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The Dr. Demento Show #78-9 - April 23, 1978

Special Topic: salute to the tragic rock of America

Disco Tech - Homemade Theatre
The Man On The Flying Trapeze - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
Noah: Right! - Bill Cosby
Tito The Mosquito - Damaskas

King Tut Strut - Dr. Frank Minyard & The Mummies
Back From The Shadows Again - Firesign Theatre
Mother Goose Is On The Loose, Part 2 - Price & Fresno
Sneezers Chicken - Proctor & Bergman

Duck's Yas Yas - R. Crumb & His Good Tone Banjo Boys
60 Dollar Duck - Lewie Wickham
The Bird On My Head - David Seville

The Elements (live, with intro) - Tom Lehrer
The L.S. Bumblebee - Peter Cook & Dudley Moore
Hawaiian Lei Song - Ruth Wallis
Alabama Song - Lotte Lenya & Three Admirals
Shall We Walk Or Take A Dog - Freddy The Flea

The Day I Died (excerpt) - The Playmates
Teen Angel - Mark Dinning
Tell Laura I Love Her - Ray Peterson
Dead Man's Curve - Jan & Dean
Last Kiss - J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers

I Want My Baby Back - Jimmy Cross
We Miss Him When The Evening Shadows Fall - Mrs. Jimmie Rodgers
Three Stars - Tommy Dee
He Ate Too Many Jelly Donuts - Rick Dees

#5 Who's On First - Abbott & Costello
#4 I Owe A Lot To Iowa Pot - Jerry Samuels

#3 Sahra Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take The Garbage Out - Shel Silverstein
#2 The Ballad Of Irving ("schlepping" version) - Frank Gallop

#1 Dead Puppies - Ogden Edsl Wahalia Blues Ensemble Mondo Bizzario Band