K-Tel Presents: Funny Favorites

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 8, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Bci / Eclipse Music
• ASIN: B000BMSY1O
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #287,138 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Purple People Eater

2. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (On the Bedpost Over Night)

3. Surfin' Bird

4. Here Comes the Judge

5. Wooly Bully

6. Splish Splash

7. Mule Skinner Blues

8. Sugar Shack

9. Alley Oop

10. Pac-Man Fever

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Monster Mash

2. Short Shorts

3. Charlie Brown

4. Junk Food Junkie

5. The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)

6. The Curly Shuffle

7. Midnight at the Oasis

8. Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)

9. The Jolly Green Giant

10. Troglodyte (Cave Man)

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

DISC ONE 1. The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley2. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It s Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night) - Lonnie Donnegan3. Surfin Bird * - The Trashmen4. Here Comes The Judge * - Bobby Biggs5. Wooly Bully - Sam The Sham And The Pharoahs6. Splish Splash * - Sha Na Na7. Mule Skinner Blues * - The Fendermen8. Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer9. Alley Oop * - The Hollywood Argyles10. Pac-Man Fever - Buckner & Garcia11. Leader Of The Pack - The Shangri-Las12. Mr. Bass Man - Johnny Cymbal13. Tip-Toe Thru' The Tulips With Me - Tiny Tim14. Tie Me Kangeroo Down Sport * - Jim SpringerDISC TWO 1. Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett2. Short Shorts * - The Bermudas3. Charlie Brown - The Coasters4. Junk Food Junkie - Larry Groce5. The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena) - Jan & Dean6. The Curly Shuffle * - The Obscure7. Midnight At The Oasis - Maria Muldaur8. Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) - The Hombres9. The Jolly Green Giant - Lynn Easton (formerly of The Kingsmen)10. Troglodyte (Cave Man) - Jimmy Castor Bunch11. Winchester Cathedral - New Vaudeville Band12. Beans in My Ears - The Serendipity Singers13. May The Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose - Little Jimmy Dickens14. Beep Beep * - Sonny Shroyer(All selections new stereo recordings. Selections marked with an asterisk (*) are original recordings.)Format: CD Genre: MISCELLANEOUS/OTHER Artist: VARIOUS ARTISTS UPC: 787365100827

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Caveat Emptor -- Not Original Recordings, May 3, 2006

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L. Hastings "Ab Irato" (Silicon Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: K-Tel Presents: Funny Favorites (Audio CD)

Yes, it's cheap. But that's because the majority of the tracks are new recordings. They assure this it is by the "original artists", but goodness knows how many lineup changes have occured since the original recordings from decades past. According to the track listing, the only original recordings are "Surfin' Bird", Here Comes The Judge", "Splish Splash" (but by Sha Na Na--feh!), "Mule Skinner Blues", "Alley Oop", "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport", "Short Shorts", "The Curly Shuffle", and "Beep Beep". The rest are new. They sound approximately like the originals, but I am not interested in "approximately".

If I'd known all this, I wouldn't have bought it.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Warning! Rip-Opp Zone, May 21, 2007

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Maynard V. Wood "M Voight" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: K-Tel Presents: Funny Favorites (Audio CD)

Dissapointed? I sure am. I wish I could have listened to samples of these tracks before I wasted the money. Not one is original. "New Stereo Re-recordings by the Original Artists." What's that supposed to mean? Sounds like the old early 70's with the performing group named "Original Artists". RIP-OFF! Save your money.

4.0 out of 5 stars All in all...., October 30, 2010

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Lawana Gray "Biscuit" (Cascade Mountains) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: K-Tel Presents: Funny Favorites (Audio CD)

Not a bad collection. I wish they would of included The Ballad of Irving -- but you can't get 'em all on just one album. :)