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Thus began another of the coups d'état characteristic of Siamese politics...
...taut I taw a puddy-tat a-creepin...
...puddy-tat as plain as he could...
...last week, a large part of the usually sane and solid British public had surrendered to the most unblushing piece of pseudo-nursery nonsense since 1939's Three Little Fishies. I Taut I Taw a Puddy-Tat, a baby-talk duet between a nasal, lisping little bird named Tweetie Pie and a gravel-voiced cat named Sylvester (both parts sung by Radio Actor Mel Blanc), had passed the quarter-million mark in record sales, stood second on the British hit parade...
Though record and sheet-music sales were still climbing, other complaints were being raised in Britain about Puddy-Tat last week. Mocked a columnist in "London's News Chronicle: "Dis is wot de gwown-ups sing, diddums." Disc Jockey Costa had received several mildly abusive letters from anti-puddy-tatters. Sample: "Take a firm grip on your puddy-tat record, face the exit, then bend down with your back to the record that gives you the greatest kick." Asked if he felt any guilt for his part in launching Britain on its current baby-talk rage, Costa looked hurt...