Tunesday: Napoleon XIV – “Coming To Take Me Away”
A sample of some obscure - and maybe not obscure - tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.
Today's selection: Napoleon XIV - "Coming To Take Me Away"
Jerry Samuels, aka Napoleon XIV, was born in 1938 in NYC. He began his recording career in 1956 but hit the big time in 1966 with "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" which hit #3 on the Billboard charts. That was pretty much it for his recording career but he began an agency business, retiring in 2021. Samuels died of complications from Parkinson's in 2023.
"Coming To Take Me Away" was a staple tune on Dr Demento's radio show.
Today also happens to be my brother's birthday - so I dedicate this tune to him.
This song played at our reception in 1998.
Any woman that allows that must love the one to whom she dedicates herself.