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Napoleaon XIV
Posted: 06 Aug 2017, 18:08
by yogi
I can't believe this is ten years old already
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-lJZiqZaGA
Re: Napoleaon XIV
Posted: 06 Aug 2017, 22:52
by tomsk
10????
They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! is a 1966 novelty record by Jerry Samuels, and released on Warner Bros. Records. The song became an instant success in the United States, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 popular music singles chart on 13 August[1] and reaching No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart
This used to scare me as a kid..
Re: Napoleaon XIV
Posted: 07 Aug 2017, 00:25
by yogi
Upon further investigation I determined the ten years referred to when it was published (on YouTube?) and not when the song was first recorded.
Published on Feb 9, 2008
REQUEST: Napoleon XIV, "They're Coming to Take Me Away Haa-haaaa!" and the reverse side,
"aaaaah-aah yawa em ekat ot gnimoc reyeht"
The version in the link, by the way, has a flip side where the song is sung backwards.
Re: Napoleaon XIV
Posted: 07 Aug 2017, 03:59
by tomsk
This Napolean XIV seems a bit nuts...
I'm sure we had that on vinyl 45...
Re: Napoleaon XIV
Posted: 07 Aug 2017, 11:48
by yogi
Here is Samuels' narrative about how the song came about. It's an interesting read and he IS a little crazy.
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=675
Re: Napoleaon XIV
Posted: 12 Aug 2017, 00:33
by tomsk
Re: Napoleaon XIV
Posted: 12 Aug 2017, 00:39
by yogi
I didn't realize he was a mate of Weird Al.
Re: Napoleaon XIV
Posted: 14 Aug 2017, 01:17
by tomsk
