My Son, The Greatest / The Best Of. . .
This collection gathers 19 of Sherman's humorous story-songs. The comic uses original lyrics and pre-existing tunes to poke fun at television shows and consumer items, to send-up the kids and generally riff on early and mid-'60s American pop culture. On tracks like "Pop Hates the Beatles" and "Crazy Downtown, " his subject is the generation gap. "Al 'n Yetta" portrays a TV-dependent couple while "Lotsa Luck" describes the complicated hassles of dealing with faulty TVs and new-fangled tape recorders. Sherman assumed his audience had a little knowledge of history, too. On "Good Advice" and "You Went the Wrong Way, Old King Louie, " he sings about inventors and French history, respectively. It's hard to imagine contemporary comedians working the historical beat. "One Hippopatami" is a delightfully goofy festival of wordplay that requires only a love of language and a tolerance for schmaltz. --Fred Cisterna Brand: WACR2. Binding Audio CD. Artist(s): Allan Sherman. Publisher(s): Rhino-Atlantic. Label: Rhino-Atlantic.
| Fabricant: | Rhino Records |
| Numéro de la pièce: | 1703045 |
| Prix le plus bas (CAD): | 8,36 $ |
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| Artist : | Allan Sherman |
| Format : | CD |
| Marque : | Rhino-Atlantic |
| music_track : | Hail To Thee, Fat Person |
