The Bird On My Head
David Seville Lyrics
I'm just sittin in a vacant lot with a bird sittin on my head
I'm just sittin in a vacant lot with a bird sittin on my head
Wicked, wicked, cruel, cruel world
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What have you done to me?
I belong in someones arms
Wicked, wicked, cruel, cruel world
This is no kind of life
I should have a house and bed
Were just sittin in a vacant lot and we haven't got a dime
The bird and me, lonely as can be, were together all the time
Wicked, wicked, cruel, cruel world
What have you done to me?
I belong in someones arms
Wicked, wicked, cruel, cruel world
What I say is no lie
Weve been sittin here so long
I'm just sittin in a vacant lot
The things we want we haven't got need a tree and house and bed
Wicked, wicked, cruel, cruel world
What have you done to me?
And he belongs in a tree
Wicked, wicked, cruel, cruel world
This is no kind of life
And he should have him a wife
Wicked, wicked, cruel, cruel world
What have you done to me?
I belong in someones arms
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Rostom Sipan Bagdasarian (January 27, 1919 – January 16, 1972), American pianist, songwriter, actor, and record producer was born in Fresno, California, and was of Armenian ethnic descent. During his professional life he was better known by the stage name David Seville, which he used on his recordings featuring The Chipmunks.
His first musical success was Rosemary Clooney's "Come on-a My House", which he based the lyrics on dialogue from his famous cousin William Saroyan's novel The Human Comedy. Read Full BioRostom Sipan Bagdasarian (January 27, 1919 – January 16, 1972), American pianist, songwriter, actor, and record producer was born in Fresno, California, and was of Armenian ethnic descent. During his professional life he was better known by the stage name David Seville, which he used on his recordings featuring The Chipmunks.
His first musical success was Rosemary Clooney's "Come on-a My House", which he based the lyrics on dialogue from his famous cousin William Saroyan's novel The Human Comedy. He had a moderate hit in 1956 under the name Alfi & Harry with the novelty record "The Trouble With Harry." As David Seville, he had another #1 record in his song, "The Witch Doctor", which was also his first experiment with the technique of speeding up the playback of an audio track to get the "most-distinctive" higher pitched squeaky comical sound. This success led to his recording of "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" with The Chipmunks.
Bagdasarian also appeared in minor film roles, including Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954), in which he plays an obsessed, piano-playing songwriter who composes, plays, and sings a song called "Lisa." Bagdasarian's dialogue is not clearly heard, and he appears only in long shots, but he is the only other person seen during Hitchcock's notorious cameo appearance. He also had bit parts in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), Viva Zapata! (1952), Destination Gobi (1953), Stalag 17 (1953), Alaska Seas (1954), The Proud and Profane (1956), Three Violent People (1956), Hot Blood (1956), The Deep Six (1957), and The Devil's Hairpin (1957).
He also provided the voice for the David Seville character in the Chipmunks' 1961 animated television series The Alvin Show.
Bagdasarian died of a heart attack at the age of 52. He was subsequently cremated at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles, California. His son, Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., continued to release Chipmunks recordings and took over as the voice for the Chipmunk characters in subsequent iterations of the cartoon.
His first musical success was Rosemary Clooney's "Come on-a My House", which he based the lyrics on dialogue from his famous cousin William Saroyan's novel The Human Comedy. Read Full BioRostom Sipan Bagdasarian (January 27, 1919 – January 16, 1972), American pianist, songwriter, actor, and record producer was born in Fresno, California, and was of Armenian ethnic descent. During his professional life he was better known by the stage name David Seville, which he used on his recordings featuring The Chipmunks.
His first musical success was Rosemary Clooney's "Come on-a My House", which he based the lyrics on dialogue from his famous cousin William Saroyan's novel The Human Comedy. He had a moderate hit in 1956 under the name Alfi & Harry with the novelty record "The Trouble With Harry." As David Seville, he had another #1 record in his song, "The Witch Doctor", which was also his first experiment with the technique of speeding up the playback of an audio track to get the "most-distinctive" higher pitched squeaky comical sound. This success led to his recording of "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" with The Chipmunks.
Bagdasarian also appeared in minor film roles, including Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954), in which he plays an obsessed, piano-playing songwriter who composes, plays, and sings a song called "Lisa." Bagdasarian's dialogue is not clearly heard, and he appears only in long shots, but he is the only other person seen during Hitchcock's notorious cameo appearance. He also had bit parts in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), Viva Zapata! (1952), Destination Gobi (1953), Stalag 17 (1953), Alaska Seas (1954), The Proud and Profane (1956), Three Violent People (1956), Hot Blood (1956), The Deep Six (1957), and The Devil's Hairpin (1957).
He also provided the voice for the David Seville character in the Chipmunks' 1961 animated television series The Alvin Show.
Bagdasarian died of a heart attack at the age of 52. He was subsequently cremated at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles, California. His son, Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., continued to release Chipmunks recordings and took over as the voice for the Chipmunk characters in subsequent iterations of the cartoon.
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yosemitesamiam
Love it. I have a repress that is in rough shape. Need to find an original.
Danny Dowd
I honestly I’ve never heard this song in my life, and I’m 48 years old and a big Chipmunks fan. Now I feel like I missed a lot. 🤔
In fact the only reason I even noticed this song was I was looking up the dates for to see precise age of the Chipmunks. And remember there’s gaps in the 1958 to 1983 and again in 1990 to 2021.
Rockstar Raccoon
The best Dave Seville song.
Loretta Heuer
Grandpa played this on his phone for Immy, our 6 yr old granddaughter the other day.. She improvised a dance to it . With hand motions by the end of the third time. "Play it again, Grandpa!" And asked for him to play it AGAIN so she could dance it one more time before she went to bed. Well, it didn't calm her down to go to sleep. It ENERGIZED her. Grandpa can be great fun. Being a Heuer means that laughing and being silly 🤣 is just the best. Love, Grandma.
ClarkeMarek
I think I first heard it on Dr. Demento, and was pleasantly surprised it existed. And stunned it wasn't a Chipmunk sng.
BETTERWORLD SGT0589
Sounds like old Woody woodpecker!
Rockstar Raccoon
@Konnor Foxworth Except this was before the Chipmunks.
Konnor Foxworth
That, or Simon the Chipmunk is singing with Dave on this track, just like Alvin did “Witch Doctor” with him.