The Demented Song Almanac
Editor: David Tanny

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First Time a Song Reached the FF (1980 annual)

** Date:1980-01-06 Pos.5... Lobachevsky - Tom Lehrer http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/lehrer-tom.htm (released 1953, first played 1975-09-14)
Albums: Songs & More Songs by Tom Lehrer  / The Remains Of Tom Lehrer  / Tom Lehrer Revisited 
** Date:1980-01-13 Pos.3... The Old Philosopher - Eddie Lawrence (released 1956, first played 1974-11-17)
Albums: Dr. Demento 25th Anniversary Collection  / Novelty Experience 
** Date:1980-01-20 Pos.2... Deep In The Heart Of Jersey - Cowboy Charlie & His Corral Chums (from The Uncle Floyd Show) (first played 1979-11-11)
** Date:1980-01-20 Pos.3... Let's Talk Dirty to the Animals - Gilda Radner http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/radner-gilda.htm (first played 1979-12-02)
Albums: Live from New York 
** Date:1980-01-20 Pos.5... My Radiation - The Nukes (first played 1979-12-09)
** Date:1980-02-03 Pos.1... Sister Mary Elephant (Shudd-Up!) - Cheech and Chong http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/cheechandchong.htm (released 1972, first played 1978-12-03)
Albums: But Seriously...The American Comedy Box Set  / Where There's Smoke There's Cheech and Chong  / Big Bambu  / Cheech and Chong's Greatest Hit 
** Date:1980-02-10 Pos.5... Ballad Of Fearless Dwight - Barry Bowman & Steve Ivings (first played 1979-01-07)
** Date:1980-02-10 Pos.4... I Gotta Get a Fake I.D. - Barnes & Barnes http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/barnesandbarnes.htm with Friends (first played 1979-12-30)
Albums: Dr. Demento 25th Anniversary Collection 
** Date:1980-02-10 Pos.3... Religion and Politics Ya-Ta-Ta! Ya-Ta-Ta! - Scott Beach (first played 1979-06-10)
Albums: Dr. Demento's Dementia Royale
** Date:1980-02-17 Pos.2... On the Amazon - Don McLean (first played 1974-11-17)
** Date:1980-02-24 Pos.3... Mr. Jaws - Dickie Goodman http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/goodman-dickie.htm (released 1975, first played 1980-02-24)
Albums: 25 All Time Novelty Hits  / Dickie Goodman's Greatest Fables 
** Date:1980-03-02 Pos.4... Punk Polka - The Toons (first played 1980-02-03)
Albums: Dr. Demento's Dementia Royale
** Date:1980-03-09 Pos.4... Boris The Spider - The Who http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/who.htm (released 1966, first played 1975-05-04)
Albums: My Generation: The Very Best of The Who  / A Quick One [Happy Jack] 
** Date:1980-03-09 Pos.5... Kinko The Clown - The Ogden Edsl Wahalia Blues Ensemble Mondo Bizzario Band f/ Bill Frenzer http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/frenzer-bill.htm (first played 1979-10-28)
Albums: Mower Of The Ogden Edsl  / The Obscurity File 
** Date:1980-03-09 Pos.2... National Brotherhood Week - Tom Lehrer http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/lehrer-tom.htm (released 1965, first played 1975-03-09)
Albums: That Was The Year That Was  / The Remains Of Tom Lehrer 
** Date:1980-03-16 Pos.2... Constantinople - The Residents http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/residents.htm (released 1978, first played 1980-02-10)
Albums: Duck Stab/Buster & Glen 
** Date:1980-03-30 Pos.5... Disco Toilet - Hersh & Chipkin (first played 1980-02-24)
** Date:1980-04-20 Pos.4... No Anchovies, Please - The J. Geils http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/geils-j.htm Band (released 1980, first played 1980-03-09)
Albums: Love Stinks 
** Date:1980-05-04 Pos.1... Dead Skunk - Loudon Wainwright III http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/wainwright-loudon.htm (released 1973, first played 1974-12-08)
Albums: Dead Skunk: The Complete Columbia Collection  / Album III  / Dr. Demento 30th Anniversary Collection 
** Date:1980-05-04 Pos.4... Warm Leatherette - The Normal (released 1978, first played 1979-11-11)
Albums: New Wave Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 1  / Warm Leatherette 
** Date:1980-05-04 Pos.2... The Elements - Tom Lehrer http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/lehrer-tom.htm (released 1959, first played 1974-12-08)
Albums: Songs & More Songs by Tom Lehrer  / An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer  / The Remains Of Tom Lehrer  / Dr. Demento 30th Anniversary Collection 
** Date:1980-05-11 Pos.2... Psycho Chicken - The Fools (first played 1980-03-09)
** Date:1980-05-18 Pos.5... Ahab, The Arab - Ray Stevens http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/stevens-ray.htm (released 1962, first played 1975-02-16)
Albums: The Ray Stevens Box Set  / Golden Age of American Rock'N'Roll: Special Novelty Edition  / Ray Stevens: All-Time Greatest Hits  / Gitarzan  / Ray Stevens' Greatest Hits by MCA / Ray Stevens: 20 Comedy Hits Special Collection  / Ray Stevens: Collection  / Ray Stevens: All Time Greatest Comic Hits / Ray Stevens: All-Time Hits  / Ray Stevens: His All-Time Greatest Comic Hits  / The Best Of Ray Stevens by Rhino / Funny Man / Misty: The Very Best of Ray Stevens by Empire
** Date:1980-06-01 Pos.5... Bubbling Brain Cells - The Fizzies (first played 1980-04-06)
** Date:1980-06-22 Pos.5... I Don't Wanna Get Drafted - Frank Zappa http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/zappa-frank.htm (first played 1980-04-20)
Albums: The Lost Episodes 
** Date:1980-06-29 Pos.4... Who Shot J.R.? - Gary Burbank w/ Band McNally (first played 1980-06-22)
** Date:1980-08-03 Pos.5... Let's Make a New Dope Deal - Cheech and Chong http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/cheechandchong.htm (first played 1980-06-22)
Albums: Let's Make a New Dope Deal / Where There's Smoke There's Cheech and Chong 
** Date:1980-08-31 Pos.5... Existential Blues - Tom "T-Bone" Stankus (first played 1980-07-20)
Albums: Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection 
** Date:1980-08-31 Pos.3... It's Still Billy Joel to Me - "Weird Al" Yankovic http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/yankovic-alfred.htm (first played 1980-08-24)
** Date:1980-08-31 Pos.2... That Baseball Rag - Arthur Collins (released 1913, first played 1978-07-23)
** Date:1980-09-21 Pos.5... Please, Mr. Carter - Spider's Legacy (first played 1980-06-22)
** Date:1980-09-21 Pos.4... Whip It - Devo http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/devo.htm (first played 1980-06-01)
Albums: Like, Omigod! The '80s Pop Culture Box [Totally]  / Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo  / Devo's Greatest Hits [BMG]  / Devo's Greatest Hits [Warner Brothers]  / E-Z Listening Disc  / Essentials  / Freedom of Choice  / Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo  / Now It Can Be Told  / Oh No It's Devo/Freedom Of Choice  / Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology  / Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo/Devo Live  / One Step Beyond: The Best of New Wave  / New Wave Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 2 
** Date:1980-10-05 Pos.1... My Sharona - The Chipmunks http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/chipmunks.htm (first played 1980-10-05)
Albums: Chipmunk Punk
** Date:1980-10-12 Pos.5... Another One Rides the Bus - "Weird Al" Yankovic http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/yankovic-alfred.htm (first played 1980-10-05)
Albums: The Permanent Record: Al In The Box  / "Weird Al" Yankovic  / Dr. Demento 30th Anniversary Collection 
** Date:1980-10-26 Pos.4... Space Invaders - Uncle Vic (first played 1980-09-21)
Albums: Dr. Demento's Mementos
** Date:1980-10-26 Pos.3... Turning Japanese - The Vapors http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/vapors.htm (first played 1980-09-21)
Albums: Like, Omigod! The '80s Pop Culture Box [Totally]  / New Wave Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 2  / The Vapors Anthology  / Vaporized 
** Date:1980-11-02 Pos.5... Chicken of the County - Rod Hart (first played 1980-07-13)
** Date:1980-11-30 Pos.4... I Like Chinese - Monty Python http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/montypython.htm (first played 1980-10-12)
Albums: The Final Ripoff  / Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album  / Monty Python Sings 
** Date:1980-12-21 Pos.5... Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer - Elmo & Patsy http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/drelmo.htm (original or remake) or The Rovers versions (first played 1979-12-16)
Albums: Dr. Demento Presents The Greatest Christmas Novelty CD Of All Time 
** Date:1980-12-21 Pos.4... What Can You Get A Wookiee For Christmas (When He Already Owns A Comb?) - The Star Wars http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/starwars.htm Intergalactic Droid Choir & Chorale (Meco) (first played 1980-12-21)
Albums: Christmas In The Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album 

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