Passing Fad Songs & Short Lived Hits

[Magic]

Dancin Fool - Frank Zappa





Hot Rod Lincoln - Commander Cody

 

[Jake T]

Macarena - Los del Rio

 

[Magic]

^^^^

The kids still play that song at school dances


Village People had a couple passing fad songs:

Macho Man




YMCA

 

[Jake T]

The Name Game - Shirley Ellis

 

[The Kid]

Do The Freddie-Freddie & The Dreamers

 

[Musikwala]

The Macarena of the present decade:

Gangnam Style - PSY

 

[LG]

They did have a couple hit songs, but Paper Lace's "The Night Chicago Died" comes to mind. The police sirens in the intro were unique back in the old days, and the story is good. I have this one on a compilation CD and do listen to it once in a Blue Moon.



I bought the 45 single of this one but not the album.

 

[Magic]

^^^^
I remember that song.......It was very popular back in the days of middle school along with Paper Lace's "Billy Dont Be a Hero"

The Macarena of the present decade:

Gangnam Style - PSY

This song made the top charts in 1961. It is quite hilarious.....definitely a novelty!


Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor - Lonnie Donegan

 

[Magic]

The Name Game - Shirley Ellis

This is still popular. Kids learn this song in grade school. Amazing how some of these old novelty songs have not been forgotten.

Do The Freddie-Freddie & The Dreamers

I'd never heard of the Freddie.......

 

[Vehicle]

The Name Game - Shirley Ellis

I actually taught my kids this one when they were small. They still pull it out once in a while.

I'll get home from work and my daughter will come down the hall "Daddy daddy bo batty, banana fana fo faddy fe fi mo maddy....daddy!"