Looking for Harry
 

Hi,

I work in a major market grocery store. Most of the time I can identify songs I've never heard by doing an internet search on lyrics of the songs.

This one song has me stumped. I've done a search on the lyrics, but I come up empty. I just started hearing this song a few months ago, but I cannot find it. It's about a guy who has died. The song is a medium tempo, done in kind of a serious way even though the lyrics are funny. The song ends with a trumpet and trombone playing jumbled notes with no melody to it.

Does anybody know this song?

Lyric; When Harry went off to bed he got up early to beat the day.
People said he should be dead rather than lead a double life that way.

Don't Go Looking for Harry.

I've tried writing the title in different manners to see if the internet search would find it, but nothing happens. I have tried several different search engines to no avail. I am not sure what genre of music this falls under, nor the group that would do such a song. (I've eliminated the Barenaked Ladies, the Kinks, and one other group I have forgotten.)

Does anybody have any ideas?

Note: Yes. I have posted this in two other forums, so search engines DO list my questions in their search. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear i have received any answers, yet.

Thanks.

Mike

I also work for a grocery store, and finding the artist and title of this song has been driving myself and a few coworkers insane. The desire to figure it out has multiplied after finding this post. hopefully someone can help out

got it. half of harry by gordon weiss

Hi,

Thank you. How'd you find it?

I finally remembered who serviced our store with Background Music, then I found their website online. It had a place to send email, so I wrote out a nice letter explaining WHY I pay close attention to the music. Five minutes after I sent that email I had an answer to my question and the identity of the mystery song.

Thanks for the help.

Mike