One of my music Hero's and his first album

This man here I have been a huge fan of since I was about 4 or 5 years old and I own his whole discography except for the new box set coming out soon lol. I'm talking about Ray Stevens the first real blog is going to be about his very first album came out in 1962 1,837 Seconds of Humor. With the famous Ahab the Arab. It has 10 other very funny songs my personal favorite is A Hermit Named Dave. This album is from 1962 when he was with Mercury records. 


First time I ever heard the songs was when it came out on a 2 LP on 1 CD compilation I bought it off of Ebay. I will review that one and the other CD's like that as well all in one blog later on. Here is a little bit about my favorite songs from the LP.


Ahab The Arab was his second big hit about Ahab sneaking around with Fatima the king or Sheik's wife behind his back during the nights he was gone. Rode on his camel named Clyde which he named after Clyde McPhatter. Ray makes up this arabian language which is very funny in the songs. The popularity of Political Correctness today some try to say that the song is Racist which it is not in any way.


Saturday Night at the Movies is not the same one by The Temptations this one is about a guy & a girl go see a movie and the man is Jealous of the movie star on the screen because his girlfriend is aweing at him, and as she's doing that he starts not to like the date so much. This one is funny too.


Popeye & Olive Oil is about just the title the cartoon characters Popeye & Olive Oil. This one is a Coasters type song which almost all of Ray's comedy song from back then had that too. 


PFC. Rhythm & Blues Jones is a song about a musician who is drafted in the army and rather play music than to fight in the war because he's too scared, another very funny song on the album.


Some other people has Recorded Scratch My Back, Otis Redding and Elvis Presley. Ray Stevens' version adds some comedy too the song. Not sure if this is the same one or not but they also recorded a song called Scratch My Back


Green & Purple Pills pokes fun a little bit at commercials is what it sounds like to me. I may be wrong but I believe this was his  first hit song before Ahab The Arab, and it is in the Guiness Book of World's Records for the longest song title ever.


A Hermit Named Dave is like I said my favorite song on the Album the funniest one. Dave is a Hippie Hermit who lives in a cave because he doesn't want to get drafted into the army and doesn't like the society of the World. Some said this one is a Bro. Dave Gardner type song sounds like something he would say in his Stand up and to me it also does he was funny as well.

Ray Stevens in my opinion is a under rated Country Music Artist who should have been in the hall of fame long ago a great singer, comedian and musician, member of the song writers and Gospel music hall of fame, 2 time Grammy award winner and has won MCN Comedian of the year many times, and has done a lot for Country Music as being singer and session musician. I think and hope he will be put in the Country Music hall of fame next year. 

Ray Stevens 1,837 Seconds of Humor

1.  Ahab The Arab
2. Saturday Night At  The Movies
3. Popeye & Olive Oil
4. The Rockin' Boppin' Waltz
5. PFC. Rhythm And Blues
6. Scratch My Back (I Love It)
7. The Rock n' Roll Show
8. Julius Played The Trumpet
9. Jeremiah Peabody's Poly-Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasent Tasting Green &  Purple Pills
10. Furthermore
11. A Hermit Named Dave