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The Dr. Demento Show #89-05 - January 29, 1989

Special Topic: detectives

Political Science - Randy Newman
My Uncle Used To Love Me But She Died - Roger Miller
I'm Gonna Dig Up Howlin' Wolf - Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper
Little Red Rooster - Howlin' Wolf

Transfusion - Nervous Norvus
Hot Rod Lincoln - Asleep At The Wheel
Black Denim Trousers - The Cheers
Cloud Nine Motel - Farquahr

Adam West - The Caped Club f/ Wally Wingert
Ricky - "Weird Al" Yankovic
Zip It (edit) - Joe Becker
Shaddap You Face - Joe Dolce

Lounge Pianist's Lament - Lauren Mayer
I Bet You They Won't Play This Song On The Radio - Monty Python
Barbecue Spuds McKenzie - Dan Cryder & The Four Q's
In Heaven There Is No Beer (album version) - Clean Living

Radio Theme Medley (The Shadow/The Adventures Of The Falcon/Nick Carter: Master Detective/The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes/Bulldog Drummond/The Adventures Of Sam Spade, Detective/Dick Tracy) - various artists
Dr. Watson And Mr. Holmes - The Spirits Of Rhythm
The Shadow Knows - The Coasters
The Big Heat - Stan Ridgway

Little Blue Riding Hood - Stan Freberg
Try A Little Tenderness (excerpt) - Jack Webb
F.B.I. Story - Red West
The Further Adventures Of Nick Danger (excerpt) - The Firesign Theatre

#5 Ikey And Mikey - Benny Bell
#4 She Grabbed My Coconuts - Barry & The Bookbinders

#3 Doctorin' The Tardis (demented mix) - The Timelords
#2 Ti Kwan Leep/Boot To The Head - The Frantics
EXTRA: Schwarzenegger vs. Benji - John Mammoser

#1 Fat - "Weird Al" Yankovic

next week: Spike Jones