Nervous Norvus was the performing name of Jimmy Drake (1918-1968). Nervous … Read Full Bio ↴Nervous Norvus was the performing name of Jimmy Drake (1918-1968). Nervous Norvus was born in the year World War 1 ended and was almost 40 by the time he had his 2 hit singles in 1956. His records were made with input from one time jazz trombonist Red Blanchard who he was sending demos to in the hope of finding an artist to record them. Blanchard had been an influence, particularly with the "jive" language employed in the lyrics. His own attempts at recording had been no more than as a member of the 4 Jokers who'd cut the first "Transfusion". After his brief hour of glory which amounted to less than 6 months he concentrated on his demo service which was providing music for other peoples' songs and where he'd charge around 7 dollars to make these demos, some of which led to publishing contracts for the songwriters. After a final single on Dot, the artist had his contract dropped and only recorded after sporadically for a series of Indie labels like Embee and Big Ben up to 1960. Nervous Norvus lived until mid 1968 when he died from an alcohol related illness.

Transfusion
Nervous Norvus Lyrics

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Zoooommm
Tooling down the highway doing seventy-nine
I'm a twin pipe papa and I'm feelin fine
Hey man dig that was that a red stop sign

Transfusion transfusion
I'm just a solid mess of contusions
Never never never gonna speed again

Slip the blood to me Bud

I jump in my rod about a quarter to nine
I gotta make a date with that chick of mine
I cross the center line man you gotta make time

Transfusion transfusion
Oh man I got the cotton pickin convolutions
Never never never gonna speed again
Shoot the juice to me Bruce

My foot's on the throttle and it's made of lead
But I'm a fast ridding daddy with a real cool head
I'ma gonna pass a truck on the hill ahead

Transfusion transfusion
My red corpsickles are in mass confusion
Never never never gonna speed again
Pass the crimson to me Jimson

I took a little drink and I'm feelin right
I can fly right over everything everything in sight
There's a slow poking cat I'm gonna pass him on the right

Transfusion transfusion
I'm a real gone paleface and that's no illusion
I'ma never never never gonna speed again
Pass the claret to me Barrett

A rollin down the mountain on a rainy day
Oh when you see me coming better start to pray
I'ma cuttin up the road and I'm the boss all the way

Transfusion transfusion
Oh doc pardon me for this crazy intrusion
I'm never never never gonna speed again
Pump the fluid in me Louie

I'm burning up the highway early this morn
I'm passing everybody oh nothing but corn
Man outta my way I don't drive with my horn

Transfusion transfusion
Oh nurse I'm gonna make a new resolution
I'm never never never gonna speed again
Put a gallon in me Alan

Oh barnyard drivers are found in two classes
Line crowding hogs and speeding jackasses
So remember to slow down today
Hey daddy-o

Make that type O huh
Atta-boy

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Nervous Norvus's song Transfusion are a humorous depiction of a reckless driver who has been through multiple accidents and needs blood transfusions to survive. The song starts with the singer driving down a highway at a high speed of seventy-nine, feeling good about his twin pipe papa. He almost misses a red stop sign, which points towards his lack of attention while driving. As the song progresses, the singer becomes more and more reckless, crossing the center line and passing a truck on a hill ahead.

Throughout the song, the singer requests for blood transfusions, which shows that he has been in numerous accidents and has been experiencing contusions. He drinks and takes injections to feel better, giving him the confidence to fly over everything in sight. Towards the end of the song, he is cutting up the road in the rain and singing about his determination to never speed again while requesting more blood transfusions. The overall tone of the song is light-hearted, with the use of rhyming and comedic lyrics.

Line by Line Meaning

Zoooommm
I'm speeding down the highway

Tooling down the highway doing seventy-nine
I'm driving down the highway going 79 miles per hour

I'm a twin pipe papa and I'm feelin fine
I'm driving a car with two exhaust pipes and feeling good

Hey man dig that was that a red stop sign
I'm driving so fast that I almost missed a red stop sign

Transfusion transfusion
I need a blood transfusion

I'm just a solid mess of contusions
I have a lot of bruises from my accidents

Never never never gonna speed again
I promise to never speed again

Slip the blood to me Bud
Give me a blood transfusion, Bud

I jump in my rod about a quarter to nine
I got into my car at 8:45 PM

I gotta make a date with that chick of mine
I have a date with my girlfriend

I cross the center line man you gotta make time
I have to take risks to make sure I get there on time

Oh man I got the cotton pickin convolutions
I have a headache

Shoot the juice to me Bruce
Give me the transfusion, Bruce

My foot's on the throttle and it's made of lead
I'm pressing the accelerator pedal really hard

But I'm a fast ridding daddy with a real cool head
I'm a confident, fast driver

I'ma gonna pass a truck on the hill ahead
I'm going to overtake a truck on a hill

My red corpsickles are in mass confusion
My red blood cells are damaged

Pass the crimson to me Jimson
Give me the blood transfusion, Jimson

I took a little drink and I'm feelin right
I drank something that makes me feel good

I can fly right over everything everything in sight
I feel like I can surmount any obstacle

There's a slow poking cat I'm gonna pass him on the right
I'm going to overtake a slow driver on the right side of the road

I'm a real gone paleface and that's no illusion
I'm a person who pales in the face when scared, and that's real

Pass the claret to me Barrett
Give me the blood transfusion, Barrett

A rollin down the mountain on a rainy day
I'm coasting down a mountain on a rainy day

Oh when you see me coming better start to pray
People should pray when they see me coming

I'ma cuttin up the road and I'm the boss all the way
I'm driving recklessly and doing whatever I want

Oh doc pardon me for this crazy intrusion
Doctor, please forgive me for bothering you with this request

Pump the fluid in me Louie
Give me the blood transfusion, Louie

I'm burning up the highway early this morn
I'm driving on a busy highway very early in the morning

I'm passing everybody oh nothing but corn
I'm overtaking other cars on a long, empty road surrounded by cornfields

Man outta my way I don't drive with my horn
Get out of my way - I refuse to use my horn as a warning signal

Oh nurse I'm gonna make a new resolution
Nurse, I've decided to make a new promise to myself

Put a gallon in me Alan
Give me a large blood transfusion, Alan

Oh barnyard drivers are found in two classes
There are two types of drivers: cautious and reckless

Line crowding hogs and speeding jackasses
The two types of drivers are those who drive slowly in the right lane and those who recklessly weave through traffic

So remember to slow down today
Remember to drive carefully and slowly today

Hey daddy-o
Hey man

Make that type O huh
Give me type O blood, please

Atta-boy
Good job!

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: CHARLES LLOYD

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@RiffMusic1970

52w↑2

Me too. Still have it.

Monster Mash
Flying Purple People Eater
Big John
Battle of New Orleans

Good stuff.

Also, I just watched Its a Mad Mad Mad Mad World and I’m pretty sure they used the crash sound in this song in the scene where the red convertible runs the other car off the road into the ditch. It sounds exactly the same.

All comments from YouTube:

@anothersettlementneedsyour9628

10w↑6

The line “hey daddy-o, make that type O” alone deserves all the recognition it got

@brucejones8047

2y↑54

I first heard this song on the Dr Demento show of the early 70’s. I’m ashamed to say that I got a great deal of my early song knowledge from the genius Dr!

@heyoldman2003

2y↑11

Me too , I listened faithfully every Sunday night . Dr.Demento was great 👍🏼

@tallisman57

43w↑6

I had this on a 45 in 1957 😂

@jeffkilpatrick6204

38w↑8

Never any shame in that Dr Demento game.

@RBAILEY57

19w↑2

I heard it on Dr. Demento's program, I never missed it!

@princessj624

18w↑4

I’m not certain, but I think you meant to say proud and accidentally typed ashamed.

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@JellyrollHorton

5y↑117

Haven’t heard this song since I was 11 years old. Loved it then, still like it now. You Tube is a great resource for otherwise lost material. Thanks for posting.

@markbyers1651

4y↑1

yes, best archive indeed!

@clairduffy60

'Red Corp suckles'!

@HollyJahangiri

4y↑1

@@clairduffy60 red corpse-uckles (corpuscles)

@dianahoward2717

4y↑2

JellyrollHorton Thanks to Dr. Demento

@lannyfullerj95

Heard this song too. I still listen . Supposed to be a comical song snd give a message at the same time. Lol .

@randallterry4707

23w↑5

I remember my mom playing this song for us when we were kids in the 70’s. Great memories,

@Zaximillian

12y↑129

This guy has the highest insurance rates of all time.

@MGK9007

4y↑3

Lol Agreed .

@lannyfullerj95

4y↑3

It is,a song lmao

@thebourbonscene845

4y↑12

@@lannyfullerj95 do people tell you often that jokes sometimes go over your head?

@lannyfullerj95

4y↑1

@@thebourbonscene845 i heard the song so what point are u getting at? Its the web peoole going to say sum weird stuff , havent u figured that out already or do u still send irrelevant message to people. Say bout like u did to me . Lol. U need pie. Lol.

@lannyfullerj95

4y↑1

@@thebourbonscene845 fer a name like bourbon i wonder if they do u??? Lol

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@cardinalbob1

3y↑33

I hadn’t heard this since the 70’s. It’s 2021 and still entertaining. Thanks for putting this on YouTube.

@DrMackSplackem

Let's be honest, this track is totally idiotic in hindsight. That didn't stop it from being absolutely terrifying to me when I was 4. I found it utterly fascinating and worthy of endless replay.

@salsburysteakjr

12y↑60

Martin Scorsese says he's been trying to find a place for this song in one of his movies for years (even as far back as Taxi Driver).

@stevea3149

4y↑4

salsburysteakjr tell Martin I have a few ideas, being an OTR driver lol

@TimBurVlogs

3y↑1

I’ve got just the script for him!

@simonscarth7828

3y↑1

A movie about the Jehovah's Witnesses, perhaps?

@dtsguy7174

3y↑1

he was going to use it in Bringing Out The Dead

@GregoryGioia

3y↑2

He can do a Dr. Demento biopic. It was after he played this record on KPPC that a fellow DJ said to him that he must be demented to play that record.

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@pbrick6301

12y↑25

"put a gallon in me Alan"

@vollsticks

3y↑11

"An' I'm never ever ever gonna do it again..." The Fall, "Rowche Rumble"

@kelechi_77

2y↑4

Just what I was thinking!

@mbsg1972

3y↑36

I still recall the exact way that record looked when my brothers and I discovered this in about 1972 in my dad's high school memento box. We played it for about two years. I giggled that we could say 'jackass' along with the lyrics, which are really cleverly written. My older brother had all the sound effects down. I had a notion to google Transfusion again today, and 48 years later, I still remember most of the lyrics!

@johnaltyn3192

3y↑17

A time when drinking and driving was encouraged. I've been looking for this song since I was about 11 years old.

@Yosef9438

2y↑2

This clearly isn't an endorsement... it's a warning.

@bobdavis4848

14w

@@Yosef9438 Right, but I think John was referred to it being a dangerous time, not claiming this is a dangerous record.

@Yosef9438

14w

@@bobdavis4848 I see, you are probably right.

@psychoticnostrils8334

3y↑21

"Pass the claret to me, Barrett"

The song that gave Dr. Demento a shout out 20 years before he even had a show.

@stevebutlersr.7927

What was the song on the flip side?
Was it DIG?

@heyoldman2003

I listened to Dr D for years and Transfusion was almost always in “ The Top Ten” What a great show 😎

@BenFoldsFan421

You know, the very same thought occurred to me I was like whoa that guy said Dr. Demento‘s name sort of… Part of it, at least… And this was the song that got the whole Dr. Demento thing going

@musiccollector

6y↑21

One of the most hilarious songs ever! My red corpsuckles! ROTFL. Speed on, brother. Hell ain't half full! Released May 19, 1956 reaching # 8 on June 23.

@hicks727

9y↑53

The first anti-road rage PSA

@rogerhuff9556

hicks727 lol nice comment

@nmatavka

6y↑2

Anti speeding, the driver in the song certainly isn't raging!

@200WD45

9y↑21

1956 top ten hit; I grew up listening to my dad's 45 rpm of this song; a 45 that I still have, in fact. I have played it a time or two on my radio show (even though it's classic country) and just last week, my daughter played it on her show, too!

@mrkinthdrk325

In the US on Billboard it got to #13

@200WD45

7y↑1

+mark stuart You are sort of right. In 1956, Billboard did have a Top 100, but it wasn't officially recognized as a chart. The Hot 100 as we know it, began in August, 1958. In 1956, there were still 3 official Billboard charts; Best-Seller, Most Played on Juke Boxes, Most Played By Disc Jockeys. "Transfusion" did peak at #13 on the top 100 list, in the June 23rd edition, but officially, it's considered a top 10 hit, because it peaked at #8 on the best seller chart, that same week, the highest it would hit on any of the three.

@Mynamesalexa

11y↑13

I used to dance to the craah sound effects. All my friends collapsed in hysterics 'Circa '64-'65.

@sauquoit13456

12y↑27

On this day in 1956 {June 2nd} "Transfusion" entered Billboard's Hot Top 100; eventually it peaked at #8 and spent 14 weeks in the Top 100... Nervous Norvis {real name was Jimmy Drake} passed away on July 24th, 1968 at the age of 56... May he R.I.P.

@Ebooger

2y↑1

Norvus. Fantastic!

@dboboc

He was a drunk.

@johnfritts7910

Thanks for the info. Liked it then. Like it now.

@rclaughlin

It would have peaked higher than #8, but numerous radio stations refused to play it!

@Giygas1526

3y↑10

This was my grampas favorite song before he passed away and im glad i can listen to it inshreds thank you so much for this.

@Jay-nn2ts

4y↑13

Man I'm 29 and my dad used to play this on his cassette tape on the way to hockey games. Classic

@92jwiener

3y↑5

That's one resilient vehicle ya got there, Norvus.

@chrishamilton4999

38w↑1

Remember standing around the turntable in the mid to late 50s with my brothers singing it over and over again. I would have 8 then. Have never forgotten it. Talk about an earworm … it has lasted me nearly 60 years. Brilliant lyrics.

@gryaznygreeb

24w

I'm a young man and I learned this song from a 80's punk band called The Cramps. They said it inspired some of their music and sound.

@fredferd965

1y↑20

He was a real hit on the freeway, literally!

@MayasRock78s

43w↑2

😂

@jerryhayes2351

3y↑7

I heard this for the first time on Car Talk. Years ago.😋

@p70581

2y↑1

Me, too. Mr. Hayes, Do you miss "Car Talk" as much as the rest of us do?

@warborn_inc.

4y↑22

Havent heard this since I was about 10...Im 48 now....still remembered every word. Haha. Awesome

@beneathpavement1

Just sand it word for word, I'm 50, used to listen to it as a teenager.

@rangulfgimfang8322

@@beneathpavement1 Im 42 and I just sang it word for word.... made me laugh cuz I havent heard it in so long

@electronmusicjunkie

11y↑14

I also heard this same car crashing sound effect on the film "It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World".

@martyzielinski2469

Not the same.....

@ObeyVonZip

12y↑17

Pour the crimson in me, jimson.

@spadger131

12y↑9

Isn't that a gem? Years later, due to this song, I still call them 'corp-suckles.'

@asnrobert

2y↑7

When I was a kid in the '70s, my friend had an album of novelty songs, and this one was on it. Good times.

@andrewfrost546

That was Yuk

@LoPhatKao

k-tel goofy greats?

@widowrumstrypze9705

1y↑1

@@LoPhatKao Goofy Gold! I got the 8-track for Christmas!

@Katherine0862

10y↑50

This used to be on Dr. Demento when I was a kid...LOL...

@AlchemicalK

6y↑8

According to the story, it's how the good Dr. got his name:
"After Hansen [Demento] played 'Transfusion' by Nervous Norvus on the radio, DJ "The Obscene" Steven Clean said that Hansen had to be 'demented' to play that. Thereafter, the name stuck."

@elizabethrose809

3y↑2

I remember!!!

@f0rmaggi0

Same. Dr. Demento LOL. Every Sunday night.

@dougmontgomery1868

7y↑15

This song got a review from--of all people--personal injury lawyer Melvin Belli, in his book Ready for the Plaintiff! He said the song "hiccups through ghoulish lyrics," but "ends with jive-y wisdom that is strictly in the groove."

@carlstclair-it8ij

11y↑16

Hey Daddy O make that type O attaboy. My mom has this record and I love it the lyrics are hilarious.

@Phyerbyrd13AZ

3y↑2

Heard this on 1 those satellite radio stations on tv (malt shop tunes) n remember it was like 3 AM n just HAPPEN to come across it . ONLY time ive ever heard it. What got me was the name & the year the song was made! Watchin twilight zone got my mind feeling nostalgic n remembered this from some 15+ yrs ago

@fairycherub1

2y↑3

reminds me of my sister . She had an album of worst songs and this was on it lol. thanks for the memory

@iamtheman7018

2y↑4

We had this on a scratched and dusty 45 rpm record. Gave it to my parents friend Allen. That was in the 70s. His collection must be massive by now.

@headsails

1y↑3

This is like the coolest song ever.

@uomodonore245

2y↑3

This song is hilarious!

@cforssi

10y↑5

I used to listen to this when I was a little boy. Thank you for posting this.

@mr.warmth1511

ur welcome charles

@PennPearson

3y↑1

So did I. My older brother (ten years old) thought it was funny and liked it a lot, so he'd play it again and again. I (six years old) kept hearing it and liked it because he did.

@siglavikingkearns8108

15w↑1

This is the first piece of music I remember taking an interest in. I was about 13 in 1956. Christ I'm old.

@tomuffio

7y↑5

I may be wrong but I remember being told that this was commissioned by New York state traffic safety council and just caught on after a few plays. I got my license in 1955 so I was just the right age for this one.

@jims1942

7y↑6

I always liked this record, so much so that I bought the original 45 RPM record back in 1956. I played it so much I about wore the record out. :) I still have that old 45 from back then, just no record player to play it on. - Thank you for posting it. :)

@gideonwaxfarb

49w↑3

I wonder if Mr. Norvus had any inkling that people would still be listening to this nearly 70 years after it was recorded.

@Lanfear27

10y↑7

The Tappet Brothers played this over the airwaves during a station break.. had to hear it again.

@fastguned

4y↑6

DR Demento was a radio DJ before he was known as dr Demento. He played this on on his radio station and another DJ said he must have been "demented" to play it. The name stuck.

@edwardwilson7858

2y↑20

There is something weirdly compelling about the sound of this record, the way it was recorded and edited.

@onlinejokester

34w↑2

It’s a demo. That’s why.

@Faicchiocat

1y↑6

Slip the blood to me Bud
Shoot the juice to me Bruce
Pass the crimson to me Jimson
Pass the claret to me Barrett
Pump the fluid in me Louie
Put a gallon in me Alan

@kelki398

10y↑2

What;s not to love? Fond memories of playing this over and over again with my brother when we were kids. Make that type O Daddio.

@fenfrk

3y↑3

I always laughed at this song and just found it in the only thing I have of my grandfathers, his record collection. Genetics.

@ZakWolf

6y↑5

What I remember the most about this song is the car wreck sound effects, though to me, the best use of that crash effect was in "Leader of the Pack" by the Shangri-Las, eight years later.

@ronaldh8446

3y↑3

First heard this song in the movie "Coupe de Ville" over 30 years ago.

@MSoulPoet

12y↑3

Nervous Norvus was a truck driver before he became a singer - I'm not kidding.

@Samaelthekind

11y↑2

We had this on 45 at the cottage in northern michigan...dug it out every summer I was there and played it half to death :-) Bless ya for putting it here where I could find it again!!

@srichdway

25w↑1

Never heard this until today (and I was around in 1956). This is hilarious!!

@galoon

2y↑5

I bet all the auto insurance companies went bananas over this one! I first heard this song on the Goofy Gold compilation album when I was 8 or 9 years old--great stuff.

@RiffMusic1970

52w↑2

@galoon

52w↑2

@@RiffMusic1970 Oh, man--that's a classic movie! I think you're right; that is the same sound effect. I've even heard it on one of Jan & Dean's songs--it must have been a widely circulated sound effect! I still have Goofy Gold around here somewhere--best novelty song album I've ever heard.

@elteescat

44w

My dad had Goofy Gold on 8-track and we used to play it in the car. Good times!

@Mynamesalexa

12y↑4

Reminds me of my childhood

@redtalph9834

2y↑4

One of Mark E Smith's favourites

@mgurrieri61

3y↑3

This would have been great in the Sopranos. There had to be a scene or two to fit this in.

@joeisuzu6971

3y↑4

I was in the hospital. On dialysis treatment. Then my doctor. Advised me. I needed a blood transfusion. So after they brought up. A pint of blood. Both nurses. We're talking n confirm. And ask me to sign. Paper work. Hook up to the blood I needed. I remember this sing. And started to sing this song. The look on both my nurses. Was Priceless 😄. My Doctor come in later. I had ask him. If they give me the right blood? He look at me. I told him. Cowabunga dude.... For I was in orange 🍊 county california. Not far from the beach. He just roll his 👀. Laugh out loud. Then said. He'll go order my suffer board up from orthopedics 🤘

@derekfutrell4908

3y↑2

My Dad had a cassette called “whacky weirdos” which had this, Dang Me, Ahab the Arab, and lots of others.

@joanigross7823

5y↑3

Shoot the juice to me Bruce! Love it!

@Nomadcreations

3y↑2

Superbly Creative Lyrics

@Fathog.

13w

Im only 13 but my grandpa showed me this song and it’s been one of my favorites

@winpages

3y↑2

Love that guy. It was all about the lyrics!

@brodyisawesome3578

6y↑3

The good old days

@elizabethchen4788

1y↑3

I may or may not be here because of the "Weird" film....

@shawnmalone9711

5y↑8

My mom was a teenager when this song came out and she said everyone had to have this record and" Stranded in the Jungle"by the Cadets. "Meanwhile back in the states". . I guess the hipster lingo gave the teens of that day their own identity.

@robjackson4050

3y↑2

for a banned song this seems rather tame compared to songs that play on the radio today

@annmcevoy5686

2y↑2

This was on Kenny Everette worst songs album...listened to this after the pub! Hilarious

@applecounty

9y↑3

This track was John Waters 'Inheritance Track' on BBC Radio 4's Saturday Live (3rd Jan' 2015)

@bessthurgood9444

22w

heard this at the royalty southgate 1978,' mind bending song-🤠

@carolinecowen1082

11y↑2

Brilliant. Thanks John Peel

@dancelli714

3y↑1

I believe he recorded this in his bathroom in Berkeley, Ca. He had other songs' ''DIG'', ''GO APE'' 1950'S.

@danielcruz8347

2y↑1

SHE IS STRAIGHT AHEAD MORBID HOTROD CLASSIC.....luv tire squealing sound effects!!! thank u for posting

@danielcruz8347

Does Mr Junior Brown do a version of transfusion?

@thespotteddog

11y↑4

Right up there with Fred Blassie's "Pencil Neck Geek."

@buddylhirondelle5377

2y↑1

Love this a buddy showed this to me years ago

@oluhamilton2121

2y↑1

Right now we are going forward in REVERSE!!

@jorgelopez-pr6dr

5y↑2

Take his word, he will never speed again.

@johnlaurel708

32w

First time I heard it was in 56’ when it came out. I believe the dance of the day was “ THE BOP”

@ants5120

4y↑2

Daz Darkside I thank you, this is mint. 👍 😎

@ShinkaHentai

4y↑2

I can't believe that was GOOD!

@vwlssnvwls3262

4y↑2

Genius lyrics!

@richardlaversuch9460

5y↑2

!Jim is clearly totally into this.

@meinholundermann

2y↑1

brilliant-ah!

@shirleyjennings5787

8y↑5

Crazy!

@ClearwaterPeteZa

2y↑2

I am never going to speed again myself

@andrewfrost546

2y↑1

The joy's of Yuk

@thomasponzio8345

9y↑18

First heard this dec 23 1976 on K Tels Looney Tunes Lp I bought at Korvettes for 3.68

@rogerhuff9556

+Thomas Ponzio its much older than that;

@garrysnett1566

+Roger Huff i.just.bought.the
45.today,!!.Ike.in.1956.

@Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu

5y↑1

Thats where I first heard it too, 1983 on the Looney Tunes 8 track.

@mugwump242

5y↑1

Ha. When I was a kid, my family had that K-Tel album too. Vinyl.

@kristiechalene7945

Me and my sister had that album too! Lmao. Beans in my ears, haunted house, tie me kangaroo down sport, shaving cream, rubber ducky, the list goes on and on.

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@P00katube

6y↑6

After "Transfusion" gets played, cue up "Warm Leatherette" by The Normal

@miguellott9038

3y↑1

Then Jesus Built My Hotrod, by Ministry.

@tunalou3829

10y↑3

Great cover done by The Four Jokers sometime around 1955... smoother sound, great vocals...would love to see it posted if anyone has a copy- Thanks!

@rickschermerhorn2315

19w↑1

This was my first favorite song probably 1957 or 58 my family was not very happy

@wilneal8015

18w↑1

😮❤ Howzabout The Red Rose
Tea Monkeys? Funny AF😊🍄❗💥

@garyhardman8369

38w

An English DJ discovered and played this on his evening show in the early eighties.
I happened to be out on my job as a service engineer, looking for a place to rest my head, in the north east of Scotland, when this came on the car radio.
Made me laugh so much, I nearly crashed the car.

@BruceTheSillyGoose

12y↑5

outta my way, i don't drive with my horn! lol :D

@jkfan2005

3y↑1

Dr. Demento played this a lot and until then, I had no clue about that certain "arhhhh" from the brakes which comes after the main screeching. Is that the locking of the brakes?
Anyway, later on I heard old time radio dramas which used the same car crash sound sequence. But that would make me laugh, because of the association with this record!

@curbyourenthusiasm9874

11w

18 year old here. This song is still relevant. I caused a three car accident yesterday and im at fault. Remember to slow down so you dont have to slam on the breaks and swerve into another lane that another car was in.

@electronmusicjunkie

11y↑1

Me too. First time I ever heard this tune considering K-tel edited the recording. That & "Ape Call" on side 2 of that album. Still have my original copy from when it came out and I couldn't stop playing this tune Christmas Day 1976.

@josepherhardt164

If I listen to "Ape Call" it will be running around in my mind for three weeks. :)

@bennyshambles

4y↑2

Marc Riley from The Fall brought me here via "Rowche Rumble" influences.

@Rfk1966

Reading “The Fallen” and it referenced this song

@rich7787

27w

Oh man, I haven’t heard this in 25+ years, I had it on tape as a kid

@TheAloweWolf

6y↑2

LOL! A Really Good Friend of mine mentioned this song to me! :)

@mastersadvocate

33w

I heard this song on an old record that I had. The record was called Looney Tunes, and I loved this song especially! as it struck my funny bone, and I was only 15 at the time (1975)! Thanks for sharing this song with us all!
~Janet in Canada