Dick Feller - 'Biff the Friendly Purple Bear'

[tcaldwell101]

Thank you so much for posting this. I played the old 45 RPM till I wore this record out, and had to get another one.

So many years ago

And yes, no one does this better than Dick Feller's version.

Thank you for posting a nice memory

[capricorn0115]

Since I first played this song as a DJ at WXCL AM1350 in Peoria, Illinois I have always loved this song. And no one does it like the original, Dick Feller. It tugs at the heart strings and brings back memories of being a kid. Days long gone! Thanks for posting!

[1947carlton]

I'm a 64 year old retired drywall contractor and still have to fight the lump in my throat each time I return to YouTube to play this. No other recording captures (for me) the complete escape from reality I would attain in my imaginary playtime escapades. I'm back, 8 years old, defending my little brother against the pirates & savage indians that lurked in our neighborhood. Thanks for posting........

[danhughes1]

This song is Puff the Magic Dragon the way it SHOULD have been - with a happy ending instead of a sad one.

[johndalefenlaw]

one of dick fellers greatest ever..

[Hounddoggy33]

A beautiful song that is so underrated. I corresponded with Dick through e-mail a few years agao and he sent me an autographed CD. My dad still has the 45RPM single of this (I think it was on United Artists).

[soulcornflake1]

I loved this song as a kid and my parents to this day make me recite the parts I remember at family gatherings. There's always a boyfriend or a girlfriend or a nephew or niece or cousin or friends who've never heard it and it never fails to move them.

[friendlywelshdragon]

Great to hear this again. . I remember Bob Stewart playing it on Radio Luxembourg .

[gatyamgal]

Thank you for posting this. I still have this recorded on a cassette from back in the early 70's. One of my favorite songs. Now that I am grown and have kids of my own, this has a whole new meaning for me. Listening to it today, which is my daughter's 29th Birthday, it brings a tear to my eye. Thanks again!

[Johnfern99]

I've been searching for "Too Late for the Trains" from his out of print album, "No Word on me." Anyone know where I might find a copy of the album or song?

[pantslizard]

does anybody have, "Makin' The Best Of A Bad Situation" by Dick Feller?

[willyohio]

thank you, thank you.  the Dick Feller version is my fav and I could only find mac davis on the internet.

this song makes me cry.

[ernie27177]

@willyohio me too

[edbuster]

When I was 12 or so (when it was out) my brother told me about this song. I thought he made it up and for years I've been searching for it. I never bothered to look here on YouTube.

[shaynezirra]

Ididnt mean to post that yet haha, BUT as I was reviewing some of photo batches I came across it and thought "she's the wooden horse, with wheels where legs should be"

[shaynezirra]

This is great that you put this up! My dad sat me down and played this for me my last visit, cause I had a special inanimate best friend as a child but I swear he was as real as real could be.. I was out at a vinyard a few weeks back and took pictures of a small wooden fort that caught my eye, in this fort were many toys gijoes, xmen, and more and a little cowgirl from toystory was propped up aginst a small mound gazing out ward through the door frame .. And

[LadyShesu]

My children loved this song. I used to make up bedtime stories for them about Biff and his friends. It got so that Biff became popular with their friends and cousins too.

[edbuster]

You might want to consider writing them down and seeing about being published, but check into copyright laws and such as Biff the Purple Bear is probably copywritten. The Hobbit grew out of beddtime stories Tolkein made up for his kids.

[pixiepuffle]

I've been looking for this on the internet for a few years now... This is the very first time I've ever seen it. When I was younger my dad used to play it on our record player for me, I never thought I'd hear it again since our player broke.

Thankyou, thankyou so much for posting. :)

[arkypig12]

I too have looked for many years for the Mac Davis version. But it was good to hear it again no matter who did it.  Thank you for the posting.

[radiodeejay2008]

The Mac Davis version is now available right here!

Just look at my other video listings for the link :)

[tonycaudillc2]

This is the original song. Stll makes me sad,if not sadder than when it first played on the radio. Grat song .

[brdrush]

I had not heard this since I was five!! It actually sent shivers down my spine...thank you so much for posting...

[kmfmgk]

And I thought I was the only person to ever hear this song. It makes me want to cry every time I haer it.

[williamebarlow]

I have been trying to find the Mac Davis version and can't. Not even the radio stations has ever heard it. But I'll keep looking.

[radiodeejay2008]

The Mac Davis version is now available right here!

Just look at my other video listings for the link :)

[cowartsamc]

Reminds me of the days when kids had enough imagination they didn't need TV or video games. I grew up doing the same things this song tells, and long for the simpler times.

[redmancheyenne]

I remember this. I used to sneak an old AM radio to bed with me. Instead of sleeping, I'd listen to Radio Mystery Theater, oldies about the Last Unicorn, Puff The Magic Dragon, and Biff, The Purple Bear!

[Diarmid63]

I keep trying to find the mac davis version. I think Feller was the writer and original recorder but Davis has a marvelous version as well.

[jackscholesbramall]

my ex has a copy of hat one will see if she will up load it

[cindyshealed]

Remember "Uncle Hiram's Homemade Beer?" by Dick Feller?

[rtravisrott2]

I remember this song as a kid, brings many memories and for some reason it always brings tears to my eyes.

[radiodeejay2008]

No...I've never heard the flip-side. If you have it could you post it and let us know here where we can find it? :)

[peace2pits]

OMG I had this 45 when I was a kid and thought I was the only one who remembered it! Thank You for bringing a precious memory back. By any chance do you remember the flip side? 5+

[TonyForsyth]

I only heard this once when I was 8 years old, on a local radio station in N.C., but it made such an impression on me that I have been looking for it for most of my life. I didn't know the title, and remembered the "wooden horse toy", and the "treehouse tree". I can not thank you enough for posting this! God bless you.

[radiodeejay2008]

I have a similar story. I remember hearing on the radio too, they had a 'kids hour' on a Sunday morning and sometimes played it then. As an adult I tried to track it down with what very little I knew, but had no luck for many years. But then with the Internet I finally found it! I really wanted to present it here with some cute photos or drawn characters, but could never find what I was looking for, so I thought far better to post it as is, than never at all. Tony, I'm glad Biff found you again!

[brad6100]

I remember listening to this 45 when I was growing up. I even had a purple Teddy bear named Biff my Grandma bought for me. Thanks for bringing back such good memories!!