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Allan Sherman (born Allan Copelon; November 30, 1924 – November 20, 1973) was an American comedy writer and television producer who became famous as a song parodist in the early 1960s. His first album, My Son, the Folk Singer (1962), became the fastest-selling record album up to that time. His biggest hit single was "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh," a comic novelty in which a boy describes his summer camp experiences to the tune of Ponchielli's Dance of the Hours. He is not to be confused with the songwriter Al Sherman who, coincidentally, also died in 1973.
Sherman was born in Chicago to Jewish American parents Percy Copelon and Rose Sherman. Percy was an auto mechanic and race car driver who, like his son, suffered from obesity (he weighed over 350 pounds), and died while attempting a 100-day diet. Sherman's parents divorced when he was in grade school, and Allan adopted his mother's maiden name. Due to his parents constantly moving to new residences, Allan attended over a dozen public schools in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and Miami. He attended the University of Illinois, where he earned mostly "C" grades and contributed a humor column to The Daily Illini, the college newspaper, but never received a degree because he was expelled for breaking into a campus sorority house with his then-girlfriend.
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The Twelve (Russian: Двенадцать, Dvenadtsat) is a controversial long poem by Aleksandr Blok. Written early in 1918, the poem was one of the first poetic responses to the October Revolution of 1917.
The poem describes the march of twelve Bolshevik soldiers (likened to the Twelve Apostles) through the streets of revolutionary Petrograd, with a fierce winter blizzard raging around them. The mood of the Twelve as conveyed by the poem oscillates from base and even sadistic aggression towards everything perceived bourgeois and counter-revolutionary, to strict discipline and sense of "revolutionary duty." In a violent clash with a vigilante deserter, a prostitute (who is accused of killing an officer) is killed by one of the Twelve (Peter), who appears unusually struck by the accident and later reveals to his comrades that he had been in love with the woman. However, after the others remind him that in these revolutionary times one's personal tragedies are nothing, the murderer regains his determination and continues the march. In the last stanza of the poem, most controversially, a figure of Jesus Christ is seen in the snowstorm, heading the march of the Twelve.
UK hit in 1963 - Novelty song from Allan Sherman
A medley of Allan Sherman's songs
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Sherman’s parody of “The Twelve Days Of Christman” has sometimes been reissued in an edited form, deleting the word “naked” from the originally-released “statue of a naked lady” line. Billboard Christmas singles chart peak: #5 Issued on Warner Bros. single 5406 - The Twelve Gifts Of Christmas (Sherman) by Allan Sherman Check out the daily music posts on my Facebook group: 1950s HITS--EVERY DAY! https://www.facebook.com/groups/824194430969202/ MusicProf78 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Musicprof78/689903871053047
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A video I put together of the history lesson about Allan Shermans contributions to the world called "Good Advice."
Those are three words that don't make sense to me!
Though best known for his comedy recording of "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh", here is my tribute to the late great Allan Sherman's song "One Hippopotami". Note: The production is an example of 1960's comedy recordings, and is presented here for educational purposes only. The video includes credited portions of a copy of an Allan Sherman recording titled "One Hippopotami". It is an educational demonstration of the comedy song parody recording styles of the 1960s. Images have been added in order to highlight phrases and enhance the educational experience of any student of the history of classic comedy recordings. Therefore, as the spirit and intent of this posting is in tribute to 1960s comedy recordings, as well as being an educational tool for demonstration purposes only, this production'...
MYSTERY GUEST: Allan Sherman PANEL: Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Lawrence, Arlene Francis, Robert Q. Lewis -------------------------------------- New group on Facebook for WML! https://www.facebook.com/groups/728471287199862/
Allan Sherman - You Went The Wrong Way Old King Louie
This is a fun clip from Fanfare, a musical variety series shown during the summer of 1965 featuring Sherman and Herman. Here Allan Sherman does "the American version" of one of Herman's Hermits songs, and gives Peter Noone "the English version" of one of Allan's songs.
Allan Sherman produced some of the finest song parodies of all time in the early 1960s. "Crazy Downtown" was a step in a different direction for him; it was a parody of a current hit song in 1965. It was his second biggest seller, but only released as a 45 single, it was not included in any of his American albums. The story has always been that the royalties involved made its inclusion impossible, and dissuaded Allan from other parodies of current hits. When Sherman died in 1973 America lost one of its great comedic voices.
Allan Sherman protests while standing in front of a bunch of lamps.
Allan Sherman drills some holes in your face while singing about pain.
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MYSTERY GUEST: Allan Sherman PANEL: Arlene Francis, Mark Goodson, Helen Gurley Brown, Tony Randall Many thanks to Steve M. Russo for providing this episode in much higher quality than the version I had previously. Folks interested in high quality, well packaged, well-edited DVDs of WML (and other game shows) can contact him directly for more information at RetroTVFestival@comcast.net. --------------------------- Join our Facebook group for WML-- great discussions, photos, etc, and great people! https://www.facebook.com/groups/728471287199862/
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Allan Sherman - My Son, The Folk Singer (Full Album) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tip: click on the time and listen your favorite song Track list: 1 | 00:00 | Allan Sherman - Shticks And Stones Medley (Allan Sherman) 2 | 05:45 | Allan Sherman - Sarah Jackman (Allan Sherman) 3 | 08:22 | Allan Sherman - Seltzer Boy (Allan Sherman) 4 | 11:53 | Allan Sherman - My Zelda (Allan Sherman) 5 | 15:33 | Allan Sherman - Oh Boy (Allan Sherman) 6 | 19:43 | Allan Sherman - Jump Down, Spin Around (Pick A Dress O'Cotton) (Allan Sherman) 7 | 22:03 | Allan Sherman - The Streets Of Miami (Allan Sherman) 8 | 27:29 | Allan Sherman - Sir Greenbaum's Madrigal (Allan Sherman) 9 | 31:13 | Allan Sherman - Shake Hands With Your Uncle...
MYSTERY GUEST: Bill Hartack; Beatrice Lillie PANEL: Dorothy Kilgallen, Allan Sherman, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf ---------------------------------------- New Facebook group for WML! https://www.facebook.com/groups/728471287199862/
Ed Begley , Sr. is the guest, and comedian Allan Sherman is the guest panelist (He co-created the series; Filling in for Bill Cullen) in this episode hosted by Garry Moore with Henry Morgan, Betsy Palmer and Bess Myerson on the panel
Originally aired Mar 27, 1965. This program features: - Tony Randall: Radio disc jockey sketch - Diana Ross and the Supremes: "Stop! In The Name Of Love" - Allan Sherman: "Crazy Downtown" (parody of Petula Clark's "Downtown") - Nelson Eddy and Gale Sherwood: "You and the Night and the Music" & "Indian Love Call" - Nelson Eddy: "The Song Is You" - Vikki Carr: "The Good Life", "So in Love" and "The Days of Wine and Roses" - Pat Morita: Stand up comedy - The Marthys: Comic acrobats - The Great Mendez: High-wire act - Tony Randall: Narrates a wrestling match
Allan Sherman - The Streets Of Miami (Full Album) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tip: click on the time and listen your favorite song Track list: 1 | 00:00 | Allan Sherman - Sir Greenbaum's Madrigal (Allan Sherman) 2 | 03:44 | Allan Sherman - The Ballad Of Harry Lewis (Allan Sherman) 3 | 07:27 | Allan Sherman - Shticks And Stones Medley (Allan Sherman) 4 | 13:12 | Allan Sherman - Jump Down, Spin Around (Pick A Dress O'Cotton) (Allan Sherman) 5 | 15:33 | Allan Sherman - Oh Boy (Allan Sherman) 6 | 19:43 | Allan Sherman - My Zelda (Allan Sherman) 7 | 23:23 | Allan Sherman - Shake Hands With Your Uncle Max (Allan Sherman) 8 | 26:08 | Allan Sherman - The Streets Of Miami (Allan Sherman) 9 | 31:34 | Allan Sherman ...
An interview with Mark Cohen Author of "Overweight Sensation" A Biography of Allan Sherman
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Sherm gets the lowdown from young gun Josh Smith about his choice of songs on the Bugs Henderson tribute CD: The King of Clubs. It's a two CD set containing sessions recorded in California on one disc and Texas on the other. Buy it, you'll like it.
Oh, I'm on the Drinking Man's Diet,
It came from a book I was loaned.
It's really terrific and quite scientific
And I'm half stoned.
For breakfast some cornflakes and vodka,
But cornflakes have carbohydrate;
So I don't eat those fattening cornflakes,
I eat the vodka straight.
Drink, drink, everyone drink;
It's not as bad as we used to think.
With every Manhattan your stomach will flatten,
So drink, drink, drink.
The Air Force invented this diet,
A fact which they hotly deny.
Of course they deny it, 'cause this is the diet
That got the Air Force high.
For lunch you can have three martinis,
What better lunch is there than that?
But caution: do not eat the olives,
'Cause olives make you fat.
Drink, drink, everyone drink;
It's not as bad as we used to think.
If pounds you would burn off, then turn on your Smirnoff,
And drink, drink, drink.
For dinner, a nice Scotch and soda
Now that oughtta help you to lose.
No whipped cream, no butter, just lay in the gutter
And booze, booze, booze.
Suppose you should meet a policeman,
Who says you've been quenching your thirst;
You just tell him it's physical fitness
And health comes first!
Drink (hic!), drink (hic!), booze everywhere (hic!);
Pass that decanter of bourbon there.
I'm fatter than ever, but here's what's so clever:
I don't care!