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(band) mostly replaced the lyrics but kept the melody for their 1986 protest song 'Billy and the Socreds'

A version of this song is sung in Dog Clay-mation in ABC For Kids Video Hits.

Harry Belafonte recorded the song on his 1970 duet album with Lena Horne entitledВ : Harry & Lena on RCA.

The Osmond Brothers sang the song in the Wonderful World of Disney episode 'Disneyland Showtime.'.

Miriam Makeba offers a South African-inspired version on her 1970 album Keep Me in Mind.

The rap group SFC sampled the song on the track 'Can't Wait' from the 1990 album Saved Man in the Jungle.

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The a cappella group Street Corner Symphony covered this song at the request of the judges on the TV Show The Sing-Off.MC Paul Barman samples the song on the track 'Hot Guacamole' from the 2009 album Thought Balloon Mushroom Cloud.The Goo Goo Dolls covered the song for their 1989 album Jed with Lance Diamond on vocals.Beastie Boys sampled the song in the track 'Time to Get Ill' from their Licensed to Ill (1986) album.Adam Harvey performed a duet of this song with Leo Sayer on the Both Sides Now album.The rock group Big Country released a version of this song on the 2001 covers album, Under Cover.The Mavericks recorded a cover of this song on the album King of the Hill-Music From and Inspired by the TV Series.Jerry Reed recorded a version of the song, which appeared on his 1982 album The Bird.Stu Cook played a gut bass, which mimicked the appearance of the band as they appear on the album cover. In a 1969 appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, the band performed the song as Willy and the Poor Boys. The song makes reference to a gut bass in the line 'Blinky thumps the gut bass and solos for a while'.

The song chronicles the tale of the fictional band named Willy and the Poor Boys, and how they play on street corners to cheer people up and ask for nickels. The song peaked at #3 on the Hot 100 on December 20, 1969. It appeared on their fourth studio album, Willy and the Poor Boys. Down on the Corner is a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

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