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Napoleon XIV

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The Resume

    (May 3, 1938-March 10, 2023)
    Born in New York City, New York
    Birth name is Jerry Samuels
    Recorded 'They're Coming To Take Me Away, HaHaaa!'

Why he might be annoying:

    He's known primarily for a bizarre song about a man going mad after his dog runs away.
    He tried to follow up his hit with songs with similar themes of insanity, such as 'I'm In Love With My Little Red Tricycle,' but ultimately failed.
    'They're Coming To Take Me Away, HaHaaa!' was banned by many radio stations for making fun of mental illnesses.
    The b-side to that song was 'aaah-aH, yawA eM ekaT ot gnimoC er'yehT,' which was the A-side run backwards.
    His second album was called 'For God's Sake, Stop The Feces!' (never actually got released).
    President Lyndon Johnson was appalled by the song and requested radio stations not play it.
    He took the name Napoleon to capitalize on the joke that 'crazy people' dressed up as Napoleon.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His big hit, for all its strangeness, managed to be the fastest selling single to date in 1966.
    Never being photographed in costume, Samuels prefers to let the public make up their own idea of what Napoleon XIV looks like.
    He returned in the '90s with the compilation album 'The Second Coming' which contains songs from his unreleased second album.
    In the '90s, he became a popular entertainer at nursing homes and senior facilities in Philadelphia and Delaware Valley.

Credit: Captain Hair


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 75 Votes: 49.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 20 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 25 Votes: 64.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 55 Votes: 78.18% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 83 Votes: 71.08% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 110 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 217 Votes: 69.59% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 287 Votes: 64.46% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 80 Votes: 61.25% Annoying