Barney Google; Edison Disc

[mitzpeh18]

Wow, this brings back memories. My father would have 102 next month and he used to sing this song to me all the time. I just wish youtube was around in 1998 !! Thanks for posting!

[EmiLaMonster]

Had a wife 3 times his side? xD I'm 16 and find this song absolutely comical! :D

[chrishibbs201012]

is 1 diaphrams horizonal and the other is vertical if i am correct because if you take

the one for the latteral movement on the edison record no sound will come out.

[chrishibbs201012]

what a three way head? tone arms on edison units are cam controlled.

it,s not like the victor units that are free running. tell me how does a brunswick

machine work i like to know i never owned one.

[DavidN23Skidoo]

@chrishibbs201012 It has two diaphragms, one for Edison records, and the other for standard records and Pathes. The Pathe side has two needle receptacles. The head can be manipulated around for the various types of records. The problem with playing Edisons is that they must be in very good condition, because the Brunswick has no mechanism to control the tone arm. A ding on the groove will send the needle scooting.

[RICKROLLBLENDER]

I think you might have done a bit too much of a noise removal. you've lost most of the lower frequencies

[psgoodguy]

i'm 56 years old. we used to sing this song in grade school.

[StukInTexAss]

Is it true a special needle is needed for Edison records?

[shoobiedoobiedoowah]

@StukInTexAss You need a edison player, the arm is geared to the turntable and the groove is "hill and dale" meaning the edison recording groove went up and down and the others went side to side. These can be played on a regualr 78 but not the best

[amb1062]

We had a friend when we were little with funny eyes, my dad used to sing this to him. I'm 24, and i LOVE this song. HAHAHA ... Barney google ... with the goo-goo-googley eyes!!!

[tippyray]

I love this song! Been looking for this for ages!

[RJRanke]

My father would sing this at times,but it wasn't until years later that I learned where it came from-or that Barney Google had been a comic-strip star for 15 years(1919-1934) before meeting Snuffy Smith,who took over his strip after 1943 or so.

[ElizabethShannonAUS]

I love this song! I remember my Grandmother singing it. Thank you so much for making it available.

[mikenoxaura]

rofl

my wifes grandmother used to have a piano roll of this! My grandpa used to sing the spike jones take on it.

Thanks for the memories!

[teasz5]

My Mom always called us "Barney Google" when we would do something silly, but I never knew it was an actual song until today when I called my grandson "Barney Google" and my Mom started singing the song. Needless to say she was tickled pink that this was online for her to hear! Thank you!

[bigirondot]

love this song,

[Muleskin0017]

my grandma told me about this... it was FUNNY!!

[TanzaniteMephiles15]

An Edison recording? NO WAY!!! 0__0

[simliz]

Thank yoiu so much for posting this! My 82 yr old father mentioned a barney google song his father played for him when he was only 5 yrs old. I searched youtube and found this and played it for him. He listened in amazement and had a huge smile on his face. He's in the last stages of terminal cancer, and the fact that your posting brought so much enjoyment to him (and his family) will always be appreciated.

[radcam69]

Tops!

[tribeofgaul]

the hindus from guyna wrote this song for me."hare"

[r810s]

IanHunedoara8 writes that it became a famous cartoon subject. I n fct it was the other way around. It was a famous cartoon character by the same name, and his race horse Spark Plugs made by Billy de Beck, who later made the cartoon Snuffy Smith. The cartoon was very popular in the 1920's and so Rose, De Beck, & Con Conrad made this song, that became a big hit. It is sung by Billy Jones & Ernest Hare, Thomas & West.

[Rainwhisker167]

I am stunned...I bought this record at a garage sale in 1984--I even used a clip of the instrumental break for a commercial I made at broadcast college. I still have it in my Victrola's storage cabinet! Thanks for a great memory reborn!

[nightskull23]

Oh my God, My grandfather use to sing this song! I always thought he made it up well I guess not. Haha this is amazing.

[IanHunedoara8]

This must have caught on because Barney Google became a famous cartoon subject

[sirstrongbad]

does it go without saying that marijuana was still legal at this point? I should never doubt my father when he starts singing really weird old songs..

[jamesdhuff]

I had an aunt that had an old Victrola. When I was 7yrs. old I'd play this record endlessly. I'm 66yrs. old now. Thanks for the posting, its a real treat!!!

[DavidN23Skidoo]

Thanks for commenting; I am glad you liked it. We just got a better microphone, so our record posts will improve in sound quality.

We play the Edisons on my great-greandfather's Edison, and the 78's on a Brunswick.

[thefoole]

When my niece was just a baby, my sister would play "Barney Google" on the Victrola and the baby would bounce up and down on her knees to the beat. Now that my niece is nearly 12, she was excited to hear this again! Thanks.

[DavidN23Skidoo]

You are very welcome! This is my Mother in Law's favorite song from when she was a little girl, and my son likes to perform this song with his fiddle. David N

[arturony]

The performers are Billy Jones and Ernest Hare. The recording is acoustic so was probably made before 1925. These guys are fabulous. They were known as the Interwoven Pair when they did commercials for interwoven socks, and the Happiness Boys when they did a radio program for the Happiness Candy company.

[sloopygoop]

Thanks for posting this! Great to hear this song, vintage-style. When was the record produced?

[DavidN23Skidoo]

The sheet music is copyrighted in 1923. I will look for more info.