Hitting the charts in September 1981, the novelty song "General Hospi-Tale" parodied the ABC soap opera General Hospital. The song peaked at number 23 on Billboard's Hot Soul Singles chart and number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. I still own the 45 single 🏨🏩📺 🎶🌈☁⛅💛💚💙💖.
No, not really. Except maybe for the disco beat, it's on-par for an early 80's sound. Remember, there were leftover disco songs in the early 80's before new wave took over. Songs like "Stomp", "She's a Bad Mama Jama", "Second Time Around" and others. And the rap in this song is a few months after 1981's "Rapture".
Fall 1981, great memories!!!
hot 100 #33 for 10/3/81. thanks.
Peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981, their only ever hit. I own this 45, LOL. Great and catchy upbeat novelty song.
It was a Top 10 and Top 5 hit here in L.A. in the late spring/early summer of 1981. 💿💿💿💿💿 🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🕺💃🕺💃🕺😁😁😁😁😁
@@dariowiter3078 Hit #10 on KRTH on September 29, 1981
Hitting the charts in September 1981, the novelty song "General Hospi-Tale" parodied the ABC soap opera General Hospital. The song peaked at number 23 on Billboard's Hot Soul Singles chart and number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. I still own the 45 single 🏨🏩📺 🎶🌈☁⛅💛💚💙💖.
Oh This Brings Back Great Memories, LOVE GENERAL HOSPITAL
The first single I ever bought! My sister were so into GH at the time. I was 10
I have this on 45
"Dancing For Pennies" is the other song from this album that I like very much.
I like it more than GH.
At times sounds like Debbie Harry on Rapture
This sounds really dated for 1981. If not for the 1981 character/plotline references, it sounds like it could have been recorded in 1977.
No, not really. Except maybe for the disco beat, it's on-par for an early 80's sound. Remember, there were leftover disco songs in the early 80's before new wave took over. Songs like "Stomp", "She's a Bad Mama Jama", "Second Time Around" and others. And the rap in this song is a few months after 1981's "Rapture".
The disco era lasted between 1975 and 1981.
@@stewartlynch1284 Even into '82 here & there !
Nice tune, but my favorite is "Dancing for Pennies".