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My Son, The Greatest: The Best Of Allan Sherman (CD)

By: Allan Sherman (Artist)

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Allan Sherman Artist Snapshot:

Allan Sherman may well be the least musical person ever to headline at Carnegie Hall, but his unusual, sometimes over-the-top, often unconventional and discomforting style a la Ernie Kovacs, earned him an unlikely following. Drawing liberally from his Jewish upbringing, the former TV gag writer rewrote standards and classical arias with a sly contemporary wit, and sold millions of records in the early 1960s, including the enduring classic "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh."

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DISC 1 for My Son, The Greatest: The Best Of Allan Sherman (CD) Album By Allan Sherman (Artist)
1   Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh
2   Crazy Downtown
3   Waste Of Money, A
4   Harvey And Sheila
5   Good Advice
6   Sarah Jackman
7   You Went The Wrong Way, Old King Louie
8   One Hippopotami
9   Shake Hands With Uncle Max
10   You're Getting To Be A Rabbit With Me
11   Shticks Of One And Half A Dozen Of The Other
12   Al N' Yetta
13   Rebel, The
14   Pop Hates The Beatles
15   Twelve Gifts Of Christmas, The
16   Chim Chim Cheese
17   Lotsa Luck
18   Streets Of Miami, The
19   Hail To Thee, Fat Person
 

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Title Note

Producer: Jimmy Hilliard.

Compilation producer: Bill Inglot.

Includes liner notes by Steve Allen.

An unlikely star who, according to legend, got his recording contract strictly through being at the right party at the right time, Allan Sherman crafted musical parodies that were, in some ways, a musical equivalent to Charles Schulz's PEANUTS. Like that revered comic strip, the genial surface goofiness of Sherman's ditties barely masked the fashionable neuroses of its era (the 1960s) underneath. For example, "Crazy Downtown" inverts the premise of Petula Clark's soaring original by taking on the hysterical voice of Petula's parents, worried sick about what their daughter is getting up to in a dangerous part of town during the wee hours of the morning.

Beyond his reliance on generation gaps and Jewish humor, Sherman was a genuinely clever songwriter who was able to wring laughs from the most unexpected juxtapositions. Unlike some comedians from the same period, more importantly, Sherman presented humor that dated remarkably well, being more concerned with personal foibles than topical events. MY SON, THE GREATEST: THE BEST OF ALLAN SHERMAN is an excellent introduction, especially for those who only know "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh."

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