This song was, in fact, taken almost entirely from The Rivington’s tracks “Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow” and “The Bird is the Word”. It was released in 1963 as a single and gained mainstream success, topping out at #4 on the Billboard Top 100.
“Surfin’ Bird” has become regarded as a protopunk standard, was covered by the Ramones, appeared in the films Full Metal Jacket and Pink Flamingos and was popularized by an episode of Family Guy.
Most recently, the song was referenced by the DIY South Florida rap movement some are comparing to punk rock in the song “Bird is the Word” by Ski Mask the Slump God.
Текст «The Trashmen — Surfin’ Bird»
A well a everybody’s heard about the bird
A well a bird, bird, bird, the bird is the word
A well a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word
A well a don’t you know about the bird?
Well, everybody knows that the bird is the word!
A well a bird, bird, bird’s the word
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| «Surfin’ Bird» | |||
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Label art for the 7-inch single «Surfin’ Bird», with the original songwriting credit. |
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| Single by the Trashmen | |||
| from the album Surfin’ Bird | |||
| B-side | «King of the Surf» | ||
| Released | November 13, 1963 | ||
| Recorded | 1963 | ||
| Studio | Kay Bank Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
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| Length | 2:20 | ||
| Label | Garrett | ||
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| Producer(s) | Jack Bates | ||
| The Trashmen singles chronology | |||
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«Surfin’ Bird» is a song performed by American surf rock band The Trashmen, containing the repetitive lyric «the bird is the word». It has been covered many times. It is a combination of two R&B hits by The Rivingtons: «Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow» and «The Bird’s the Word».[1]
The song was released as a single in 1963 and reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] The Trashmen also recorded an album named after the track, released two months later.
History[edit]
The Rivingtons followed up their 1963 Billboard Hot 100 hit «Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow» with the similar «The Bird’s the Word» in 1963. The Trashmen had not heard this version but saw a band called the Sorensen Brothers playing it.[1] They decided to play the song that night at their own gig. During this first performance, drummer and vocalist Steve Wahrer stopped playing and ad-libbed the «Surfin’ Bird» middle section.[1] Despite not knowing «The Bird’s the Word» was a Rivingtons song, the similarity to «Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow» was obvious and the Trashmen added the chorus to the end of their new track.
A local disc jockey, Bill Diehl, was at the gig and convinced the band to record the track.[1] It was recorded at Kay Bank Studios in Minneapolis. Diehl entered it into a local battle of the bands competition and it won. It was then sent to a battle of the bands competition in Chicago where it also won.[1] This led to the group being signed to Garrett Records with the single being quickly released. It reportedly sold 30,000 copies in its first weekend[1] before going on to national success, reaching No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Wahrer was originally credited as the song’s writer, but that was changed to The Rivingtons (Al Frazier, Carl White, Sonny Harris, and Turner Wilson Jr.) after the group threatened to sue The Trashmen for plagiarism.[3]
Chart performance[edit]
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Covers[edit]
- «Surfin’ Bird» was covered by the Cramps as their 1978 debut single on Vengeance Records; it also appeared on their 1979 album Gravest Hits and on their 1983 compilation album Off the Bone. The Cramps often ended their concerts with the song.[9]
- «Surfin’ Bird» was covered by Ramones on their Rocket to Russia album, released on November 4, 1977.[10]
- «Surfin’ Bird» was covered by Teutonic thrash metal band Sodom on their tenth studio album, M-16.
In popular culture[edit]
«Surfin’ Bird» was frequently played on Detroit radio and TV stations over the summer of 1976 during segments featuring the Tigers’ 21-year old rookie sensation Mark Fidrych.[11] Fidrych was nicknamed «The Bird» because of his supposed resemblance to Sesame Street‘s Big Bird character, and because of his cartoonish antics on the mound, which included talking to the ball between pitches. Fidrych was named American League Rookie of the Year in 1976, and finished second in the voting for the American League Cy Young Award.
A 2018 television commercial for Heineken beer, named «New Friends», used the Ramones version.[12]
It also appeared in a Nicktoons UK commercial for Harvey Beaks in 2015.
The song has been used in various films, including Pink Flamingos (1972), E.T. the Extraterrestrial (1982), Back to the Beach (1987), Full Metal Jacket (1987), Fred Claus (2007), The Villain, and The Big Year (2011). The song is also prominently featured in the Family Guy episode «I Dream of Jesus», in which Peter Griffin overhears the song at a diner and it turns out to be his favorite childhood song. He proceeds to annoy his family by taking the record from the diner and playing the song virtually nonstop for the rest of the episode.[13] «Surfin’ Bird» has since become a recurring gag on the show.[14]
A cover of «Surfin’ Bird» was also the theme song of the 1998 animated series Birdz. «Surfin’ Bird» is one of the playable songs on the 2009 Wii video game, Just Dance.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f «A whole new generation is ‘hearing the word’«. Herald-journal.com. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ a b «The Trashmen | Billboard». Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019.
- ^ Riemenschneider, Chris (January 23, 2015). «Minnesota’s ‘Surfin’ Bird’ makers the Trashmen are riding another wave». StarTribune. Minneapolis, Minn. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ «Cash Box Top 100 1/18/64». 19 July 2014.
- ^ «Trashmen: Artist Chart History». Official Charts. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ «Official Singles Chart Top 100». Official Charts Company.
- ^ «Top 100 Songs of 1964». Oldtimemusic.com. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ a b «Top 100 Hits of 1964/Top 100 Songs of 1964». Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ^ Porter, Dick (January 12, 2015). Journey to the Centre Of The Cramps. Music Sales Limited. p. 141. ISBN 9781783233885.
- ^ Ramones (1977-11-04). «Ramones — Rocket to Russia». Store.ramones.com. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ^ Steve Kornacki (2009-04-11). «Mark ‘The Bird’ Fidrych owned summer of 1976». mlive.com.
- ^ Furnari, Chris (June 15, 2018). «Anheuser-Busch, Constellation Brands and Heineken Release New Ad Campaigns Ahead of World Cup». BevNET.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ «Family Guy | TV Guide». TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ Cubillas, Sean (2020-01-17). «Family Guy: 5 Best Running Gags (& 5 That We’re Sick and Tired Of)». CBR. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
External links[edit]
- Biography and discography of The Trashmen
- surfin’ bird references
- Music video on YouTube.
- [1] on YouTube.
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