My Little Stowaway

Alright, flock, it is time for us to consider the 466th greatest song of all time. It was recorded by Del Shannon and featured a Musitron solo that has distinguished it from the mountainous pile of early-sixties rock-n-roll for 59 years.

As I walk along, I wonder

A-what went wrong with our love

A love that was so strong

And as I still walk on, I think of

The things we've done together

While our hearts were young

I'm a-walkin' in the rain

Tears are fallin' and I feel the pain

Wishin' you were here by me

To end this misery

I wonder

I wah-wah-wah-wah-wonder...

Sound familiar? (If not, you need to CLICK HERE and listen to "Runaway," the 1961 hit that spent a month at the top of the charts. You also need to confront your parents for their sub-standard expansion of your cultural horizons.)

The amazing and absolutely made-up thing about this song, though, is that it was a parody of an earlier song written and performed by a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic.

As I sail along, I wonder

A-what went wrong with his ticket

A ticket he won on shore

And now as this ship sinks, I think of

How it would stink to die here

Alone upon this door

I'm a-floating in the night

Fingers freezin' and I'm filled with fright

Wishin' you felt totally free

To place your hands on me

I wonder

I wah-wah-wah-wah wonder

Why

Why, why, why, why, why

He sank away

And I wonder

If he was gay

My little stowaway

My stow-stow-stow-stow stowaway