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In an episode of Family Guy, Peter Griffin used a set-up to his family and friends in order to make them ask: "Have I heard what?" |
In an episode of Family Guy, Peter Griffin used a set-up to his family and friends in order to make them ask: "Have I heard what?" |
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Upon hearing this question asked, Peter |
Upon hearing this question asked, Peter gaily bursts into "The Bird" song and dance. |
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==Chart performance== |
==Chart performance== |
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| B-side | "King of the Surf" |
"Surfin' Bird" is a song performed by the American surf rock band The Trashmen, which reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] It is a combination of two R&B hits by The Rivingtons, "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" and "The Bird's the Word",[2] and it was released in 1963.[citation needed]
Family Guy
In an episode of Family Guy, Peter Griffin used a set-up to his family and friends in order to make them ask: "Have I heard what?" Upon hearing this question asked, Peter gaily bursts into "The Bird" song and dance.
Chart performance
| Chart (1963) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
| UK Singles Chart | 50 [citation needed] |
Cover versions
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- The Iguanas (circa 1965)
- Ramones (1977)
- The Deviants (1978)
- The Cramps (1979)
- Pee Wee Herman (1987)
- Au Bonheur Des Dames - J'aime Le Beurre (translation: I Love Butter) (1988)
- The Queers (1994)
- Big Bird (1995)
- Silverchair (1997)
- The Boppers (1997)
- Schwervon! (2000)
- Sodom (2001)
- Sha-Na-Na
- Raimundos
- Messer Chups - Trashman Upgrade (2000)
- Polo et les Méchants Moinôs - Face de beu (translation: Beef Face) (2009)
- bob hund
References
- ^ Billboard (date unknown). Surfin' Bird] on the Billboard Hot 100. Retrieved from http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3070250&cdi=8806391&cid=02%2F29%2F1964[dead link].
- ^ Gueningsman, Ryan (2009-04-27). "A whole new generation is ‘hearing the word’". Herald Journal, 27 April 2009. Retrieved on 2009-04-29 from http://www.herald-journal.com/archives/2009/stories/new-generation-trashmen.html.