The Demented Song Almanac
Editor: David Tanny

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First Time a Song Reached the FF (1983 annual)

** Date:1983-01-09 Pos.5... Pass The Dutchie - Musical Youth (first played 1982-12-26)
Albums: Anthology / New Wave Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 7 
** Date:1983-01-23 Pos.5... Villie And Vaylon - Maclean & Maclean (first played 1982-11-14)
** Date:1983-02-13 Pos.5... Sunday Driving - Jerry Lewis w/ Billy May & His Orchestra (released 1953, first played 1980-03-30)
Albums: Dr. Demento Presents the Greatest Novelty Records of All Time Volume II: The 1950s
** Date:1983-02-20 Pos.5... Super Skier - The Chad Mitchell Trio (first played 1976-02-29)
** Date:1983-02-27 Pos.4... Baa Baa Black Sheep - The Singing Sheep (released 1982, first played 1983-01-23)
Albums: Dr. Demento Gooses Mother
** Date:1983-03-27 Pos.5... Stinky Breath - Doctor Badbreath (first played 1983-01-16)
** Date:1983-04-03 Pos.5... Metal Head - Blotto http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/blotto.htm (first played 1982-11-07)
Albums: Collected Works 
** Date:1983-04-10 Pos.3... Lock The Snackbah - Bobby Volare (first played 1983-01-30)
** Date:1983-04-17 Pos.5... My Name is Not Merv Griffin - Gary Muller (first played 1982-04-11)
Albums: Dr. Demento's Mementos
** Date:1983-04-24 Pos.2... Fussy Eater - George Carlin http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/carlin-george.htm (first played 1982-10-17)
Albums: A Place For My Stuff 
** Date:1983-04-24 Pos.5... Plexiglas Toilet - Styx (first played 1983-02-27)
Albums: The Serpant Is Rising
** Date:1983-05-01 Pos.5... Ricky - "Weird Al" Yankovic http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/yankovic-alfred.htm (& Tress MacNeille) (first played 1983-04-10)
Albums: The Permanent Record: Al In The Box  / The TV Album  / "Weird Al" Yankovic  / "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits 
** Date:1983-06-05 Pos.4... Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/wallofvoodoo.htm (first played 1982-08-01)
Albums: Call Of The West  / New Wave Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 8  / Sedated in the '80s, Vol. 1 
** Date:1983-06-19 Pos.5... The Dentist - Bill Cosby http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/cosby-bill.htm (released 1982, first played 1983-01-16)
Albums: Himself 
** Date:1983-07-31 Pos.3... The Laughing Song - The Residents http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/residents.htm (released 1978, first played 1979-06-24)
Albums: Duck Stab/Buster & Glen 
** Date:1983-08-07 Pos.4... Boogie in Your Butt - Eddie Murphy http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/murphy-eddie.htm (released 1982, first played 1982-00-00)
Albums: Eddie Murphy 
** Date:1983-08-07 Pos.5... How I Spent My Summer Vacation, or A Day At The Beach with Pedro and Man Part One - Cheech and Chong http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/cheechandchong.htm (released 1975, first played 1980-09-07)
Albums: Where There's Smoke There's Cheech and Chong  / Dr. Demento 30th Anniversary Collection 
** Date:1983-08-21 Pos.5... The Ballad of Ikey and Mikey - Benny Bell (first played 1979-06-10)
Albums: Another Close Shave
** Date:1983-09-11 Pos.4... Smoke Two Joints - The Toyes http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/toyes.htm (first played 1983-08-07)
Albums: The Toyes  / Thumpin Reggae Jamz / Dr. Demento 30th Anniversary Collection 
** Date:1983-09-18 Pos.5... Hit By A Car - Eddie Murphy http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/murphy-eddie.htm (released 1982, first played 1983-07-10)
Albums: Eddie Murphy  / Greatest Comedy Hits 
** Date:1983-10-30 Pos.5... We Are Dead - Dale Gonyea (first played 1981-11-01)
Albums: Songs My Next-Door Neighbor Knows By Heart
** Date:1983-11-06 Pos.2... Marvin, I Love You - Marvin The Paranoid Android (Stephen Moore) (released 1981, first played 1983-08-14)
Albums: The Very Best of Dr. Demento  / Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
** Date:1983-12-04 Pos.1... Beatle Barkers Medley (Can't Buy Me Love/She Loves You/Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out/I Want To Hold Your Hand) - The Woofers And Tweeters Ensemble (first played 1983-09-18)
** Date:1983-12-11 Pos.3... Party in My Pants - Barnes & Barnes http://www.davesfunstuff.com/funnycity/barnesandbarnes.htm (released 1980, first played 1982-02-21)
Albums: Zabagabee: Best of Barnes & Barnes  / Voobaha  / Yeah-Essential Barnes & Barnes 
** Date:1983-12-18 Pos.5... The Curly Shuffle - Jump 'N The Saddle (first played 1983-11-27)
Albums: Jump 'n the Saddle Band  / Dr. Demento 25th Anniversary Collection 
** Date:1983-12-25 Pos.4... Father Christmas - The Kinks (first played 1983-12-25)
Albums: Billboard Rock 'N' Roll Christmas  / Rock 'N Roll Christmas 

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