Merry Christmas....... Psychos, and Santas

john widgren · Post by **john widgren** » 11 Dec 2022 4:46 pm

Great old Leon Payne song...Merry Xmas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUhXNGXs4ZU

Larry Dering · Post by **Larry Dering** » 11 Dec 2022 6:21 pm

This is really dark and evil. Surprised it was even recorded. Not what I expected from Leon.

john widgren · Post by **john widgren** » 12 Dec 2022 10:50 am

Maybe a sense of humor, perhaps irony?
Happy hollydaze to all!

Jack Stanton · Post by **Jack Stanton** » 16 Dec 2022 3:34 am

….Merry Christmas, John!

Roy Carroll · Post by **Roy Carroll** » 16 Dec 2022 6:35 am

Proud to say I'm one of those phychos! This machine will make you that way if you are not already there

Merry Christmas to All!

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 16 Dec 2022 10:33 am

not your typical Leon Payne song. I believe it was inspired by the movie Psycho. it's a fun one to pull out around Halloween

Bill McCloskey · Post by **Bill McCloskey** » 16 Dec 2022 11:21 am

That one you pull out for "special" friends. Reminds me of Patrick Sky's lp "Songs That Made America Famous", which has a treasured place in my collection but never gets played with anyone else in earshot. And of course, not one of the songs could be played on the radio except for maybe "Giovanni Montini The Pope".

Jon Voth · Post by **Jon Voth** » 16 Dec 2022 8:27 pm

Thanks John. Saw a pic of Cpt. Spaulding, from a great movie you'll never want to show to your family (I'm a Rob Zombie fan).

Bob Sigafoos · Post by **Bob Sigafoos** » 16 Dec 2022 8:52 pm

This song sounds very similar to the Xmas song maybe the inspiration for it. It is by Eddie Noack and is twice as creepy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtDLN4LoPZA

Bob Sigafoos · Post by **Bob Sigafoos** » 16 Dec 2022 9:04 pm

This song sounds very similar to the Xmas song maybe the inspiration for it. It is by Eddie Noack and is twice as creepy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtDLN4LoPZA
Just looked this up: "Payne wrote “Psycho” in 1968"

Charlie Hansen · Post by **Charlie Hansen** » 17 Dec 2022 7:19 am

I've played Eddie Noack's Do You Think I'm Psycho Mama many times on my radio show and when I heard this version I thought that they sounded eerily alike.

john widgren · Post by **john widgren** » 17 Dec 2022 12:22 pm

Yup same Leon Payne tune. Psycho Santa is a re imagining of the tune for Christmas, by Thirsty Dave and Western Caravan. No animals or humans were hurt in the production of the song..although some were spoken to rather harshly....hahaha.
Merry Christmas to all!

Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 17 Dec 2022 2:18 pm

John, I really miss you guys (Western Caravan), and Thirsty Dave made that song great!

john widgren · Post by **john widgren** » 17 Dec 2022 2:30 pm

Thanks Craig, and good pal Jack Stanton too. Merry Christmas to all my pals, fobros, and fosisters too!

Brendan Mitchell · Post by **Brendan Mitchell** » 5 Jan 2023 1:52 pm

Just to clear things up a bit . The original song Psycho recorded by Eddie Noack , Jack Kittel and lots of others , was written by Leon Payne after he “saw”the movie Psycho . The Santa song is basically Leon’s song with new lyrics by Thirsty Dave and Western Caravan . Do I have that right ?

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Merry Christmas....... Psychos, and Santas

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