King Tut (song)
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| "King Tut" | ||
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| Single by Steve Martin and The Toot Uncommons | ||
| from the album A Wild and Crazy Guy | ||
| B-side(s) | "Sally Goodin" "Hoedown At Alice's" |
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| Released | 1978 | |
| Format | Vinyl record (7") | |
| Genre | Comedy | |
| Length | 2:10 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |
| Writer(s) | Steve Martin | |
| Producer(s) | William E. McEuen | |
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King Tut is a 1978 novelty song performed by Steve Martin and the "Toot Uncommons" (actually members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band). The original performance was telecast on the April 22, 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live, considered by many to be one of the finest episodes in the show's history. A studio recording of the song was included on Martin's LP A Wild and Crazy Guy.
The song paid homage to Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun and presents a caricature of the sensational Treasures of Tutankhamun travelling exhibit that toured seven United States cities between 1976 to 1979. The exhibit attracted approximately eight million visitors. In the Saturday Night Live version of "King Tut," loyal subjects appease a joyful King Tut with kitchen appliances. An instrumental solo is delivered by a moustached saxophone player (played by Lou Marini) who steps out of a sarcophagus to great laughter.
-- "He gave his life for Tourism."
