May 30, 2021 by Maggie McNeill
You shouldn't be able to breathe, you stupid bastard.
- William Jennette's murderer
For a number of reasons, novelty songs aren't really a thing any more, but the 1960s were their heyday; all through that decade, one subgenre was novelty songs recorded by the stars of hit TV shows, often ( though not always) in character. Here's one example I hadn't seen before, called to my attention by Franklin Harris; the links above it were provided by Scott Greenfield, Clarissa, Mike Siegel, Mistress Matisse, and Cop Crisis (x2), in that order.
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