My father used to watch the fights on early TV, and I always would hear this song playing. Now I watch the Friday Night Fights on ESPN, and I hear this song in my mind (and think of my father) while I see 'em pounding away.
The Three Stooges used the "How Ya Fixed for Blades?" line for a haunted-house gag - a skull dropped on a parrott (the cartoon mascot for Gillette) and he freaked them out by walking through the house saying "HYFFB?"
Finally, Mahlon uses it as "mood music" to open the evening's movie parody of "Garden of Evil" {"Mahlon....Mahlon....MAHLON!!", Jack groans, "We're going to Mexico, not Madison Square Garden!!"}.
In fact, Jack allowed Mahlon Merrick to use "Look Sharp, Be Sharp" as a running gag on his October 3, 1954 radio show; it's first heard as Jack is preparing to shave {"He never lets ANYONE shave without it!", Jack says to the audience}, then Mahlon proposes it for The Sportsmen's Quartet's middle commercial for Lucky Strike {"Look, Mahlon, do you have to use that tune just because you wrote it?", Jack snaps}...
Mike Tyson is waiting for your challenge, Mac!
rkkim 58 minutes ago
My father used to watch the fights on early TV, and I always would hear this song playing. Now I watch the Friday Night Fights on ESPN, and I hear this song in my mind (and think of my father) while I see 'em pounding away.
WSenator1 5 days ago
The Three Stooges used the "How Ya Fixed for Blades?" line for a haunted-house gag - a skull dropped on a parrott (the cartoon mascot for Gillette) and he freaked them out by walking through the house saying "HYFFB?"
WSenator1 1 month ago
CHORUS: "How are you fixed for blades?"
SHARPIE THE PARROT: "Do you have plenty?"
"How are you fixed for blades?"
SHARPIE: "You'd better check!"
"Please make sure you have enough, 'cause a worn-out blade makes shaving mighty tough! How are you fixed for blades?"
SHARPIE: "You'd better look!"
"Gillette Blue Blades, we mean!"
fromthesidelines 4 months ago
Finally, Mahlon uses it as "mood music" to open the evening's movie parody of "Garden of Evil" {"Mahlon....Mahlon....MAHLON!!", Jack groans, "We're going to Mexico, not Madison Square Garden!!"}.
fromthesidelines 4 months ago
In fact, Jack allowed Mahlon Merrick to use "Look Sharp, Be Sharp" as a running gag on his October 3, 1954 radio show; it's first heard as Jack is preparing to shave {"He never lets ANYONE shave without it!", Jack says to the audience}, then Mahlon proposes it for The Sportsmen's Quartet's middle commercial for Lucky Strike {"Look, Mahlon, do you have to use that tune just because you wrote it?", Jack snaps}...
fromthesidelines 4 months ago
"To Look Sharp" was written by Mahlon Merrick, bandleader for several
radio shows including Burns and Allen and Jack Benny. Also wrote the
school song for his alma mater.
rockgor 5 months ago
Let's keep it clean! Now come out boxing!
Sonic62 6 months ago 6
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SEVFEST 9 months ago
Outstanding. I remember this song from the Gillette Sports show on tv.
Gvieto 1 year ago
It looks like RCA Records was based out of Camden, NJ in those days. RCA used to have a label called Camden for its budget classical offerings..
mitchflorida 1 year ago