The Dr. Demento Show #14-35 - August 30, 2014

[Jeff Morris]

Wow, after last month's 6-song domination of the top ten by Al, he still has 5 songs in the countdown this month, 3 of which were on last month. The other 2 are new to the countdown, with #1 being new to the show.

This is the 8th time the #1 song has also been a debut for the show. For the first 30 years of syndication (1974-2004), this only happened 5 times total, the last of those being 10 years ago this month with "This Land Is Your Land". But it has happened once a year since 2012. We'll see if that trend continues.

Also, Al is represented in a 6th song on this month's countdown, since "Know Your Doctors" is a parody of "Your Horoscope For Today" using the original backing track from Al's version.

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The Dr. Demento Show #14-35 - August 30, 2014
Special Topic: workplace; top ten

When I Grow Up - Paul & Storm
Internet Famous - Insane Ian f/ Chris Ballew (of The Presidents Of The United States Of America)
King Of The Internet - Flat 29
That's Mathematics - Tom Lehrer
Math Book Tragedy - Samuel Stokes
Ovacue - Philmore Productions
Pregnant Women Are Smug - Garfunkel & Oates
Sausage Party - Paul & Storm
Sam, The Hot Dog Man - Lil Johnson
Demented News With Whimsical Will

The Ballad Of Sharknado - Quint
Dancing Baby Groot - Kirby Krackle
Rocket And Groot - Insane Ian
Day Sleeper - Noel Boggs
Larry Ann - Rob Lincoln
I Fell Asleep At The Football Game (excerpt) - Eddie Paul & His Paramount Orchestra
I Wonder How I Look When I'm Asleep (excerpt) - Harry Reser
The Head Game - Dion McGregor

It's Labor Day - Tim Cavanagh
I Used To Work In Chicago (edit) - Larry Vincent
Work The Meat - Barnes & Barnes
Telephone Man - Meri Wilson
K-Mart Blues - Tom "T-Bone" Stankus

G'Wana G'Wana G'Wana - Mr. Tony & The Tones (Uncle Floyd)
Working In The Coal Mine - Devo
Interview With Brain Surgeon Jack Bailey - Bob & Ray
Dog Eat Dog - "Weird Al" Yankovic
Screwing Around At Work - Sean Morey
The Laughing Policeman - Tiny Tim
The Window Cleaner (When I'm Cleaning Windows) - George Formby
The Bricklayer - Gerard Hoffnung

#10 Sports Song - "Weird Al" Yankovic
#9 Doctor Of Gallifrey - Marc Gunn
#8 Ivan Drago - Komrades Oppression Group
#7 Write Like The Wind - Paul & Storm
#6 Know Your Doctors - Amanda Cohen
#5 The Silly Walks Song - Monty Python
#4 Handy - "Weird Al" Yankovic
#3 Foil - "Weird Al" Yankovic
#2 Word Crimes - "Weird Al" Yankovic

#1 Emmy Medley 2014 - "Weird Al" Yankovic
next week: medical

[Dolly N]

Post by Jeff Morris
Wow, after last month's 6-song domination of the top ten by Al, he still has 5 songs in the countdown this month, 3 of which were on last month. The other 2 are new to the countdown, with #1 being new to the show.
This is the 8th time the #1 song has also been a debut for the show. For the first 30 years of syndication (1974-2004), this only happened 5 times total, the last of those being 10 years ago this month with "This Land Is Your Land". But it has happened once a year since 2012. We'll see if that trend continues.
Also, Al is represented in a 6th song on this month's countdown, since "Know Your Doctors" is a parody of "Your Horoscope For Today" using the original backing track from Al's version.

Wow. Weird Al has gone a long way since he started sending cassette tapes to the show. Which year did he send his first tape?

[Jeff Morris]

Post by Dolly N
Wow. Weird Al has gone a long way since he started sending cassette tapes to the show. Which year did he send his first tape?

He was first played on the show in 1976 and that's when he started sending tapes in earnest, but he was also one of the musicians on a version of "Pico And Sepulveda" recorded for a contest in 1973, but that tape hasn't been seen since.

[Dolly N]

Post by Jeff Morris

Post by Dolly N
Wow. Weird Al has gone a long way since he started sending cassette tapes to the show. Which year did he send his first tape?

He was first played on the show in 1976 and that's when he started sending tapes in earnest, but he was also one of the musicians on a version of "Pico And Sepulveda" recorded for a contest in 1973, but that tape hasn't been seen since.

I wonder if Dr. Demento is still accepting songs from others or if he's taking to youtube to find new demented recordings.

[Jeff Morris]

Post by Dolly N
I wonder if Dr. Demento is still accepting songs from others or if he's taking to youtube to find new demented recordings.

Absolutely he still accepts submissions!