"Western Movies," The Olympics (1958)
It used to be a novelty song, but now it's just a good time.
Peak: #8 on the Hot 100
Streams: 889,000
“Western Movies,” the only hit by the vocal group The Olympics, is classified as a novelty song, and in 1958, I’m sure it was.
It’s about a guy whose girlfriend ignores him so she can watch westerns on TV. At the time, Westerns were a huge craze, and the lyrics reference loads of them, noting that the singer’s baby…
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