Assumed/incorrect titles:
- All We Really Are Is Squirrels
Written by:
- The Beastly Boys (lyrics)
- Beastie Boys/Rick Rubin (original lyrics and music)
Recording location:
- Chip's apartment, Phoenix, AZ
Available on (*):
- 1996 CD Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes No. 5 (Demento Society, December, 1996)
Parody of:
- Girls - Beastie Boys (1986)
In the style of:
- The Chipmunks
Topics (not including words that are part of the title):
- animals
- hunting
Alternate versions:
- The original version contained the a cappella line "Alvin, Simon, Theodore are gay" near the end, where the line "Jackin' Mike D. to my dismay" appears in the original song. Dr. Demento plays the song with this line edited out unless otherwise specified.
- The edit was recreated for Basement Tapes No. 5, and turned out to be slightly off the beat as compared to the edit used for prior airings.
- Although there was a stereo mix made in 1987, the version sent to Dr. Demento was mono. In January, 1997, Jeff Morris made a new stereo mix from the original 4-track tape, and that has been used for most plays since, although it remains unreleased.
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- originally created as a submission for a novelty song contest on Phoenix, AZ radio station KZZP
Also credited as:
- Zen Man & The Kiwi Rappers
- Sigourney & The Weavers
- Exoskeletal Insectoids
- The Dingles
- Wishy Washy Blockheads
Common misspellings:
- The Beastlie Boys
- The Beastley Boys
General type of music:
- parody
- novelty
Group members:
- Ron Friedman (lead & backing vocals)
- Chip Craig (music & backing vocals)
- Steve Bencich (backing vocals)
Based in:
- Phoenix, AZ (at time of group recording)
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- The group formed with the intention of winning novelty song contests on radio station KZZP. Since the same group couldn't win more than once, they kept changing their name, and won several times, including with "Squirrels".
- Group membership varied somewhat from song to song.
- Justin Reed was never a part of the group, but he wrote to Dr. Demento in late 1987 claiming to be responsible for the song, and this was announced on the air. A retraction was later made.
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