David B was good for one thing: that "Wham Bamm Thank-you Maam! line. That was fun in a conflicted dark way for this 16 yo male in 1972.
When I was 15 & my Dad was teaching me how to drive, I approached a railroad crossing too fast. The car flew over the ramp as the rear end rose several feet off the ground & then came down again, KABOOMP!!
Dad looked at me and said, “Son you just did a real `thank-you-ma’am’.”
It was years before I knew what that really meant.
;^)
Wham Bam thank you ma’am, was a phrase that existed at least in the 60s, probably long ago. David B in no way invented or even popularized it.
You know, he didn’t make that up, right? It was a saying long before that song.