Performances
The Bonzo Dog Band can be seen playing the song in a 1967 episode of the children's TV series Do Not Adjust Your Set (now available on DVD), where the band is gushingly introduced by Michael Palin (who gets the title wrong). The band, called the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band at the time, appeared regularly on the show - a so-called children's programme which featured Palin, Eric Idle and other later famous comedians.
Alex Chilton of Big Star covered the song live on WLYX Memphis in 1975. The song is also referenced on the 1984 Culture Club album Waking Up with the House on Fire, in the song "Crime Time", which is a throwback to the early rock 'n' roll sound. The indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie were named after the song.
Read more about this topic: Death Cab For Cutie (song)
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Since nothing ever happened. That, of course, was the miracle
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