History Music / DaYoopers

** "Smeltin' USA" (Jim Pennell). Pennell also seems to have done "Crawling Home Puker", "Ruthie Rollover" and "Chiquito War", and it is not known who did "Beer-Beer-Beer".

** "Transplant Song", "Free Beer" (Doc Bradbury). He also split the lead vocals on "Heikki Lunta" with Lynn and Joe Potila.
** "Ridin' da Cotton Pony" and "Super Dooper Yooper Love Machine" (Jerry Coffey, the former a duet with Lynn). Jerry also portrayed one of the characters in the skits that formed the story arc to ''Camp Fever'', and got two lines on "Night Crawler Boogie".

** "30 Pound Diaper" (Reggie). This song was a concert favorite nearly a decade before it was put on an album. Jerry originally sang it, but Reggie took over after he left.

*** ''Culture Shock'' was the first to feature guests on lead vocals. Bertha Hintsala sang a song in Finnish called "Iso Sika" (aka "The Killing of the Big Pig"), and Sandy Kempa sang "Da Couch Dat Burps".
*** Glenn Adams sang two folk songs on ''Camp Fever''. He contributed to several other albums (including ''Culture Shock'') as a narrator and skit performer.
*** ''Songs for Fart Lovers'' and ''21st Century Yoopers in Space'' also feature several guest musicians on lead vocals (most notably Kim Lenten, who sang the re-recording of "Diarrhea" from the former).

*** Jim Bellmore also sings "Smeltin' USA" live. It is not known if they sang it at all between Pennell's departure and Bellmore's joining.

* CallBack: ''Jackpine Savage'' has two. "Can't Find da Truck" uses the line "We've been lost before, and this is what it looks like", previously a line of dialogue on one of the skits on ''Camp Fever''. Later, another skit references painting a face on a board with a hole in it and pretending that it's a woman, referencing a skit on ''One Can Short of a 6-Pack''.

** "Smeltin' USA" (Jim Pennell)

** "Ridin' da Cotton Pony" and "Super Dooper Yooper Love Machine" (Jerry Coffey, the former a duet with Lynn). Jerry also portrayed one of the characters in the skits that formed the story arc to ''Camp Fever''.

*** Glenn Adams sang two folk songs on ''Camp Fever'': "Sauna Song" and "Butcher Town". He contributed to several other albums (including ''Culture Shock'') as a narrator and skit performer.

*** The aforementioned "Camp Fever", written by [=DeLongchamp=], was the first song of their career not written by [=DeCaire=] or Potila.
*** ''Camp Fever'' also includes two public domain songs: "Sauna Song" and "Butcher Town".

* FakeRadioShowAlbum: Starting with ''Culture Shock'', every Potila-era album except ''Yoopy Do Wah'' used a fictional radio show called "YOOP Radio" as a FramingDevice, with relevant skits interspersed among the songs. Come ''One Can Short of a Six-Pack'', the skits were even included on the track listing. ''Camp Fever'' has a StoryArc where all of the YOOP staff are at the deer camp while an inexperienced DJ (played by Jerry Coffey) substitutes. This trope was brought back for ''Jackpine Savage''.

* ForgottenAnniversary: The subject of the "Anniversary Song".

* HotSkittyOnWailordAction: "Chiquito War" describes a "chiquito," a cross between a chicken and a mosquito which was bred through [[BlackComedyRape rape]].

* InnocentInnuendo: "[[http://dayoopers.com/theaterm/fsttmevr.mp3 My First Time Ever]]" sounds dirty, but it's really about [[spoiler:milking a cow]].

* LyricalDissonance: "Diarrhea", despite its subject matter, is performed as a straight-up love song. At least until the fart solo.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: "Naked Elves in Cowboy Boots".

* OneHourWorkWeek: Defied just for the sake of recreational fishing.
-->''Thirty Yoopers on a pontoon boat, fishin' for Moby Dick.\\
The wife, she thinks I'm working, and the boss, he thinks I'm sick.\\
It's a perfect day for fishing, drinking beer, and telling lies.\\
It's a little bit like heaven, when you're fishing with the guys.''
* RearrangeTheSong: They re-recorded "Diarrhea", originally from ''Yoop It Up'', for a music video compilation. This re-recording appears on "Songs for Fart Lovers".

* SelfBackingVocalist: Jim Bellmore does this often. A notable example is "My First Time Ever", done in the style of a barbershop quartet with Bellmore performing all four voices. He also likes to contribute a bass harmony to his own lead vocals (e.g. "Yooper Snow Rocket").

** ''One Can Short of a 6-Pack'' abruptly switches to a batch of humorous Christmas songs before going back to their usual material.
* StepUpToTheMicrophone: They are ''all over'' this trope. Most of the vocals have been Potila, his successor Jim Bellmore, or occasionally Jim [=DeCaire=]. Among those sung by other "official" members:

** "Ridin' da Cotton Pony" and "Super Dooper Yooper Love Machine" (Jerry Coffey, the former a duet with Lynn). Coffey also portrayed one of the characters in the skits that formed the story arc to ''Camp Fever''.

*** At least three local musicians got lead vocal on different tracks from ''Culture Shock''.
*** Glenn Adams sang on ''Camp Fever''. He contributed to several other albums as a narrator and skit performer.

** This trope has also been invoked by the depature of former members. Generally, Bellmore sings whatever was originally Potila's, but there are exceptions:

*** Cowboy Dan replaced Potila on "Diarrhea" for live performances. As mentioned above, Kim Lenten sang a re-recording of it, but Bellmore now sings it live as well.

* NobodyLovesTheBassist: Played straight with Jim Pennell and Doc Bradbury, averted with Joe [=DeLongchamp=] and Reggie Lusardi.

** Neither Jim Pennell nor Doc Bradbury did that much besides play bass, for that matter. At least Lusardi participates in the skits and sings occasionally.

* ToiletHumor: Not just the ''Fart Lovers'' album, but also "Diarrhea", "Lonely Yooper" (character hides in an outhouse during an affair and gets crapped on), etc.

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: They are ''all over'' this trope. Most of the vocals have been Potila, his successor Jim Bellmore, or occasionally Jim [=DeCaire=]. However, almost everyone who's ever been in the band has gotten to sing lead:
** Lynn generally gets the lead whenever they write a song from a female perspective. Except for "Ridin' da Cotton Pony", however, any song that called for a husband-wife duet paired her with [=DeCaire=] instead of Jerry Coffey...
** ...perhaps because Jerry himself rarely sang. He got lead on at least two other songs mentioned below, and was a lead character in the skits that formed the StoryArc of ''Camp Fever'' (the first album on which he was a member).
** Take a guess as to who sang lead on "Yooper Cowboy Dan". And yes, that was the only studio cut on which he got the lead.
** Joe [=DeLongchamp=] got lead on "Camp Fever" (which he wrote) and "Drinking Resort".
** Several guests have also contributed over time:

*** As mentioned above, [=DeCaire=]'s son Jesse sang on "Yooper Kid". He also got a couple turns on lead vocal on ''Naked Elves in Cowboy Boots''.

** This trope has also been invoked by the depature of former members. Generally, if Potila sang it, Bellmore now sings it live, but there are exceptions:
*** "Fishin' wit Fred" was a duet between Potila and [=DeCaire=]. When they perform it live, Lusardi does Potila's lines. This is a notable variation, as Lusardi rarely sings.
*** The band performed "30 Pound Diaper" in concert for several years before it appeared on an album. Jerry Coffey initially sang it live, but Lusardi now sings it. He also sings the studio version on ''In Space''.
*** Jerry also sang lead on "Super Dooper Yooper Love Machine" from the album ''Jackpine Savage''. After he left, Bellmore sometimes sang this song live.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''Yoopanese'' has two serious songs outside the band's typical themes ("My Shoes" and "Critics Tune") and a parody of "[[WillieNelson On the Road Again]]" title "Road to Gwinn", only one of three parodies ever done by the band. It is also the only album besides ''Yoopy Do Wah'' not to include skits, and the humorous songs on it are less ethnocentric to the UP than their later work. Furthermore, Lynn plays an actual synthesizer (as in, a beeping 70s style synth) on it instead of keyboard.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''Yoopanese'' has two serious songs outside the band's typical themes ("My Shoes" and "Critics Tune"). It also has a parody of "[[WillieNelson On the Road Again]]" titled "Road to Gwinn", one of only three parodies ever done by the band. It is also the only album besides ''Yoopy Do Wah'' not to include skits, and the humorous songs on it are less ethnocentric to the UP than their later work.

* {{Garfunkel}}: Bobby Symons. He just plays drums; he doesn't sing or participate in the skits. In fact, he doesn't even play on ''In Space''.
** Neither Jim Pennell nor Doc Bradbury did that much besides play bass, for that matter. At least Lusardi participates in the skits and sings occasionally.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''Yoopanese'' has two serious songs outside the band's typical themes ("My Shoes" and "Critics Tune"). It also has a parody of "[[WillieNelson On the Road Again]]" titled "Road to Gwinn", one of only three parodies ever done by the band. It is also the only album besides ''Yoopy Do Wah'' not to include skits.

Founded in 1975 by Jim [=DeCaire=] (drums), Joe Potila (guitar), Jim Pennell (bass) and Lynn Anderson (keyboards), the band achieved local success before self-releasing the album ''Yoopanese'' in 1986. Its followup, ''Culture Shock'', accounted for two of the band's {{Signature Song}}s: "Rusty Chevrolet" and "Second Week of Deer Camp." Both songs received regional airplay on several radio stations throughout the Great Lakes region, and even appeared on Dr. Demento shows. Subsequent albums didn't produce nearly as much regional success, but the band continues to perform and tour to this day.

* HotSkittyOnWailordAction: "Chiquito War" describes a "chiquito," a cross between a chicken and a mosquito which was bred through [[RapeAsComedy rape]].

* EarlyBirdCameo: Jim [=DeCaire=]'s son, Jesse, got a lead vocal on one song from ''Yoop It Up'' while he was still a child. Jesse played guitar and drums on ''We're Still Rockin''', and is currently the band's sound tech. Also, Cowboy Dan sang backing vocals on two albums before becoming an official member.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''Yoopanese'' has two serious songs outside the band's typical themes ("My Shoes" and "Critics Tune") and a parody ("Road to Gwinn", which spoofs "[[WillieNelson On the Road Again]]"). It is also the only album besides ''Yoopy Do Wah'' not to include skits.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: "When One Love Dies" on ''Yoopy Do Wah'', a straight-up serious song. The album itself may be an example, as it was the only one after their first not to include skits.

** ...perhaps because Jerry Coffey rarely sang. He got lead on at least two other songs mentioned below, and was a lead character in the skits that formed the StoryArc of ''Camp Fever'' (the first album on which he was a member).

** This trope has also been invoked by the depature of former members. Generally, if Potila sang it, Bellmore now sings it live. Exceptions include:

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Both ''Yoopanese'' and ''Yoopy Do Wah'' feature atypically serious songs ("My Shoes" and "Critics Tune" from the former, and "When One Love Dies" from the latter). The former can be chalked up to EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, while the latter was likely intentional.

* BlackSheepHit: Not a ''hit'' per se, but both ''Yoopanese'' and ''Yoopy Do Wah'' feature serious songs ("My Shoes" and "Critics Tune" from the former, and "When One Love Dies" from the latter). The former can be chalked up to EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, while the latter was probably an attempt to invoke this trope.

* NoHitWonder

* HotSkittyOnWailordAction: "Chiquito War" describes a "chiquito," a cross between a chicken and a mosquito.

* {{Garfunkel}}: Bobby Symons. He just plays drums; he doesn't sing or participate in the skits.