Gitarzan is a novelty song released by ray stevens in 1969 about a character who lives in a. Streakin through the hits with witty wordsmith ray stevens medium. He was born in clarkdale, georgia, a small town west of atlanta. May 25, 2011 licensed to youtube by curb records on behalf of curb records. B000197602 cd jeremiah peabodys polyunsaturated quick dissolving fast acting pleasant tasting. Listen to songs by ray stevens on myspace, stream free online music by ray stevens. Unlike his previous album, even stevens, this album is completely in the genres of novelty and comedy. Although this is a true studio album, all of the songs are overdubbed with cheering and applauding of an audience to provide the feeling of a live album.
Hes free as the breeze, hes always at ease he lives in the jungle and hangs by his knees as he swings through the trees without a trapeze. Gitarzan by ray stevens song free music, listen now on. View the 140 full and accurate lyrics we have for ray stevens on. Gitarzan is from the album called gitarzan and was rays fourth studio album, released in 1969, as well as his second for monument records. For the actor and singer with the village people, see ray stephens. Ray stevens born harold ray ragsdale, 24th january 1939 is an american country and pop singersongwriter, best known for a series of irreverent, quirky singles such as mississippi squirrel revival and the streak. See more ideas about funny songs, man humor and country music videos.
Listen free to ray stevens gitarzan yakety yak, little egypt and more. Ray stevens was born on january 24, 1939 in clarkdale, georgia, usa as harold ray ragsdale. The album is an album released by country music artist ray stevens. Dementos song gitarzan mp3 download lyrics and much more. To simplify subscriber access, we have temporarily disabled the password requirement. Ray stevens freddie feelgood and his funky little five piece band original. The best of ray stevens 20th century masters the millennium collection 030904 hipoa universal music co.
On this date in 1969, ray stevens released gitarzan, one of. Gitarzan is a novelty song released by ray stevens in 1969 about a character who lives in a jungle and forms a musical band with his female partner, jane, and their pet monkey. It sounds hokey now and probably sounded hokey then but not to everyone, as the title track made the top ten, and the remake of the coasters along came jones made the top thirty. Ray stevens i need your help barry manilowyou gotta listen to ray stevens sing this song. Unlike parody king weird al yankovic, stevens made the most of his impact with original material, often based on cultural trends of the day. Listen online and get new recommendations, only at. The official youtube channel of comedy singer ray stevens. Download ray stevens gitarzan mp3 billboard top 100 1969 of top billboard. Ray stevens its me again margaret by raystevensmusic. It was released by curb records on february 12, 2002. The discography of the american country, pop, and novelty artist ray stevens consists of 45.
On this date in 1969, the ray stevens hit song gitarzan peaked at number 8 on the hot 100 billboard chart. Ray stevens born harold ray ragsdale, 24th january 1939 is an american country and pop singersongwriter, the musician being best known for a series of irreverent, quirky singles such as mississippi squirrel revival and the streak. Ray stevens ahab the arab karaoke version instrumental karaoke. Ray stevens hit song from the album the feelings not right again the video is from a jerry reed special that i cant remember the name of lol this makes me laugh. Today he is best known for further comedy recordings like gitarzan, the.
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Stevens plies his stockintrade pop novelties on this 1969 album, replete with hayseed monologues, skilled mimicry of various voices spoken and sung, and vegassoul female backup singers. Hes free as the breeze hes always at ease he lives in the jungle and hangs by his knees as he swings through the trees. Ray stevens freddie feelgood and his funky little five piece band. Get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies. Im kissing you goodbye get your tongue outta my mouth. Although some of the lyrics may have dated references, the songs are as fresh as ever. The biz premium subscriber content has moved to business. Featuring the song gitarzan mp3 download and lyrics. Ray stevens born harold ray ragsdale, january 24, 1939 is an american country music, pop singersongwriter who has become known for his novelty song as well as his recent involvement in the tea party movement. Find ray stevens gitarzan lyrics and search for ray stevens. He lives in the jungle and hangs by his knees, as he swings through trees.
He keeps making new music, he says, because i still have things i want to say musically in a public. Ray stevens, center, at the country music hall of fame ceremony on oct. Watch the video for gitarzan from ray stevens s his alltime greatest comic hits for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Get all the lyrics to songs on gitarzan and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Gitarzan lyrics by ray stevens at the lyrics depot. Singersongwriter ray stevens remains a driven artist in the second decade of the 21st century. Hes free as the breeze, hes always at ease he lives in the jungle and hangs by his knees as he swings through the trees without a trapez. This title is a cover of gitarzan as made famous by ray stevens. He lives in the jungle and hangs by his knees, as he swings through trees without a trapeeze. The gitarzan cd, laserlight 12821 delta music, only has a few of the same songs as the other. One of the most popular novelty artists of all time, ray stevens enjoyed a remarkably long career, with a stretch of charting singles some of them major hits that spanned four decades. Listen to songs by ray stevens on myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share.
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Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. On this date in 1969, ray stevens released gitarzan, one of the biggest hits of his career. The varese cd is is the concert album released in 1969 on the monument label and later on ray stevens barnaby label. Lyrics depot is your source of lyrics to gitarzan by ray stevens.
Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and artists. It would be hard to evaluate ray without considering this album. Ray stevens i need your help barry manilow youtube see more. Ray returned to live action with a series of directtoyoutube music videos starting with 2009s. Ray stevens the mississippi squirrel revival by raystevensmusic. I made this video for a performance that that i have to rehearse for with my friends. Stevens maintains a devoted youtube following, with new right wing political. May 06, 2008 check out greatest hits 50th anniversary collection by ray stevens on amazon music. Ray stevens ray stevens gitarzan live in branson 93. Dec 07, 2016 watch ray stevens gitarzan six11 on dailymotion. Discover gitarzan instrumental mp3 as made famous by ray stevens. Ray stevens ray stevens gitarzan live in 1970 facebook.
The song features tarzan s jungle calls, scat singing, and a funky boogiewoogie, as well as a quote from the song swinging on a star, with the line carrying. April 16, 2018 well, they got a pet monkey, he likes to get drunky and sing boogie woogie and it sounds real funky. Download ray stevens gitarzan mp3 billboard top 100. B000197602 cd jeremiah peabodys polyunsaturated quick. Ray stevens gitarzan chords, tabs, tablatures for guitar. Gonna be a big star, yeah hes gonna go far and carry moonbeams home in a jar. Ray stevens biography, albums, streaming links allmusic.
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