Re: We Are Doomed
Author: beverlyhelper
Date: 09-14-2011 - 15:40
"They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" is a 1966 novelty record by Jerry Samuels, recorded under the name Napoleon XIV. Released on Warner Bros. Records, the song became an instant success in the United States, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 popular music singles chart on 13 August [1] and reaching #4 on the UK Singles Chart.
Just for the record (so to speak! ;-)
> > > > They're comming to take you away, ha ha.
> > > They're
> > > > comming to take you away, ho ho... To the
> > funny
> > > > farm.....
> > >
> > > That song had a short shelf life.
> >
> >
> > Boy, didn't it. That's because the Man put it
> > down, man.... "
> >
> > Actually, it surprised me that I even
> remembered
> > it. But after reading the above conspiracy
> > theories, it just popped into my head, so I had
> to
> > include it. That's all I remember of that song.
> > Can't even remember who it was by.
>
> Google sez Napoleon XIV, and that sounds right, at
> least the Napoleon part.
>
> At this point all I am doing is seeing how many
> variations of "Brother" I can get into the "Name"
> field.