1972 National Lampoon - Deteriorata (Norman Rose, narrator / Melissa Manchester, vocal)
From the LP “Radio Dinner” came this this funny parody of the popular 1971 Les Crane recording “Desiderata”: • 1971 HITS ARCHIVE: Desiderata - Les Crane ... Music written by Christopher Guest and featuring the voice of pre-stardom Melissa Manchester (her first hit “Midnight Blue” didn’t come until 1975).
Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box 88, Billboard 91, Record World 97
Transferred from stereo 45 single Banana 218 - Deteriorata (voice of Norman Rose) by National Lampoon, music composed by Christopher Guest, produced by Michael O’Donoghue & Tony Hendra
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