The formerly syndicated comedy and novelty radio program may be partially responsible for the song’s continuing popularity in pop culture. The number of times the song has been heard-usually slowed to 16 RPM in the middle-on the Dr.
Today’s GIF comes from the American Bandstand performance of “Surfin’ Bird.” Of the song, Dick Clark said: “If you were to review back and think of all the strange and unusual sounds of 1963, I guess this one would have to win an award of some sort.”
Lately, I’ve seen the song pop up in some unexpected places and I’m amazed at the mark this one-off novelty tune has left on the pop culture landscape. Despite its repetitive lyrics and abrasive vocals, I must’ve listened to the silly thing a few hundred times as a kid. Today in Tedium: In a recent Tedium piece, Ernie posed the question: “Can one become nostalgic for abrasive noises?” He was referring to alarm clocks, but that got me thinking about songs others may find annoying or abrasive like “It’s Halloween” by the Shaggs, just about anything by the Legendary Stardust Cowboy, and an old surf song that seems to keep popping up in my life-“Surfin’ Bird.” I once owned a 45 RPM record of “Surfin’ Bird” by The Trashmen. Hey guys, Ernie here with another piece from David Buck, who knows the truth about the Surfin’ Bird.
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