.
Love sam and max
After this song dropped, "you like that shit?" became the motto of my small village of 2.77 million. Employers were saying it to their employees and vice versa. It allowed adolescent children to bond with their great-great-grandmothers. The unity pulled us out of the Great Depression.
😂😂
I will never forget when they were on the American Bandstand. Dick Clark loved them.
This is actually the song that was supposed to be playing on the jukebox when George McFly went into the malt shop in Back to Future to recite his poem to Lorraine.
His density popped him to her. But in actuality it was the shadow of his weiner.
Have loved this song ever since seeing it performed on Lawrence Welk.
My pops had a 45 RPM of this. I was told by my parents (many years later) that this was my favorite song when I was a child. I also didn't know how to handle records back then. My dad was so pissed because I scratched three copies. Back in 62' when this was released you could buy them for a quarter. When I was born they were going for big bucks. This one brings back great memories of being around the record player.
One of James Jamerson's greatest bass lines.
I remember when my great-grandpa showed me this song, he'd take me fishing this would play on the oldies station and he'd sing along as loud as he could. He always said it reminded him of "back when lawyers were cheap"
Honestly I really enjoy having this in the background while I scroll through the comments reading all you brilliant little souls funny excerpts. So relaxing.
Dare someone to share this with your family and grandparents
All my grandparents are dead, but my brothers will love it.
Not my dad's side, they'll disown me. Mom's side will be disgusted with me, but no more than they are generally anyway.
My grandparents are the ones who shared this classic with me when I was only knee high to a caterpillar.
done
Oh I shall. My dad does this laugh and wheeze thing when he REALLY finds something funny. At Sunday dinner week before last, I played I Glued My Balls To My Butthole Again for him, and he started doing that wheeze/laugh thing. His face turned red and I told him it was too dangerous for him to be listening to these songs. My son is a musician, and his favorite song is the one about taking a dump and getting up to cut it into with your piss. He laughed so hard when I played that for him…its humor lies in the realness. 😂
The sticky sweethearts second biggest hit. This one topped the charts back in 1962 and swept across the nation.
Those were the days.
My Great Aunt raised me and just passed recently, she had this on vinyl and would play it everyday. Really brings back the memories.
I can't believe they're finding all the old Sticky Sweethearts tracks! Last I'd heard all the masters were lost in a warehouse fire. It looks like some copies escaped the moral outrage music cleanse of '79! Bless you for recovering these crucial pieces of American Musical History.
Wasn't this the B-side to the old hit single "I Glued My Balls to my Butthole?" It's been so long
This was also on a full album called "Scrotal Shadowbox" which released shortly after the single was released. About 8 years later they would re-record an extended version of this song on their album "Taint Nothing To Fear In The Dark" which is the version I believe Armstrong and Aldrin listened to on their way to the moon.
they may be researching this as old American music some day in idiocracy-time
I haven't heard this one in a schlong time
I honestly can't tell what's best about those musical gems : the songs themselves or the comment section.
OMG I LOVE THIS SONG. ME AND BETTY AND GERTY PLAY THIS AT BINGO EVERY OTHER TUESDAY FOR GIRLS DAY OUT. ALL THE LOVE BEST WISHES GODDBLESS
You lived long enough for robots to play and sing you music! Future is now!
Is anyone else thinking we need a revival of this type of music? This rocks, and we could totally have modern young dudes starting up a band to do their own thing like this. I would actually pay for an album of that (or better yet, a vinyl).
I remember seeing these boys down at the Odeon on a Tuesday afternoon matinee sometime in '64. Everyone was there to see the Four Tops, but the Sweethearts brought the house down. Great times!
I remember when I was just 8 years old and my parents got divorced. There were times when it was hard to adjust, but my mother always sang this song to me to help raise my spirits.
Ah yes! The follow-up hit to I Glued My Balls to My Butthole Again. This song represents a solidifying of the signature musical characteristics and lyrical depth that would characterize The Sticky Sweethearts for most of their future hit songs.
Principally written by Lead Vocalist Jack Goff and bASS player Harry P. Ness, the song was inspired by a late-night visit to a high-class club that tried to throw drummer Hugh Jass out after an altercation over a woman. Guitarist Mike Oxlong came late to the recording session due to the events described in I Glued My Balls to My Butthole Again hence the heavier inclusion of strings.
The strings, arranged by then-unknown studio arranger Ben Dover, were written in less than 15 minutes due to Oxlong's absence. The string and horn section, known somewhat paradoxically as the Skin Flutes were brought in from a separate studio to cover the part.
The song would go on to compete heavily with its predecessor for the #1 Hit Spot in 1963. Both songs would experience an unexpected and impressive resurgence in popularity in '69 where this song zipped straight to #2 for 69 days straight, beaten only by I Glued My Balls To My Butthole Again in the number 1 spot for 69 days straight as well.
On reflection, Bassist Harry P. Ness said: "It was quite hard to follow up such a huge hit, but our "Wiener" rose to the challenge."
I remember the day this released all the way back in 1962! Playing on every radio station. Ah these memories.
Me and my platoon buddy Chris Taylor listened to this non stop back in Nam.
Then he killed Sergaent Barnes.
An instrumental version was used for the end credits of the tv movie, "LaVerne and Shirley Press Charges"
I have to be honest, I was singing that Chorus all day. You've got me again.
Another great song from the platoon soundtrack. My dad, a Vietnam vet, chuckled when that same came on during the movie...I could tell it brought back memories