NOVELTY HIT Was BANNED For Being DIRTY…It’s NOW 1 of the MOST REVERED Songs EVER!-Professor of Rock

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: What is your pick for THE GREATEST NOVELTY SONG of the ROCK era?

[@Sweet--Richard.4981]

Witch Doctor David Seville

[@peterd.9978]

Pacman Fever!

[@christineml1476]

"King Tut" Steve Martin

[@TerrickTerran]

Hello Muddah Hello Faddah

[@TerrickTerran]

@@Sweet--Richard.4981 fantastic choice.

[@thomaskotch4770]

I met Sam when I was a young boy in the 1967 or 68. He came to our town to play and I begged my mom and dad to take me. They weren't going to let us in because I was just a little kid who loved Wooly Bully. Eventually, they got permission from Sam himself to let is see that show. He even invited us backstage. He was wearing that turban with a large jewel in it. He talked to me and my parents for about 10 minutes then patted me on the back and said he had to go. Very nice man.

[@gns423]

Cool story!

[@gns423]

I remember hearing this song for the first time when I was about 5 years old at a cousin’s graduation party. It was at a reception hall, and it was played very loud. I remember all the young people there crowded the dance floor, and my aunt getting upset because it was so loud. I fell in love with that song right there. Great video, as always.

[@UberLummox]

Hell yeah!

[@davidhall7648]

You'll be telling us "my ding a ling" isn't about bell ringing next 😂😂 ...😮

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I already know the details.

[@KaristaSwiss]

Wait... it ISNT about bell ringing Confused 😮

[@BIGELOW.65]

It's not silver bells hanging on a string? Grandma got ripped off!! 😂😅😂😂😂😂

[@jennifercoopman]

Strange to hear Wooly Bully called novelty. As a Rock fan, I always considered it a classic example of prime 60's Rock n Roll, on par with Louie Louie, and Tutti Frutti, Mony Mony (I see a pattern here), etc. To me, Wooly Bully and the above are some of the original 'party rock anthems'.

[@noelstafford7266]

Yes, this 🤘🏼🌻

[@Polyphemus47]

"Talk Talk", "Laugh Laugh" love these threads!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Yup.

[@jerryfritz374]

Love It Sam The Sham. GREEEAT Song

[@mikes9759]

Absolutely!!

[@catg943]

Thank you for this upload! My beloved husband just passed away on Oct. 16th, and Wooly Bully was his favorite song, along with "House of the Rising Sun" and "Satisfaction ". I miss him so much, hearing that song really made my day. I know he's close by, watching over me. God bless you!

[@mikebuck1897]

Great songs. May he RIP.

[@CowGirlKat8691]

So very sorry for your loss

[@teenachristy977]

So very sorry for your loss.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

So sorry for your loss.

[@John-k6f9k]

Don't post personal stories designed to get sympathy upvotes.

[@ScooterOnHisWay2024]

Monster Mash was the best novelty song. It was, after all, 'a graveyard smash!'🎉

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

Good one! Yes it is and stands up all these years.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It caught on in a flash.

[@williambenner701]

Their Doing The Monster Mash!😬

[@jamesalexander5623]

I saw that on American Bandstand the first time it was Played Live!

[@REVW196]

[@TerrickTerran]

Never thought of this as anything but fun. When they did Little Red Riding Hood, that's one filled with innuendo.

[@RBS_]

...so to SPEAK! ...ha-HAAA!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha!

[@BigBri550]

Aowoooooo!

[@f4lloutgaymer]

"Phrasing!!" - 🍸

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

They showed us maybe the wolf wasn’t as big and bad as it seemed after all.

[@suburban60sKid]

Born in 1937, Sam The Sham is still alive at 87! Other songs our big top 40 in Dallas KLIF 1190 played was "I Couldn't Spell !!*@!", "The Hair On My Chinny Chin Chin", and "How Do You Catch A Girl" in addition to "Ring Dang Doo" and "Ju Ju Hand".

[@JudyGurl]

Stan Kesler (my great uncle), the producer of Wooly Bully, also co-wrote a few of Elvis' first recordings. He also played bass and guitar on hit recordings by Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis.

[@BigBri550]

"Wooly Bully" naughty? Not nearly as lascivious as their howling, drooling "LIttle Red Riding Hood"

[@VelveteenRabbitinRedFern]

That was my favorite!

[@josephalexander5161]

NEVER thought you could make me get emotional talking about Wooly Bully! So glad to know more about Sam and his journey. Beautiful

[@vcv6560]

Thank you for doing this feature whatt an incredible life this gentleman has lived, a story that definitely deserved telling.

[@Rob-yr3vw]

Almost 60 years later, and "Wooly Bully" is still being played at every wedding dance/reception.

[@ProfessorofRock]

So true!

[@Davetv6368]

I had a friend that every time Wooly Bully came on the car radio, we had to pull over, and he would get out and would do what he called the Wooly Bully dance. It was funny as all heck. Great memories you invoked. Thank you.

[@ProfessorofRock]

So funny! Great memory!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Haha! I don’t know how to do that dance.

[@therealcouture57]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I STILL know how to do it!

[@Stormgryph]

I never thought the song was dirty. I always have thought of it as a fun song, I still sing along with the Wooly Bully and watch it parts.

[@hannekevankeulen494]

The chipmunk movie and the Wooly Bully scene especially has remained in my head since a kid and to see you clip it made my evening!

[@theaterlon]

I was 'working' in my high school's theater. They played in our schools auditorium in 1967, along with Gene Pitney. It was my first backstage experience, and I've made my living at it ever since.

[@TheMommaMelissa]

My dad passed away 14 years ago this week. Wooly Bully was one of his favorite songs from back in the day. Thanks for the smiles I had during this video! Very timely, for sure.

[@amyrussell860]

Wooley Bulley! You summed it up pretty well: the silliness is what makes the song fun to listen/dance to. In 2016, my daughter and I stopped in Memphis while moving her home from Florida. The Rock and Soul museum was one of our destinations. Cool place and worth a stop. They have Sam the Sham's Indian (I believe) motorcycle on display. And you can listen to the song along with a variety of other songs from that era.

[@therealcouture57]

I didn't know about that! I'll have to check out that museum!

[@cherylreichardt]

Oh I never thought this was a naughty song. I imagined a funny animal indeed! It was a good time song for me as a little kid! Thanks Professor!

[@RBS_]

....did you think that way about "S-ugarwalls", too!?? ....ha-HAAA!! >jus'kiddin'

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks Cheryl! I seems like any song that was not clearly understood had to be about S-E-X right?

[@RBS_]

@@ProfessorofRock ....THANK GOD! ...ha-HAAA!!

[@sierrawave]

I can’t believe as long as I’ve been on this planet that I never knew that L7 was 60s slang for square. Thank you for still having something to teach an old slacker.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Cool!

[@actionsub]

In the 60s when this song came out, the local Top 40 station would print out their top hits survey for the week and distribute it to local record stores as a flyer. On the back, they'd pick one of the current top songs and print the lyrics on the back. One week, they printed the words to "Wooly Bully". When it got to the line about "L-7", the station put "square" in parentheses as an editorial comment...

[@AnObSm]

This was indeed an extremely far out piece of trivia.

[@MattSkosh]

⁠@@actionsub And I only recently learned that “square” was an alternate way of saying “not around”.

[@suburban60sKid]

Raised in Dallas, our big 50,000 watt top 40 station KLIF, "The Mighty 11-90" also played "I Couldn't Spell #@!%" as well as "Ring Dang Doo". We all knew who was a "square" in school, yet I never knew "L7" meant "square" as well. Even when I saw the band L7 in Irvine Meadows 30 years ago they didn't mention they took that for their name. No matter how old you get, you learn something new every day.

[@jillwklausen]

You did it again! I'm always amazed by how much info you squeeze out of a song! Great episode as always, Adam. Have an excellent day!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks, you too Jill!

[@OnewAll_]

Hey, PoR! So glad you covered this song & band. Growing up in TX I can't hear "Wooly Bully" without also thinking about and wanting to hear "She's About a Mover" by the Sir Douglas Quintet. Both songs had a very "Texas feel" to them, at least to me. The SDQ got together in 1964 in San Antonio and also had their biggest hit in 1965- the song they are still best know for today "She's About a Mover". The songs are forever linked in my mind because those two songs dominated radio air play in the year 1965 (in TX at least). In fact, I was really surprised you didn't mention SDQ in your coverage of StS&P. But maybe it's just me that thinks about them together. Good stuff, as always

[@superdave1949]

I also thought of SDQ. It amazed me that a couple of fellow Texas boys were able to crack the stranglehold that British groups held on pop music at the time. And they did it with the conjunto sound that, although ubiquitous in Texas, was little known elsewhere. I hope you do a deep dive on Doug Sahm one day, Professor. He's painfully underrated for his contributions to music over his career.

[@steveturner3999]

I remember catching them on television when I was a kid and absolutely loving their antics. The costumes and that name Sam The Sham plus his goofy lyrics made them a very fun group to follow. Loved them and no party was complete without everyone singing Wooly Bully. Thanks for the insight Professor!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks Steve!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Their whole vibe was pretty Middle Eastern!

[@chickenwriter]

I was 14 when Wooly Bully came out. Loved it of course. I liked Little Red Riding Hood even better. 1969 or 70, when I was stationed at Ft Sill in Lawton Oklahoma (before I left for Vietnam), Sam the Sham play at a nightclub in Lawton... I was first in line... so to speak. Thanks for the memories.

[@phillipblades6784]

Thanks so much for your service! You might have been at Fort Sill, when my dad was there. I was born in 1968 and Dad was in the Army at the time. It’s a small world!

[@tomaims]

And your dads as well we of that lottrry draft era. A faur way to get killed. At least we had the music! Yep we will always have that thanks to all vets At all times, all wars aloy were killed. Many injuried But we had the music and what great music we recieved. Atleast God gave us rhythm and blues, silken balleds and ultimately ROCK AND ROLL! Don❤ McLeans music may have died it jis mud

[@tomaims]

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[@TWBlack]

Thanks for your service. My ex did 3 tours of Vietnam!! Happy both of ya made it back...he might be my ex but we had some good years together!!

[@phillipblades6784]

@@tomaimsDad never went to Vietnam, but he felt obligated to try to go there, twice. I’m very proud of his sense of duty. Those of his generation that went, I’m also very proud of.

[@vanessahenry7238]

This song and Little Red Riding Hood - both my uncle and dad would sing along with me to BOTH these songs because they were often on either an 8track or mixed tape I made for our road trips! I can't hear the WB song though without smiling and laughing for another reason: A friend of mine was drunk, and jumped on stage with another band and started belting this out! OMGODS! The crowed loved it and it is one of those permanent memories I cherish as much as my dad and uncles! Thank you Adam!

[@therealspooks]

Just a quick anecdote, I was in a band with David A. Martin's nephew in the mid 80's, I had a busted Technics turntable that we took to his house in Garland because he was doing electronic repairs. I got to see the Gold Single for Wooly Bully above his fireplace, he was a nice guy. I never got the turntable back because he passed away in 87...true story!

[@ProfessorofRock]

THanks!

[@williambarry8015]

"Never let a lyric get in the way of a groove"~Maurice White.

[@ProfessorofRock]

EWF! Hey William!

[@williambarry8015]

​​​@@ProfessorofRock i always think of that quote when the lyrics don't make any sense but the song sounds good.

[@davegambill824]

You said Infectious Grooves.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

My mother very much approves.

[@williambarry8015]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 hope youre feeling better🙏✌️

[@mmccormick3085]

Amazing story telling as always! Thanks for the update on Sam and whereabouts and positive influence in the world!❤

[@BrandyStaples-d8l]

Oof. I lost my mom this year and this was definitely sung and danced to in our house often. You also mentioned the Kingsmen. She said she saw them at a little hole in the wall just before Louie Louie was released. They couldn't understand a word of it, but they liked it! I miss her. ❤

[@strayamate5162]

What a great episode. So much I didn’t know!

[@gwflew]

The hit spreadsheet released in 1983 was Lotus 1-2-3. Its major competitor released in in 1988 was called Quatro Pro. Wooly Bully!!!

[@rezkinginternational]

That Saxophone solo is one of my best favorites along with the solo on Foreigners "Urgent".

[@fgrady1]

When “Moonlighting” was on the air, something weird happened when there was a writers strike. In the middle of an episode, cast member Curtis Armstrong put on a sultan’s turban put that single on a small record player, when Curtis began moving to the song. It was so absurd you couldn’t help but laugh. Anyone remember that? And oh yeah in the “nerds” films, Curtis was “Booger”!

[@TocGan]

I do... even "David" put the record on high rpm and it sounded like the chipmunks... the cocaine was cheap back then...

[@MahaliaMD73]

I think of Herbert Viola every time I hear this song mentioned. 😂

[@jamesedwards2237]

@fgrady1 Curtis Armstrong also was in the film Better Off Dead, with John Cusack.

[@CassandraElkin]

I forgot about that!

[@MahaliaMD73]

@@jamesedwards2237 And One Crazy Summer, too.

[@pjmurphy920]

Great show, Prof! I loved this song in high school, as well as "Little Red Riding Hood." I never, ever thought of anything being dirty about this song and never heard hints that it was, even. I loved The Beatles first, Mamas & Papas, The Animals, etc., and I can't believe this song was #1 in 1965. Thank you!!

[@michaelcespedes9744]

It's always great to see the contributions of hispanic folks to rock music be acknowledged. There's so much there that people don't know. From Ritchie Valens to Maná, there's so much good stuff. Thanks Professor!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Well said!

[@timduch1]

great coverage of such a fun song and an inspirational singer/band leader

[@steveb7310]

Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs was just plain fun. When I first heard Little Red Riding Hood, I thought it was the Stones, his vocals were so similar to Mick Jagger.

[@therealcouture57]

I knew what song you were going to discuss the minute you said "novelty song" and "summer of 1965"!!! I was 8 years old that summer, and just becoming aware and independent of my parents enough to begin paying attention to popular music. (Up to that point, I was raised on '50s crooners, early '60s folk, classical, and classical sacred music) I began buying 45s with my meager allowance. Wooly Bully was one of the first records I ever bought!!! Thanks for making me smile with a childhood memory.

[@jnmsks6052]

My first experience with Woolly Bully was in band in 8th or 9th grade. We played a lot of 60s songs in the 90s. Many of these songs I didn't actually hear until I could catch them online.

[@Rob_Kates]

I love your storytelling ability. I was not very interested in learning about this song, but the way you talk about it makes it fascinating. Cool shirt by the way.

[@rodthebodfromcanada]

"Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies, another novelty song, was also the number one song of the year in 1969

[@ProfessorofRock]

That's right!

[@watchwoman29]

Loved that song!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

How is that a novelty song though? Other than it being sung by cartoon characters

[@gregorymoore2877]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Yeah, I think we're starting to stretch the definition of novelty song.

[@tsl7881]

Was.that a novelty song or a sticky sweet pop song??

[@TWBlack]

You ALWAYS take me back, especially with those clips of some of my favorite songs!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Awesome!

[@ellennewth6305]

My favorite 60s novelty song was Herman’s Hermits “Henry Vlll” followed by Donovan’s “Mellow Yellow”. 😊

[@dougpeters1625]

second verse, same as the first!

[@Anna-g3i4n]

Love your program! You always tell background and history of the songs and the artists, as well as of music itself. ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ is in my playlist. I liked listening you tell the story of Sam the Sham’s life now. I like it when “my people” do good in life and achieve dreams they didn’t even know they had. Rock on Professor Rock!!!

[@markdavidson4182]

There was (is?) an accounting program called Lotus 1-2-3. During the 80's a competing program called Quarto came on the market. It's name was inspired by the intro of Woolly Bully.

[@tsl7881]

Word Perfect+Paradox borland bundle.

[@NOBodYknoys111]

Great year 1965 was the year I was borne. Most of My favorite music is from 60s and 70s. Started learning to play in 78 and never stoped. Another great show there professor.

[@JC-ec7ey]

Born in 1965 here also ... and most of the music I listen to came from the mid-60s to the late 70s

[@NOBodYknoys111]

@JC-ec7ey cool brother rock on

[@mejurgensen]

I think "Fowl Owl On The Prowl" was based on combo of "Wooly Bully" and "Little Red Riding Hood". It was in the movie, In The Heat Of The Night.

[@Tigerowltattoo]

I think you, me and three others remember that song.

[@therealcouture57]

@@Tigerowltattoo "In The Heat Of The Night" is one of my favorite films (classic film junkie here) so I remember it very well! Seems like I recall hearing it on the radio, but can't really remember.

[@blackphillip8486]

F'n love L7 to this day, never knew they took the name from this actual song! Been a fan since the mid 90's, learn something new everyday. Thanks Professor! 👍

[@ericbgordon1575]

Like many others in my generation (might have done), I came into "Wooly Bully" when the remake of it was included in Splash!, a film which I saw the year after it was out. As of now, 40 years later, I still associate the song (and Sam the Sham and the Pharohs) with Splash!. I had the chance to participate in covering the song live in Autumn 2007 during an ultra-brief stint playing guitar and singing in a country rock band in Indianapolis. My favorite part was how the keyboardist who sang it wasn't including any of Sam's characteristic vocalizations, leading me to interject them (despite not being the lead vocalist on the tune).

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing Eric!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

And how do you think you did making the noises?

[@ericbgordon1575]

I think I made the right ones, @xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980.

[@gigi0698]

I remember listening to this on the oldies radio station. My Dad loved playing around when this song came on! Good memories!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Great memory!

[@cindysnow2123]

On February 24th 1965, a woman named Marion Snow gave birth to her 5th child!! It happened at Brady Maternity Hospital in Albany NY!! The baby was given the name Cindy Diane Snow!! I do believe she has loved music even before she left the hospital!! She loves all kinds of music especially The Eagles, Tanya Tucker, ABBA and Vince Gill!! She's turning 60 next year and still loves music!! Thanks for sharing an awesome video about a song from a great year!! Happy Halloween!! Cindy Snow

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks Cindy!

[@williambarry8015]

My 3 year old nephew was grooving to tunes before he could crawl. Now hes writing his own jokes.

[@RBS_]

....Cindy Snow!? ...any relation to CHRISSY!? ....HA-HAA! ...I had to do it, Cin.....

[@katelynneshouse2834]

Happy Early Birthday, Cindy Snow! 🎂

[@ProfessorofRock]

@@katelynneshouse2834 I second that!

[@buddyrichable1]

I was 15 when Wooly Bully came out, but I never knew it was such a huge hit. I remember watching the show that the clip in the video was from. Thanks Professor for the best music show on the internet, and all the wonderful memories.

[@gusfring9895]

One of my favorite songs to play at weddings and outdoor events. Our trombone player Tommy handles the lead vocals, and he hams it up really well. Great song for a crowd that has been drinking for an hour or two! It always goes over like gangbusters and is easy to play, so it allows for dancer-watching, which can be lots of fun depending on who's dancing and how drunk they are. If one wanted to have a little fun at the crowd's expense, the band could gradually speed up the tempo after a minute or so, but the dance floor could get messy and folks could get hurt. On second thought, maybe not!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Awesome!

[@BigBear11141]

In my youth, I remember dancing The Frug and The Jerk with Tree Hardy to the beat of 'Wooly Bully' at the Local Field Days! Great times, Great Music!!!

[@ericcrawford3453]

What a cool decent man. Ive read in a couplle differnt Elvis books he would play Elvis's new years eve parties in Memphis.

[@markherzog9484]

Prof OR, one of yer best videos…….. this song transcended pop, it covered Ska, Bluebeat and early reggae…. Thank you…..

[@FrizleFry00]

Happy Halloween! Very cool that L7 used that line to name their band. Cheers, Adam!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks!

[@auldthymer]

I learned that L7 is formed by your fingers and thumbs. I love that

[@BobDeWitt-pl9qp]

Great episode, Professor. Love your attitude.

[@marcoc8494]

The first time I heard "Wooly Bully" was on a Molson Canadian beer commercial in the 80s. So many beer commercials during hockey games back then featuring so many songs: "All Right Now" by Free, "Bang a Gong" by T. Rex, "Cold as Ice" by Foreigner, "Ballroom Blitz" by Sweet...beer commercials introduced me to so many songs as a kid (side note: I hate beer).

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool!

[@CasualSpud]

Moosehead beer gave out cds with their cases back in the 90s... Some great East Coast music I wouldn't know of without... side note: I like beer, just not Moosehead.

[@marcoc8494]

@@CasualSpud Did that CD also have "Devil with a Blue Dress On" by Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels? That's another beer commercial song I forgot to mention.

[@CasualSpud]

@@marcoc8494 They were Atlantic Canadian artists..Sandbox, Big Picture, Lennie Gallant etc.. back in the "Seattle East" of the mid 90s

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

What does beer even taste like? Lol

[@forcedfeedbackclassicgamer5499]

This video made my day! Such a classic.

[@rhm5158]

How about covering Napoleon the XIV “They’re coming to take me away”. 😀

[@jamesedwards2237]

With the flip side of It's A Gas!!

[@DawnDavidson]

“To the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time…” 😂

[@LyndonBulley-bo7nl]

A friend who was a local DJ would always play this when he saw that i was in attendance. i will have this at my funeral

[@Veritas-TheGoader]

1:15 “If you were a vandalizing hoodlum, you’ll love this channel” Haha

[@pamelaroundy9814]

I drove my kids to the first house they toilet papered.

[@Veritas-TheGoader]

@@pamelaroundy9814 To make them clean it up?

[@Veritas-TheGoader]

@@pamelaroundy9814 My mom dressed me as a girl for Halloween, and told me to let them touch my boobs for more candy. We were poor on welfare, and Halloween being at the end of the month, we were out of food, so had to get ours!

[@miss3305]

Yes! Love this, was listening to it yesterday in my car. Such a cool groove.

[@Whisper_292]

I love Wooly Bully! I made up a dance routine to it while dancing alone in my room when I was nine or ten. I actually remember part of it.

[@ProfessorofRock]

LOVE IT! Thanks for sharing Whisper!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Cool! Do you like to act like a monster when you do it?

[@edwardgarcia614]

Great song, and story. One of my fun all time favorites. It used to be my little nephews favorite also, bless is soul. When ever "Wooly Bully" would play on the radio he would bob his head in time to the music. My sister would listed to the local rock and roll station and as you know that jam got played a lot. He passed away at around age 4. He never walked or talked. He was born without a gall bladder, rendering his little body jaundice all the time, eventually killing him.

[@thetitleisours1]

Speaking of comedy songs, can you imagine songs by Bob Rivers being made today?

[@bobdavis4848]

Absolutely I can. It's just that today, like back then, many stations would not play them.

[@SluggerWV304]

Great episode. Loved the quote at the end the best. You do great work. Keep it up

[@stevenfunderburg1623]

I'm not going to make fun of the Professor's shirt today because he played a little bit of my favorite Beach Boys song.

[@TerrickTerran]

Beach Boys always earns a bit of amnesty.

[@artheisenbergscourier5726]

Maybe he's picking up some money on the side as a Magic Mike

[@irishgirldutchpour]

😂

[@briansnow9865]

Warrant was/is awesome.

[@DC8091]

that shirt ROCkS!! 🤘

[@kagestone56]

I was 9 that year and we all danced to that song every time it came on. Later in the early 70s we had a white German Shepherd dog that we would sing it to after he had a bath and would run around all fluffed up. 😆 Great era, great memories.

[@MichealHeckman-m2r]

I like the way Sean Penn jump on the floor next to the band on fast times at Richmond high and starts singing the song with the band.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Same!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Yep!

[@lowerquadrant]

First, The Professor is in a league of his own - the most pleasant and intelligent voice on the Net. I graduated HS in '65. So far, the absolute best year of my life. Girls, a job, and MUSIC!!! I miss it!

[@TerrickTerran]

Happy Halloween Gang. Time for another fun history from the POR.

[@AnnaTrail-xp8pr]

Trick or treat

[@jermwar]

Excellent ep. Well done. Would love to see even more from the 50s & early 60s.

[@cybersean3000]

@ProfessorofRock Bono did not count to four in Spanish. He counted Uno Dos Tres Catorce, which is 1 2 3 14. The 14 was in reference to the song being on their 14th album.

[@DawnDavidson]

Thanks for that explanation. I heard the 14, but didn’t know why!

[@cybersean3000]

@@DawnDavidson 🙂

[@BulletSponge178]

Praise Bob

[@efhs1970]

I got to see Sam back around 2002 (best I can remember), what an awesome entertainer! Thanks for sharing!!💫

[@danohstoolbox]

They used it in the movie fast times at Ridgemont high 🇨🇦🍁💪🔧👍

[@Whisper_292]

"Hey, dude, I know that song!" Jeff Spicoli.

[@donaldperrotta8514]

I remember summer 1965 so well …. My grandparents owned a beach variety store on the Connecticut shoreline and next to the store was an arcade with a jukebox .. and Wolly Bully was played constantly throughout the day and night !!!!

[@glennuhls9546]

When I was a kid, I remember Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs performing that song on the show "Where the Action Is" which was hosted by Dick Clark in the afternoons. I use to watch that show when I got home from school. If I recall correctly, Paul Revere and the Raiders was like the "house" band on that show.

[@mlschirado]

My dad had this record! He used to play it for me and my brother, and we’d dance around the living room to it. One of my favorite childhood memories 😊

[@charlescdt6509]

Loved the Chipmunks version from their movie.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Who doesn't?

[@CowGirlKat8691]

I always thought of a wooly mammoth when this song came on as a young child! My sisters would play a game of turning the radio off & guessing what the next song was & I remember them playing this game when we were suppose to be fishing with mom & dad up Antelope Valley outside Arco between Moore & Mackay, Idaho & they ran the battery down! Great memory! 🤠

[@CharlieKrampitz]

Matty told Hatty about a thing she saw had two big horns and a wooly jaw Wooly Bully Wooly Bully Wooly Bully. Nothing dirty about Wooly Bully

[@gregorymoore2877]

Hatty told Matty let's don't take no chance. Let's not be L7, come and learn to dance. Wooly Bully... Wooly Bully... Wooly Bully, Wooly Bully, Wooly Bully.

[@davidlosers]

The song was also in FULL METAL JACKET and SPLASH. It’s my opinion that Kubrick chose this song because it is so emblematic of the 1960’s but also because it is a great song.

[@debbie4503]

I remember Wooly Bully. I would sing it when my Mom wouldn't hear me. 😂

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha ha. Where are you from?

[@DC8091]

may get that shirt 🤘🤘

[@douglasboyle6416]

When I was in college, the Wooly Bully count off was my particular groups signature prelude to shots.

[@donwarrington4916]

Weird Al coulda taken this to the top ...😂

[@ProfessorofRock]

Indeed!

[@Metalbass1979]

Excellent shirt, sir! I have so many great memories of that album. I'd love to see you do a Warrant episode.

[@tomforsythe7024]

I actually played "Wooly Bully," just a couple weeks ago. Someone requested it out of the blue, so we jammed it on the spot. Really fun.

[@micdavis-c6l]

I was living in L.A. when this song came out. The whole Valley was dancing to this.

[@richard_n]

I feel novelty songs do so well because listeners get tired of listening to the same kind of music over and over. Variety is the spice of life, and people want that.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Plus, why take everything so seriously?

[@willarellano833]

I remember when Wooly Bully came out our local radio station played it over and over again for like a whole day. So cool cause it was different from anything else that was being played at the time. What a great year for music

[@fredupstairs8234]

Another great episode. Never heard of L7 over all of these years. Perhaps I are one.

[@jazztheglass6139]

Chuck Berry only had a single number 1 record in the UK. My dinga ling, still a great song. The BBC didnt like playing it

[@ProfessorofRock]

I remember!

[@historianKelly]

My parents had My Ding-a-Ling on 45! They had a great 45 collection that became another victim of their 1980s divorce.

[@jacekatalakis8316]

i mean, it's the BBC in that timeframe, they were up in arms about Nutrocker too for putting a rock spin on classical music. That does make me wonddr though who decides what gets banned, is it the DJ at the BBC who won't play a song, or is it the management, or is it the head of the BBC or who makes that call? Or for a more interesting example. Walk On THe Wild Side, the Lou Reed classic. Two DJs have come forward and said it was bleeped in the US, but not in Europe at all, so did the record label self censor, or was it the stations that bleeped the song in the States via some sort of audio trickery, or how did that all go down? Same song, two different markets, two vastly different approaches to the song, one of which sailed through unscathed on this side of the Atlantic, whereas the US was up in arms enough to bleep out the entire song and going by the discussion the DJ had on Sunday, it sounded like the song was bleeped even if you bought it in a store, which I can believe knowing the time frame and subject matter of the (admittedly awesome) song though too

[@paulqueripel3493]

The BBC may not have liked it, but they must have played it. No commercial radio in the UK at the time, and I remember hearing it.

[@eisande6237]

My mother passed November of last year. She had told me a story about this song. She bought the record and played it over and over and over until her stepfather came into her room, grabbed the record and broke it in half. 😢

[@locustjohn3865]

Hey dude, I know that song!

[@Whisper_292]

😊

[@tsl7881]

Take a bad song and make it better.

[@Rebelxstudios]

I never thought of them as a one-hit wonder band. Because as far back as I could remember I always knew about this song, and Little Red Riding Hood.

[@SHARKVADERS]

P O R !!!!!!!!!!!!!