Verified listings:
- The Smoke-Off - Shel Silverstein
- The Smoke Off - Shel Silverstein
Assumed/incorrect titles:
- The Great Smoke-Off
- The Great Smoke Off
- The Great Roll Off
- The Great Smoke Roll-Off
Written by:
- Shel Silverstein
Available on (*):
- 1978 LP Songs And Stories (Parachute RRLP 9007)
- 2001 CD The Very Best Of Dr. Demento (Rhino R2 76704, February 6, 2001)
General type of music:
- poem
Topics (not including words that are part of the title):
- marijuana
- smoking
- contest
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- Originally published as a poem in the January, 1978 issue of Playboy.
- Unless noted as (semi-uncensored), Dr. Demento bleeps the word "shit" in this recording. The word "fuck" is bleeped on the album master, thus from released sources it cannot be aired completely uncensored.
- The original release uses a hyphen in the title, but CD reissues omit the hyphen.
Common misspellings:
- Shel Silversteen
- Shel Silverstien
Real name:
- Sheldon Silverstein
Also recorded with:
- Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
- The Red Onion Jazz Band
- Bob Gibson
- others
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- He is better known as a children's author and songwriter than as a singer.
- He wrote many articles for Playboy, mostly during the 1950s & 1960s.
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* Note that it may be available on other releases or formats than are listed, and some releases listed may not be currently available. Generally the first release is listed, along with a commonly available release (for items that aren't out of print), and any Dr. Demento compilations on which it has appeared. Albums may be out of print in their original format but still available in another format. We suggest checking various online stores or the artist's web site (if applicable) to determine current availability.