who wrote may the bird of paradise fly up your nose
Neal Merritt
title: May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose text: May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" is a 1965 novelty song performed by Little Jimmy Dickens. It was Dickens' most successful single on the U.S. country music chart. It spent two weeks at No. 1 that November, and stayed on the chart for a total of 18 weeks. On the overall "Billboard" Hot 100 the song peaked at No. 15. The song, written by Neal Merritt, was inspired by one of the many comic putdowns uttered by host Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show". The song features three title: May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose text: verses, each of which mentions an incident where Dickens (the narrator) acts in a cheap and/or rude manner that insults the other person: The chorus is an insult, said back to Dickens, for his cheapness. The distinctive guitar work was done by Grady Martin, using the brand new Echoplex unit which had just been released. May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" is a 1965 novelty song performed by Little Jimmy Dickens. It was Dickens' most successful single on the U.S. country music chart. It spent two weeks at title: Carnac the Magnificent text: dubbed it the "Carnac Saver" and said in a 2009 interview, "I'll go to my grave having to apologize for having invented the Carnac Saver." Songwriter Neal Merritt used the Carnac Saver as his primary inspiration for a song with a similar insult as a title, "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose," a hit for Little Jimmy Dickens. The "Late Show with David Letterman" referenced the bit frequently, with Paul Shaffer wearing the turban and doing one Carnac-style joke before being interrupted by Letterman. This homage was usually mixed with "Stump the Band", another longtime Carson segment title: Little Jimmy Dickens text: on tour. He also made numerous appearances on television, including on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson". In 1965, he released his biggest hit, "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose", which reached number 1 on the country chart and number 15 on the pop chart. In the late 1960s, Dickens left Columbia for Decca Records before moving again to United Artists in 1971. That same year, he married his wife, Mona, and in 1975 he returned to the Grand Ole Opry. In 1983. Dickens was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Dickens joined the producers title: Little Jimmy Dickens text: 1968 in an automobile accident while traveling in Texas. He married Mona Evans in 1971. Notes A^ "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" also peaked at number 4 on the Canadian "RPM" Top Singles Chart. Little Jimmy Dickens James Cecil Dickens (December 19, 1920 – January 2, 2015), better known by his stage name, Little Jimmy Dickens, was an American country music singer and songwriter famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size (4'11" [150 cm]), and his rhinestone-studded outfits (which he is given credit for introducing into country music live performances). He started as a