aurora Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Back in 1973, there was a lighthearted song called "Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road". Does anybody remember who wrote and recorded this song? It was one of those one hit wonders but it got a lot of laughs, I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Wainwright Loudon was the "artist" who gave us "Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road" Enjoy! Crossin' the highway late last night He shoulda looked left and he shoulda looked right He didn't see the station wagon car The skunk got squashed and there you are! You got yer Dead skunk in the middle of the road Dead skunk in the middle of the road You got yer dead skunk in the middle of the road Stinkin' to high Heaven! Take a whiff on me, that ain't no rose! Roll up yer window and hold yer nose You don't have to look and you don't have to see 'Cause you can feel it in your olfactory You got yer Dead skunk in the middle of the road Dead skunk in the middle of the road You got yer dead skunk in the middle of the road Stinkin' to high Heaven! Yeah you got yer dead cat and you got yer dead dog On a moonlight night you got yer dead toad frog Got yer dead rabbit and yer dead raccoon The blood and the guts they're gonna make you swoon! You got yer Dead skunk in the middle of the road Dead skunk in the middle of the road You got yer dead skunk in the middle of the road Stinkin' to high Heaven! C'mon stink! You got it! It's dead, it's in the middle Dead skunk in the middle! Dead skunk in the middle of the road Stinkin' to high heaven! All over the road, technicolor man! Oh, you got pollution It's dead, it's in the middle And it's stinkin' to high, high Heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costellogirl75 Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Loudon Wainwraight is the father of Rufus Wainwright and honored his son with a song called "Rufus is a tit man." Rufus repaid the honor by remaking his dad's song "One Man Guy." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Costellogirl, I like your new avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Loudon Wainwright III never matched the hit he had with "Dead Skunk..." but he had many other wonderful songs. You may also recall that he had a recurring role for a year or two on the TV series, "MASH" as a kind of troubador who sang little ditties related to the show's plots in cut-ins. He's a very clever fellow from whom I wish we'd heard more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costellogirl75 Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 Thanks Edna! I just love Brak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioslave Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 Loudon Wainwright III never matched the hit he had with "Dead Skunk..." but he had many other wonderful songs. You may also recall that he had a recurring role for a year or two on the TV series, "MASH" as a kind of troubador who sang little ditties related to the show's plots in cut-ins. He's a very clever fellow from whom I wish we'd heard more. I'm not sure if he wrote it - but he sang the theme song of the show- "Suicide is Painless". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora Posted October 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 Thank you, Marlin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicaholic Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Isn't there another song out there about a dead skunk? It goes something like "Dead skunk in the middle of the road, roll up the windows and plug your nose." I remember my dad and I laughing hysterically when hearing that on the country station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt_Acid Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Oh no, you're right, I better plug my nose, I smell idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora Posted November 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 There was only one "Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road" song that I know of and the line was "roll up your window and hold your nose". :sleepy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora Posted November 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 [color:"#666666"] I'm sorry, but I didn't get what your reply was. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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