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"Dead Skunk" is a 1972 novelty song by Loudon Wainwright III. Released as a single in November 1972, it eventually peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on March 31, 1973 and appears on Wainwright's 1972 album Album III .
Wainwright was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the son of Martha Taylor, a yoga teacher, and Loudon Wainwright Jr., a columnist and editor for Life magazine. [3] His great-great-grandfather was the politician and diplomat A. Loudon Snowden.
Album III is the third full-length album from Loudon Wainwright III.It was originally released in 1972 on Columbia Records. Album III would spawn Loudon Wainwright's most popular hit single, "Dead Skunk", one of the many 'novelty songs' sprinkled throughout Wainwright's career.
Dead Skunk: The Complete Columbia Years (2007, Acadia, UK) Essential Recordings: One Man Guy (Best of Rounder Records Perfect 10 Series) (2009, Rounder Records) 40 Odd Years (2011, Shout! Factory) Years in the Making (2018, StorySound Records)
Songwriter and performer Loudon Wainwright III released his deadpan humorous song, "Dead Skunk (in the Middle of the Road)" in 1972, and it peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. [ 84 ] The American band Phish frequently [ 85 ] plays the song "Possum", originally from the album The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday at its concerts.
40 Odd Years is a compilation box set by American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, released on May 3, 2011 on Shout! Factory.The set contains music from throughout Wainwright's career, alongside a DVD of live performances and documentary pieces.
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Skunk is also used to refer to certain strong-smelling strains of Cannabis whose smell has been compared to that of a skunk's spray. Description Skunk species vary in size from about 15.6 to 37 in (40 to 94 cm) long and in weight from about 1.1 lb (0.50 kg) (spotted skunks) to 18 lb (8.2 kg) ( hog-nosed skunks ).