UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As Kermit the Frog, singing) Wild thing, bum, bow, bom. HANK WILLIAMS, JR.: (Singing) You make my heart sing. Originally performed by a New York band called The Wild Ones, the song's publisher has issued 7,500 licenses for recordings. 'Wild Thing' was released 50 years ago this month. SIMON: You were expecting another anniversary of the Magna Carta? Economic Aid/Lone Ranger Press Conference/Dove/ The Moses Convention//White House Bar Mitzva/Red China/White And Black/ Backout/Information Please/U.S.We now observe an important historical milestone.

Wild Thing (runs slightly longer than 45) /Beatles-Pope Visit To NYC/ Coffee/Columbus/U.S. On the record itself, matrix number for the first issue on side 1 is P-7053-A (in the trailoff groove area), while the reissue has P-7053-A-R. Versions of the album which include 'Wild Thing' have the same jacket, but a sticker on the front which reads: Including the Smash Single 'Wild Thing' by Senator Bobby.

Original pressings of this album did not include the song 'Wild Thing,' which was added after it became popular. Produced by Chip Taylor and Dennis Wholey. SP-7053 - The Hardly-Worthit Report Featuring Chet Hardly & David Worthit - Hardly Worthit Players The Hardly-Worthit Players were Dennis Wholey, Bill Minkin, Carol Morley, and Steve Baron. The parody version by The Hardly Worthit Players was one of the last hits for the Cameo/Parkway empire before it went belly-up in early 1969.įiogf49gjkf0dThis song is on the following album:

Kennedy was assassinated in 1968 while running for President. The voice of Senator Bobby was James Voight, brother of actor Jon Voight. The interplay between the 'senator' and the producer on the 'response' to 'Senator Kennedy's hit record' is equally funny. The B-side was a send-up of the popular Senator from Illinois, Everett Dirkson, loaded with in-jokes about Republican party politics. The interplay between 'Senator Bobby' and the producer is outlandish. Kennedy, and loaded with in-jokes about Democratic party politics and RFK's family. It was a send-up of the popular Senator from New York (and younger brother of President John), Robert F. Their version ht #20 in the US, and was recorded under the name Senator Bobby. Fiogf49gjkf0dIn 1967, this was revived as a parody recording by a comedy troupe called The Hardly Worthit Players.

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