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Thread #115413   Message #2963037
Posted By: Bettynh
11-Aug-10 - 02:13 PM
Thread Name: 1950s novelty songs
Subject: RE: 1950s novelty songs
I've had a bit of an earworm for "The Prune Song" recently (no matter how young a prune may be, it's always full of wrinkles...). Just goes round and round in my head, and I know it'll play itself out eventually. But I don't know how I know it. I grew up in the fifties, and listened to radio a lot, but the only recordings I can find are from the 30s. We may have sung it in Girl Scouts, but I remember the music, too (probably Harry Reser's version). Was there a 50s or early 60s recording? Or, more likely, some local DJ (Boston) played it a lot.