The Radars - Finger Licking Chicken
Why this tune hasn’t been resurrected in the UK for a KFC ad (like so many others) is beyond me. Picture – if you will – Colonel Sanders (or the cartoon approximation thereof) getting hot, funky and sweaty on the dancefloor, drumstick clutched in his hand, grease running down his crisp, white sleeve as his glasses fog up. It’d make me buy a bucket of extra crispy (like I need coaxing….). One of my fave Philly funkers (I like to spin it next to the NY Jets ‘Funky Chicken’ on Tamboo), this record initially saw release on the Leoso label with the group listed as ‘The Radors’ (I have a copy of that too, but I like the Yew label so much I had to post it). The tune was written by Sonny Fulton who recorded for a number of small labels in the 60’s also had a single on Leoso, “CBL Pts 1&2” (which, though I’ve never heard it is rumored to share an instrumental track with this 45). Other than that not much is known about the Radars/Radors, other than the obvious fact that they laid down a supremely funky 45. The tune opens with a ‘Harlem Shuffle’-esque fanfare, and the band cranks out a funky beat (with some nice crisp, funky drums). The singer can’t stop going on about the delicious “chicken”, which must have been really amazing It was:
A. Good to the bone (ok) B. Moan inducing (hmmmmm) C. Really kickin’ (I hope not in the literal sense) D. Finger Lickin’ (of course) E. Worth pickin’
I think you’ll agree that any such chicken (if it is being described accurately) would move even the most stolid person to break into song. Maybe not to the orgasmic extremes of the Radars, but honestly, can you blame them? The Yew label was also home to the sweet soul sounds of the Intrigues.
NOTE: Some people seem to have gotten the impression that the Colonel Sanders cover above is the picture sleeve for the Radars 45 (I wish...). It is in fact the jacket for an actual Colonel Sanders LP (God only knows what it sounds like). It was included here because of the Finger Lickin'-ness of the Radars 45...
posted by Larry Grogan at 6/17/2005 11:41:00 AM
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I like the last 5 seconds of the song. The guitarist plucks(snicker) a distinguished BOK! amidst the trailing off plucking(or is that BOKing).
I like the last 5 seconds of the song. The guitarist plucks(snicker) a distinguished BOK! amidst the trailing off plucking(or is that BOKing).
for more chicken praisin' songs, see southern culture on the skids "dirt track date" album -
That's Finger Lickin' Good.
I love being molested by guys like the Colonel. All those years of repressed memories come flying back when I am mid orgasm.
Darby
I listened to a minute of it. Is there somewhere I can apply for an award or certificate or something? Or maybe just counselling?
That's going into my iTunes library, WITH cover art. :)
Worst song I've heard.
Larry,
You're an inspiration and may I add a connoisseur of fine relic music!
Kudos to you on my blog - http://wonderdawg777.blogspot.com/2005/06/finger-licking-chicken.html
Here's another Kentucky fried Chicken Song:
Scroll down to song #7 on the page.
This is a jingle by Beach Boys' dad Murry Wilson, courtesy of the 365 Days project.
funky, greasy: fantastic!
Very cool. Great blog by the way.
I liked it a lot but, for some reason, I also found it funny (in a ha ha kind of way)!! Continuing thanks.
my guess as to why this tune WON'T end up in a KFC advert, [aside from the fact of its obvious obscurity], is risidual animosity from the KFC corp. that these funky upstarts would have the gall to use their bought & paid for trademarked slogan as the title of the cut ...its KFC's loss obviously
I've got a fever... and the the only cure... is more chicken.
The guitar riff at the end is either inspired by, an inspiration to or coincidentally similar to "Baby Scratch My Back" By Slim Harpo. Cool.
i am "the Colonel" on MySpace....
c'mon over and get extra crispy...
oh yeah...mmmmmmmmmm....thats finger licking good....
This chicken does, indeed, make you moan.
Any date on the recording?
the song appears over here http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:yvz1z88a2yvj
Love the track - thank you very much for introducing it to me.
Hi there Larry Grogan, I'm tryin' to find the latest information on advertising by email when I found your site. Although The Radars - Finger Licking Chicken wasn't a perfect match, I enjoyed the read.
Just shifting focus and tryin' to learn more on advertising by email and how your doing with it. Great information here, thanks.
The Col. Sanders LP is just a bunch of Herb Alpert/TJB covers (i.e., "The Lonely Bull"). The jacket is by far the best part.
KFC also released a Christmas album, the cover of which shows the Colonel wearing a Santa hat and dozing off in front of the fireplace.
can you post the mp3 again? I just found this page and would like to hear what everyone is talking about.
would anyone mind to tell me the album and publisher of this song? i like it so much...
Jay
Ok, call me stupid but where is the download link ?
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