A Laugh

Artist: Allan Sherman

Album: My Son, The Celebrity 

Year Released: 1963

Track-By-Track

Al N’ Yetta

Fanfare? Appropriate for the feel of this whole album. Baby Boomers will understand the references in this first track better than the younger crowd, so ask your grandparents who these people were. You’ll have a great afternoon discussing exactly why this is hilarious.

Medley: Barry is the Baby’s Name/Horowitz/Get in the Garden Freeway

George M Cohan would approve. If you recognize these melodies, you’ll love the spoofs. Can you name them without looking it up?

Mexican Hat Dance

A traditional Mexican song with a twist. This one just really needs to be experienced. It’s cute and funny.

The Bronx Bird Watcher

Ah... New Yawk accents. Funny enough, but you add in these lyrics and you’re in for a laugh. Allan Sherman really captured nature in this song.

Let’s All Call up AT&T and Protest to the President March

Again, you will probably have to ask your grandparents exactly what this song means. And if you can memorize all the numbers, you deserve a medal.

Harvey & Sheila

Oh, the day they met... This hilarious spoof is the epitome of how our language has evolved into mostly acronyms. Do you know what all of them are?

Won’t You Come Home Disraeli?

Queen Victoria. PM Disraeli. Research. Do some. Spoof of “Bill Bailey”. That’s really all that can be said.

No One’s Perfect

Still fun, but not as in-your-face funny as the others. See if you can identify the names and groups mentioned.

When I Was a Lad

Polishing an apple for your professor can get you anything you want. Or not...

Me

Meh. Again, not as funny as others. Not the best.

Shticks of One and a Half Dozen of the Other

I’m not going to spoil this one. Listen to it. Seriously, go. Now.

Recommended?

Mostly. As with every comedian, some parts are better than others. Comedy is also subjective. You may be doubled over laughing at the ones I’m not fond of. That’s how it goes.

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