Some letters offered more than one possible song choice, and this was one of them.
"I Scream..." was first published in 1927 with words and music by Howard Johnson, Billy Moll, and Robert A. King. After success as a novelty song in the early 1930s, it became a jazz standard. The song's refrain remains a pop culture saying. Many people know the refrain without knowing the rest of the song lyrics. I only knew it by that one line, and had never heard the full song until now. The setting of the song was a fictional college in Alaska, and the refrain was the college cheer. The song has been popular among kids. And some may remember it being used as a commercial jingle.
Now THAT'S an annoying song, LOL!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know the rest of the song, either. That was interesting.
ReplyDeleteI scream for moose tracks. I especially scream if a moose leaves his tracks on me.
ReplyDeleteI like the 2nd version a bit better because they make more fun of the song. Talk about an earworm!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea this was a song.
ReplyDeleteI never knew that came from a song
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that song was so old. That makes it a classic.
ReplyDeleteAnother fun one.
ReplyDeleteI didn't even know it was a song!!!
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Well, count me as another who knew the phrase but didn't know it was a whole song.
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