Spike Jones & his City Slikers perform 'Clink'

[RedwoodTheElf]

The drunk at 1:15 is the late great Mel Blanc - better known as the voices of Bugs Bunny and almost all the Warner Brothers Cartoon Characters of the last century.

[fromthesidelines]

This was definitely seen on TV as "filler" during the '50s, but it was originally a "Soundie", produced in 1942 for film jukeboxes known as a "Panoram" (one is seen at 1:47), which projected several short musical films for a dime each. Spike originally recorded this tune in January 1942, with "vocal effects by Mel Blanc" [as credited on the record]. Mel recorded it with them again for "Standard Transcriptions", and at least one or more performances on radio.

[dayrbomb]

exelent!!!!

greats!!!

[handymandan100]

makes drunkedness seem innocent, almost

[PaulinaRena]

Thanks so much Jack for posting this little gem. No one but Spike Jones can tear up a song and make us like it. This is the first time I've heard this song and it's lot so fun. We need a lot of nuttiness like this these days to just get up out of our seats and do a little polka. -Paula

[Oldiesmann]

There's a much better quality copy of this at watch?v=ijnfdLFhn2o

[tkhering]

Actully, the clip goes back to 1942 (not the TV era).

[arsewipe24]

wow

[bobdwilliams]

I've still got lots of his 78's!

[firestartertwistedfi]

absolute heaven

[oldcremona]

Now that's just pure fun.

[drafe007]

may the power of the sauce be with you

[dadogster]

Mel Blanc is the drunk in this clip. He did many songs with Spike Jones.

[RedwoodTheElf]

yes, he was better known as the voice of just about every single animated character at Warner Brothers (Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, etc)

[budpopcorn]

love these old shows.

[chiefchook]

Great clip; more, more!