Surfin' Bird
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"Surfin' Bird" is a 1963 novelty surf rock song by The Trashmen, famous for its frantic vocals and nonsensical "bird is the word" refrain.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | The Trashmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Bird's the Word NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 4 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSCashBox | 3 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
novelty song
ⓘ
surf rock ⓘ |
| hasBside | King of the Surf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChorus | bird is the word NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Silverchair
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Cramps NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ramones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
became a cult classic
ⓘ
widely referenced in popular culture ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ lead vocals ⓘ |
| hasLyric | the bird is the word ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
nonsensical lyrics
ⓘ
repetitive refrain ⓘ |
| hasNotablePhrase |
Papa-oom-ma-mow
ⓘ
Papa-oom-mow-mow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTempo | fast ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | frantic vocals ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | punk rock ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | The Trashmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label | Garrett Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2 minutes 20 seconds ⓘ |
| originallyBy | The Rivingtons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Trashmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | George Garrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1963 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Family Guy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Full Metal Jacket NERFINISHED ⓘ Pink Flamingos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Al Frazier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carl White NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Turner Wilson Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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