Al Hirt Java

[ChrisDan915]

Saved to favorites but now is prefaced with some profanity laced advertisement. Geeezzz. Have to delete it now. Everyone don't want to hear that trash...like me.

[MrChuZs]

Moterys meluoja geriau, Lietuva užvaldys komentarus :D

[HAZAELSAMANOPENA]

Woooow!!! What a great music it reminds me not a cat but to my 2yr old son runing around destroying everything. 5 stars to this guy!!!!

[Beatlesfangoogle]

Why do you people keep saying "KOSTE"?

[mindexaz20]

M.M.G :D

[Fixas1029]

Kiek vilką bemaitinsi, vistiek par dramblį didesnis

[myykse100]

Blyn Galina atvaziavo!

[lithuania4ever]

Zašibys :)

[cutechic35]

Used this tune to make up a cute song for my baby girl

[tthomaselli2]

6 people havn't seen 'Uncle Buck'.

[MrMerckman]

another video with an ad before you can see the video!

[ChildrenOfVodka]

I don't know why, but i can't stop thinking of a cat running in a circle whenever i hear this song

[laurynasd1e312312]

KOSTE! PAPUSK !

[Simoupou]

KOSTIA!!!!

[chrisclement2006]

Yes this music was eclipsed by the British invasion as well as early Motown. Fortunately I picked up on it but many thought my tastes were "square". Somewhat bridging that divide was Bacharach/David/Warwick. All of it was fantastic. It's fun to try those melodies out on a modern keyboard.

[Ernestas159357]

KOSTE!!! NAMO VAIRAI!!!!

[porzto]

I remember this song as the closing theme song to Vision On, a British children's program for deaf children.

[pixelbot2000]

Doesn't matter what kind of music you are into, this is a great one to add to your collection. So fun, you can't help smiling when it's on.

[IMCcanTWEESTED]

Back in 1964, San Diego didn't have a dedicated "rock" radio station. Stations in those days played top 40. The closest thing we had to a "rock" station was XERF and XERB. That's where I discovered James Brown, Wilson Picket, Lou Rawls, and the other R&B sounds out of Chicago and Detroit. Whenever my friends (this is when I was like 10) heard me listening to Wolfman Jack, they'd tell me to turn down the "Jiggaboo Music". I refused.

[ElCheCarlitoss]

I like this song sound so funny :)

[Lurkinster]

This song is leet

[mistressofaminer]

Al Hirt is the "Big Easy"

[swan6307]

i love this song but i didn't know its name until now, thank you!

[pgciboss]

As a small child in the 60's , this type of music, Al Hirt, Ray Conniff, Frank and Dean, Tijuana Brass, Montovani Henry Mancini etc. were all playing on the 'ole mans' Hi-Fi. It gave me an appreciation for an era in music I didn't know I had until many years later. It brings back many fond memories.

Thanks for sharing Boswell69!

[Tycho114]

@pgciboss It's funny how all the stuff we thought was total cheezola back then now sounds so great. It must be something genetic that kicks in at 50.

[mkl62]

This hit by Al Hirt was the 38th #1 song on Billboard's newly formed chart that is now known as the Adult Contemporary charts.

[lindagrace1223]

Life is one grand sweet song so start the music — Ronald Reagan

[GregDad100]

Title comes from the name of a race horse ...

[QsKIIHALOIIWoWII]

heresy

[rainstormz28]

Perfection.



[eurasian1974]

Nice song. I've heard this song on tv now it's the first time hearing it on youtube.

[brassbumuk]

cool

[zampano00]

Written by Allen Toussaint I believe...

[prienlake48]

@zampano00

Yes, Allen Toussaint wrote this in his teens.

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

indeed! 

[anthonykalcic]

Chet Atkins Mr. Guitar produced Al Hirt at RCA Nashville.

[ChildrenOfVodka]

Absotively BRILLIANT. I just love this song!

[jwx57]

thanks

[adoreslaurel]

Great tune but would someone please feed pickin cotton/roman nocturne into youtube PLEASE.cant buy a copy anywhere,came out in '63,

[8woldy8]

This is a pop masterpiece.

[sheddski]

ALL I THINK OF WHEN I HEAR THIS SONG IS MY DAD AND ALL THE FUN HE HAD WITH HIS SISTERS BACK WHEN WEDDINGS GRADUATIONS YOU NAME IT THERE WAS A PARTY AT OUR HOUSE IN THE BASEMENT SUMMER WINTER NOW ITS ALL GONE EXCEPT FOR THE HOUSE AND THIS AND OTHER RECORDS I KEPT FOR MYSELF

[RBL5448]

I remember Al Hirt doing this on the Ed Sullivan Show with a puppet in a little skit.

[Dbr1200]

This is the song that was not given any creditation in the 80's Movie Soundtrack to "Uncle Buck" (Starring the late John Candy). A classic scene in the movie as Buck is drying the family clothes in the kitchen on the ceiling fan! ..R.I.P JC....

[jfhburr123]

Catchy damn tune! :P

[Bobzeaux]

0:56 - *steps on modern 'music' and shoves it away*

[RobdaVegasMailman]

Singers??? WE DON'T NEED NO STINKING SINGERS!!!!

Takes me back to my bygone days in New Orleans..hearing Jumbo play this at Jazzfest....now if I can just find that Roman Taffy wagon...old timers from New Orleans know what I'm talking about. :)

[atimtambaby]

Boswell69...You even have "The Round Mound of Sound" in your library?!?!?!?!?

From my home town...Al Hirt had this beautiful white-painted brick home on Canal Blvd just off the levee from Lake Ponchartrain. Brings me back sir, brings me back to my "Yutes!"

[boswell69]

@atimtambaby Glad you enjoyed sir.

[panflash]

I remember this theme song from the end credits of the 70's PBS kid's show, Vision On.

[aschw1121]

So funny how this was a Top 10 song on the Billboard Charts at the height of Beatlemania in 1964. Imagine listening to your radio and hearing "Can't Buy Me Love" and then this, and then "I Want to Hold Your Hand" consecutively...

[boswell69]

@aschw1121 That's exactly right. WABC Radio back in the day would play a song by the Beatles followed by Sinatra etc.

[ChicagoJoe57]

@boswell69 Yes, it was better back then because Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, Al Hirt, H. Albert, and everyone had top 40 hits and the youth was exposed to it all. Much better than today.

[jcghooker]

@boswell69 That's right, The Top 100 stations played the top 100, no matter what it was, unlike today's stupid oldies stations, that only play one style of music only...love this instrumental. Thanks for posting it.

[renofirvine]

i'd always heard the saxes but never realised there were two.......and their part makes me think 'bubble up, bubble up'...not sure how wide it was marketed but twas an imitator of 7up....btw grammy winner '62 for best instrumental...and finally i have this album

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

LOVE IT.

George Vreeland Hill

[sheddski]

OH BOY MY FAVORITE

[markathickory]

Magic!!!!!!

[alan92653]

The song is in loving memory of Murray Sporn (alias Freddy Friday), co-writer.

Alan

[dxt82]

Now watch the Muppet Show version... hahaaaaaa

[McLarenMercedes]

@dxt82

That's where I heard it first. Who'd think it's actually about some horse called "Java". The only association I'll ever make with this song is from the skit in the Muppet Show.

[BreathDoctor]

I love the way there's TWO Baritone Saxes answering him in harmony.

[jimbobubbadj]

I was in 1963. I remember this song as far back as I can remember. Great song!

[devolve42]

This should be the soundtrack to every porno ever made.

[epgrove1961]

Al Hirt The Man And His Horn Made Muscial Magic.

[gopherscout]

I remember this from when I was a kid! Love it! Thanks for posting!

[0mikers0]

really wish it wasnt so short! magical

[reverendflash]

I like how Weird Al Yankovic's "White And Nerdy" is one of the suggested videos on the left for this video.

[seerskater]

i just dont get how this can be considered good music.... it just sounds silly to me. seriously, can someone explain why they like this music? im actually interested, i dont just want to start a fight

[PwShelton]

@seerskater Why does it need an explanation? It doesn't really matter in the long run. Just live and let live.

[KevinByrne2]

@seerskater -- I like it precisely because it's "silly". I listen to it when I'm feeling a little down because it always cheers me up. Just a little light-hearted dance music.

[fancysnake1]

i hate 0 people

[Poetofheinous]

If you came here because of John K give a thumbs-up *-*

[cacogoyld]

thanks John K for introduce me this great musician!

[Tuoder]

0 people are idjits.

[republicano19]

I NEED THIS SONG >.<

[rainstormz28]

No one could play the trumpet like Al Hirt and still cannot...thanks for the memories and the post

[bridgeman11]

Love it! Makes me think of the Muppets for some reason. They must have used it on that show. The "good old days"..............

[1MrLmfao]

@bridgeman11 I don't why, but same thing with me

[bridgeman11]

@1MrLmfao Figured it out. Just search YouTube for "Muppet Java" and you'll see several sketches using "Java". Fun stuff!

[nanlisa]

I was a kid too in the 60's. I remember hearing this when I was in second grade.

[Helivz]

@nanlisa I remember hearing this on KAHR FM, in December of 1975. Where did the time go?

[akretowicz]

I remember this when I was a kid inthe 60's! Thanks for posting.

[mockviewer]

I'll always think of Vision On when hearing this one.

[pannoni1]

Considering how the Beatles dominated the charts at the time, this song hiting #4 was quite a feat.

[dowopden1]

In response to patybear....Yes I do remember the hippo dancing to this song as well, also the banana man, mr green jeans, mr moose, bunny rabit, And The Captain himself...nothing but great childhood memories. No bad for a baby booomer!!.....P.S. I played Al hurts song (Java) in a grammer school play.

[patybear]

I might be dating myself,but here goes: I remember this from when i was a kid.But does anyone else remember the hippo from Catain Kangeroo dancing to this? it was only one epidsode as I recall.

[Nexarianz]

Listened to this on my old console record player when i was 7 or 8.

[fatpizzaman]

This song was used in the closing credits for avante-garde British kids TV show "Vision On" in the 60's and 70's, it was a show aimed at deaf children.

[atimtambaby]

"The Round Mound of Sound"

[bobbya16]

The King!

[orangeviolins]

I grew up with this music. And I always go back to it. It defines a true Master who always knew how to punctuate the presence! Thank you Al, wherever you are!

[nostalgiahistoria67]

A classic! And a cool album cover!

[RoyFive]

Al Hirt has a lot to do with my love for jazz.

[mymadrona]

It was Olga Korbut's floor ex music in 1972

[wannawatchu66]

It's really fun to play on the trumpet too--every now and then I'll grab mine and play along...

[jupitr2]

I seem to recall watching a skit on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' where they had this Muppet with a trumpet - or - a trumpet with big eyes playing this song. It was hilarious. I was just a kid and this pre-dates the Muppets debut on 'Sesame Street' by a year or two but it was some pretty cool stuff to watch on TV for it's time. Loved this song when I first heard it on the ktchen radio at home in the mid-60s. Brings back fond memories and makes new memories for me today. Thnx for the post!

[phillydog17]

Honey in the horn!

[savagecimmerian]

One of my favorite songs!! :)

[paddyosee]

Hirt knew how to make good songs better. Too many people mis the good stuff simply becuase it wasn't recorded by Madonna or some barely-talented boy band.

[10Dec1971]

I am only 38 but, I LOVE this song.

[89grand]

Thank God for youtube. Introducing kids to great music they would normally never have heard. I'm old, but even this is before my time. I knew it and liked it though before youtube thanks to my Mom.

[slojoe58]

Is this song in this particular album? It's not listed (unless I'm blind).

[joeynova17]

Still sounds good over and over

[MadonnaImperia]

@joeynova17 YES!!! I totally agree - I listen to it over and over and it makes me wanna dance!

[bernie205]

amazing song my new favorite !

[bernie205]

i love it

[risjnet]

5 of 5 stars!! thanks for upload this! =)

[mexicomagico72]

THE BEST!!!

[joeynova17]

Really good music

[eddiemurphyfan100]

@joeynova17 i agree

[MrGeocor]

GREAT SONG by this legendary performer!