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In 1973 when the Watergate hearings were Must See TV for myself and my friends, a catchy little novelty record came out called "Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell and Dean." Those were, of course, the names of the four main Watergate conspirators, all of whom were soon behind bars. The record was a teensy hit — I think it briefly reached like #110 on the Billboard Top 100 — and it was written by someone named Bob Warren and performed by "Creep." That was a common acronym/nickname for the Committee to Re-Elect the President, which was the group that ran Nixon's '72 campaign. The tune was issued as a 45 RPM record by a company called Big G Records and both sides had the same song pressed onto them.

And that's everything I know about this record and who made it. I have no idea who the four singers were, who Bob Warren was, any of that. If you do, lemme know.

Meanwhile, I find that someone has made a little music video out of it. Here it is for your dining and dancing pleasure…