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"Here Comes the Judge" is a song by American soul and comedy singer Pigmeat Markham, first released as a single in 1968 on the Chess label. [2] The record entered the UK Singles Chart in July 1968, spending eight weeks on the chart and reaching number 19 as its highest position. [3]
"Here Comes the Judge" is a 1968 song written by Shorty Long, Billie Jean Brown and Suzanne de Passe, and performed by Long. The song was Long's biggest hit, reaching No. 4 on the U.S. R&B chart and No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Thanks to his Heyeah come da judge routine, which originally was accompanied by music with a funky beat, Pigmeat Markham is regarded as a forerunner of rap. [14] His song "Here Comes the Judge" peaked at number 19 on the Billboard [15] and other charts in 1968. He published an autobiography, Here Come the Judge!, in the wake of his Laugh-In ...
Sterling, 86, brought back the "Judgian blast" and "here comes the Judge" for the 56th homer of the year for the Yankees captain. Since his retirement, there are some new Yankees for Sterling to ...
"Here come de Judge!"—this Pigmeat Markham sing-song phrase was brought to the show by Sammy Davis Jr. in season 1. He wore an American judge's robe with a British judge's white wig and had a new rhyme with each appearance. Used primarily in Seasons 1–3. "Verrry in-te-res-ting."—done in a thick German accent by Wolfgang (Johnson) the soldier.
Here Comes the Judge may refer to: Here Comes the Judge (Eddie Harris album), a 1964 jazz album by Eddie Harris; Here Comes the Judge (Shorty Long album), a 1968 rhythm and blues album by Shorty Long "Here Comes the Judge" (Shorty Long song), 1968 "Here Comes the Judge" (Pigmeat Markham song), 1968
The song was inspired by a comic act on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In about a judge by Pigmeat Markham, whose own "Here Comes the Judge" – a similar song with different lyrics – charted three weeks after Long's, also in July 1968, and reached No. 19 on Billboard. Long's 1969 singles included "I Had a Dream" and "A Whiter Shade of Pale".
Here Comes the Judge is the 1968 debut studio album by American rhythm and blues singer Shorty Long, released on Motown subsidiaries Soul Records and Tamla Motown.After recording several singles for Motown, Long had an unexpected hit with the title track to this release and the label rushed out a full album, [1] compiling several songs already released as singles as well as new recordings. [2]