![]() ![]() There was "Do The Bird" by Dee Dee Sharp & then "Birdland" by the dance master Chubby Checker. They were a whole lot better to dance to than this one. At the time (early '63) there were a few other 45 rpm singles on the charts about the dance The Bird. It was a really bizarre & wild song but it was great to dance to. Back in '63 we even wondered if "Surfin' Bird" was legally released or not. When it came out, I recall that it sounded very similar to an R&B hit called "Papa Ooo Mau Mau" by The Rivingtons which one of my cousins bought (a year earlier?). Randy from Fayettevile, ArI owned this single when I was in high school in 1963.It reached #3 on the United Kingdom's Singles chart.Īnd forty five years later in 2009 it was re-released in the United Kingdom and it peaked at #50. One month earlier on December 1st, 1963 it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart and on January 19th, 1964 it peaked at #4 (for 2 weeks) and spent 13 weeks on the Top 100. Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn January 4th 1964 the Trashmen performed "Surfin' Bird" on the ABC-TV program 'American Bandstand'.I had to get up & dance to it! Gotta say it-The Bird is equal to or greater than The Word ! ! THE BIRD IS THE WORD! Gotta say it was, in my humble opinion, the show's best episode. ![]() Rotunda from Tulsa, OkWhen this song was on Family Guy it was downright hilarious & real fun.Babbling Babette from Tulsa OkThe Bird Is The Word !!!.Aiken Nutz from Tahlequah OkWhat a fun song! I heard it on "Family Guy." Haven't heard it much since then.Ziggy Neal from MichiganThe bird is the word is the most stupidest song EVER written.Mark Anthony De Spain from KatmanduRest in peace, Mark Fydrich.AnonymousI’m from Terre Haute Larry Bird played for ISU all the radio stations play that all the time.I didnt think it was that crappy!! Of all the nerve! Gobbles O'gue from Tahlequah, Ok.Well, my fav oldies radio station refused to play Surfer Bird. Vlad from BrooklynOne of the greatest songs of all time.Ben from Destin, FlHeard in the 2007 movie Fred Claus during a chase sequence with Santas.from Volunteering In West Africa.I heard this song for the very first time while watching, 'Family Guy.' It was hilarious! In 1967, they called it quits as their sound fell out of favor. They played 292 gigs that year, but couldn't get higher than #30 with any of their subsequent releases. Issued on Garrett Records, the song became a regional hit in November, and was picked up by the larger Soma label.Ī full album was quickly recorded, and the band was dispatched on a tour, traveling the country in a Chevy Greenbrier van. The band recorded the song at Kay Bank Studio in Minneapolis, and Diehl played it on his WDGY "Battle of the Bands" segment. A local disc jockey named Bill Diehl introduced them to George Garrett, who ran a record label called Garrett Records. Returning home, they incorporated the surf sound into their shows when they played local gigs, and eventually worked up "Surfin' Bird." That summer, they played an early version of the song at Chubb's Ballroom in Maple Grove. ![]() How did a band from Minnesota create a surf-rock classic? The quartet soaked up the sunshine and sounds of California when they took a road trip there in spring, 1963. ![]()
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