On this day: January 25, 1964. “Surfin’ Bird” by The Trashmen peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
NEW * Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen {DES Stereo} 1963
YouTube video by Smurfstools Oldies Music Time Machine
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January 25, 2026 at 5:31 PM
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Day 5. A song from the year you were born.
1964. This actually came out in late '63 as a single but the LP was from '64 so I'm using that. 😈
#TheTrashmen - Surfin' Bird
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDEr...
Day 5. A song from the year you were born.
1964. This actually came out in late '63 as a single but the LP was from '64 so I'm using that. 😈
#TheTrashmen - Surfin' Bird
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDEr...
Surfin' Bird
YouTube video by The Trashmen - Topic
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May 5, 2026 at 9:03 AM
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Day 5. A song from the year you were born.
1964. This actually came out in late '63 as a single but the LP was from '64 so I'm using that. 😈
#TheTrashmen - Surfin' Bird
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDEr...
Day 5. A song from the year you were born.
1964. This actually came out in late '63 as a single but the LP was from '64 so I'm using that. 😈
#TheTrashmen - Surfin' Bird
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDEr...
youtu.be/9Gc4QTqslN4?...
#MusicSky #TheTrashmen #Minneapolis
The Trashmen - Surfin’ Bird
Famously covered by both #TheCramps and #TheRamones, ‘Nuff Said
#MusicSky #TheTrashmen #Minneapolis
The Trashmen - Surfin’ Bird
Famously covered by both #TheCramps and #TheRamones, ‘Nuff Said
The Trashmen - Surfin Bird - Bird is the Word 1963 (ALT End with Andre Van Duin) (UNOFFICIAL VIDEO)
YouTube video by VDJ MikeyMike
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August 29, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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#MusicSky #TheTrashmen #Minneapolis
The Trashmen - Surfin’ Bird
Famously covered by both #TheCramps and #TheRamones, ‘Nuff Said
#MusicSky #TheTrashmen #Minneapolis
The Trashmen - Surfin’ Bird
Famously covered by both #TheCramps and #TheRamones, ‘Nuff Said
#2HitTuesdays Minnesota’s very own Trashmen had a huge US #Billboard #Top40 hit in 1963 with “Surfin’ Bird.” They had another hit? Yep... The following year, The Trashmen revisited the #Top40 with "Bird Dance Beat,” which peaked at #30 in February of 1964. #TheTrashmen #OneHitWondered
1964 HITS ARCHIVE: Bird Dance Beat - Trashmen
YouTube video by The45Prof
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July 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
#2HitTuesdays Minnesota’s very own Trashmen had a huge US #Billboard #Top40 hit in 1963 with “Surfin’ Bird.” They had another hit? Yep... The following year, The Trashmen revisited the #Top40 with "Bird Dance Beat,” which peaked at #30 in February of 1964. #TheTrashmen #OneHitWondered
August 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
«Surfin' Bird» #TheTrashmen (1963). Se trata de una combinación de dos éxitos de R&B de 'The Rivingtons', "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" y 'The Bird's the Word'.
Ha sido versionada por #TheRamones en su disco 'Rocket to Russia' y por #TheCramps en su EP de debut 'Gravest Hits'.
youtu.be/OB_fDwBMkCQ?...
Ha sido versionada por #TheRamones en su disco 'Rocket to Russia' y por #TheCramps en su EP de debut 'Gravest Hits'.
youtu.be/OB_fDwBMkCQ?...
The Trashmen, Surfin' Bird
YouTube video by thesourceu
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December 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
«Surfin' Bird» #TheTrashmen (1963). Se trata de una combinación de dos éxitos de R&B de 'The Rivingtons', "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" y 'The Bird's the Word'.
Ha sido versionada por #TheRamones en su disco 'Rocket to Russia' y por #TheCramps en su EP de debut 'Gravest Hits'.
youtu.be/OB_fDwBMkCQ?...
Ha sido versionada por #TheRamones en su disco 'Rocket to Russia' y por #TheCramps en su EP de debut 'Gravest Hits'.
youtu.be/OB_fDwBMkCQ?...
'It Just Sticks in Your Mind': 'Surfin' Bird' by the Trashmen - '200 Greatest 60s Rock Songs' Book Excerpt #thetrashmen
'It Just Sticks in Your Mind': 'Surfin' Bird' by the Trashmen
'200 Greatest 60s Rock Songs' Book Excerpt
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September 27, 2026 at 7:19 PM
'It Just Sticks in Your Mind': 'Surfin' Bird' by the Trashmen - '200 Greatest 60s Rock Songs' Book Excerpt #thetrashmen
Stanley Kubrick used this piece in a scene from Full Metal Jacket.
#MusicSky #TheTrashmen #SurfinBird #Ornithology #FilmSky #Kubrick #FullMetalJacket
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQED...
#MusicSky #TheTrashmen #SurfinBird #Ornithology #FilmSky #Kubrick #FullMetalJacket
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQED...
Full Metal Jacket - Bird is the Word
YouTube video by CTU51115
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July 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Stanley Kubrick used this piece in a scene from Full Metal Jacket.
#MusicSky #TheTrashmen #SurfinBird #Ornithology #FilmSky #Kubrick #FullMetalJacket
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQED...
#MusicSky #TheTrashmen #SurfinBird #Ornithology #FilmSky #Kubrick #FullMetalJacket
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQED...
Sigo #ouvindo #vendo #estudando #aprendendo #curtindo #Música #Arte #Cultura #Rock #TheTrashmen #SurfinBird
December 8, 2025 at 7:53 AM
"Surfin' Bird" is a song performed by American #surfRock band #theTrashmen, containing the repetitive lyric "the bird is the word". It has been covered many times. The song is a combination of two #RAndB hits by #theRivingtons: "#PapaOomMowMow" and "The Bird's the Word".
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April 1, 2026 at 3:35 PM
"Surfin' Bird" is a song performed by American #surfRock band #theTrashmen, containing the repetitive lyric "the bird is the word". It has been covered many times. The song is a combination of two #RAndB hits by #theRivingtons: "#PapaOomMowMow" and "The Bird's the Word".
Another crazy early '60s piece by The Trashmen, performing Surfin Bird
#MusicSky #TheTrashmen #SurfinBird #Ornithology
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gc4...
#MusicSky #TheTrashmen #SurfinBird #Ornithology
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gc4...
The Trashmen - Surfin Bird - Bird is the Word 1963 (ALT End with Andre Van Duin) (UNOFFICIAL VIDEO)
YouTube video by VDJ MikeyMike
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July 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Another crazy early '60s piece by The Trashmen, performing Surfin Bird
#MusicSky #TheTrashmen #SurfinBird #Ornithology
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gc4...
#MusicSky #TheTrashmen #SurfinBird #Ornithology
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gc4...
Don't you know about the bird?
Everybody's talking about the bird!
Bird's the word...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gc4...
#music #TheTrashmen #SurfinBird #DontYouKnowAboutTheBird #EverybodysTalkingAboutTheBird #BirdsTheWord
Everybody's talking about the bird!
Bird's the word...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gc4...
#music #TheTrashmen #SurfinBird #DontYouKnowAboutTheBird #EverybodysTalkingAboutTheBird #BirdsTheWord
The Trashmen - Surfin Bird - Bird is the Word 1963 (ALT End with Andre Van Duin) (UNOFFICIAL VIDEO)
YouTube video by VDJ MikeyMike
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September 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Don't you know about the bird?
Everybody's talking about the bird!
Bird's the word...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gc4...
#music #TheTrashmen #SurfinBird #DontYouKnowAboutTheBird #EverybodysTalkingAboutTheBird #BirdsTheWord
Everybody's talking about the bird!
Bird's the word...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gc4...
#music #TheTrashmen #SurfinBird #DontYouKnowAboutTheBird #EverybodysTalkingAboutTheBird #BirdsTheWord
The kids have uncovered footage from before autism was invented
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6andt1F/
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#surfinbird #bittizzy #tizzy #thetrashmen #fyp
TikTok video by Zack
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August 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The kids have uncovered footage from before autism was invented
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6andt1F/
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🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #GuyGarveysFinestHour
The Trashmen:
🎵 Surfin' Bird
#6music #TheTrashmen
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Bandcamp:
The Trashmen - Surfin Bird (Orange Boy Remix), by Orange Boy
from the album Crash iT [EP]
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January 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #GuyGarveysFinestHour
The Trashmen:
🎵 Surfin' Bird
#6music #TheTrashmen
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Bandcamp:
"Surfin' Bird" is a song performed by American #surfRock band #theTrashmen, containing the repetitive lyric "the bird is the word". It has been covered many times. The song is a combination of two #RAndB hits by #theRivingtons: "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" and "The Bird's the Word".
www.youtube.com
July 23, 2026 at 10:22 AM
"Surfin' Bird" is a song performed by American #surfRock band #theTrashmen, containing the repetitive lyric "the bird is the word". It has been covered many times. The song is a combination of two #RAndB hits by #theRivingtons: "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" and "The Bird's the Word".
This is another pop culture touchstone. It crops up in some of the most unexpected places due to its manic energy. One of the more recent (recent being relative) uses is by Peter Griffin of Family Guy:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WNr...
#TheTrashmen #TheBirdIsTheWord #RockNRollHistory
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WNr...
#TheTrashmen #TheBirdIsTheWord #RockNRollHistory
Bird Is The Word! | Season 7 | FAMILY GUY
YouTube video by FOX
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December 14, 2024 at 12:36 PM
This is another pop culture touchstone. It crops up in some of the most unexpected places due to its manic energy. One of the more recent (recent being relative) uses is by Peter Griffin of Family Guy:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WNr...
#TheTrashmen #TheBirdIsTheWord #RockNRollHistory
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WNr...
#TheTrashmen #TheBirdIsTheWord #RockNRollHistory
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #RileyAndCoe
The Trashmen:
🎵 Bird Dance Beat
#6music #TheTrashmen
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song/Cover on Bandcamp:
Bird Dance Beat [The Trashmen], by The Irving Klaws
from the album The Pervasonic Sounds of...
gethiprecordings.bandcamp.com
August 6, 2026 at 8:36 PM
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #RileyAndCoe
The Trashmen:
🎵 Bird Dance Beat
#6music #TheTrashmen
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song/Cover on Bandcamp:
It was mentioned on the radio this morning that saying "I saw a bird..." is a relationship test (e.g.: "Cool!" being a bad thing).
Wondering what it means if one replies by singing a tune from #TheTrashmen….
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yx8...
#ISawABird #SurfinBird #Mighty880
Wondering what it means if one replies by singing a tune from #TheTrashmen….
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yx8...
#ISawABird #SurfinBird #Mighty880
Surfin' Bird
YouTube video by The Trashmen - Topic
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November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It was mentioned on the radio this morning that saying "I saw a bird..." is a relationship test (e.g.: "Cool!" being a bad thing).
Wondering what it means if one replies by singing a tune from #TheTrashmen….
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yx8...
#ISawABird #SurfinBird #Mighty880
Wondering what it means if one replies by singing a tune from #TheTrashmen….
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yx8...
#ISawABird #SurfinBird #Mighty880