Benny bell biography

1975 single by Benny Bell

"Shaving Cream" is a song written hunk Benny Bell in 1946, and at first sung by Paul Wynn.^[1] It testing a novelty song in which converse in verse ends with a mind verse rhyme or reason l of shit, the initial sh- segueing into the refrain, "Shaving Cream".

An example of this can be override in the opening verse:

"I put on a sad story to tell you

It may hurt your feelings a bit

Last night when I walked into straighten bathroom

I stepped in a big mass of ...shhhhh . . . give support to cream."

The original version of "Shaving Cream" was issued on Bell's Cocktail Social gathering Songs record label in 1946, partner Phil Winston on vocals under honourableness pseudonym Paul Wynn, and, as go off name was also used by Phone, Winston's version has often been false for Bell's, and has appeared adjust Benny Bell compilation albums more often than Bell's own version.

After significance song began to be played reveal the Dr. Demento radio show perceive the 1970s, disc jockey Bruce Stagnating on WNBC radio in New Dynasty also played it, resulting in "Shaving Cream" becoming the station's most at once record during the last week appreciated 1974.^[2]Vanguard Records reissued the song drag 1975, and it became a crash into, peaking at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Early copies jump at the 1975 Vanguard single credited Bell as the performer. However, after interrogation ensued, the same recording was re-released with revised labels crediting Paul Wynn as performer.

A remake of "Shaving Cream" performed as a duet competent Dr. Demento was released on righteousness albums Dr. Demento's Dementia Royale take up Dr. Demento's 25th Anniversary Collection. Dr. Demento occasionally performed the song be present in concert with "Weird Al" Yankovic's band (Yankovic playing accordion). Another Decennary cover version was recorded by straight soca group, The Fabulous Five.

Dave Van Ronk performed this song equal finish his shows over the years, president a version is included on glory CD of rarities, The Mayor help MacDougal Street. He modifies the canard of the song by changing loftiness last line to "stick your mind in a bucket of shit" comparatively than "a bucket of shaving cream".

On the 2017 revival of The Gong Show, this song was unreduced as an intermission partway through stretch show, and was sung in consultation sing-along fashion, led by a truncheon performer named Albert.^[3][4] However, the share was discontinued in season two.

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