RIP Napoleon XIV - Jerrold Samuels - May 3, 1938 – March 10, 2023

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  1. MarkTWIC

    MarkTWIC Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    Napoleon XIV had a hit with "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" in 1966. You really can't forget this song if you heard it. Jerrold Samuels, the man behind it, passed away March 10th.

    Napoleon XIV - Wikipedia

     
    MarkTWIC, Mar 10, 2023
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  2. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O!

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    OH, WOW : ( I loved that novelty song...
    REST IN PEACE...and thanks for the fun song.
     
    Michael, Mar 10, 2023
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  3. MLutthans

    MLutthans That's my spaghetti, Chewbacca! Staff

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    Part of the soundtrack of my youth. RIP.
     
    MLutthans, Mar 10, 2023
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  4. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O!

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    Michael, Mar 10, 2023
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  5. Monasmee

    Monasmee Forum Ruminant

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    “To the funny farm where life is beautiful all the time.”

    RIP
     
    Monasmee, Mar 10, 2023
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  6. MLutthans

    MLutthans That's my spaghetti, Chewbacca! Staff

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    Mono only, until Mr. Samuels remixed it for "Demented Stereo" on this release:
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    MLutthans, Mar 10, 2023
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  7. Glenn Christense

    Glenn Christense Foremost Beatles expert... on my block

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    Wow, I just looked him up and he wrote “The Shelter Of Your Arms” that Sammy Davis Jr. had a hit with . Good song.
     
    Glenn Christense, Mar 10, 2023
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  8. Frank Discussion

    Frank Discussion Forum Resident

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    My sister's and I wore out the 45. Probably drove our parents to the funny farm!
     
    Frank Discussion, Mar 10, 2023
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  9. mBen989

    mBen989 Senior Member

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    R.I.P.

    Shall we have the B side?

     
    mBen989, Mar 10, 2023
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  10. ascot

    ascot Senior Member

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    Sad to hear of his passing. The other song he did that I enjoyed was "Split Level Head".



     
    ascot, Mar 10, 2023
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  11. The Hud

    The Hud Breath of the Kingdom, Tears of the Wild

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    Second Coming Amazon.com

    Napoleon XIV "The Second Coming" is a great CD if you are a fan. Even has the backwards version of "They're Coming To Take Me Away" as a unlisted bonus track!

    R.I.P.
     
    The Hud, Mar 10, 2023
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  12. Allthingsmusic

    Allthingsmusic Forum Resident

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    Loved that song. RIP.
     
    Allthingsmusic, Mar 10, 2023
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  13. DrAftershave

    DrAftershave A Wizard, A True Star

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    R.I.P.
     
    DrAftershave, Mar 10, 2023
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  14. sharedon

    sharedon Forum Zonophone

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    What a great moment it was for us kids at the time to have heard and loved this great song. RIP.
     
    sharedon, Mar 10, 2023
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  15. UnderTheFloorboards'66

    UnderTheFloorboards'66 Forum Resident

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    R.I.P. :(
     
    UnderTheFloorboards'66, Mar 10, 2023
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  16. dlokazip

    dlokazip Forum Transient

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    Rest easy, Mr. Samuels.

    Gonna have to listen to this CD tonight. It has all the stereo recordings.

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    dlokazip, Mar 10, 2023
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  17. BeatleJWOL

    BeatleJWOL Carnival of Light enjoyer... IF I HAD ONE

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    Seems to be in stereo on this same disc:

     
    BeatleJWOL, Mar 10, 2023
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  18. Ryan Lux

    Ryan Lux Senior Member

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    Pretty hard not to love that song. Good for him!
     
    Ryan Lux, Mar 10, 2023
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  19. longdist01

    longdist01 Senior Member

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    RIP Jerrold Samuels, sad news to read tonight...

    That song is a classic!
     
    longdist01, Mar 10, 2023
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  20. MLutthans

    MLutthans That's my spaghetti, Chewbacca! Staff

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    Well, I can't speak to that. Maybe the 1975 version was merely a different stereo mix. I don't have my LP in front of me, but I managed to find a poor image of the rear cover of Dr. Demento's Delights,
    and the very last sentence of text reads
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    "Nap, whose real name is Jerry Samuels, re-mixed this cut for us in Demented Stereo."
     
    MLutthans, Mar 10, 2023
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  21. BeatleJWOL

    BeatleJWOL Carnival of Light enjoyer... IF I HAD ONE

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    I'm sure you're right, who knows what CD source is on Youtube?
     
    BeatleJWOL, Mar 10, 2023
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  22. MLutthans

    MLutthans That's my spaghetti, Chewbacca! Staff

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    True! Also true: never be sure that I am right! :agree:
     
    MLutthans, Mar 10, 2023
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  23. Joe from So Cal

    Joe from So Cal Well-Known Member

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    I remember that song when I was a kid. It was huge. Surprisingly the LP is quite rare.
     
    Joe from So Cal, Mar 11, 2023
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  24. Al Kuenster

    Al Kuenster Senior Member

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    R.I.P. :cry:
     
    Al Kuenster, Mar 11, 2023
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  25. W.B.

    W.B. The Collector's Collector

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    Mr. Samuels' "Napoleon XIV" calling card could make legitimate claim to being #1 in both Cash Box and Record World (for one week each), in spite of Billboard keeping it pinned down at #3 before it began its chart freefall there.

    Its beat, meanwhile, seemed to be lifted off of Bob Dylan's "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" (but not from the recording thereof). I don't know how many radio stations would have segued between that and "They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" without missing a beat.
     
    W.B., Mar 11, 2023
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