Ernie Kovacs — Ernie Kovacs Presents Percy Dovetonsils…Thpeaks
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Ernie Kovacs — Ernie Kovacs Presents Percy Dovetonsils…Thpeaks. CD on OMNIVORE RECORDINGS. Released 2 June 2014. Genre: Other / Unclassified.
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The artist
About Ernie Kovacs
Ernest Edward Kovacs (January 23, 1919 – January 13, 1962) was an American comedian, actor, and writer. Kovacs's visually experimental and often spontaneous comedic style influenced numerous television comedy programs for years after his death. Kovacs has been credited as an influence by many individuals and shows, including Johnny Carson, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, Saturday Night Live, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Jim Henson, Max Headroom, Chevy Chase, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Captain Kangaroo, Sesame Street, The Electric Company, Pee-wee's Playhouse, The Muppet Show, Dave Garroway, Andy Kaufman, You Can't Do That on Television, Mystery Science Theater 3000, and Uncle Floyd, among others. Chase even thanked Kovacs during his acceptance speech for his Emmy Award for Saturday Night Live.
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The release
About Ernie Kovacs Presents Percy Dovetonsils...Thpeaks
Ernie Kovacs Presents Percy Dovetonsils...Thpeaks is a release by Ernie Kovacs. Issued on 2 June 2014 by OMNIVORE RECORDINGS. This edition is supplied as CD with 22 tracks. Musically, it sits within Other / Unclassified.
Additional information
| Format | CD |
|---|---|
| Track count | 22 |
| Label | OMNIVORE RECORDINGS |
| Release date | 2 June 2014 |
| Genre | Other / Unclassified |
Full track listing
- Intro
- Ode To Stanley's Pussycat
- Ode To Mona Lisa
- Lament From a Germ's Eye Viewpoint
- Ode To the Happier Days of the Roman Coliseum
- Ode To Whistler's Mother
- Thoughts While Falling Off the Empire State Building
- Side One Closing
- Some Pertinent Thoughts of Julius Caesar While He Was Being Assasinated
- Ode To Sam, The Taller of the Two Monkeys
- Ode To a House Fly
- Ode To an Emotional Italian Knight
- Happy Birthday To a Book Worm
- The Night Before Christmas On New York's Fashionable East Side
- Cowboy
- Side Two Closing
- "Roughing It" Interview (From Kovacs Unlimited 12/11/52)
- A Day At the Races (From Kovacs Unlimited 5/26/54)
- Ode To a Worm's Eye View (From Kovacs Unlimited 6/14/54)
- Ode To a Hangman's Noose (From Kovacs Unlimited 6/28/54)
- At Home (with Lorelei Latour) [From Kovacs Unlimited 12/24/53]
- Poem For Edith Adams (From Kovacs Unlimited 11/18/52)
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