U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 Charts Peak Position No. 131 (Peaked in January of 1967)
Backstory: This bizarre novelty music project was the brainchild of the American radio DJ Robert Oh Smith (November 27 1942- May 30 2010) and some other radio DJ's as well. Smith later in life did voice overs for some animated movies. None of this act's records were popular, but this one was just barely popular enough to chart near the rock bottom of the Bubbling Under Chart. This "song" would be their one and only charting single, and was released off of the New York based record label, MTA Records (Music-Talent-Artistry). However, this song was one of MTA Records only ever novelty releases as they were mostly known for smooth jazz and garage rock releases instead. The song is a parody of the anti-war protests and politics and "hippie love" of that specific time period. Well known famous British DJ John Peel was even a fan of them!
The review: Honestly this "song" is barely even a song at all due to the fact that it's just a bunch of random drum beats along with random humorous lyrics about love, war, and the politics of that specific time period. It's honestly really different and even somewhat creative, but that oddness of the record is probably why only a small amount of certain radio stations played it. This deserved to be a bigger success, IMO. "FAR OUT WALTER WART, THE FREAKY FROG!" LOL.
Final rating: 8/10
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