"Surfin' Bird"
Gibbering debut single by the Trashmen, a Minneapolis–St. Paul quartet; #4 on the American charts in February 1964. "Surfin' Bird" was a hybrid of two 1962 songs by Los Angeles R&B group the Rivingtons, "The Bird's the Word" and "Papa-Oom- Mow-Mow" (the Rivingtons rightfully sued the Trashmen for copyright infringement). The chord progression is simple; the lyrics are essentially "The bird is the ...
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Trashmen singer Steve Wahrer on American Bandstand, 1964Subscribe to view
"Surfin' Bird" LP, 1964Subscribe to view
Surfin' Bird singleSubscribe to view
"Surfin' Bird" singleSubscribe to view
Trashmen singer Steve Wahrer on American Bandstand, 1964
"Surfin' Bird" LP, 1964
Surfin' Bird single
"Surfin' Bird" single