So that was the first funny music I heard, that along with "Too Fat Polka" by Arthur Godfrey that some may remember. It actually started when I was four years old and my dad brought home a copy of "Cocktails for Two" by Spike Jones, which was then a new release. And you got excited about that kind of music when you were a young man?
Also, it's a kind of music that's been around as long as there's been recorded music, anyway. I don't know if you'd call it novelty songs.
INSKEEP: And you're trolling in this brand of music. So you won't you go and buy a half a gallon, baby? I love rocky road. WEIRD AL YANKOVIC (Singer, Songwriter): (Singing) Baby, I love rocky road. INSKEEP: He ended up being an architect of a different kind. HANSEN: That was his - that's what he wanted to do originally.
#Roly poly fish heads professional#
Demento Show," the probability is high that Alfred Yankovic would still be a professional architect today. He sent me a homemade cassette tape when he was 16 years old, and I played it on my show. INSKEEP: What do you mean by calling Weird Al Yankovic a protege? I've introduced a lot of people to Frank's music. It's also Spike Jones, Monty Python, some of the giants of the not-too-long-ago, including Stan Freberg and Allan Sherman, Tom Lehrer - two out of those three still very much alive - and, oh, Frank Zappa, of course. It's the music of Weird Al Yankovic, my most famous protege. Demento Show"): Well, in a phrase, I call it mad music and crazy comedy. BARRET HANSEN (Radio Personality and Programmer, "The Dr. INSKEEP: What kind of music is it that you have brought to the public's attention all these years? Unidentified Group: (Singing) Fish heads, fish heads, roly-poly fish heads. For 40 years, he made the radio a slightly weirder place. He is still heard on Internet radio, but his broadcast cancellation marks a milestone. Demento's famous radio program went off the air this month. His name is Barret Hansen, though you may know him better by his nom de guerre: Dr. We've been talking with a man who gets some of the credit for bringing you songs like this. ELMO (Singer, Songwriter): (Singing) Grandma got run over by a reindeer. Tilapia are also currently stocked in the Phoenix, Arizona, canal system as an algal growth-control measure.(Soundbite of song, "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer")ĭr. 'In the United States, tilapia are found in much of the south, especially Florida and Texas, and as far north as Idaho, where they survive in power-plant discharge zones. The popularity of tilapia came about due to its low price, easy preparation, and mild taste. Tilapia become a problematic invasive species because of the new warm-water habitats such as Australia.īut in North America it is the fourth-most consumed fish in the United States dating back to 2002. Tilapia is a restricted noxious fish under the Biosecurity Act 2014. Therefore, releasing living or dead fish into waterways can cause new infestations. Tilapia were introduced into Australia in the 1970s as ornamental fish and are now a major threat to Australia's native biodiversity.įemales carry their eggs and small fry in their mouths, and these can survive for a long time after the adult dies.
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