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Novelty songs have been popular in the UK as well. In 1991, "The Stonk" novelty song raised over £100,000 for the Comic Relief charity. In 1993, "Mr Blobby" became the second novelty song to reach the coveted Christmas number one slot in the UK, following Benny Hill's 1971 chart-topper "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)".
- The Flying Saucer
"The Flying Saucer" (also known as "The Flying Saucer Parts...
- Category:Songs about comics
W. We All Stand Together. (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman....
- Comedy music
Comedy music or musical comedy is a genre of music that is...
- Oblivion Song
Artist (s) Lorenzo de Felici. Letterer (s) Rus Wooton....
- The Flying Saucer
The song was released in February 1989 as the Red Nose Day single to raise money for Comic Relief. It was then included on the 1989 re-release of Bananarama's Greatest Hits Collection album. The single peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and was a Top-10 hit in several countries.
A comic book, also called comicbook, [1] [2] comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and written narrative, usually, dialogue contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art ...
Other articles where comic song is discussed: novelty song: …as novelties have usually been comic songs, in a tradition that goes back to British music hall hits such as “Laughing Policeman.” Comic records, such as Bill Buchanan and Dickie Goodman’s “The Flying Saucer” (1956) and Sheb Wooley’s “Purple People Eater” (1958), sold particularly well in the 1950s. Comedians such…
