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dEFROG ON 45 #74: NOT IN MY EAR, MAN
As you may or may not know, Stan Freberg is gone now.
The name probably means little to some of you – Freberg was known mainly for writing funny ads for radio and TV in the 50s and 60s, and for a few novelty records, the most famous of which is probably “St George And The Dragonet”, which managed to parody both medieval folk tales and Jack Webb at the same time.
I had that one on a comedy album comp, but I had this one on 45: a Harry Belafonte parody featuring a sensitive beatnik bongo player.
Anyway, I have a lot of respect for Freberg, including his ad work. If we have to have ads, they might as well be entertaining – and irreverent.
Soft sell,
This is dF
The name probably means little to some of you – Freberg was known mainly for writing funny ads for radio and TV in the 50s and 60s, and for a few novelty records, the most famous of which is probably “St George And The Dragonet”, which managed to parody both medieval folk tales and Jack Webb at the same time.
I had that one on a comedy album comp, but I had this one on 45: a Harry Belafonte parody featuring a sensitive beatnik bongo player.
Anyway, I have a lot of respect for Freberg, including his ad work. If we have to have ads, they might as well be entertaining – and irreverent.
Soft sell,
This is dF