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50+ Music<p>Witch Doctor 🌿 <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DavidSeville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSeville</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L95bykOhsVw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=L95bykOhsVw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>Witch Doctor 🌿 <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DavidSeville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSeville</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmjrTcYMqBM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=cmjrTcYMqBM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Witch Doctor" is a 1958 American <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/noveltySong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noveltySong</span></a> written and recorded by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RossBagdasarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RossBagdasarian</span></a> (under the stage name of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DavidSeville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSeville</span></a>). Bagdasarian sang the song, varying the tape speeds to produce a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/highpitched" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>highpitched</span></a> voice for the titular <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/witchDoctor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>witchDoctor</span></a>; this technique was later used in his next song, "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TheBirdOnMyHead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheBirdOnMyHead</span></a>", and for the creation of the voices of his <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/virtualBand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virtualBand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AlvinAndTheChipmunks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlvinAndTheChipmunks</span></a>. The song became a number one hit and rescued <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LibertyRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibertyRecords</span></a> from near-bankruptcy. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmjrTcYMqBM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=cmjrTcYMqBM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> in 1919, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DavidSeville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSeville</span></a> [Ross Bagdasarian], American songwriter ("Come On A-My House"), singer (Alvin &amp; The Chipmunks - "Witch Doctor"), and actor (Rear Window), born in Fresno, California (d. 1972). 🪽🥀<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> in 1972, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DavidSeville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSeville</span></a> [Ross Bagdasarian], American songwriter ("Come On A-My House"), singer (Alvin &amp; The Chipmunks - "Witch Doctor"), and actor (Rear Window), died at 52. 🥀<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Witch Doctor" is a 1958 American <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/noveltySong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noveltySong</span></a> written and performed by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RossBagdasarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RossBagdasarian</span></a>, under his <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/stageName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stageName</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DavidSeville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSeville</span></a>. It became a number one hit and rescued <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LibertyRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibertyRecords</span></a> from near-bankruptcy. In the song, the singer asks a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/witchDoctor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>witchDoctor</span></a> for romantic advice; the witch doctor responds in a high-pitched squeaky voice with a nonsense <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/incantation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>incantation</span></a> which creates an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/earworm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earworm</span></a>. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwGwl-ktuNA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=xwGwl-ktuN</span><span class="invisible">A</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>Witch Doctor <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DavidSeville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSeville</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwGwl-ktuNA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=xwGwl-ktuN</span><span class="invisible">A</span></a></p>
Allen C Marshall<p>Pick 1 album and discuss.</p><p>If you don’t recognize any of these, listen to at least 2 first. I will add music 🎶 links in the comments.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alsmusiccafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alsmusiccafe</span></a><br>Episode 259<br>11 05 23</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UncleAcidandthedeadbeats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UncleAcidandthedeadbeats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeggyLee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeggyLee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hocico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hocico</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DavidSeville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DavidSeville</span></a></p><p><a href="https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k_sCUoiyKyeFg6Miq19tiiyfnn1-4t4Ic&amp;si=z_3YcPscXq-d5OO3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">music.youtube.com/playlist?lis</span><span class="invisible">t=OLAK5uy_k_sCUoiyKyeFg6Miq19tiiyfnn1-4t4Ic&amp;si=z_3YcPscXq-d5OO3</span></a></p><p><a href="https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mban2WKDW5C7Cmk7JnvyZ1PskCmdLay4I&amp;si=7eUJHrYv0SLgsBya" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">music.youtube.com/playlist?lis</span><span class="invisible">t=OLAK5uy_mban2WKDW5C7Cmk7JnvyZ1PskCmdLay4I&amp;si=7eUJHrYv0SLgsBya</span></a></p><p><a href="https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k7LuhzbY5sxsPSmUjSZ_kH6zaRFdf3BlE&amp;si=tLb1atvrXsrFSVMw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">music.youtube.com/playlist?lis</span><span class="invisible">t=OLAK5uy_k7LuhzbY5sxsPSmUjSZ_kH6zaRFdf3BlE&amp;si=tLb1atvrXsrFSVMw</span></a></p><p><a href="https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kW1O-nCxA5wKq3KESknCN76lqc2ITcBhA&amp;si=D6uzoLlDG7-tBqby" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">music.youtube.com/playlist?lis</span><span class="invisible">t=OLAK5uy_kW1O-nCxA5wKq3KESknCN76lqc2ITcBhA&amp;si=D6uzoLlDG7-tBqby</span></a></p>