Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs - "Hey There Little Red Riding Hood"

While not politically correct, they were a vibrant band who had some chart toppers, using the gimmicks they had at the time.

Domingo "Sam" Samudio (born February 28, 1937,[2] in Dallas, Texas, United States), better known by his stage name Sam the Sham, is a retired American rock and roll singer. Sam the Sham was known for his camp robe and turban and hauling his equipment in a 1952 Packard hearse with maroon velvet curtains. As the front man for the Pharaohs, he sang on several Top 40 hits in the mid-1960s, notably the Billboard Hot 100 runners-up "Wooly Bully" and "Li'l Red Riding Hood".

After paying to record and press records to sell at gigs, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs wound up with the XL label in Memphis. There they recorded their first and biggest hit, "Wooly Bully", in late 1964. Once MGM picked up the record, "Wooly Bully" ended up selling three million copies and reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 5 June 1965, at a time when American pop music charts were dominated by the British Invasion. It was awarded a gold disc.

Although "Wooly Bully" never reached #1, it lingered on the Hot 100 for 18 weeks, the most weeks for any single within the calendar year 1965, 14 of which were in the Top 40. The record achieved the distinction of becoming the first Billboard "Number One Record of the Year" not to have topped a weekly Hot 100 and remained the only one for 35 years, until Faith Hill's "Breathe" and Lifehouse's "Hanging by a Moment" in 2000 and 2001, respectively.

The song is used constantly for predatory overtones and often makes appearances in Halloween Movies. One of my favorite cover versions is Amanda Seyfried’s version for her movie “Red Riding Hood”.

So to day, on the prowl, I choose Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs “Hey There Little Red Riding Hood” as my, what under the cape, a hop and a skip, looks delicious to me, song for a, what big teeth you have, the better to taste you with, don’t underestimate your prey, Thursday.