Werner Thomas

Last updated
Werner Thomas
Born
Thurgau, Switzerland
OccupationsMusician, Composer
Instruments Accordion

Werner Thomas is a Swiss accordionist born in Thurgau [1] , credited with composing the German language tune in 1957 known as "Der Ententanz" (literally The Duck Dance) later known as the "Chicken Dance" or the "Birdie Song" while working as a restaurant musician during the 1950s.

In 2000, the BBC crowned Thomas' song as "voted the most annoying song of all time". [2]

Thomas now lives in a "luxury retirement home in Ticino". [3]

References

  1. ↑ Turuban, Pauline (2025-12-06). "Birdie Song: how a Swiss wrote the 'most annoying song of all time'". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  2. ↑ "BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | Birdie Song tops hall of shame". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  3. ↑ Turuban, Pauline (2025-12-06). "Birdie Song: how a Swiss wrote the 'most annoying song of all time'". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2025-12-06.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.