#18
Have to work. I'll be quick.
September 1952 - RCA 47-4936 - The Billboard Song/Child Psychology
Two original numbers.
A side is a nonsense song where various bits of advertising is all jumbled together as different layers of billboard displays are revealed. It doesn't sound funny when you say it like that, but it works in the song. One of the first works for H & J by Cy Coben who would write a number of songs for them over the years.
B side is a Homer and Jethro original about their childhood which probably goes a long way towards explaining why they ended up like they did.
November 1952 - RCA 47-5043 - Jam-Bowl-Liar/You Belong to Me
A side is the other song that Hank Williams sang that most people think of when naming Hank Williams songs. It was a brand new tune on the radio when this was recorded.
These pea pickers sing the words all wrong though.
B side is one of my favorites. Really.
The song is a jumped up version of "You Belong to Me" which is credited to Pee Wee King and Red Stewart, a pair of country band leaders who scored a big hit with a few pop song. (They also wrote "Tennessee Waltz" which was a huge hit for Patti Page)
The first recording of "You Belong to Me" is credited to Joni James but it would be Jo Stafford who took it to #1. (She'd also record a pretty awful pop vocal version of "Jambalaya" too)
The Homer and Jethro version has some really great lines in it that I won't spoil, but it's a keeper.
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