The ultimate karaoke tune…If you can get up and do this one perfectly, you are the k-master!
The goofy tune, sung by Joey Levine, who sang on Ohio Express tunes, Chewy Chewy & Yummy Yummy Yummy, made it up to #8 in late 1974. This song name-checks a lot of rock songs & groups from the 50s & 60s. But what’s funny are the obscure references to groups like The Mahavishnu Orchestra and writer Arthur Janov. They even mention ABBA who just scored a top 10 hit but were fairly unknown and KISS, who were still at least another year before making any impact in America.
Just the fact that a tune like this could get popular shows the liberal nature of pop radio in the 70s. And while I wouldn’t call this an early rap song, I’d like to see any MC rip through this one…maybe Das Efx could have handled it
BTW: Tracey Ullman did a cover of this song on her album, You Broke My Heart In 17 Places. I know, I have no idea why either.
7 Inches of 70s Pop 
The Chartist
/ September 26, 2012Really like this one -great high speed singing and plenty of obscure references for music nerds like me. This wasn’t a hit in the UK but got lots of radio play (DJs love songs about DJs, radio and records. There was a follow up called Diskoekkin’ -a tribute to that new fangled disco sound..