Won't You Come Home, Disraeli?

Album: My Son, The Celebrity (1963)
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  • Adapted by Allan Sherman and his collaborator Lou Busch, this is a rather obvious parody of the standard "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?" Released in the UK in November 1963 backed by "Mexican Hat Dance," it was recorded live. >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Alexander Baron - London, England
  • "Disraeli" refers to Benjamin Disraeli, who was the Prime Minister of England from 1874-1880. In the world of rock music, Disraeli is known for its use in the title of the 1967 Cream album, Disraeli Gears. The album got its title after a roadie kept calling the derailleur gears on his bicycle "disraeli gears," and Eric Clapton thought it would be fun to use that as the name of the album.

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