1966 Dickie Goodman - Batman And His Grandmother (mono 45)

[@larryshackley8074]

This came out right in the midst of Bat-mania. I was 10 and rushed out to buy a copy! The flip side was even weirder.

[@HENSLEYMB]

When I was in grade school, a 4th grade class did a skit on the school stage base while this record played.

[@geoffreycrompton286]

That's awesome! You got some luck round you! :D

[@zirconviper]

Robin: Batman! Where you going? Batman: To the Batroom Robin!

[@mungojerry311]

Here's my obligatory list of the songs sampled in this break-in: 0:00 Batman Theme - Marketts (also 1:14, 1:51, 2:11, and 2:27) 0:09 Ballad Of The Green Berets - SSgt. Barry Sadler 0:14 634-5789 (Soulsville, USA) - Wilson Pickett 0:21 Juanita Banana - Peels (also 0:59 and 2:17) 0:37 19th Nervous Breakdown - Rolling Stones 0:50 Baby Scratch My Back - Slim Harpo 1:11 Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Cher 1:36 (You're My) Soul And Inspiration - Righteous Brothers 1:45 A Sign Of The Times - Petula Clark 1:57 Rhapsody In The Rain - Lou Christie 2:07 Nowhere Man - Beatles

[@larryshackley8074]

My wife and I had never heard the original of "Juanita Banana" until she ran across it on some 60s station. We knew most of the rest of these.

[@Murrlin27]

So back in the 90s I got to hear Green Beret on the radio. And then, sometime after, I managed to find the "Grandmother" song, but long since forgotten what it was called until now! THANK YOU!

[@d.a.elliottjr.367]

I've been wondering since I got this on a CD in 1998 what that singing was at 0:21, 0:59 & 2:17. I always thought maybe it was Mrs. Miller. I'll have to look up Juanita Banana, never heard of it.

[@RedVynil]

@@Murrlin27 What grandmother song?

[@RedVynil]

Great! Can you figure out another one that I've been have trouble with for years? I've got at least half of them but I'm drawing blanks with the others.

[@superlinksx]

interesting proto sampling, but YIKES at the same time.

[@jamescampbell6724]

Robin has had his 19th nervous breakdown.

[@orbyfan]

A little Dickie Goodman goes a long way; if you've heard one of his records, you've heard them all. They're at least useful for knowing what songs were current at a given time.

[@wmbrown6]

Wouldn't it also be his last until 1975's "Mr. Jaws"? Or did he have a few minor hits between this and that? This was certainly one of the last put out on the Red Bird label before Leiber and Stoller bailed out and left George Goldner holding the bag (whereby the L/S prefix on the matrix number was replaced by a "GG").

[@Alanmania65]

"On Campus" went to #45 in 1969. "Luna Trip" barely scratched the chart at #95 the same year. In the 1970s, "Watergrate" (sic) hit #42 in 1973, "Energy Crisis '74" reached #33 in, of course, 1974, followed by "Mr. President" at #73.

[@wmbrown6]

@@Alanmania65 - Ah. So he had a few minor releases between this one and "Mr. Jaws." Rather incredible.

[@lindaeasley5606]

There was also a couple about Watergate around 1973 and 1974

[@RedVynil]

@@Alanmania65 Yeah, Watergrate, like, on the top of a sewer.

[@RedVynil]

Hell no! He had at least 80 records! Between this and "Mr. Jaws:", there were about a dozen others. DAVY JONES PRERSENTS 663 6/1967 WHITE HOUSE HAPPENNING ORON 101 1/6?/1968 (AS: THE PENNSYLVANIA PLAYERS (NARRATED BY NONE OTHER THAN...)) WASHINGTON UPTIGHT COTIQUE 158 6/22/1969 ON CAMPUS COTIQUE 173 8/30/1969 LUNA TRIP RAMGO 501 11/27?/1971 / SCEPTER 12339 LATE 1971 (R.I.) (AS: DICKIE GOODMAN & RUTHIE) SPEAKING OF ECOLOGY NIGHTRAIN 906 1973 (Not Dickie, but he was involved with it) THE CHESTNUTS AND BAND / ROCK N’ ROLL TRAGEDY RAINY WEDNESDAY 201 3/17?/1973 (Not Dickie but he co-wrote and produced it) JOHN & ERNEST / SUPERFLY MEETS SHAFT " " " / PART TWO RAINY WEDNESDAY 202 6/16/1973 WATERGRATE RAINY WEDNESDAY 203 8/4/1973 JOHN & ERNEST / SOUL PRESIDENT NUMBER ONE RAINY WEDNESDAY 205 9/14/1973 THE CONSTITUTION RAINY WEDNESDAY 206 1/26/1974 ENERGY CRISIS `74 RAINY WEDNESDAY 207 5/25?/1974 MR. PRESIDENT RAINY WEDNESDAY 208 9/21?/1974 GERRY FORD - A SPECIAL REPORT RAINY WEDNESDAY 209 12/3?/1974 INFLATION IN THE NATION CASH CR 451 9/6/1975 MR. JAWS And that's just the break-ins he was involved with. Most likely, L/S split when they found out what a crooked asshole Goldner was!

[@TheEggplantThatAteChicago]

There ought to have been sanctions against this.

[@bryanrendleman2001]

Come on man! Did anyone really think these were funny?

[@salianni16]

I did! They don't make them like this anymore.

[@samp.8099]

It's kinda funny

[@bryanrendleman2001]

​@@samp.8099 I listened again and did laugh when they drafted grandmother.

[@robertorick6383]

The DJ's throughout the 60's and 70's kept playing them, which is how they charted on Billboard's charts. Dr. Demento always gave Goodman airplay on his radio show. He thought they were demented. Comedy is subjective on records. Some people can barely tolerate Ray Stevens, but he charted on the Pop & C&W charts for 50 years .

[@TheEggplantThatAteChicago]

My father apparently liked at least the first one. The rest of my family can't fathom why.

[@JDoe-gf5oz]

Good grief. Secondhand Embarrassment: The Album.

[@t40onbass]

I think this is one of the last singles released on the short lived Red Bird/Blue Cat labels.