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Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright)
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Wikipedia article
"'Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright)'" is the debut single by comedian Bill Cosby, released in 1967 from the entertainer's first musical comedy album, 'Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings'. On the 1968 album '200 M.P.H.', Cosby states that the song was dedicated to his grandfather.
Background
A comedic parody which Cosby narrated about "a little ole man" whom he discovers three times, first getting hit by a train, later being run over by elephants, and lastly having no recollection of either incident. The musical instrumental, chorus, and accompanying background vocals were a direct lift of the Stevie Wonder 1965 song "Uptight (Everything's Alright)", which had been a recent hit, and the authorship of "Little Ole Man" is credited solely to the authors of "Uptight". "Uptight" co-author Henry Cosby has no relation to Bill Cosby.
Chart history
The single became an unexpected hit for Cosby, charting as high as number four on the 'Billboard' Hot 100.
Influence
Bill Cosby one of the first comedians to have a charted hit single on the 'Billboard' music charts. Fellow comics like Steve Martin and parody musician "Weird Al" Yankovic later followed him on the Billboard charts with their comedy records.
References
Category:1967 debut singles
Category:Comedy songs
Category:Bill Cosby songs
Category:Warner Records singles
Category:1967 songs
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