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(A Letter from Camp)" is a novelty song recorded by Allan Sherman released in 1963. The melody is taken from the ballet Dance of the Hours from the opera La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli , while the lyrics were written by Sherman and Lou Busch .
One of the songs on this album is a fat man's lament, "I'm Called Little Butterball", parodying "I'm Called Little Buttercup" from Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta HMS Pinafore. Sherman would later parody this same song as "Little Butterball" – with the same subject matter – on his album Allan in Wonderland. The song may have had more ...
Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah! (A Letter from Camp) is a children's book based on the novelty song "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)" by Allan Sherman and Lou Busch, and illustrated by Jack E. Davis. In the book, a wide-eyed, snaggled-tooth narrator seems befuddled by all the problems at Camp Granada. [1]
Segments of the piece formed the basis for the Andrews Sisters song "Idle Chatter" (1952) [7] written by Al Sherman. [8] The melody of Dance of the Hours was used by Allan Sherman in his biggest hit "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)" (1963), and its sequel "Return to Camp Granada" (1965). [9]
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp), a novelty song by Allan Sherman and Lou Busch (book) , a children's book based on the song (musical) , a musical revue based on the song
Jamie Lee Curtis is producing and lending her voice to a new scripted comedy/mystery podcast series aimed at middle-school kids: "Letters From Camp," the latest original from Amazon-owned Audible.
"The Twelve Gifts of Christmas" is a song parody written and performed by Allan Sherman based on the classic Christmas song "The Twelve Days of Christmas". The song reached #5 on the Billboard Christmas Chart in 1963. [1] A noted jukebox record supplier stated that if the record was released earlier, it "might have been a hot number."
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