"Lesbian Seagull" is a song originally released on the 1979 Tom Wilson Weinberg album ''The Gay Name Game''. It gained further fame when it was recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck for the

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of the 1996

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''.

History

Weinberg wrote the words and music, and released the song on his 1979 album ''The Gay Name Game''. He wrote "Lesbian Seagull" in response to a

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study of long term monogamous lesbian behaviour in seagulls on

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, creator-designer of ''

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'', heard the song in a ''

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'' "Dave's Record Collection" segment, and contacted Weinberg about the possibility of using it. In the film, the song is sung by David Van Driessen (one of Beavis and Butt-head's teachers, voiced by Judge). Humperdinck's version, used in the end credits of the film and included on the

released on the Universal / Geffen Records label, was released as a double-A-sided single with the

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' cover of the

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", which was also released as a single in its own right. The song was later used on ''

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'' on

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, following Humperdinck's participation for the

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in the

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. The song's most recent notable use has been as the outro to the popular radio show "Morning Glory with Matty Johns" on

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has partially credited the show's success to the song and to Engelbert Humperdinck.

Charts

The chart positions are for the double-A-sided single "

"/"Lesbian Seagull".

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

Tom Wilson Weinberg's official site
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