Frenzy - Surfin’ Bird (The Trashmen Psychobilly Cover)

From ’’ Hall Of Mirrors ’’ Label: Nervous Records -- NERD 016 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: UK Released: Feb 1985 Tracks A1 One Last Chance A2 Schizophrenic Emotions A3 Choice A4 Hall Of Mirrors A5 Frenzy A6 Asylum Moves A7 Skeleton Rock B1 Sweet Money B2 Ghost Train B3 Long Gone B4 Surfin’ Bird B5 Was It Me? B6 Wound Up B7 Frustration ------------------------ “Surfin’ Bird“ is a song performed by the American surf rock band The Trashmen. It was released in 1963 and reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. It is a combination of two R&B hits by The Rivingtons: “Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow“ and “The Bird’s the Word“. History The Rivingtons followed up their 1962 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow“ with the similar “The Bird’s the Word“ in 1963. The Trashmen had not heard this version but saw a band called The Sorensen Brothers playing it. They decided to play the song that night at their own gig. During this first performance, drummer and vocalist Steve Wahrer stopped playing and ad-libbed the “Surfin’ Bird“ middle