"Those Charlie Chaplin Feet"

[Uncle Claude]

I was doing an internet search and this popped up.
It's a song that Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan recorded in 1915!
I think it is a fun novelty tune capitalizing on Chaplin's movie success.

[Dave Pitts]

This made me think of a great old photo of a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest held in 1921 -- I think in San Francisco. Dozens of kids are posed in front of a movie house, each one putting all his might into becoming the Little Tramp. Some are very good approximations. (Google has multiple sources for it.)

[Jim Roots]

This made me think of a great old photo of a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest held in 1921 -- I think in San Francisco. Dozens of kids are posed in front of a movie house, each one putting all his might into becoming the Little Tramp. Some are very good approximations. (Google has multiple sources for it.)

And, of course, that story puts us in mind of the possibly apocryphal one about Chaplin entering a Chaplin lookalike contest and not winning it.

Jim

[Gumlegs]

I suspect the "came in third" story is one of those told about or by a lot of people. I've heard about Bert Williams. The Barry Gray interview with Al Jolson has Jolson telling the story about himself, although in his version he's booed off the stage.

Others in the "this happened to [insert name here]" collection are the "chloroformed turkey" yarn, told by, at least, Larry Fine and George Burns; and the "Jesus Christ ... Jesus Christ recorded sermon on the radio" story, told by too many to list.

[DiamondDisc]

This is one of the many areas in which two of my favo(u)rite acts, Charlie Chaplin and The Beatles, had things in common. Aside from being British, having world-wide fame, and being incredibly talented (musically and otherwise), they each spawned many "novelty songs" from admirers and cynics alike.

Since today marks the 56th anniversary of The Beatles' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, here's a clip of the first song they performed...



as well as a few terrific novelty songs about them...

[Jim Roots]

What's the tribute song that went, "We love you, Beatles" and then proceeded to dedicate a verse to each Beatle by name ("We love you, John..." and so on)? I think the second line went something like, "We really do!" Can't remember the rest of it, though.

Jim

[Dean Thompson]

I'm just old enough to remember that song, for it was recorded by The Carefrees in 1963 or '64. The lyrics are easy to Google. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah....

[Jim Roots]

I'm just old enough to remember that song, for it was recorded by The Carefrees in 1963 or '64. The lyrics are easy to Google. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah....

Thanks -- found 'em. And, er, wow ... really trite, ain't they?

You're welcome to the earworm, everybody!

Jim

[William D. Ferry]

What's the tribute song that went, "We love you, Beatles" and then proceeded to dedicate a verse to each Beatle by name ("We love you, John..." and so on)? I think the second line went something like, "We really do!" Can't remember the rest of it, though.

Jim

I remember that! I think it was based on "We Love You, Conrad" from BYE, BYE, BIRDIE.

[DiamondDisc]

Here ya go...

[Richard Finegan]

"Those Charlie Chaplin Feet" is the tune playing on the original 1928 soundtrack for the movie SHOW PEOPLE when Chaplin appears.

[s.w.a.c.]

What's the tribute song that went, "We love you, Beatles" and then proceeded to dedicate a verse to each Beatle by name ("We love you, John..." and so on)? I think the second line went something like, "We really do!" Can't remember the rest of it, though.

Jim, you'll be elated I'm sure to learn that there were at least two Canadian Beatles-related Christmas songs from the early '60s: Ringo-Deer by CHUM DJ Garry Ferrier and I Want a Beatle for Christmas by Patty Surbey & the Canadian V.I.P.s.

There was also a great British novelty single All I Want for Christmas Is a Beatle by actor/comedian Dora Bryan.

[Jim Roots]

What's the tribute song that went, "We love you, Beatles" and then proceeded to dedicate a verse to each Beatle by name ("We love you, John..." and so on)? I think the second line went something like, "We really do!" Can't remember the rest of it, though.

Jim, you'll be elated I'm sure to learn that there were at least two Canadian Beatles-related Christmas songs from the early '60s: Ringo-Deer by CHUM DJ Garry Ferrier and I Want a Beatle for Christmas by Patty Surbey & the Canadian V.I.P.s.

There was also a great British novelty single All I Want for Christmas Is a Beatle by actor/comedian Dora Bryan.

Fortunately, I don't remember any of those. But if you ever want to hear "Clear the Track, Here Comes Shack!" or Johnny Bower's rendition of "Honky the Christmas Goose", I can oblige you.

Jim

[s.w.a.c.]

Jim, you'll be elated I'm sure to learn that there were at least two Canadian Beatles-related Christmas songs from the early '60s: Ringo-Deer by CHUM DJ Garry Ferrier and I Want a Beatle for Christmas by Patty Surbey & the Canadian V.I.P.s.

There was also a great British novelty single All I Want for Christmas Is a Beatle by actor/comedian Dora Bryan.

Fortunately, I don't remember any of those. But if you ever want to hear "Clear the Track, Here Comes Shack!" or Johnny Bower's rendition of "Honky the Christmas Goose", I can oblige you.

You probably won't be surprised to learn that I have my own original copy of the 7" single of Johnny "Great Wall of China" Bower's Honky the Christmas Goose. With the picture sleeve.