The Calypso Singer ( Banana Boat Song - Stan Freberg ) animation Paul Glickman

[shakeypitt]

Fabulous! According to a 1999 interview with Freberg, the guitarist on this track was Glen Campbell !!

[TheJuicyfruitx]

you ruined the whole PIERCING record

[crucifixxkiss]

day mee sa dayyyo,hey, yeah i locked myself out, crazy ,i come through the window

[Radioguy54]

A very special short for me, from an all too brief time with a very special lady. Seeing it is like going back to visit that wonderful time, thanks a million for posting it!

[71dogmata]

WOW I turned into an instant kid..... this brought me right back... thanks for creating this site and thanks for the original animation... this is a pure classic

[EmilyKFDR]

I love this! I remember Stan Freberg from when I was a kid too. I liked him then, but listening to him now, I find him strident. The animation softens that. By putting him visually right into the song, he is made an insider.

Isn't it lucky Mr. Glickman was watching YouTube.

[slinkycococat]

i love it

[slinkycococat]

childhood  memories

[toonsmyth]

This was such a huge influence on me when I saw it on PBS as a kid. It was my introduction to Stan Freberg and all of his brilliant comedy. I don;t know why MORE of his work hasn't bveen animated, but I'm working on rectifying that. Thanks for posting this timeless classic!

[slapsticklvr]

I could basically repeat everything wfarrar69 said! I so wanted to do a lipsync to this in high school! My fave part that always stuck with me was the singer's sudden frightening expression/pose singing about the tarantula!

[GreatGarloo]

this used to be shown on ONtv along with The Killing of an Egg all the time.

fond memories. thank you mr. glickman for this.

[HavGunWillTrvl]

In the year 70's I saw this on PBS. My brothers and sisters used to laughed all day mimicking this skit..........its too loud man its too piercing.

[paulfrankglickman]

liviuarh, I'm Paul Glickman the creator of the Calypso Singer. I was happy to see it on the internet, but as you must know it's a copy shot from a 16mm projection. It's a shadow of it's real look and sound. But you've inspired me. I am going to go back to the 35mm master and try to do a top notch HD version. I'll let you know when I've posted it (probably months from now) But I hope at that time you'll withdraw your posting so the clean version gets to be seen and I, the creator, get the credit.

[liviuarh]

@paulfrankglickman It’s a pleasure to hear from you.

I would be more than happy to see this clip in a HD format. It’s a brilliant work and as you can see for yourself many appreciate it.

I do not intend to take any credit for anybody’s work.

No question about it, I will make way for the “clean”version of “The Calypso Singer”.

All I can say is… Thank You for creating this.

[EmilyKFDR]

@paulfrankglickman

I totally agree and look forward to something that is even better!

I loved this animation - Freberg alone is too strident for me - very sweet.

[takomamamama]

@paulfrankglickman I love this clip! I remember it from the old Great Space Coaster tv show. Please do upload a clean version. I'm checking out your videos now.

[painkiller1968]

1 idiot didn't like this?

[badgerthepirate]

hehheh, love it! :D Used to have a version on tape when I was a kid.

[liviuarh]

@badgerthepirate same here :) .. gets me nostalgic this clip :D

[wfarrar69]

the first time i saw this clip on a tv show called the great space coaster and laugh my head of.it also got me hooked on listening to stan freberg.you just made my night on seeing this old filmclip again.thank you for posting a classic here.

[daeganjw]

Beatlejuice!!!!!

[g3mez3]

I saw this once back int he late 70s, never since, I thought I had imagined it. THANK YOU!!

[powerofjujuonweed]

iv been looking for this song and i love it and i thank you for the animetion XD

[silktown1]

I come through de window ..............i smile every time i hear it

[IgorGiganskiANtiatom]

BEETLEGEUSE-BEETLEGEUSE-BEETLE­GEUSE

[daekru92]

BWAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!! FanTASTIC!!! Me and my buddies discovered this on a VHS tape in the mid 90's at the end of a party at my house while my parents were away. We were just teenagers....stoned, drunk....watched this like 10 times in a row, couldn't stop laughing.

[atreyufansrockk]

i heard this far more then the real version in fact for years i didnt even know it was a send up i still loved it

[MrSparky3976]

The song's too piercing! My ears man, my ears!

[58sjt]

I first heard this as a kid on WGN radio in Chicago. They used to play big band, show tunes, folk songs and things like the vocal from this clip. They also had the Farm report on Saturday morning. It drove my brother and I crazy.

[throatripper75]

i have this on 45. :D love it

[andreeamartin76]

one s....r who doesn't like banannas :]]

[smithrs]

Thanks for posting this.  I love this sort of thing!

[DragonChaserKev]

Heard this song onthe radio one Sunday morning while driving, Stan Freeburg is great. It made my day. The different videos on youtube are funny and well done.

Hey. Yeah? I locked myself out. Crazy.

[crow1938]

Wow, man. That is a cool video. Of course, we didn't have video in those days. Scopitone was years in the future, man.

[benminihane]

We were singing this in a subway in London at the weekend and laughing like 5 year olds - and we are both in our 40's - brings back memories of Ed Stewpot childrens hour on the radio on a saturday morning - thanks so much for posting it

[MrTheMink]

brilliant!

[raizmani]

lol "i come through da window"

[Tiebor12]

way to cute

[nihang01]

Gay......

[highlandrim1214]

ah man...Been looking for this one! The best! Thx for sharing!

[davdna]

This is the holy grail of cartoon shorts. I have searched the web for years trying to find it. Thank you for sharing!

[katieloftin]

Did you get this from that Kool-Aid video? Do you have any of the other clips? I would love to see them.

[Cool2BCeltic]

I prefer the 3-D animation with Bugs Bunny and Speedy Gonzalez.

[MsBkirk]

Channel 4 used to show this when they ran animated shorts at night.

'You ruined the whole...

'-Piercing..'

'...record!' - how did they get away with that on Junior Choice?

[Dobiemall]

I love this! Channel 13 in Dallas used this as a filler back in the days when they didn't have "corporate sponsors". Its like reliving 1985 in the minutes between Dr Who (Tom Baker) and Alive From Off Center.

[certinka]

Wonderful!!! I have been searching for this for years. Thank you! Itz always makes me laugh :-)))))

[Mxyzptlksac]

Like WOW, man

[darthboil]

Doe's anyone where U can find a copy of this?????? Beside's this YouTube version.

[tinymutant]

Crazy man like I dig this. It reminds me of a long time ago when the TV was fun and not just about x factor big brother or some other load of .... They used to slot little clips like this if they needed to fill time .. Like I'm gonna take my bongos and split

[roughentry]

Absolutely brilliant! I heard this song on a transatlantic flight in 1992. I had a very big laugh. Thank you very much for posting this video.

[responder208]

it's too piercy man like I don't dig loud noises. lol

[heine71]

Has this Stan Freberg Banana Boat parody ever been played on the Dr. Demento radio show?

[Elric33239]

@heine71 I don't remember if this was featured but I do remember hearing "Elderly Man River" on Demento with Daws "Huckleberry Hound" Butler doing the voice of the prudish Mr. Tweedly. If Liviuarh could locate and upload the complete recording of that classic I'll be extremely impressed!

[whynot9899]

Hey man, I locked myself out. Yo, I came in through the window. ROFL. GREAT VID!

[ClarkeMarek]

@whynot9899 Crazy.

[BlueKnote]

Love it.

[veryfussy]

This and WUNNERFUL WUNNERFUL brings back memories of my early teaching career in a remote school in Australia. In 1969, we only had a record player, no cassettes etc, and the kids would mime both of these pieces. Not having seen any visual representation, their imaginations could run wild. Children especially 9 to 12 year olds are natural comedians and mimics. Come on all you teachers, try it with your grade.

[senseiern]

I remember seeing this video as a kid too. I recently heard Paul talking about how he created it, and got permission from Freberg to do it, during an interview on the Public Radio station about his work.

[ClarkeMarek]

I always pictured the bongo player lockin his ass out right before he breaks the window. But still a funny cartoon/song.

[1954rocknroll]

Yes!!!Finally.I also search this version for yea-ea-ears.Thanks liviuarh and YouTube.

[onemorebastard]

My grandad used to listen to this. I love it . i come through window, Classic.

[LaDracul]

OMG, I have been looking for this forever! I loved watching this on "The Great Space Coaster." :)

[BarzOnTheWindow1]

Hah! I haven't seen this since HBO used to show "shorts," between movies!!!! GREAT POST!!!

[flyyspit]

BRILLIANT from all angles....

[JimC]

Great animation of Freberg's brilliant parody!

[pendy16]

Wow, I've been looking for this forever... THANK YOU!

[russell5419]

image union was a great show.

[Cool2BCeltic]

I prefer the animation with Bugs Bunny and Speedy Gonzales.

[4thtroika]

Saw this on HBO and the Great Space Coaster. I missed it.

[liviuarh]

U're wellcome .. I've been searching this clip for years over the internet. I remembered it from childhood period... Finaly i've found it and post it here

[palfab962]

@liviuarh my god man this in nirvana of songs / cartoons / the universe

supeb

love you for ever

[HavGunWillTrvl]

@liviuarh You and me both... thanks

[rct126]

I remember seeing this

but I can't remember where

Thanks for posting this.