![]() ![]() The "Burbank" motto at the top of the label was also kept frontward as well as the "WB" letters in the shield logo, which had been printed in reverse on the originals. As with the original release, the labels for the reissue's B-side also included mirror-imaged print except for the disclaimer, record catalog, and track master numbers. The reissue featured the "Burbank/palm trees" label. 101 at the Week Ahead charts which was an addition to the Cash Box Top 100 charts. Records reissued the original single (#7726) in 1973. 1 on the Cash Box Top 100 charts on July 30, No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts on August 13, No. In his Book of Rock Lists, rock music critic Dave Marsh calls the B-side the "most obnoxious song ever to appear in a jukebox", saying the recording once "cleared out a diner of forty patrons in two minutes flat." Airplay album, although the title is shown on the front cover, where the title is actually spelled backward. The reverse version of the song is not included on the original Warner Bros. Only the label name, disclaimer, and record and recording master numbers were kept frontward. Most of the label affixed to the B-side was a mirror image of the front label (as opposed to simply being spelled backward), including the letters in the "WB" shield logo. B-side Ĭontinuing the theme of insanity, the flip or B-side of the single was simply the A-side played in reverse, and given the title "!aaaH-aH ,yawA eM ekaT oT gnimoC er'yehT" (or " Ha-Haaa! Away, Me Take to Coming They're") and the performer billed as " XIV NAPOLEON". Samuels also layered in siren effects that gradually rose and fell with the pitch of his vocals. Some tracks were treated with intermittent tape-based echo effects created by an Echoplex. He came up the idea for a song inspired by the rhythm of the old Scottish tune " The Campbells Are Coming". He first recorded the rhythm track, then overdubbed the vocal track while slowing the tape at the end of each chorus (and reciting the words in time with the slowing beat), so when it was played back at normal speed, the tempo would be steady but the pitch of his voice would rise. ![]() Samuels used a Variable Frequency Oscillator to alter the 60 Hz frequency of the hysteresis motor of a multitrack tape recording machine. At the time the song was written, Samuels was working as a recording engineer at Associated Recording Studios in New York. ![]() Īccording to Samuels, the vocal pitch shift was achieved by manipulating the recording speed of his vocal track, a multitrack variation on the technique used by Ross Bagdasarian in creating the original Chipmunks novelty songs. The vocal is spoken rhythmically rather than sung melodically, while the vocal pitch rises and falls at key points to create an unusual glissando effect, augmented by the sound of wailing sirens. The song is driven by a snare drum, bass drum, tambourine and hand clap rhythm. It worked." Song structure and technical background Said Samuels, "I felt it would cause some people to say 'Well, it's alright.' And it did. According to Samuels, he was concerned the record could be seen as making fun of the mentally ill, and intentionally added that line so "you realize that the person is talking about a dog having left him, not a human". It's finally revealed in the last line of the third verse that he's not being driven insane by the loss of a woman - but by a runaway dog: "They'll find you yet and when they do, they'll put you in the ASPCA, you mangy mutt". ![]() The lyrics consist of a man describing his descent into madness after a break-up with a woman, and his impending committal to a "funny farm" (slang for a mental hospital). 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 popular music singles chart on August 13, No. The song became an instant success in the United States, peaking at No. " They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" is a 1966 novelty record written and performed by Jerry Samuels (billed as Napoleon XIV), and released on Warner Bros. "!aaaH-aH ,yawA eM ekaT oT gnimoC er'yehT" on YouTube "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" on YouTube ![]()
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