''My Son, the Nut'' is the third

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Allan Sherman Allan Sherman (born Allan Copelon or Allan Gerald Copelon; November 30, 1924 – November 20, 1973) was an American musician, satirist, and television producer who became known as a song parodist in the early 1960s. His first album, '' M ...

, released by Warner Bros. Records in 1963. The album held the top spot on the ''Billboard'' 200 for nearly two months, from August 31 to October 25, 1963. It stayed on the charts for 140 weeks and sold 1.2 million copies. ''My Son, the Nut'' was also the last

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album to hit #1 on the ''Billboard'' 200 for over half a century, until

"Weird Al" Yankovic Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American comedy musician, writer, and actor. He is best known for writing and performing Comedy music, comedy songs that often Parody music, parody specific songs by contempo ...

's ''

Mandatory Fun ''Mandatory Fun'' is the fourteenth and possible final studio album by the American parody musician "Weird Al" Yankovic. The self-produced album was released by RCA Records in the United States on July 15, 2014. Yankovic had previously released '' ...

'' in 2014. Unlike Sherman's first two albums ''My Son, The Folk Singer'' (1962) and ''My Son, The Celebrity'' (1963), which had been filled with

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s about

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, on his third album, his parodies became more generic.

Track listing

Side one # "You Went the Wrong Way, Old King Louie" ("

La Marseillaise "La Marseillaise" is the national anthem of France. It was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg after the declaration of war by the First French Republic against Austria, and was originally titled "". The French Na ...

," " You Came a Long Way from St. Louis," and the ''

Peter Gunn ''Peter Gunn'' is an American detective fiction, private eye television series, starring Craig Stevens (actor), Craig Stevens as Peter Gunn with Lola Albright as his girlfriend, lounge singer Edie Hart. The series was broadcast by NBC from Sept ...

'' theme) # "Automation" (" Fascination") # "I See Bones" (" C'est si bon") # "Hungarian Goulash No 5" (" Brahms Hungarian Dance Number 5") # "Headaches" (" Heartaches") # "Here's to the Crabgrass" (" Country Gardens") (duet with Jacqueline Ward) Side two #

" Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter from Camp)" ("

Dance of the Hours ''Dance of the Hours'' (Italian: ') is a short ballet and is part of the Act III finale of the opera '' La Gioconda'' composed by Amilcare Ponchielli. It depicts the hours of the day through solo and ensemble dances. The opera was first performe ...

") # "One Hippopotami" ("

What Kind of Fool Am I? "What Kind of Fool Am I?" is a popular song written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley and published in 1962. It was introduced by Anthony Newley in the musical '' Stop the World – I Want to Get Off''. It comes at the end of Act Two to clos ...

"") # "Rat Fink" ("

Rag Mop "Rag Mop" was a popular American song of the late 1940s–early 1950s. This 12-bar blues song, written by Tulsa western swing bandleader Johnnie Lee Wills and steel guitarist Deacon Anderson, was published in 1949. Considered a novelty song, t ...

") # "You're Getting to Be a Rabbit with Me" ("

You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" is a 1932 popular song with music by Harry Warren and the lyrics by Al Dubin, which became a standard. The lyrics of the song were noted for its references to addiction. It appears in the Warner Brothers mus ...

") # "Eight Foot Two, Solid Blue" (" Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue") # "Hail to Thee, Fat Person" (spoken, with an instrumental rendition of "

America the Beautiful "America the Beautiful" is an American patriotic song. Its lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and its music was composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward at Grace Church (Newark), Grace Episcopal Church in Newark, New ...

" behind it)

Chart history

References

External links

* * 1960s comedy albums 1963 albums Allan Sherman albums Warner Records albums {{comedy-album-stub