Rosemary Clooney - "Come On-a My House"

[retrootakukangaroo]

This is Rosemary Clooney's signature song, but she resisted singing it at first, because she thought it sounded ridiculous.

[theXdarkXtreeXburns]

i have the weirdest boner right now

[PS6129]

I remember her singing this in 1952 or 53 when she performed at the base I was stationed in California.

[Millionbs]

Великолепно!!!!!!!!!!!

[gerherbel]

i just discovered this song, gosh i wish music was this great today:/ anyway great song:D

[wkunzelman1]

Did you know that Rosemary Clooney hated this song? She was forced to sing it after being threatened with the pink slip.

[meebee2beebee]

Haha I'm only 21 but I can remember listening to this song when I was 12 and doing the dishes, dancing in the kitchen, pretending I was back in the 50s....

[royism]

George's aunty.

[ozrock17]

From a musical point of view this is an absolute stunning, shoking and unbelievable rocker! The chord changes every 5 seconds with the press of a few fantastic notes, uses the whole scale and an impossible use of the harpsichord (?) - LOVE IT! The arranger of this is a genius

[pinkbutterfly261]

Love this song! And her rendition of Oh, What A  Beautiful Morning!

[craftymomma1]

My husband just got doing a crypto-biography & it was on Rosemary. I had heard her name before, but I had never heard her music until now. In the bio it said she didn't like this song, but was suprised by how popular it became. Now I'm going to look up more of her songs. This one wasn't half bad, I like older music.

[sfmarklh]

what a wild song - love the harpsicord- diabolical, something wrong with this picture.. and then there's the strange lyrics. It's sort of like a bad acid trip. Great song - great talent

[zrz9]

@sfmarklh Nothing sinister. Italians simply love to feed people.

[skywalkerwars2009]

love this song. thank you to ross bagdasarian for writing this song for us. and good singing clooney.

[smp1217]

I vote they make this the theme song to "To Catch a Predator". Maybe add a short rap by Chris Hanson (You come-a my house, I-a gonna cuff you and trow you down-a on-a ground-a...). And end the whole thing with that witchy girl yelling "I made some iced tea!" at the end. 

[smokeemonkee]

@smp1217 That's funny! Sick, but funny!

[smp1217]

@isaacrood Don't you mean you wanna some-a candy?

[VinylNostalgia1]

@Aallakimaaki - What an ignorant comment, you sound as if you're in grade school. You wouldn't have the crap you listen to today if it weren't for those singers from the 60's and before. If you don't like a song, don't listen to it. Nobody is interested in your stupid immature comments, GROW UP.

[aufbakhandleitung]

@VinylNostalgia1 Haha, internet hero! Getting mad at youtube comments, that real grown up. XD

[springtonic]

@Aallakimaaki phew and someday u will be dead also......!!

[DracoAzule]

Am I the only person who thinks pedophile when I listen to this?

[brandito27]

@DracoAzule Me too. I actually was gonna say this sounds like sumthin my gym teacher would say lol

[windstorm1000]

Rosemary HATED this song but it was a BIG hit and made her a star--so maybe Mitch Miller wasn't far off the musical pulse. The early 50's was the novelty tune time in American music--i.e. how much was that doggie in the window, mambo itlaliano, etc.-not the best for singers. Sinatra didn't have 2 dimes to rub together at this time--he left the industry--only temporarily, thank goodness. Luckily things improved. Still, this is a catchy tune.

[SteveCarras]

@windstorm1000

SOme, like Frankie Laine and Guy Mitchell, both under Mitch Miller, did not mind, nor would I have if I was a singer. I love those songs!

[SharinganMan]

This is really creepy

[TheOnlyJaroskin]

this is what music is supposed to be

[WSenator1]

George Clooney's auntie ain't do so bad for herself!

[hothoytable]

just heard this song for the 1st time yesterday at an after hours party ! got to say its a catchy little number ! Diggin' it!

[cimbalok]

She had a lotta courage to do that Armenian accent. Good for her, I love it!

[RoyFive]

Even Eddie Haskell sang it on a Leave It To Beaver episode. Part of it at any rate.

[VinylNostalgia]

@RoyFive - Good ole Eddie Haskell, what a rascal. He was my favorite character on the show.

[RoyFive]

@VinylNostalgia and nobody could have played the role better than Ken Osmond.

[VinylNostalgia]

@RoyFive - Well I think Ken Osmond's son did a heck of a job on Still The Beaver. He had his dad's mannerisms down pat! He even looked like his dad at that age.

[VinylNostalgia]

@VinylNostalgia - Or was it The New Leave It To Beaver?

[annielwhite]

@RoyFive HEY SAM! i love eddie haskell!!!!lol

[rgh79]

Just read that this song was arranged by Mitch Miller, including the selection of the harpsichord. Mitch died today, August 2nd, 2010. RIP, Mr. Miller, and sing one with Rosemary when you see her!

[Lorripops123]

Actually adore her, what a voice !!

Thanks for posting :)

[thekroton]

This featured as the theme to the british film-Inimate Relations

featuring Julie Walters.

[macheath48]

This song was banned in Boston as they did not know what a pommegrante was.

[cypri0t]

this is something u wud hear in either bioshock or fallout 3 :D 

[jwnk67]

Very happy to hear that song in original version .............it was performed , later , in 1958 by a famous french big band , Jacques Helian , with the tittle " si tu viens chez moi "

[GenoClown]

She said she could hear the anger in her voice. :P I don't.

[TimothyBreeding]

1951 was the released date for 'Come On A My House' 1954 she released "Hey There and the flipside was "This Old House." Rosie is and always will be the best

[VinylNostalgia1]

Right you are, good catch! I did have "Hey There" and "This Ole' House" on my channel too but I got a copyright infringement warning so I had to take them down. What a shame that I can't upload one of my favorite records from one of my favorite local ladies.

[TimothyBreeding]

I hate sounding like a know it all, I don't know everything when it comes to Rosie I am a perfectionist. I met her in Akron Ohio doing the four girls four and we sat doen and talked. She sent me all of releases from Comcprd Jazz. she popped into my head today.

[TimothyBreeding]

@VinylNostalgia1

The record companies are money hungry if Rosie were alive today she wouls have found a way to put them on here. There is also a single here called "ShotGun Boogie by her prior to this hit as well as the Kid's A Dreamer"

[alldaymusicman]

@TimothyBreeding The song was written by Ross Bagdasarian who went on to greater fame with Alvin and the Chipmunks.

[TimothyBreeding]

@alldaymusicman You are right, if you catch the movie "The stars are singing." for Paramount Pictures you get to see Ross and Rosie together. it's actually a funny scene. I was born too late, but making up for lost time, that is when music was the best. and talent like Ross and Rosie you will never see again.

[alldaymusicman]

@TimothyBreeding Ross was good friends William Saroyan, and both of them are from my hometown of Fresno. We're proud of these two talented artists.

[TimothyBreeding]

@alldaymusicman As someone said there will never be anyone who will write and sing songs that are good quality. Thank God for vinyl!

[Moletastic69]

Boogie Woogie harpsichord solo, pretty cool.

[VinylNostalgia1]

It sure is! Several of her songs have harpsichords it them.

[jcdyer3]

@VinylNostalgia1: Artie Shaw pioneered the harpsichord in jazz. You should check out his stuff. In particular, "Special Delivery Stomp" is a great one.

[WSenator1]

@Moletastic69 - Ain't that something? I've played boogie on the piano, and I've played harpsichord, but never the mix heard here. Crazy man crazy! BTW, to the end of her days RC said she HATED this song, even though it was her first solo hit.

[howtoplanaparty]

@Moletastic69 It's the trills that really make it, besides the dorian/blues scale



[GuinnevereB]

Legend holds that Rosemary became utterly sick of this song and grew to hate it because it was too much of a novelty tune, but it was so GREAT! So witty and humorous (not to mention her vocal was wonderful, as ever); I've always loved it.

Thanks for posting.

[Furienna]

I don't think this song was supposed to be humorous. It was supposed to be about Armenian customes (the song writers behind it, cousins Ross Bagdasarian and William Saroyan, were second generation immigrant Armenian Americans). So maybe Rosemary Clooney wasn't the right choice to sing this song, even though she sure was a good singer. I prefer Ross's and Will's own version, which also can be found here on YouTube.

[rextex2009]

the lady knew how to sing for sure

[dusiiaaa09]

Uwielbiam ją!!

[idiotic76]

Thanks for posting this! Great song.