Verified listings:
- Rat Fink - Allan Sherman
- Ratt Fink - Allan Sherman
- (Rag Mop) Rat Fink -
other performers:
- Lou Busch (conductor)
Written by:
- Allan Sherman (lyrics)
- Deacon Anderson (original music and lyrics)
- Johnnie Lee Wills (original music arrangement)
Recording location:
- Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Available on (*):
- 1963 LP My Son, The Nut (Warner Brothers W/WS 1501, July, 1963; listed as "Rat Fink" and "(Rag Mop) Rat Fink")
- 1963 45 rpm single Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp) (Warner Brothers 5378, July, 1963; on later pressings only; listed as "(Rag Mop) Rat Fink")
- 2005 CD set My Son, The Box (Rhino Handmade RHM2 7891, November 8, 2005; listed as "Ratt Fink")
Parody of:
- Rag Mop - Johnnie Lee Wills (1950)
Topics (not including words that are part of the title):
- nonsense
Chart information:
- B-side of "Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)" (single #2 1963)
- #1 1963 (as part of album My Son, The Nut)
Also credited as:
- Allan Sherman & Son Jake
- Allan Sherman & Sylvia Froos
- Allan Sherman, Sylvia Froos
- Allan Sherman w/ The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler
- Allan Sherman, Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler, Conductor
- Allan Sherman - Arthur Fiedler Boston Pops
- Eln Shoyman & Son Jake
- Soeurele The Chanteuse & Eln Shoyman
Common misspellings:
- Allen Sherman
- Alan Sherman
- Alen Sherman
General type of music:
- parody
Based in:
- Los Angeles, CA
Also recorded with:
- Sylvia Froos
- The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- one of the most requested artists in the history of "The Dr. Demento Show"
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