You know, I bet you've never heard a punk rock waltz before
One of New Jersey's greatest music
And comedy stars, the incredible Uncle Floyd
Shaving Cream was written by Benny Bell back in the 1940s
And after I brought it back on my show in 1974
Benny Bell and I performed it together on TV
For my 20th anniversary show with Uncle Floyd on piano
Great to hear it with those brand-new punk rock lyrics
Written by Uncle Floyd himself
With contributions by John Caffiero
Particularly the verse about CBGB's
New York City's Cradle of Punk Rock
Home of the Ramones, the Misfits
And all the Fiends, Cretans, and Pinheads
The lyrics also reference the fact that
Hilly Crystal, the owner of CBGB's
Had a dog that would leave piles of shaving cream
Here, there, and everywhere in the club, including the mosh pit
Speaking of dogs, a song about a puppy
Named Fluffy by Gloria Balsam
Is celebrated as one of the worst records ever made
Often compared with Florence Foster Jenkins
You know, the socialite heiress who proclaimed herself an opera singer
Despite her painful inability to carry a tune
Meryl Streep got an Oscar nomination for playing her
There's a difference, though
Florence always thought she was a great singer
But Gloria Balsam was hired specifically
Because she sang badly and she knew it
She often performed with the
San Francisco Bay Area punk band Psychotic Pineapple
Here's a cover of Fluffy by someone you would not expect
Fred Schneider from the B-52s
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