The Demented Song Almanac
Editor: David Tanny

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First Time a Song Reached the FF (1978 annual)

** Date:1978-02-19 Pos.3... Dead Puppies - The Ogden Edsl Wahalia Blues Ensemble Mondo Bizzario Band f/ Bill Frenzer http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/frenzer-bill.htm (released 1977, first played 1978-02-19)
Albums: Mower Of The Ogden Edsl  / Stuffed / Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection  / The Very Best of Dr. Demento 
** Date:1978-02-26 Pos.4... Mah-Na Mah-Na - Jim Henson and The Muppets http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/muppets.htm (released 1969, first played 1978-02-26)
Albums: Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music  / Muppet Show: Music Mayhem & More: 25th Anniversary Collection 
** Date:1978-03-05 Pos.4... Making Love In A Subaru - Damaskas (first played 1978-02-19)
Albums: Dr. Demento's Dementia Royale
** Date:1978-03-12 Pos.5... Doggy Doo - Steve Wahl & The Hydrants (first played 1978-02-19)
** Date:1978-03-19 Pos.4... Hamster Love - Big Daddy http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/bigdaddy.htm (released 1977, first played 1978-02-19)
Albums: Dr. Demento 30th Anniversary Collection 
** Date:1978-04-02 Pos.5... Pencil Neck Geek - Fred Blassie (released 1977, first played 1978-02-19)
Albums: Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection  / The Very Best of Dr. Demento  / Dr. Demento's Dementia Royale / Volume IV: The 1970s
** Date:1978-05-28 Pos.5... King Tut - Steve Martin http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/martin-steve.htm & The Toot Uncommons (first played 1978-05-21)
Albums: A Wild and Crazy Guy  / Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection  / Voices For Gilda 
** Date:1978-05-28 Pos.3... The Hospitality Blues - Doug Harrell, M.D. (released 1956, first played 1975-04-13)
Albums: Laugh a Spell with Doug Harrell
** Date:1978-06-11 Pos.4... My Name is Larry - Wildman Fischer http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/fischer-wildman.htm (first played 1978-04-30)
Albums: Dr. Demento's Dementia Royale / Wildmania 
** Date:1978-06-25 Pos.2... Grandmother's Song - Steve Martin http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/martin-steve.htm (released 1977, first played 1978-06-25)
Albums: Let's Get Small 
** Date:1978-06-25 Pos.5... Mongoloid - Devo http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/devo.htm (released 1977, first played 1978-02-26)
Albums: Devo's Greatest Misses  / E-Z Listening Disc  / Essentials  / Hardcore Devo, Vol. 1: 74-77  / Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo  / Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!  / Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo/Devo Live  / Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology 
** Date:1978-07-09 Pos.3... Dragnet Goes To Kindergarten - Ricky Vera (released 1954, first played 1974-09-01)
** Date:1978-07-09 Pos.5... I'm My Own Grandpa - Lonzo & Oscar (released 1947, first played 1975-04-13)
Albums: Dr. Demento Presents the Greatest Novelty Records of All Time Volume I: The 1940s and Before / Ha! Ha!: 24 Great Comedy Songs 
** Date:1978-07-16 Pos.5... Freeze A Yankee - The Folkel Minority (first played 1978-06-04)
** Date:1978-07-16 Pos.1... The Time Warp - The Rocky Horror Picture Show http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/aamrockyhorror.htm Original Soundtrack (f/ Richard O'Brien) (released 1975, first played 1978-06-04)
Albums: New Wave Halloween: Just Can't Get Enough  / Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection  / The Rocky Horror Picture Show 
** Date:1978-07-30 Pos.3... The Geek's Revenge - Don Noon (released 1977, first played 1978-04-02)
Albums: I Bite The Songs
** Date:1978-08-06 Pos.4... Who's on First (The Rock 'n' Roll Version of the Abbott and Costello classic) - The Credibility Gap (released 1977, first played 1978-03-19)
** Date:1978-08-20 Pos.4... The Smoke-Off - Shel Silverstein http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/silverstein-shel.htm (first played 1978-07-30)
Albums: Songs and Stories  / The Very Best of Dr. Demento 
** Date:1978-08-27 Pos.4... Snoopy vs. The Red Baron - The Royal Guardsmen http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/royalguardsmen.htm (released 1966, first played 1978-08-27)
Albums: Royal Guardsmen Anthology  / Snoopy vs. The Red Baron and Snoopy & His Friends  / Merry Snoopy Christmas 
** Date:1978-09-03 Pos.4... My Dead Dog Rover - Hank, Stu, Dave & Hank and their Aeolian Duo-Art Player Piano (first played 1978-07-30)
Albums: Dr. Demento 25th Anniversary Collection 
** Date:1978-09-03 Pos.5... They Don't Make Nun Names (Like That No More) - Tommy Sharp & The Sharptones (released 1977, first played 1978-07-16)
** Date:1978-09-17 Pos.1... Ape Call - Nervous Norvus (released 1956, first played 1974-10-13)
Albums: Golden Age of American Rock'N'Roll: Special Novelty Edition  / Time/Life's Your Hit Parade: Golden Goofers / Stoneage Woo: The Zorch Sounds of Nervous Norvus 
** Date:1978-10-01 Pos.5... I Love Me - Mel Blanc http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/blanc-mel.htm (released 1953, first played 1978-07-30)
Albums: Best of Mel Blanc, Man of 1000 Voices  / That's All Folks 
** Date:1978-10-01 Pos.3... Stairway To Gilligan's Island - Little Roger And The Goosebumps (first played 1978-08-20)
Albums: Laguna Tunes 
** Date:1978-10-01 Pos.1... Sweet Transvestite - The Rocky Horror Picture Show http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/aamrockyhorror.htm f/ Tim Curry as Frank N Furter or from Rocky Horror Picture Show Audience Participation soundtrack versions (released 1975, first played 1978-04-02)
Albums: The Rocky Horror Picture Show 
** Date:1978-10-15 Pos.3... Someone Ate the Baby - Shel Silverstein http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/silverstein-shel.htm (first played 1978-08-27)
Albums: Songs and Stories 
** Date:1978-10-29 Pos.1... Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers (released 1962, first played 1976-10-31)
Albums: Wackiest Album In The Universe, Vol.1  / Elvira Presents Monster Hits  / Wild & Crazy Tunes  / Novelty No. 1's  / Box of Funny Wacky Favorites  / Halloween Hits  / Elvira Presents Haunted Hits  / Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection 
** Date:1978-11-05 Pos.4... Marijuana Munchies - Troy Walker (first played 1978-04-02)
** Date:1978-11-12 Pos.2... Fish Heads - Barnes & Barnes http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/barnesandbarnes.htm (first played 1978-10-01)
Albums: Zabagabee: Best of Barnes & Barnes  / Yeah-Essential Barnes & Barnes  / Voobaha  / The Very Best of Dr. Demento  / Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection 
** Date:1978-12-24 Pos.3... Santa Claus & His Old Lady - Cheech and Chong http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/cheechandchong.htm (released 1971, first played 1976-12-19)
Albums: Dr. Demento Presents The Greatest Christmas Novelty CD Of All Time  / Where There's Smoke There's Cheech and Chong  / Billboard Rock 'N' Roll Christmas 
** Date:1978-12-24 Pos.1... A Christmas Carol - Tom Lehrer http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/lehrer-tom.htm (released 1959, first played 1976-09-12)
Albums: Christmas Comedy Classics Vol 2  / An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer  / Songs & More Songs by Tom Lehrer  / The Remains Of Tom Lehrer  / Dr. Demento Presents The Greatest Christmas Novelty CD Of All Time 
** Date:1978-12-24 Pos.5... The Twelve Gifts of Christmas - Allan Sherman http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/sherman-allan.htm (released 1964, first played 1974-12-08)
Albums: For Swingin' Livers Only  / Bah! Humbug!  / Dr. Demento Presents The Greatest Christmas Novelty CD Of All Time  / My Son the Greatest: The Best of Allan Sherman  / Comedy for Christmas  / Christmas Comedy Classics Vol 2  / My Son, The Box 

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