Allan Sherman, the "Weird Al" Yankovic of the 1960s. Actually, I believe "Weird Al" has outlived Allan by a couple of years - Sherman didn't make 50 years of age, while Al will be 53 this year. As someone else said, this song was the flip side of the single "Crazy Downtown", and was never on an album while Sherman was alive.
This song can be found on the flip side of Allan's 1965 Top 40 parody hit "Crazy Downtown" (Warner Bros. 5614). Starting in 1962, Sherman -- the creator-producer of TV's "I've Got A Secret" -- racked up three consecutive #1 comedy albums. He was singing, of course, about mid '60s dropouts, but despite the comment below, the high school dropout rate is far higher -- and the overall GPAs of graduates considerably lower -- today as opposed to 1965. BTW, I taught for years at UCLA.
i don't see why you want to cast this funny song about drop outs as a slight towards young people today. for instance, literacy rates are substancially higher today than they were in sherman's generation
@joegibbskins LOL I can see that you don't have to deal with the average Joe everyday. I have to screen the walkins for employment and I would have to say at least 40% of them have trouble with spelling their own names let alone adding 2 + 2.
@DoctorWholives during world war 2 the army have to wave literacy requirements because many able bodies weren't literate. there are dumb folks today but dont kid yourself, there are many more people with college and postgraduate degrees than at any time in history
Allan Sherman, the "Weird Al" Yankovic of the 1960s. Actually, I believe "Weird Al" has outlived Allan by a couple of years - Sherman didn't make 50 years of age, while Al will be 53 this year. As someone else said, this song was the flip side of the single "Crazy Downtown", and was never on an album while Sherman was alive.
elc1960 3 weeks ago
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elc1960 3 weeks ago
2 dropouts didnt get the girl :P
Innocent9989 3 weeks ago
Times sure have changed-you need at least a high school diploma to stop bullets now!
Charliecomet82 3 months ago
This song can be found on the flip side of Allan's 1965 Top 40 parody hit "Crazy Downtown" (Warner Bros. 5614). Starting in 1962, Sherman -- the creator-producer of TV's "I've Got A Secret" -- racked up three consecutive #1 comedy albums. He was singing, of course, about mid '60s dropouts, but despite the comment below, the high school dropout rate is far higher -- and the overall GPAs of graduates considerably lower -- today as opposed to 1965. BTW, I taught for years at UCLA.
horarwgt 7 months ago
i don't see why you want to cast this funny song about drop outs as a slight towards young people today. for instance, literacy rates are substancially higher today than they were in sherman's generation
joegibbskins 11 months ago
@joegibbskins LOL I can see that you don't have to deal with the average Joe everyday. I have to screen the walkins for employment and I would have to say at least 40% of them have trouble with spelling their own names let alone adding 2 + 2.
DoctorWholives 5 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Allan Sherman
@DoctorWholives during world war 2 the army have to wave literacy requirements because many able bodies weren't literate. there are dumb folks today but dont kid yourself, there are many more people with college and postgraduate degrees than at any time in history
joegibbskins 5 months ago
Brilliant! I never heard this Allan Sherman song before and I thought I'd heard 'em all.
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gooligymoo 1 year ago