Surfin' Bird. 'Surfin' Bird' is a song performed by American surf rock band The Trashmen, and it is also the name of the album that featured this hit single. The song was released in 1963 and reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Trashmen - Surfin' Bird music CD album at CD Universe, The Trashmen Tony Andreason, Dal Winslow vocals, guitar; Bob Reed bass; Steve Wahrer drums, Originally.

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • History [ ] followed up their 1962 hit ' with the similar 'The Bird's the Word' in 1963. The Trashmen had not heard this version but saw a band called The Sorensen Brothers playing it. They decided to play the song that night at their own gig. During this first performance, drummer and vocalist Steve Wahrer stopped playing and ad-libbed the 'Surfin' Bird' middle section. Despite not knowing 'The Bird's the Word' was a Rivingtons song, the similarity to 'Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow' was obvious and The Trashmen added the chorus to the end of their new track.

The Trashmen discography and songs: Music profile for The Trashmen, formed 1962. Genres: Surf Rock, Garage Rock. Albums include Surfin' Bird / King of the Surf.

A local disc jockey,, was at the gig and convinced the band to record the track. It was recorded at in.

Diehl entered it into a local battle of the bands competition and it won. It was then sent to a battle of the bands competition in where it also won. This led to the group being signed to Garrett Records with the single being quickly released.

It reportedly sold 30,000 copies in its first weekend before going on to national success, reaching No. Wahrer was originally credited as the song's writer, but that was changed to the Rivingtons (Al Frazier, Carl White, Sonny Harris, and Turner Wilson Jr.) after the group successfully sued the Trashmen for. Weekly charts [ ] Chart (1963–64) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 4 US Cash Box Top 100 4 Chart (2009) Peak position UK Singles Chart 50 Chart (2010) Peak position (Official Charts Company) 3 Year-end charts [ ] Chart (1964) Position US Billboard Hot 100 75 US Cash Box Top 100 62 Covers [ ] • 'Surfin' Bird' was covered by as their 1978 debut single on Vengeance Records; it also appeared on their 1979 album and on their 1983 compilation album. The Cramps often end their concerts with the song. • (as ) covered the song on the soundtrack of the film. • 'Surfin' Bird' was covered by on the 'The Bird' in 1993. • sampled heavily from the original version on 'Tension' from their 2001 album.

• 'Surfin' Bird' was covered by on their album, released on November 4, 1977. Lantalk Xp V.2.93 Ml Software Crack. • 'Surfin' Bird' was covered by on their 2001 album. • 'Surfin Bird' was covered by Phil Streva in 1989. Release on the EP Catahoula in 2010.

• Poultry-themed punk band released a cover as a single in June 2017 and later as a music video in August, the same day the band performed the song on the revival of. • Brazilian rock band made a Portuguese-language version of the song, entitled 'Pombo Surfista', for their 1987 demo tape. Media portrayal [ ] Pink Flamingos [ ] A man his to the tune of this song in one scene of 's 1972 exploitation comedy.

Full Metal Jacket [ ] In the second half of 1987 film, when a journalist news team records and interviews the platoon sent to Phu Bai, 'Surfin' Bird' can be heard playing on both the soundtrack and in the background on a radio. Family Guy [ ] The song is also featured in the ' episode, in which overhears the song at a diner. He proceeds to annoy his family by playing the song virtually nonstop for the rest of the episode.

It has since become a running gag on the show. In a subsequent episode it is revealed that Peter served as the original inspiration for the song, having used Stewie's time machine to travel into the past where he sang it for the Trashmen. [ ] The Big Year [ ] In the movie, character Brad Harris has 'Surfin' Bird' as his cellphone ringtone. Birdz [ ] The song was covered as a theme song for the short-lived animated series. Cultural appearances [ ] Family Guy [ ] The Trashmen’s Song was featured in the episode I Dream Of Jesus. It is shown to be 's favorite song of all time.

In the episode, Peter played it so often that it annoyed the family, and and destroyed it. Major League Baseball [ ] The Trashmen's tune was frequently played on Detroit radio and TV stations over the summer of 1976 during segments featuring the Tigers' 21-year old rookie sensation. Fidrych was nicknamed 'The Bird' because of his supposed resemblance to Sesame Street's character, and because of his cartoonish antics on the mound, which included talking to the ball between pitches.