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The Royal Guardsmen – Snoopy vs. the Red Baron
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This 1966 novelty pop song details a fictional encounter between First World War ace pilot Manfred von Richthofen and Snoopy of Peanuts comic fame.
This song was released soon
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The Royal Guardsmen – Snoopy's Christmas
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[O Tannenbaum (Anschuetz)] / O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum / Du kannst mir sehr gefallen / [Verse 1] / The news had come out in the First World War / The bloody Red Baron was flying
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The Irish Rovers – Snoopy vs. the Red Baron
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After the turn of the century / In the clear blue skies over Germany / Came a roar and a thunder men had never heard / Like the scream and the sounds of a big war bird / Up in the
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The Royal Guardsmen – Snoopy Vs. Osama
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[Verse 1] / Out in the desert, in a real bad land / Some people want to see the end of man / Al-Qaeda took over from the Taliban / Terrorizing all they can / [Verse 2] / Now Snoopy
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The Royal Guardsmen – Baby Let's Wait
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You said you'll always be proud of me / Well I'm gonna see that you do baby / I'll be nobody nothin' / If I do would you want me to yeah / Many now struggle by anyway anyhow
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The Royal Guardsmen – Airplane Song (My Airplane)
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I can go for miles in my airplane / Have a lot of smiles in my airplane / I can go up - I can get down / But I can get to you / If you don't want me around / In my airplane / You
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The Royal Guardsmen – Li’l Red Riding Hood
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[Intro] / Who's that I see walkin' through these woods? / Why, it's Little Red Ridin' Hood / [Verse 1] / Hey there, Little Red Ridin' Hood / You sure are lookin' good / You're ev'
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The Royal Guardsmen – Down Behind the Lines
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Winter's eve in Germany / Behind the enemy lines / A Sopwith Camel flyin' low / Trying to make it back in time / Can he make it back in time / Down behind the lines / Down behind
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The Royal Guardsmen – The Story of Snoopy's Christmas
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And now with the report on the Christmas Truce talks / We switch you to Red Sector 1 / Somewhere behind-the-lines / (Static) / (Red Sector) / Here, Red Sector, with the snow
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The Royal Guardsmen – Bo Diddley
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Bo Diddley Bo Diddley where've you been? / I've been around the world and I'm going again / Whatcha gonna do when you get back? / Gonna build a house by the railroad tracks / I
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The Royal Guardsmen – The Jolly Green Giant
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Hey Jolly Green Giant! What's new besides ho ho ho? / Would you believe a rowboat with three leaky worms? / You heard about the Jolly Green Giant (potato) / He's so big and mean (
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The Royal Guardsmen – Peanut Butter
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Oh, there's a food goin' 'round, that's a sticky sticky goo / (Peanut, peanut butter) / Oh well, it tastes real good but it's so hard to chew / (Peanut, peanut butter) / All my
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The Royal Guardsmen – Bears
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While walking across the lines and the squares / Be careful not to step on the bears / There's bears in the stairs and sometimes in pairs / Very difficult to get along with / Bears
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The Royal Guardsmen – The Battle of New Orleans
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[Verse 1] / In 1814 we took a little trip / Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip' / We took a little bacon, and we took a little beans / And we caught the bloody
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Genius Lists – Songs Based on Historical Events
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This Genius project helps connect music to historical events
Many times, we listen to a song, not ever knowing it was based on an actual event in history. The list includes a very
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Kontra (FIN) – Ressu ja Punainen Paroni - Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron
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Achtung, listojen ykkösenä on tällä hetkellä ratsumestari Manfred von Richthofen, lempinimeltään: Punainen Paroni / Joskus vuosisadan vaihteessa / Kirkkaalla Saksan taivaalla
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Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs – Li'l Red Riding Hood
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Sam the Sham, a Mexican-American from Texas took a European fairy tale and made it his 1966 hit, his second of two—the other one was 1965’s “Wooly Bully.” Both made it as high as
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The Kingsmen – Jolly Green Giant
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In duh valley of duh jolly... (Ho - ho - ho) / Heard about the Jolly Green Giant (potatoes) / He's so big and mean (artichoke hearts) / He stands there laughin' with his hands on
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Dallas Frazier – Alley Oop
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(Oop oop oop-oop, alley-oop oop oop oop-oop) / There's a man in the funny papers we all know / (Alley Oop oop oop oop-oop) / He lived way back a long time ago / (Alley Oop oop oop
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