<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Surfin' Bird" (1963) </Td> <Td> "Bird Dance Beat" (1964) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Surfin' Bird" is a song performed by American surf rock band The Trashmen, and it is also the name of the album that featured this hit single . </P> <P> The song was released in 1963 and reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 . It is a combination of two R&B hits by The Rivingtons: "Papa - Oom - Mow - Mow" and "The Bird's the Word". </P> <P> The Rivingtons followed up their 1962 Billboard Hot 100 hit "Papa - Oom - Mow - Mow" with the similar "The Bird's the Word" in 1963 . The Trashmen had not heard this version but saw a band called The Sorensen Brothers playing it . They decided to play the song that night at their own gig . During this first performance, drummer and vocalist Steve Wahrer stopped playing and ad - libbed the "Surfin' Bird" middle section . Despite not knowing "The Bird's the Word" was a Rivingtons song, the similarity to "Papa - Oom - Mow - Mow" was obvious and The Trashmen added the chorus to the end of their new track . </P>

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