Mr. Jaws

"Mr. Jaws"
"Mr. Jaws"
Song
B-side	"Irv's Theme"

"Mr. Jaws" is a novelty song by Dickie Goodman released on Cash Records in 1975.^[2]

This record is a parody of the 1975 summer blockbuster film Jaws, with Goodman interviewing the shark (whom he calls "Mr. Jaws"), as well as the film's main characters, Brody, Hooper, and Quint. Goodman makes full use of his practice of "break-in" music sampling, in which all of the interview answers are lyrics from popular songs from that year.

The single peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1975.^[2]^[3] On the Cash Box Top 100 it fared even better, reaching #1.^[4]

Goodman would later make more parodies of Hollywood films, along with his political satire records. The B-side of this single was "Irv's Theme".

The name of the song's label, Cash Records, was another idea from Goodman after he was asked whom the record company should make the check out to.

The recording took place at Sear Sound in New York engineered by Russ Hamm. Originally the songs were sampled, however when the record became a hit, the songs were replaced by sound-alike recordings.

Songs

The songs that were sampled are:

Main Title (Theme From 'Jaws') by John Williams
"Dynomite" by Bazuka
"Please Mr. Please" by Olivia Newton-John
"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" by James Taylor
"Why Can't We Be Friends" by War
"Get Down Tonight" by KC and the Sunshine Band
"The Hustle" by Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony
"Love Will Keep Us Together" by Captain & Tennille
"Rhinestone Cowboy" by Glen Campbell
"One Of These Nights" by Eagles
"Jive Talkin'" by Bee Gees
"I'm Not in Love" by 10cc
"Midnight Blue" by Melissa Manchester

On the album version of "Mr. Jaws", both "Please Mr. Please" and "Rhinestone Cowboy" were replaced by re-recorded budget sound-alike renditions.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Top Singles^[5]	13
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	4
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[6]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)	Position
Canada	96

Later uses

Goodman did a sequel entitled "Mrs. Jaws" in response to the film Jaws 2 (1978).

References

^ "Dickie Goodman - Mr. Jaws And Other Fables By Dickie Goodman (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs.com. 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
^ ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 260. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
^ "Pink Floyd Has the Top Album". The Pittsburgh Press. 1975-10-05. p. H-6. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
^ "Disc Jockey Special". The Daily News. Charlotte Amalie, V.I. 1975-10-11. p. 21. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
^ [1] Archived 2016-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2015-10-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] "Dickie Goodman - Mr. Jaws And Other Fables By Dickie Goodman (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs.com. 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

[whitburn-2] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 260. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4. Retrieved 2009-12-24.

[3] "Pink Floyd Has the Top Album". The Pittsburgh Press. 1975-10-05. p. H-6. Retrieved 2009-12-24.

[4] "Disc Jockey Special". The Daily News. Charlotte Amalie, V.I. 1975-10-11. p. 21. Retrieved 2009-12-24.

[5] [1] Archived 2016-10-07 at the Wayback Machine

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2015-10-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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