The Demented Song Almanac
Editor: David Tanny

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First Time a Song Reached the FF (1979 annual)

** Date:1979-01-07 Pos.3... My Boomerang Won't Come Back - Charlie Drake (released 1961, first played 1974-10-13)
Albums: Novelty Experience  / Wackiest Album In The Universe, Vol.1 
** Date:1979-01-21 Pos.5... Earache My Eye Featuring Alice Bowie - Cheech and Chong http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/cheechandchong.htm (released 1974, first played 1978-11-05)
Albums: Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection  / Where There's Smoke There's Cheech and Chong  / Wedding Album  / Up in Smoke Soundtrack  / Cheech and Chong's Greatest Hit 
** Date:1979-01-21 Pos.4... Gentry's Gin - Doodles Weaver (first played 1975-03-16)
** Date:1979-01-28 Pos.5... Bruces - Monty Python http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/montypython.htm (released 1973, first played 1979-01-28)
Albums: The Final Ripoff  / The Monty Python Instant Record Collection [U.K. Version] / Monty Python Live at City Center  / Monty Python Live at Drury Lane  / The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief Album
** Date:1979-02-11 Pos.5... My Bicycle Tillie - Bill Samuels & The Cats & Jammers (released 1947, first played 1978-11-19)
** Date:1979-02-11 Pos.4... Titties and Beer (Bleepers & Beer) - Frank Zappa http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/zappa-frank.htm (first played 1978-11-12)
Albums: Zappa In New York  / Have I Offended Someone? 
** Date:1979-02-18 Pos.4... Amazin' Man - John Bird (released 1975, first played 1978-09-24)
Albums: Collected Broadcasts of Idi Amin 
** Date:1979-02-25 Pos.4... Dust Up His Nose - Larry Rand (released 1977, first played 1979-01-07)
** Date:1979-02-25 Pos.5... My Girl Has Three Legs - Damaskas (released 1978, first played 1979-01-07)
** Date:1979-03-11 Pos.5... My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/berry-chuck.htm (released 1972, first played 1978-04-23)
Albums: Wild & Crazy Tunes  / Novelty No. 1's  / Dr. Demento 30th Anniversary Collection  / Chuck Berry Anthology  / 20th Century Masters: The Best Of Chuck Berry 
** Date:1979-03-11 Pos.4... Rubber Biscuit - The Blues Brothers http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/bluesbrothers.htm (first played 1979-03-11)
Albums: A Briefcase Full of Blues  / Best Of The Blues Brothers  / The Definitive Collection 
** Date:1979-03-25 Pos.4... The Thing - Phil Harris http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/harris-phil.htm (released 1950, first played 1974-07-28)
Albums: Dr. Demento 30th Anniversary Collection  / You Have To Laugh, Don't You?  / His Original & Greatest Hits  / The Thing About Phil Harris 
** Date:1979-04-22 Pos.5... Suicide Is Painless (Main Title from M*A*S*H) - The Mash (released 1970, first played 1976-01-11)
** Date:1979-04-29 Pos.2... Dancin' Fool - Frank Zappa http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/zappa-frank.htm (first played 1979-03-25)
Albums: Sheik Yerbouti  / Strictly Commercial: The Best Of Frank Zappa  / Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection 
** Date:1979-04-29 Pos.4... Herbert The Pervert - Damaskas (first played 1978-08-06)
** Date:1979-05-06 Pos.4... Jocko Homo - Devo http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/devo.htm (released 1977, first played 1978-10-08)
Albums: Devo's Greatest Hits [BMG]  / Devo's Greatest Hits [Warner Brothers]  / E-Z Listening Disc  / Essentials  / Hardcore Devo, Vol. 1: 74-77  / Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo  / Now It Can Be Told  / Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!  / Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo/Devo Live  / Devo's Greatest Misses  / Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology 
** Date:1979-05-13 Pos.5... I'm A Moron - Damaskas (first played 1978-12-10)
** Date:1979-05-20 Pos.5... I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas - Yogi Yorgesson w/ The Johnny Duffy Trio (released 1949, first played 1974-12-08)
Albums: Dr. Demento Presents The Greatest Christmas Novelty CD Of All Time  / Christmas Comedy Classics 
** Date:1979-05-27 Pos.3... Daffy Duck's Rhapsody - Mel Blanc http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/blanc-mel.htm (released 1950, first played 1974-12-15)
Albums: That's All Folks  / Dr. Demento 30th Anniversary Collection 
** Date:1979-06-10 Pos.5... Hello D.J. - Don Bowman (released 1973, first played 1974-11-24)
** Date:1979-06-10 Pos.4... Three Drunk Newts - Barnes & Barnes http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/barnesandbarnes.htm (first played 1979-04-29)
Albums: Voobaha 
** Date:1979-06-10 Pos.3... The Fat Man's Prayer - Victor Buono (released 1971, first played 1976-09-05)
** Date:1979-07-01 Pos.5... Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes - Lewis Lee (first played 1978-09-24)
Albums: Halloween Hits  / Elvira Presents Haunted Hits  / Billboard Presents: Family Scarytime Classics 
** Date:1979-07-15 Pos.5... Beatles At Three Mile Island - Russell Hoffman (first played 1979-06-10)
** Date:1979-07-15 Pos.4... The Fruit Song - Martin Mull http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/mull-martin.htm (first played 1979-07-01)
Albums: Near Perfect
** Date:1979-07-29 Pos.3... Gitarzan - Ray Stevens http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/stevens-ray.htm (released 1969, first played 1974-10-13)
Albums: The Ray Stevens Box Set  / Ray Stevens: All-Time Greatest Hits  / Misty: The Very Best of Ray Stevens by Empire / Crazy Classics  / 25 All Time Novelty Hits  / Goofy Greats / The Best Of Ray Stevens by Rhino / Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection  / Ray Stevens: All Time Greatest Comic Hits / Gitarzan  / Last Laugh  / Ray Stevens' Greatest Hits by MCA / Ray Stevens: 20 Comedy Hits Special Collection  / Ray Stevens: Collection  / Ray Stevens: His All-Time Greatest Comic Hits  / Ray Stevens: Live!  / Corny Country  / Forty Nutty Novelty Records Of The '60s
** Date:1979-07-29 Pos.4... Kindergarten of the Stars - Robin Williams http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/williams-robin.htm (first played 1979-07-22)
Albums: Reality, What a Concept!!
** Date:1979-07-29 Pos.5... Night After Night - Lenny & The Squigtones (Michael McKean and David L. Lander) (first played 1979-05-13)
Albums: Lenny And The Squigtones
** Date:1979-08-05 Pos.5... Disco Sucks - Chuck Wagon http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/wagon-chuck.htm & The Wheels (first played 1979-07-22)
Albums: The Best of and/or Worst of...
** Date:1979-08-05 Pos.4... Mammary Glands - Kristin Lems http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/lems-kristin.htm (first played 1978-03-05)
Albums: Oh Mama Plus! 
** Date:1979-08-19 Pos.4... Do You Think I'm Disco? - Steve Dahl & Teenage Radiation (first played 1979-08-12)
** Date:1979-08-26 Pos.5... The 400 Mile Gas Line - Jim Zippo & Popular Demand (first played 1979-08-19)
** Date:1979-09-02 Pos.5... Dance Of The Hours - Spike Jones http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/jones-spike.htm & His City Slickers (f/ Doodles Weaver) (released 1949, first played 1974-08-18)
Albums: Musical Depreciation Revue: The Spike Jones Anthology  / Dr. Demento 25th Anniversary Collection  / Spike Jones' Greatest Hits!  / Wacky World of Spike Jones and His City Slickers  / Best Of Spike Jones and His City Slickers  / Spike Jones Is Murdering the Classics  / The Jones Laughing Record  / Very Worst of Spike Jones 
** Date:1979-09-30 Pos.2... The Topical Song - The Barron Knights (first played 1979-09-23)
** Date:1979-10-07 Pos.5... My Bologna - "Weird Al" Yankovic http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/yankovic-alfred.htm (first played 1979-09-30)
Albums: The Permanent Record: Al In The Box  / The Food Album  / "Weird Al" Yankovic 
** Date:1979-10-07 Pos.4... Something's In The Bag - Barnes & Barnes http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/barnesandbarnes.htm (first played 1979-08-19)
Albums: Zabagabee: Best of Barnes & Barnes  / Voobaha 
** Date:1979-10-14 Pos.5... Fembot in a Wet T-Shirt (Wet T-Shirt Nite) - Frank Zappa http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/zappa-frank.htm (first played 1979-09-23)
Albums: Joe's Garage Acts I, II and III / Zappa Picks By Larry LaLonde of Primus 
** Date:1979-10-14 Pos.3... Rock Lobster - The B-52s http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/b52s.htm (first played 1979-05-20)
Albums: One Step Beyond: The Best of New Wave  / Dance This Mess Around-Best of  / Nude On The Moon: The Anthology  / The B-52's  / Time Capsule: Songs For A Future Generation 
** Date:1979-10-21 Pos.5... Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life - Monty Python http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/montypython.htm (first played 1979-10-14)
Albums: Life of Brian [Original Soundtrack]  / Monty Python Sings  / Best Comedy Album in the World...Ever! 
** Date:1979-10-28 Pos.4... Dinner With Drac - John Zacherle "The Cool Ghoul" (released 1958, first played 1975-05-11)
Albums: Novelty Experience  / Dead Man's Ball 
** Date:1979-10-28 Pos.5... Please Mr. Gravedigger - David Bowie (first played 1976-02-15)
Albums: Love You Til Tuesday
** Date:1979-11-04 Pos.4... Cobwebs and Strange - The Who http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/who.htm (released 1966, first played 1974-12-08)
Albums: A Quick One [Happy Jack] 
** Date:1979-12-09 Pos.5... Mr. Bill - Meyer & Drake (first played 1979-11-18)
** Date:1979-12-23 Pos.5... Open Me First - The Ogden Edsl Wahalia Blues Ensemble Mondo Bizzario Band f/ Bill Frenzer http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/frenzer-bill.htm (first played 1978-12-24)

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