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Thread #35628   Message #490804
Posted By: Jim Dixon
24-Jun-01 - 10:41 AM
Thread Name: Songs that no one likes but you
Subject: RE: Songs that no one likes but you
53/Glenda and Bob: There are 3 songs in DigiTrad called "Pig and the Inebriate," "Pig and the Inebriate 2 (long version)," and "Pig and the Inebriate 3." The first corresponds to what you call "Pig's Song." The other 2 are longer and more elaborate.

Another thread says Ed McCurdy recorded "The Pig and the Inebriate" in 1956.

Other sources say "The Pig Got Up and Slowly Walked Away" was written by Benjamin Hapgood Burt in 1933, and recorded by Frank Crumit in 1934. This seems to be the same song as "The Pig and the Inebriate."

The latter song is currently available on a CD called Laugh Laugh Laugh: Anthology of American Comedy .

In several places on the Internet you can find a list called "The Worst Country Song Titles" and one of the items is "You Can Tell the Man Who Boozes (By the Company He Chooses)." However, AMG - The All Music Guide lists no such song.

Research is fun!