The Funky Gibbon

"The Funky Gibbon" is a novelty song by Bill Oddie and recorded by The Goodies.

It was arranged by Tom Parker ("with interference from Bill Oddie") with the musical backing provided by members of the R&B band Gonzalez and released as a single in February 1975.

The B-side was "Sick-Man Blues", which had been written by Oddie for use in the radio series I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again.

[1] It also received considerable airplay in the United States on The Dr. Demento radio show and reached no.

The b-side, Sick-Man Blues, parodied the recent hit Up in a Puff of Smoke by former Pickettywitch singer Polly Brown.