Sorry guys, the song in question originated as "Bird is the Word" by the
Rivingtons, which was transformed into "Surfin' Bird" by the Trashmen, and which
then reached its apotheosis in a version by none other than
**** THE RAMONES ****
whose sanctified leather jackets and Mosrite guitars belong in reliquaries where
they may be protected from the desecrating contact of upstart parvenu
interlopers such as NY Philharmonic musicians.
-----Original Message-----
From: bill kilpatrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 2:32 PM
To: Edward Martin; lute list
Subject: re: rock lute
ah yes ...
the years just roll away ...
- bill
--- Edward Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> No, they were the Trashmen, from Minneapolis.
> ed
>
> At 09:26 AM 4/3/2005 +0100, bill kilpatrick wrote:
> >another fascinating piece of new yorkabilia was an
> >up-tempo little ditty called "the bird" whose sole
> >lyric content was (if i recall properly) "bird,
> bird,
> >bird-bird's the word." rumor, again, had it they
> were
> >two moonlighters from the new york philharmonic.
>
>
>
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