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"The Streak" is a country/novelty song written, produced, and sung by Ray Stevens. It was released in February 1974 as the lead single to his album Boogity Boogity . "The Streak" capitalized on the then-popular craze of streaking .
Boogity Boogity was Ray Stevens' eleventh studio album, released in 1974, as well as his sixth for Barnaby Records. For this album, Stevens returns to the genres of novelty and comedy . The album was released to capitalize on the success of his hit single " The Streak ", which was inspired by the fad of streaking during that time period.
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The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1974. [ 60 ] Parodied in a 6 May 1974 Peanuts comic strip, the character Snoopy , in his college big man on campus alter-ego Joe Cool; engages in the "latest campus fad" by removing his customary sunglasses and collar, then proceeds to go streaking by the fourth panel by appearing to ...
"Everything Is Beautiful" is viewed as a major departure for Stevens, as the song is a more serious and spiritual tune, unlike some of his previous ("Gitarzan" and "Ahab the Arab") and subsequent ("The Streak") recordings, which were comedy/novelty songs. The record's success allowed Stevens (while still recording his comedy and novelty songs ...
A novelty song is a type of song built upon some form of novel concept, such as a gimmick, a piece of humor, or a sample of popular culture. Novelty songs partially overlap with comedy songs, which are more explicitly based on humor, and with musical parody, especially when the novel gimmick is another popular song. Novelty songs achieved great ...
JF: "Fun fact: When this song came out, I got so many videos from parents saying this song resonated with kids so much, but multiple videos came in where the kids thought it said 'I got a little ...
The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand was the number one song of 1974. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 singles of 1974. [1] The Top 100, as revealed in the Talent In Action section of Billboard dated December 28, 1974, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of November 24, 1973, through October 26, 1974.