R.Crumb and His Cheapsuit Serenaders - Persian Rug

[modelleg]

Thanks, R. A tasteful little ditty!

[METROGNOME57]

Musical saw!! [luv]

[Itsagasdude]

Truly enjoyable, I'd like them to come to some of my old-timer jams

[METROGNOME57]

Someone is playing a saw in this piece!

[wizardofxenia]

Ahh, simplicity, sincerity, and above all soul! Beautiful music

[elwoodhsmith]

I'm also a long-time fan of these guys. Had all their stuff on LP, but I need to get it on CD. They choose wonderfully joyous, oddball tunes and play them with love and good energy. Just enough slightly off-pitch notes to make it quirky and homespun.

[markdeanellen]

Did these guys actually make a living outa this ? I do hope so.

[expoonation]

Oh yes! This is awesome!

I heard this a couple of years ago and completely forgot about it....

[SuperGilles27]

bumped into Mr.Crumb in San Francisco by the green east harbor,I said "whoa Rob Crumb!" he shot back.."holy shit where?"...lol got to shake his hand.

[riketom]

Thanks so much

This tune always makes me smile

[pixiewilson42]

wow I'd truly love to see Mr Crumb+the Cheapsuit Serenadors play..what a magical mix incredible artists/musicians..fantastic..­I love Aileen too

[stevenkoehler]

Not only are they one of THE best Old-Time/Hokum bands,but every guy in the band is a great artist in his own right.

Their music is sublime!

[johnrandom]

This song is exquisite. Truly, a gem undiscovered by the mainstream.

[alshouse]

I want to be a Cheap Suit Serenader! Where do I apply? I'll even learn to play something :)

[willgonow]

there's nothing 2 say, this is just great,thanks!!

[Bigband78]

Besides Hermin Kenin This was also done be Fats Waller and the Louisiana Sugar Babes.

[acertainblue]

Almost frighteningly beautiful song

[pyannaguy]

I have the utmost respect, admiration and affection for R Crumb. The art is brilliant and I've spent countless hours enjoying and even copying it. He's a brilliant social critic and thinker, generally, too.

Sorry, though, I stray from his assessment of nearly all things musical from the "Old Days" being vastly superior to almost all things since then. There's old crap and new crap. Old treasures and new treasures. I made a living for 35 years playing lots of styles .

Again, though - he's a gem

[CharmedQuarkZ99]

Outstanding- fave

[HunterMann]

Lovely muisc. Hearing this music makes me realize there is very littel good mjsic anymore. 78's mo betta than CD's...period.

[parlophonman]

Very ,very ,very nice music !!!!

Thanks Helmut, for sharing !

Daniel.

[GeminiNightOwl]

Fabulous song that was done by Herman Kenin in 1927 - this version is different but nice. Check out the original - the music is on the video Driving Around New York City (Harold Lloyd Speedy film 1928)

thanks for posting :)

[zenguitarblues]

thats what i call sweet music!

[mberge1]

Sweet music. I taped a lot of my dad's 78 records to reel to reel tape when I was a kid so he could listen to them.

He didn't like vocal, only instrumental.

[chollyo]

I love this music; I hear a saw a saw.

[Caligula138]

whos playing the cabbage?

[MrEdyoulis]

I saw them live last night and they played this. Crumb of course is in France doing whatever the French do but the combo still does it's once a year gig at teh Fright and Salvage in Berkeley. Most excellent!

[56BUICKRiviera]

I remember hearing this on the radio 1990 I think. Very pleasant.

[prudence999]

Good melody with a sprightly rhythm....foot tapping music. It has a blithe and happy spirit...but also a coloring of sadness...as if there is an awareness of the a passing of time in it, that these musicians know...and most of us forget.

[parlophonman]

Thanks Helmut, its really very funny !

[TheArchDandy]

oh, i really really love this.... why are some people being kinda ... mean about it?

it's a little jem of a song... so pretty and relaxing... thank-you so much for posting it- i love it.

[Scurtulos]

Nice song! Is it a Crumb-composition or some sort of standard? And whats making that strange melodysound? It sounds like a combination of saw and theremin or ondes martenot, it seems unlikely that crumbs band would use synthesizers!

[jmeckle1]

I think he's playing a saw.

[cciesiel22]

thats a theremin

[cashc0w]

no its  a saw

[wuastr]

Not a theremin. You are hearing a baritone saw (Robert Armstrong) and a single string Stroh violin (Al Dodge), The Stroh violin is a horned stringed instrument with a most particular sing-song sound. I believe Al has one and four stringed Strohviols. The Suits love their toys.

[zgnept]

I like my girls pussy! Its smells sweet.

[Dealit707]

I agree.

[BrutalDeluxe80]

wow!i use'ta think crumb's music's not for me,but hey,here he is and he proves me wrong.the natch was right.

[54spiritedwill54]

Great song...Thanks for posting

[feloniusskunk]

i preety sure a cd of crumbs music comes with one of his books..olde timey got to love that blue grassy early jazz fusion...

[reedboxman]

Wish I had a persian rug...

[dynamoehummm]

Can I have it?

I mean if you get it.

Cool. Dibs.

[VONDUTCH92508]

great background music for playing chess, drawing, painting, etc....

[therealv0x]

Yeah, if you're psychotic.

[Robkat3751]

wonderful

[gazorba]

does anyone know where I can get "t.v. dinners?" dont like no carrotts,cant stand no peas! But a pack of ding dongs brings down to my knees!

[bonelessahoy]

it's called "get a load of this".

im sure you can download it somewhere....

[drmarconi]

Barrett Revis, if you are out there I have your Cheep Suit albums! Dolores Marconi

[BigAlDavies]

That is a wonderful attempt at giving back the albums and you both have fantastic names.

[dynamoehummm]

24 years later lol! The concept of returning such strange and emotional relics is indeed one with potential Rightness to nudge the cosmos back in order.

Or some damned spot of tainted provenance that might be lightened by such determined

resolve as to post it, here.

I knowingly nicked a mutually cherished mix tapes from long time roommate/bestf. I had to as I could not part with it. Returned it few years later. I played it on his deck. He'd slap his thign! Damn love this song! lol

[lastangelman]

Not bad vocal from Robert on this number. The real deal.Almost the prototype for retro bands of the ninties, like Squirrel Nut Zippers, Sour Milk Porridge and Glass Metal Spiders Silver Band.

[kaliastro]

great song, kinda creepy but beautiful at the same time

[pipebender69]

Great song...Thanks for posting...God Bless Robert!

[afteryard]

Thanks! :)

I listen to Robert's music everyday, it never gets old.

[pipebender69]

Niether does Robert....He's amazing in the truest sense of the given word...