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Silly Billy was a type of clown common at fairs in England during the 19th century. They were also common in London as street entertainers, along with the similar clown, Billy Barlow. [1] The act included playing the part of a fool or idiot, impersonating a child and singing comic songs. [2] The role was typically played as a stooge to another ...
Randolph's take on the piece was inspired by the saxophone solo played by King Curtis on The Coasters ' 1958 recording of the Leiber and Stoller song "Yakety Yak". [8] The tunes are similar, and both feature the "yakety" saxophone sound. Randolph first recorded "Yakety Sax" that year for RCA Victor, but it did not become a hit until he re ...
Finished, recorded and released in 2014 by The New Basement Tapes. Lyrics printed in Lyrics: 1962–1985, under Bringing It All Back Home . Lyrics by Williams, music by Dylan. Lyrics printed in Lyrics: 1962–1985, under Street-Legal Recorded by Greg Lake on his eponymous 1981 album and various live versions.
Silly Songs with Larry is a regular feature segment in Big Idea 's cartoon series VeggieTales. Often secular, they generally consist of Larry the Cucumber singing a humorous novelty song either alone or with some of the other Veggie characters. Occasionally, another character, like Mr. Lunt, Bob the Tomato, Junior Asparagus, Laura Carrot ...
The Boxmasters. The Boxmasters is an American rock band founded in Bellflower, California, in 2007 by Academy Award-winning actor Billy Bob Thornton and Grammy Award-winning recording engineer J.D. Andrew. The group has released thirteen albums, with another one being released on May 5, 2023. Before he formed the Boxmasters, frontman Thornton ...
Silly Wizard was a Scottish folk band that began forming in Edinburgh in 1970. The founder members were two like-minded university students— Gordon Jones (guitar, bodhran, vocals, bouzouki, mandola), and Bob Thomas ( guitar, mandolin, mandola, banjo, concertina). In January 1972, Jones and Thomas formed a trio with their flatmate Bill Watkins ...
Green claims he received more royalties from Big Mouth Billy Bass than from any other recordings of the song. [7] The singing mechanism was originally activated by a motion sensor and was designed to startle a passerby. Eventually, a button was added to activate it. There have been many variants of Big Mouth Billy Bass produced by Gemmy.
The first part of the song tells the story of a young man named William "Billy" Jacobs. As narrated by Immortal Technique over a piano-driven instrumental, Billy grew up with no father and a mother who was a recovering drug addict. Over time, he develops an ambition to become a "hustler" out of desire for money and respect.