Barry from sauquoit ny on september 11th 1976 the spinners performed rubberband man on the abc tv program american bandstand.
The rubberband man song.
One week earlier it entered billboard s hot top 100 chart at position 84.
The song written by producer thom bell and singer songwriter linda creed was about bell s son who was being teased by his classmates for being overweight intended to improve his son s self image the song eventually evolved from being about the fat man to the rubberband man.
The rubberband man is a song recorded by the american vocal group the spinners.
The rubberband man lyrics.
The song written by producer thom bell and singer songwriter linda creed was about bell s son who was being teased by his classmates for being overweight.
Here s a great dance tune sung by the one and only spinners who actually do their version of the rubberband dance.
Happiness is being with the spinners 1976 atlantic.
The spinners rate as one of the most fant.
Brian from la mesa ca i never knew how appropriate the rubberband man was to john candy s character in stripes until i paid attention to the words of the song.