Surfin' Bird
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"Surfin' Bird" is a song performed by American surf rock band The Trashmen. It is a combination of two R&B hits by The Rivingtons, "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" and "The Bird's the Word" and was released in 1963, along with an album of the same name, becoming popular in the Vietnam war era. Notably, it appears in the films Pink Flamingos (performed by a lip synching rectum)[1] and Full Metal Jacket. It was also used in the video game Battlefield Vietnam.
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[edit] Lyrical content
The majority of the song's rapid fire lyrics are derived simply from the titles of two songs by Los Angeles R&B group The Rivingtons - Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow, itself a parody of doo wop from 1962, and The Bird Is The Word from 1963.
[edit] Cover versions
This song has been covered many times, most notably by punk rock band the Ramones (1977), The Deviants, The Cramps (1979), The Queers (1994), PPM (2001) and German thrash metal group Sodom (on their Vietnam war concept album M-16). It was also covered by Pee-Wee Herman in the movie Back to the Beach, and by Australian group Silverchair as a B-side.
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[edit] External links
- A Biography And Discography Of The Trashmen
- A "How To Make An Internet Cartoon" Tutorial Featuring Surfin' Bird
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