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My Ding-a-ling

"My Ding-a-Ling" is the title of a novelty song written and recorded by Dave Bartholomew. In 1972 it was covered by Chuck Berry and became Berry's only U.S. number-one single on the pop charts. Later that year, in a longer unedited form, it was included on the album The London Chuck Berry Sessions. Two members of the Average White Band, guitarist Onnie McIntyre and drummer Robbie McIntosh, played on the single. Nic Potter of Van der Graaf Generator played bass on the track.

"My Ding-a-Ling" was originally recorded by Dave Bartholomew in 1952 for King Records. When Bartholomew moved to Imperial Records, he re-recorded the song under the new title, "Little Girl Sing Ting-a-Ling". In 1954, The Bees on Imperial released a version entitled "Toy Bell". Berry recorded a version called "My Tambourine" in 1968, but the version which topped the charts was recorded live during the Lanchester Arts Festival at the Locarno ballroom in Coventry, England, on 3 February 1972, where Berry – backed by The Roy Young Band – topped a bill that also included Slade, George Carlin and Billy Preston. Boston radio station WMEX disc jockey Jim Connors was credited with a gold record for discovering the song and pushing it to #1 over the airwaves and amongst his peers in the United States. Billboard ranked it as the No. 15 song for 1972.
Ever Heard of that sick ass song, "My Ding-a-ling" yet?

ding a ling 

Someone who is scatterbrained and/or eccentric.

Someone who is conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual. Weird

Someone with an unusual or odd personality.

An outcast or a freak are also synonyms.
That weird rabbit Mr. Whiskers is such a ding a ling, he is so weird and freaky and he should stop smelling his feet and collecting his belly button lint. Uggggggh!
ding a ling by neosmurfay February 11, 2005

ding a ling 

a girl's pony tail
Guy: your ding a ling is really soft!
Girl: thanks i stroke it all the time

Ding a ling 

Ding a ling is usually a penis
MY Ding a ling is bigger than yours
Ding a ling by www.mcdonalds.com September 15, 2018

ding-a-ling 

As a part of a Family Guy show, speaking about censorship on TV (FCC):

And if you find yourself with some young sexy thing
You're gonna have to do her with your ding-a-ling
(Cos you can't say penis)
ding-a-ling by Not Aviable Yet November 24, 2010

ding-a-ling 

Synonym for "dingbat" or "crazy person" or "nutbar". Usually used to signify someone who's crazy or incompetent, silly or dumb. "Ding-a-lings" are usually also "out to lunch." They can present an inconvenience.
He shit the sheets. He's a real ding-a-ling.