Here's the wacky version of the song that Luxuria Music plays on occasion.
Original post, "Richard Trentlage and the Oscar Mayer Weiner Song", starts here.
The commercial got its start on a Houston radio station.
Richard D. Trentlage, 87, Who Wrote ‘The Oscar Mayer Wiener Song,’ Dies. (The New York Times, 9/29/2016)
Mr. Trentlage’s melodies, lyrics and tag lines were practically a hit parade in the advertising world, many of them with the mental stickiness of flypaper; among others, he wrote “McDonald’s is your kind of place”; “Wow! It sure doesn’t taste like tomato juice,” for V8; and “Buckle up for safety, buckle up!” (sung to the tune of “Buckle Down, Winsocki”) for a National Safety Council seatbelt promotion.
Related article:
The Strange Story Behind the ‘Oscar Mayer Wiener Song’. (Digital Music News, 9/29/2016)
13 Juicy Facts You Might Not Know About Oscar Mayer. (Mental Floss, 3/4/2016 )
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