Final Listen: Dr. Demento

“Now I have a special announcement,” said Barry “Dr. Demento” Hansen, after playing the No. 1 song on the Dr. Demento show’s top 10 countdown. “I’m now 84 years old and I have been doing this show for nearly 55 years — about two-thirds of my life. It’s been a blast, but I have come to the decision that I need to hang up my top hat soon. The show you just heard is the last of my regular shows.”