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Bobby Freeman released a version of the song as a single in 1965, but it did not chart. [4] Sandy Nelson released a version of the song on his 1966 album "In" Beat. [5] The Olympics released a version of the song on their 1966 album Something Old, Something New. [6] Billy Preston released a version of the song on his 1966 album Wildest Organ in ...
"The Duck's Yas-Yas-Ya" is also referenced on Captain Beefheart's album Trout Mask Replica (1969), on the track "Old Fart at Play", in which Beefheart sings, "Momma licked 'er lips like a cat, pecked the ground like a rooster, pivoted like a duck", mentioning all three protagonists from the most famous line of the blues song.
Earl Lee Nelson (September 8, 1928 – July 12, 2008), who also performed as Jackie Lee, was an American soul singer and songwriter. He started his career in the doo-wop group the Hollywood Flames in the 1950s before founding the R&B duo Bob & Earl with Bobby Byrd.
Orville appeared on BBC television from 1982 to 1990 on The Keith Harris Show, which featured assorted puppets such as Orville the Duck and Cuddles the Monkey.At the peak of their popularity in December 1982, Harris and Orville released the single "Orville's Song", reaching number 4 in the UK Singles Chart [3] in January 1983 and selling over 400,000 copies in total.
Watch the Duck (WTD, stylized as WATCH THE DUCK) is an American musical duo from Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Their 2012 song, "Poppin’ Off" was added to mtvU 's regular rotation. [ 2 ] The group signed with Pharrell 's i am OTHER , an imprint of Interscope Records in 2017.
This song is heavily referenced in a Funny or Die skit featuring Huey Lewis and Yankovic, spoofing the movie American Psycho (2000). In the original movie, there is a scene in which Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) gives a critique of the Huey Lewis and the News song "Hip to Be Square" to an intoxicated Paul Allen (), before he brutally murders him with an axe.
"Disco Duck" is a satirical disco novelty song performed by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots. At the time, Dees was a Memphis disc jockey. It became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in October 1976 (and ranked #97 out of the 100 most popular songs of the year according to Billboard magazine).
The song achieved some notoriety for being banned by the BBC, [5] despite which it spent eight weeks in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 33. [6] The reason for the ban was reported in the musical press, saying Saturday Nite at the Duck Pond was "a travesty of a major classical work". [ 4 ]