[78-L] Popyeye, Spinach, Hell, etc.

[Philip Carli]

There's also the "A helluva-helluva-helluva-helluva-HELL of an engineer!" in the Coon-Sanders "College Song Medley" on the 1929 _Maytag Frolic_ transcription discs, on the Old Masters v3 CD.  The band bellows it quite lustily.

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From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com [78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Michael Shoshani [mshoshani at sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 4:04 PM
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Subject: Re: [78-L] Popyeye,  Spinach,  Hell,  etc.

On Tue, 2011-01-25 at 12:58 -0800, Taylor Bowie wrote:

> Any earlier use of the word "Hell" on a pop tune record?

Not sure about earlier, but definitely later. I had a Decca 78 that
seems to have been part of an album of college fight songs; Dick Powell
sang the Notre Dame song on one side and Rambling Wreck from Georgia
Tech on the other. The latter had all the "Hell"s intact, which for a 78
surprised me. "A helluva-helluva-helluva-helluva-HELL of an engineer!"

A quick search online says this was recorded in August of 1938.

MS

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