Push th' Little Daisies
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"Push th' Little Daisies" is a single released by the band Ween
appearing on their third Album Pure Guava
in 1992. It was released as a single in 1993. A music video was released, featuring Dean & Gene Ween eating various foods while fooling around and interspersed with them playing and Gene singing the song.
The song was a hit in Australia
, spending 13 weeks on the Australian singles chart and peaking at number 18. It also came 40th in Triple J
's annual Hottest 100 music poll in 1993. It was also successful on United States Alternative rock radio, charting at #21 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks
chart and is only one of two Ween songs - the other being "Voodoo Lady
" - to chart on any Billboard chart.
Ween
Ween is an American alternative rock group. They formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when central members Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class. Ween has a large cult underground fanbase despite being generally unknown in American pop music...
appearing on their third Album Pure Guava
Pure Guava
-Personnel:Dean Ween - Guitar, Vocals, EngineerGene Ween - Vocals, EngineerMean Ween - VocalsGuy Heller - Vocals on "Flies On My Dick"Scott Lowe - Vocals, Whistle Larry Curtin - Vocals , Whistle Howie Weinberg - Mastering...
in 1992. It was released as a single in 1993. A music video was released, featuring Dean & Gene Ween eating various foods while fooling around and interspersed with them playing and Gene singing the song.
The song was a hit in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, spending 13 weeks on the Australian singles chart and peaking at number 18. It also came 40th in Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
's annual Hottest 100 music poll in 1993. It was also successful on United States Alternative rock radio, charting at #21 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks
Modern Rock Tracks
Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...
chart and is only one of two Ween songs - the other being "Voodoo Lady
Voodoo Lady EP
The Voodoo Lady EP is an EP released by the band Ween in 1994 on Flying Nun Records/White Records.The EP's title track also appears on the band's 1994 album Chocolate and Cheese. It is also one of two Ween songs - the other being Push th' Little Daisies - to chart on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks,...
" - to chart on any Billboard chart.
- Gene WeenGene WeenAaron Freeman , best known as Gene Ween, is a musician and a founding member of the experimental alternative rock group Ween...
: vocals - Dean WeenDean WeenDean Ween is the stage name of Michael "Mickey" Melchiondo, Jr., American guitarist and half of the alternative rock group Ween.-Biography:...
: guitars
Track listing
- "Push th' Little Daisies" - Shitless Radio Edit - No Shit (2:49)
- "Push th' Little Daisies" - Happier Than Shit Album Version (2:49)
- "Ode to Rene" (2:21)
- "I Smoke Some Grass (Really Really High)" (7:45)
- "Mango Woman" (2:23)
- "Push th' Little Daisies" - Funky DrummerFunky drummer"Funky Drummer" is a funk song recorded by James Brown and his band. The recording's drum break, performed by drummer Clyde Stubblefield, is one of the most frequently sampled rhythmic breaks in hip hop and popular music; indeed, it lays a strong claim to being the most sampled recording ever,...
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