The Trashmen - Surfin' Bird

The Trashmen's song Surfin' Bird is one of the wildest and most instantly recognizable records of the early 1960s, combining surf rock, garage rock and pure novelty energy into a frantic blast. Drummer Steve Wahrer delivers the famous lead vocal with an intentionally crazed, almost shouted style, while the band pounds away underneath him with heavily driven guitars and a relentless beat. The song grew out of two earlier r&b recordings by The Rivingtons, Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow and The Bird's the Word. The Trashmen fused elements of both songs together into the manic medley that became Surfin' Bird, with songwriting credit ultimately going to members of The Rivingtons. Surfin' Bird became The Trashmen's signature song and has enjoyed an extraordinary life in movies and television. The original recording has appeared in films including Pink Flamingos and Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, while Family Guy introduced it to another generation through Peter Griffin's obsessive love of the song. Pee-wee Herman also performed his own memorably manic version in Back to the Beach, and The Ramones were among the numerous punk and garage bands to later cover it. More than sixty years later, The Trashmen's original Surfin' Bird remains the definitive version; loud, ridiculous, infectious and completely committed. 👇 Follow The Trashmen on their official music streaming sites: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKA351cmhCe3QBKk73X1xMw https://open.spotify.com/artist/5QEA3sofVt5QckQA6QX2nN https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-trashmen/4208709 🎵 Enjoy more music from Cornerstone Recordings: Leroy Van Dyke - The Auctioneer https://youtu.be/9B2yOM9iaoQ Bruce Channel - Hey! Baby https://youtu.be/cyuRFrTX4zk Billy Joe Royal - Down in the Boondocks https://youtu.be/dgV2EuzKjhU The Osborne Brothers - Rocky Top https://youtu.be/mJNU7YqTBks Flatt & Scruggs - Cripple Creek https://youtu.be/_4jj1BBRmPQ 🎧 Listen to more of the best classic country music here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg_WiZoJyyD1C15J-dO0FEspuNNCzW53w 🛎 Subscribe to Cornerstone Recordings for more: https://www.youtube.com/@cornerstonerecordingsofficial?sub_confirmation=1 #TheTrashmen #SurfinBird #SurfMusic #SurfingBird #SurfSongs #CornerstoneRecordings