A synthesis of two originally uncredited songs by the doo-wop ground The Rivingtons, The Trashmen, having added the melody to their repertoire for their shows in the Minneapolis region, were persuaded on this day in 1963 to record and release their single Surfin’ Bird, ultimately climbing to number four on the US charts. 
The track was cemented in collective culture first in 1976 as the theme song for Detroit Tigers’ baseball player Mark Fidrych, nicknamed the “The Bird” over his supposed resemblance to Big Bird from Sesame Street and his antics on the field and later reintroduced through the 2008 Family Guy episode, “I Dream of Jesus.” The Emmy nominated episode where the protagonist remembers his favourite song from his childhood, much to the annoyance of his family, and discovers Christ as a record shop worker who is able to give him a copy of the single.
The track was cemented in collective culture first in 1976 as the theme song for Detroit Tigers’ baseball player Mark Fidrych, nicknamed the “The Bird” over his supposed resemblance to Big Bird from Sesame Street and his antics on the field and later reintroduced through the 2008 Family Guy episode, “I Dream of Jesus.” The Emmy nominated episode where the protagonist remembers his favourite song from his childhood, much to the annoyance of his family, and discovers Christ as a record shop worker who is able to give him a copy of the single.
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synchronoptica
two years ago: more links to enjoy plus Matt Gaetz nominated for US attorney general
three years ago: a medieval large language model, Predator spiders, a clever dark-sky hack plus a block-print fabric collective
four years ago: even more links worth the revisit, curb-side resistance plus a gallery of bad paperback covers
five years ago: and more links plus Hollywood Horror House (1970)
six years ago: your daily demon, ticket brokers go after medical records, Doctor Mesmer, composer Johann Zach plus US vice-presidential firsts
