According to music industry insiders, Sam Coslow, one of this song's composers, hated Jones' treatment of this song with a passion... but that didn't stop him from cashing the royalty checks.
Priceless ,I've listened to the song before many times. I'm also 70 . we WW2 babies picked up a lot of the wartime music because that is all there was on the "RADIO" or "WIRELESS" depending on where you lived
Decades ahead of their time indeed! It shows that the concept of the pop video predates the invention of video recorders by many years and even the cross dressing at the end show that Spike Jones and His City Slickers were upstaging Freddie Mercury and Queen's well publicised 'I've Got To Break Free' video by decades!
Thanks soooo much!! This must have been one of the VERY first music videos.... and its WAAAAAY better than most of the more recent video vintages. Spike's completely dead-pan and perfectly-timed performance in this comedic masterpiece, is CLASSIC. (or, as the kids would say today, EPIC).
My music teacher (in 9th grade) played this for our class- no idea why, but I've never forgotten it. Thanx to Mr. Itallo Taranta & thanx for posting. Mad stupid fun :-D
Sam Coslow wrote in his book that he was absolutely not amused about this "klamauk" version of his great composition! Anyway he earned a lot of Royalties.
Great musicians played complicated but tasteless arrangements very well. Humoristic? No! Just funny "klamauk".
Well, folks . . . being an amateur drummer, it doesn't surprise me in the least that the Mastermind behind all this skilled Tomfoolery was a . . . DRUMMER!
We're a breed apart! A part of WHAT---I won't say . . .
To the viewers: Please don't ask question aimed at the poster of this video, SpindleRecords, as Marc Bird, founder and poster, Passed away Jan 6, 2009. I am currently downloading the video's just in case something happens to this channel. His computer with almost everything on it crashed a week after I hooked it back up. Guess not using it for a year while I sold our house and looked for a new one wasn't good for it. I can't get on his page cuz IDK his password. Gonna put on mine.
The DVD set "Spike Jones - The Legend" is a treasure. Spike does some physical stuff that's astounding,. In great shape for a skinny guy. A delight to relive. Thanks to SJ-Jr. for keeping it all alive.
I'm 60, so I missed I missed the Spike Jones era..but did get to see the traveling show at local theaters. The look-a-like actor singer dresses just like Spike and even owns the original 'sound effect box' with the cow bell, the car horn, the door bell and the gun.
I was like a kid, I had to touch it. The other musicians and singers were very talented and did all the Spike Jones classics.
No, I don't believe Mickey Katz was in the video either... MK performed with SJ for only 18 months in 1946-47.. MK had the standard "Clark Gable" 40'ties look, so another person in the 1945 video could easily look like him. I have seen the video now five times, and I am sure MK is NOT in it.... About the video ... 100% genius.
Is Mickey Katz (Joel Grey's father) really in this video? It seems unlikely. This video was made in 1945, and I believe that Mickey Katz only performed with Spike Jones during1946 and 1947. Does anyone know for sure whether or not Mickey Katz is in this video? Is he the fellow with the mustache at the bar with Spike Jones, or is that someone else?
My dad used to bring me upstairs at my grandmother's house and play 78's on an old, tall Victrola. I used to fall about the place watching my dad laugh till he cried. I found out the the old records break when you drop them. So glad you placed this up here. Incredibly funny comedy. My father is now 84. Thanks!
My dad used to bring me upstairs at my grandmother's house and play 78's on an old, tall Victrola. I used to fall about the place watching my dad laugh till he cried. I found out the the old records break when you drop them. So glad you placed this up here. Incredibly funny comedy. My father is now 84. Thanks!
This is fantastic - !! Thank you !! I loved this as a child (i am nearly 72 )
I am amazed to find it here -- and to make this even more magical -- I have NO IDEA how it happened to appear ! When I was zapped off without ceremony by some unknown fluke - youtube was set with Tom Lehrer ! ! Will wonders never cease !
Some old friends and I loved to do acid and listen to Spike,many years ago..the only side effect was havin sore stomach muscles from laughin so hard....
@sjkennedy100 And there was me thinking that I had invented this mad combination! You're dead right about the sore laughter muscles. I adore the other Spike too (Milligan) and can recommned a viewing of his famous Fresh Fruit Song on here.
Carl Grayson, the featured vocalist on this recording, eventually became WGN-TV's 1st host of THE 3 STOOGES (later replaced by Bob "Andy Starr" Bell) and also anchored nightly newscasts on the same Chicago channel.
you rule!!! thanks for posting this! my dad got me into Spike Jones as a kid. he served in WWII and this stuff was immensely popular for keeping spirits up back then. xox
Amazing. There's no doubt that this is ORIGINAL to my mind. A rare treat of Spike Jones footage in my part of the world. It's obviously Spike himself in the white jacket. I even think that "Cocktails for Two" was his major breakthrough, wasn't it? Anyway, a gem, no less!
@jckturchin Oh yes, they were incredible, and that's the reason for my channel of over 600 playlists. Lists for 400 artists, like Spike Jones, and for every year since 1900, so I added this to 1945 also! They're a century of music from around the world. I think this is my only video playlisted with a drag show ( 2:22 )! Hope you stop by, chuck
Do you mean the sound that starts with a 'ng' in the bottom of your throat, and is followed by a 'cluck' sound at the back of your mouth when you constrict the top part of your throat?
Este sensacional SPIKE JONES AND THE CITY SLICKERS ha sido el mago del sonido incorporando toda clase de extravagancias sonoras a diversas melodías famosas lo que le da un toque original y lo hace casi único en este tipo de musica, podríamos decir, extravagante pero muy original tal y como lo escuchamos en este famosísimo Coctel para dos. Saludos desde Colombia.
You're my hero, I didn't realize there was any film of these songs (I love you, Internet!) When I was a kid I'd ask my dad to get his "hits" record from the local library, and I do mean "record"
Well, folks . . . what is the word that the chorus is singing in the opening verse? . . . is it "no longer SINKING?" . . . is this a reference to ship losses in the war? . . . all this tomfoolery required high musicianship and precision timing . . . interesting that author Thomas Pynchon was a fan . . . when I read "V" I found the description of the rhinoplasty absolutely chilling . . . Gary in Arizona . . . courtesy of Vic561.
@Vic561 the word is "slinking". The song was written to celebrate the end of prohibition. During prohibition, you couldn't get a drink except at an illegal bar called a speakeasy. To get in the speakeasy, you looked around to make sure there were no cops in sight, then knocked on the door and gave the secret password to get admitted.
Well, folks . . . the "lady" in the center of the dancing trio . . . obviously . . . FRANK ZAPPA'S MOTHER!!! . . . Gary in Arizona . . . courtesy of Vic561.
Anyone know why 'Goldberg and O'Reilly' (who they?) have pulled all the other vids of Spike Jones' live show and other vids, too? I think they were originally down as 'The Spike Jones Estate'?
America's greatest exports: Spike Jones, Glen Miller, Morgan Freeman, Southern comfort (drink!), James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart. As a 55 year-old romantic, I clearly recall back in the 1960's playing Mum's old 78's of Spike Jones and loving every minute of it. This guy was 100% pure talent. The very best showman the US has produced and some 70 years later, he is still making us smile. Definately one of the global great talents.
would it possible to re-upload this video at a higher quality level? the v-disc and victor recordin just don't quite cut it. where on earth did you get this? you wouldn't happen to have the original soundie 16mm per chance?
thanks so much for this great gem! been looking for a 'clean' version of this forever.
I am told that the late great Frank Zappa was influenced by Spike Jones. Spike was a man ahead of his time, and I'm glad my parents (rest their souls) turned me on to Spike's music when I was growing up.
Brilliance. I love the fact that they do it totally deadpan - nobody is being 'wacky' or winking at the camera with the possible exception of the hillbilly fiddle player, and in his case it's more like he's just really pleased that his mammy and pappy are going to see him on the screen.
HolyCocktailNUTTIness! ... How true! This was one of my dear Dad's FAV laughfests... he was a non-Drinker (that is to say, two beers, total, each Year!)... and he and his brothers and entire family madly, cheerfully, at the indescribable pureGoofiness-es that Cocktails can breed in even the most civilized human beings around us. Anyhow... thanks, 'SpindleRecords.' MUCH FUN to SEE Jones and Co. acting-out so much Boozie-Madness -- In fun and Humor always... jonycuddlesgert!
If you like Spike, check out "Cocktails For Two" by Bob Kerr and His Whoopie Band on this channel. . . crazy '60s Brit band with some members of the Bonzo Dog Band.
@FatherTime89 Look up "Wilbur Hall". He's the one who did the violin part. There's video of him in 1930 (alone), and in the 1950's on the Spike Jones show reprising the same bit.
Yeah, me to. The request session on Sunday morning radio in NZ, 1957/8...loved this crazy stuff. Such good musos and wacky creative. Still love it . Cheers, Tony
The reason the noises don't match with the pictures is because this was normally all done on stage. Smashing things, firing guns and so on. And at the time everyone was really shocked cos it just wasn't done. There is a clip of a live preformance on here somewhere.
I remember hearing these songs at my Uncle's house back in the late 40s and early 50s. He and my Aunt had a stack of 78s of these songs. Laffed my ass off then and I still do, it sure turns back the calender.
Thanks for posting this. My father (WW II vet) used to sing some of the City Slickers' material (he must have bought every record and gone to every concert of theirs he could manage), so I was excited when I found my first Spike Jones tape and was able to bring it home and make my dad's day. I didn't know there were very many visual recordings of them available.
I played this record so much when I was a kid (50 years ago) that my old man finally had enough and smashed it. This was the best SJ record that I had.
Hey now, I'm a teen and I love this sort of stuff. Slowly, but surely I've been spreading this stuff around to my friends. The golden days will eventually return. ^^
According to music industry insiders, Sam Coslow, one of this song's composers, hated Jones' treatment of this song with a passion... but that didn't stop him from cashing the royalty checks.
MrUnidyne 6 days ago
First heard this on the radio in the kitchen around 1949....don't recall seeing this short before.
petelush 1 week ago
One of the funniest musicians ever. Timeless.
TheJwilkes 1 week ago
And I hope you guys realize....
this looks stupid to us, just like all the pop music comin out is actually very retarded also, and will only become apparent to a new generation
dtp5150 2 weeks ago
@dtp5150 Yeah, and that ancient dude Shakespeare, he's way out of fashion.
petelush 1 week ago
The guy playing the violin at 1:04 looks like he takes it up the Hershey Highway....
Dude is packin' fudge for sure!
yimpka2 3 weeks ago
The guy playing the violin looks like a retard
Flooner75 1 month ago
Happy 100th Birthday Spike!
jcommins 1 month ago
its like shut up and get to the funny part
Flooner75 1 month ago
yockety yockety yock!
Flooner75 1 month ago
Happy Birthday #100, Spike Jones!
bobjfs 1 month ago
1911 - 2011 ... Happy 100th birthday Spike !
TrappedIn1968 1 month ago
Is that a young Doodles Weaver with Spike?
nokie2 1 month ago
Listen to this while stoned...if you dare.
terrryc 2 months ago
Priceless ,I've listened to the song before many times. I'm also 70 . we WW2 babies picked up a lot of the wartime music because that is all there was on the "RADIO" or "WIRELESS" depending on where you lived
minhoffer 2 months ago
@minhoffer listened to this on a crystal set with a spring mattress as an ariel...how times change......
sturdle 1 month ago
I boop your nose! @ 2:03
DustyChalk 2 months ago
Early 70's glam-rock band near the end!
longhornhodad 2 months ago
A gut buster so rare, and so damn FUNNY...I have a compilation album of Spike's best...Sweet...
deetjay1 2 months ago
♥ .
MrMLD72MLD 3 months ago
Excellant my friend brillant blast from the past
lauredean100 3 months ago
thanks so much for sharing with me. gary funny stuff
storygary 3 months ago
@mystique270 Thanks so much for sharing this treasure with me!!☺It's had me laughing so hard I'm in tears. It's a favourite for sure!♥
PlayIt4MeAgainSam 3 months ago 4
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My Darling Lia,
This is just what I needed. Those were some VERY LARGE COCKTAILS FOR TWO.
Thank you so much for sharing.
Smooch
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genia106 3 months ago
Decades ahead of their time indeed! It shows that the concept of the pop video predates the invention of video recorders by many years and even the cross dressing at the end show that Spike Jones and His City Slickers were upstaging Freddie Mercury and Queen's well publicised 'I've Got To Break Free' video by decades!
6edTelevision 3 months ago
What a great find! Thanks for sharing! Spike and his performers were decades ahead of their time.
floresarts 3 months ago
Thanks soooo much!! This must have been one of the VERY first music videos.... and its WAAAAAY better than most of the more recent video vintages. Spike's completely dead-pan and perfectly-timed performance in this comedic masterpiece, is CLASSIC. (or, as the kids would say today, EPIC).
altareggo 3 months ago
My music teacher (in 9th grade) played this for our class- no idea why, but I've never forgotten it. Thanx to Mr. Itallo Taranta & thanx for posting. Mad stupid fun :-D
wkbbrat 4 months ago
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Spike was well before his time; a master of comedic music. Brilliant.
ampstand 4 months ago
Spike was well before his time; a master of comedic music. Brilliant.
ampstand 4 months ago
Good Song!
BooBop1987 4 months ago
The look on Spike Jones's face throughout this video is priceless.
zionravescene 4 months ago
I saw this short on TV many years ago. Brilliant.
zionravescene 4 months ago
What movie was this in? My dad says it's in a movie but he cant remember the name of it.
Metalkind1 4 months ago
excellent post, thany-you
billthestinker 5 months ago
Sam Coslow wrote in his book that he was absolutely not amused about this "klamauk" version of his great composition! Anyway he earned a lot of Royalties.
Great musicians played complicated but tasteless arrangements very well. Humoristic? No! Just funny "klamauk".
b356014 5 months ago
Well, folks . . . being an amateur drummer, it doesn't surprise me in the least that the Mastermind behind all this skilled Tomfoolery was a . . . DRUMMER!
We're a breed apart! A part of WHAT---I won't say . . .
Gary in Arizona
garysaddleback 5 months ago
waa this reminds me of Sylvester the Cat singing under Elmer's window! :D
Adastra14 5 months ago
Ya Know Fellas...
ShadowkeeperTei 6 months ago 3
Devin Townsend's childhood music
elkkijedi 6 months ago 13
Spike Jones was so great! Used to listen to his albums all the time as a kid and got a love for humorous music.
ElveeKaye 6 months ago in playlist Humor
@ElveeKaye im related to him he's my great grandpas cousins husband
tvids88 6 months ago
14 people drank cocktails on their own. Hic.
zulucat1875 6 months ago
To the viewers: Please don't ask question aimed at the poster of this video, SpindleRecords, as Marc Bird, founder and poster, Passed away Jan 6, 2009. I am currently downloading the video's just in case something happens to this channel. His computer with almost everything on it crashed a week after I hooked it back up. Guess not using it for a year while I sold our house and looked for a new one wasn't good for it. I can't get on his page cuz IDK his password. Gonna put on mine.
spindlechick 7 months ago
Co-composer Sam Coslow reportedly hated Spike's treatment of his song with a passion... but that never stopped him from cashing the royalty checks.
MrUnidyne 7 months ago
This song was actually first written all the way back in 1934!!
PVTHawkeye 7 months ago
One of the funniest things I've ever seen. AND it was a success, without sick, crude comments and filthy images! Hilarious!!
blueeyedpixiegirl 7 months ago
What the World needs now is a good dose of Spike Jones!!
brmichaelth 7 months ago
The DVD set "Spike Jones - The Legend" is a treasure. Spike does some physical stuff that's astounding,. In great shape for a skinny guy. A delight to relive. Thanks to SJ-Jr. for keeping it all alive.
concordjunction 8 months ago
I'm 60, so I missed I missed the Spike Jones era..but did get to see the traveling show at local theaters. The look-a-like actor singer dresses just like Spike and even owns the original 'sound effect box' with the cow bell, the car horn, the door bell and the gun.
I was like a kid, I had to touch it. The other musicians and singers were very talented and did all the Spike Jones classics.
wllmlos 8 months ago
Im so glad I found this here! I enjoy the older comedy more than anything I find now a days. Spike Jones was a genius!
Techi17x 8 months ago
definatley reminds me of my child hood, Spike Jones was a huge part of our lives.
pugbuddy50 8 months ago
Well, folks . . . I STILL say that the center "lady" in the dancing trio is Frank Zappa's mother! "No way to delay that trouble coming every day."
Like Frank said: "Humor is necessary in everyday life--until the Republicans take it away."
Gary in Arizona
garysaddleback 8 months ago
Have a little more wine, my dear? It's so bubbly as it trickles down your bra. Everyday is like New Years Eve...
AryeDirect 8 months ago
No, I don't believe Mickey Katz was in the video either... MK performed with SJ for only 18 months in 1946-47.. MK had the standard "Clark Gable" 40'ties look, so another person in the 1945 video could easily look like him. I have seen the video now five times, and I am sure MK is NOT in it.... About the video ... 100% genius.
jdtigas 8 months ago
Is Mickey Katz (Joel Grey's father) really in this video? It seems unlikely. This video was made in 1945, and I believe that Mickey Katz only performed with Spike Jones during1946 and 1947. Does anyone know for sure whether or not Mickey Katz is in this video? Is he the fellow with the mustache at the bar with Spike Jones, or is that someone else?
cjprentiss1 8 months ago
My dad used to bring me upstairs at my grandmother's house and play 78's on an old, tall Victrola. I used to fall about the place watching my dad laugh till he cried. I found out the the old records break when you drop them. So glad you placed this up here. Incredibly funny comedy. My father is now 84. Thanks!
kil2gore 9 months ago
My dad used to bring me upstairs at my grandmother's house and play 78's on an old, tall Victrola. I used to fall about the place watching my dad laugh till he cried. I found out the the old records break when you drop them. So glad you placed this up here. Incredibly funny comedy. My father is now 84. Thanks!
kil2gore 9 months ago
thus a man never did comedy quite as good again
phsyco123 10 months ago
This is fantastic - !! Thank you !! I loved this as a child (i am nearly 72 )
I am amazed to find it here -- and to make this even more magical -- I have NO IDEA how it happened to appear ! When I was zapped off without ceremony by some unknown fluke - youtube was set with Tom Lehrer ! ! Will wonders never cease !
sleacc 11 months ago 40
@sleacc
Same here (68). Thumbing through Mad Magazine and listening to the Jones 78's. Good times, good times.
Gracie0935 8 months ago
@sleacc well guess what, im related to spike jones he's my grandpas cousins husband
tvids88 6 months ago
@sleacc 25 people are 72?
ihamp4t 4 months ago
@sleacc
I'm 23 and have heard this courtesy of the good Dr Demento's show (no longer on airwaves)
Hiei2k7 4 months ago
First time I saw this on tv years ago I thought the bartender was James Cagney. Spike and him are like twins.
tomthefunky 11 months ago
This is a sure way to cheer yourself up every time you need it. The bit with the corn... the whole thing is just genius!
redglitterrain 11 months ago
Some old friends and I loved to do acid and listen to Spike,many years ago..the only side effect was havin sore stomach muscles from laughin so hard....
sjkennedy100 11 months ago
@sjkennedy100 And there was me thinking that I had invented this mad combination! You're dead right about the sore laughter muscles. I adore the other Spike too (Milligan) and can recommned a viewing of his famous Fresh Fruit Song on here.
ladydigger 11 months ago
I'm missing something.. why do people like this so much??
tripvids420 11 months ago
11 people need to get off the bus
hammerogod 11 months ago
Hahaha SJ can still make me laugh so I almost wet myself.
Nevigo 11 months ago
I love how the cups get progressively bigger!
TheRealZen00 1 year ago
Spike was the one that did the "gargle" ?
peternoer 1 year ago
How could 11 people not like this? What the hell is wrong with you people???
Diane3952 1 year ago
I believe the 'ng' guy is Mickey Katz, famous 'yinglish' parody singer and klezmer clarinetist.
MrSkokiaan 1 year ago
Carl Grayson, the featured vocalist on this recording, eventually became WGN-TV's 1st host of THE 3 STOOGES (later replaced by Bob "Andy Starr" Bell) and also anchored nightly newscasts on the same Chicago channel.
WytZox1 1 year ago
you rule!!! thanks for posting this! my dad got me into Spike Jones as a kid. he served in WWII and this stuff was immensely popular for keeping spirits up back then. xox
xplodinggrrrl 1 year ago
40's Beat Box! lovin it!
pogiewogie 1 year ago
Good ole spike jones. One of the first WTF artists.
crimsondagger1 1 year ago
Amazing. There's no doubt that this is ORIGINAL to my mind. A rare treat of Spike Jones footage in my part of the world. It's obviously Spike himself in the white jacket. I even think that "Cocktails for Two" was his major breakthrough, wasn't it? Anyway, a gem, no less!
bantaar 1 year ago
Heard this on a tv add once.Didn't know there was a video of it though, thanks.
73380401 1 year ago
Spike Jones was a genius!! His musicians were incredible!
jckturchin 1 year ago
@jckturchin Oh yes, they were incredible, and that's the reason for my channel of over 600 playlists. Lists for 400 artists, like Spike Jones, and for every year since 1900, so I added this to 1945 also! They're a century of music from around the world. I think this is my only video playlisted with a drag show ( 2:22 )! Hope you stop by, chuck
chkjns 1 year ago
Oh gosh...this is the one I've had stuck in my head for so long. My parents had this on a record.
tenderheart17 1 year ago
from 1:37 to 1:58... what is the name of that guh sound the guy makes? I do it to but i dont know what to call it?
runerman16 1 year ago
@runerman16
Do you mean the sound that starts with a 'ng' in the bottom of your throat, and is followed by a 'cluck' sound at the back of your mouth when you constrict the top part of your throat?
tenderheart17 1 year ago
@tenderheart17 yeah... even George Carlin pointed it out but even he didnt assign a name to it... is there some kind of linguistic term for it or...?
runerman16 1 year ago
@runerman16
The only thing I can liken it to, is 'a cat trying to vomit'. Not a very elegant term though, is it!?
tenderheart17 1 year ago
Spike Jones was a genius - nothing like it since.
Brooksider100 1 year ago
n.
aalsedek 1 year ago
"My band is too corny for sophisticated people and too sophisticated for corny people." - Spike Jones
SimuLord 1 year ago
Este sensacional SPIKE JONES AND THE CITY SLICKERS ha sido el mago del sonido incorporando toda clase de extravagancias sonoras a diversas melodías famosas lo que le da un toque original y lo hace casi único en este tipo de musica, podríamos decir, extravagante pero muy original tal y como lo escuchamos en este famosísimo Coctel para dos. Saludos desde Colombia.
spellson1930 1 year ago
Spike Milligan invented the music video!!! He was a true genius.
HolyMotherofGrid 1 year ago
You're my hero, I didn't realize there was any film of these songs (I love you, Internet!) When I was a kid I'd ask my dad to get his "hits" record from the local library, and I do mean "record"
sirstrongbad 1 year ago
Well, folks . . . what is the word that the chorus is singing in the opening verse? . . . is it "no longer SINKING?" . . . is this a reference to ship losses in the war? . . . all this tomfoolery required high musicianship and precision timing . . . interesting that author Thomas Pynchon was a fan . . . when I read "V" I found the description of the rhinoplasty absolutely chilling . . . Gary in Arizona . . . courtesy of Vic561.
Vic561 1 year ago
@Vic561 the word is "slinking". The song was written to celebrate the end of prohibition. During prohibition, you couldn't get a drink except at an illegal bar called a speakeasy. To get in the speakeasy, you looked around to make sure there were no cops in sight, then knocked on the door and gave the secret password to get admitted.
ishouldntbeyoutubing 1 year ago
Man, this video is so funny/
trainman666 1 year ago
Well, folks . . . the "lady" in the center of the dancing trio . . . obviously . . . FRANK ZAPPA'S MOTHER!!! . . . Gary in Arizona . . . courtesy of Vic561.
Vic561 1 year ago
Cher Christophe, grâce à vos favoris j'ai découvert cette vidéo drôle! J'éclate de rire!
Memale2009 1 year ago
ORIGINAL music video! Does Weird Al Y. love this or WHAT!!
pylgrym 1 year ago
Anyone know why 'Goldberg and O'Reilly' (who they?) have pulled all the other vids of Spike Jones' live show and other vids, too? I think they were originally down as 'The Spike Jones Estate'?
wnesbitt1 1 year ago
this song in on the movie the brave little toaster
ASFMANUTD 1 year ago
America's greatest exports: Spike Jones, Glen Miller, Morgan Freeman, Southern comfort (drink!), James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart. As a 55 year-old romantic, I clearly recall back in the 1960's playing Mum's old 78's of Spike Jones and loving every minute of it. This guy was 100% pure talent. The very best showman the US has produced and some 70 years later, he is still making us smile. Definately one of the global great talents.
pyglett 1 year ago
I used to spend Sundays listening to Spike with my grandfather. All these guys were astounding musicians...
jackdaddyt 1 year ago 4
Was that Victor Borge at 1:05?
crankyturkey 1 year ago
could this possibly be the first music video?
femoman 1 year ago
@femoman No, atually Disney's Fantasia is considered to be the first.
trekkiexb5 1 year ago
I was raised on this stuff, which is unusual for a 22-year-old. I'm so glad this is on YouTube. Words cannot express. <3
petitequinte 1 year ago
would it possible to re-upload this video at a higher quality level? the v-disc and victor recordin just don't quite cut it. where on earth did you get this? you wouldn't happen to have the original soundie 16mm per chance?
thanks so much for this great gem! been looking for a 'clean' version of this forever.
gotta love the soundies!
helgenorthsouthtv 1 year ago
I have this on a 78rpm disc...never thought I would see the "video".....wonderful !
johnbrowneyes 1 year ago
Have you seen the spike jones track on the cadbury ad called fish?
TheChubersola 1 year ago
@TheChubersola what's it called? I've been trying to find that track everywhere.
nerro23 1 year ago
Spike Jones was incredible!
Menckenperson 1 year ago
WTF? guys in drag at 2:33?!?
SacValleyDweller 1 year ago
@SacValleyDweller Did you think Corporal Klinger was the first dude to dress in drag for M*A*S*H* in the 1970's?
zerobeat18 1 year ago
Got to love Spike Jones, version.
Edisonfans19 1 year ago
Top Man!
Imagine drinking with him!
MerrymanII 1 year ago
billiant
devonshiredave 1 year ago
Imagine a small Peugeot 106 "umpa umpa" car, but with this playing instead of techno..
That's probably me!
MayoDK 1 year ago
This brings back old memories
richardterrell 1 year ago
I'm distantly related to Spike; cool man, great legacy!
kayjaye1 1 year ago
I am told that the late great Frank Zappa was influenced by Spike Jones. Spike was a man ahead of his time, and I'm glad my parents (rest their souls) turned me on to Spike's music when I was growing up.
dlhalper 1 year ago 2
@dlhalper
Not only was Frank Zappa inspired by Spike, but so also was another great performer in novelty/comedy music: "Weird Al" Yankovic.
PatrickRsGhost 1 year ago 2
Fallout 3!!!!!
toolshed6 1 year ago
Spike hired that guy only cuz he could gurgle on cue
wilbur45 1 year ago
thumbs up for the spike!
GUNINANRUNIN 1 year ago
Spike Jones, an American classic, for sure!
giveupfaith 1 year ago
Wow. These guys are great. My dad one of Spike Jones' records, and now I finally see the crew!
stpaulphillip 1 year ago
Wow, I've heard Spike Jones on CD, but I've never seen him and his crew perform before. I love this stuff!
datalal624 1 year ago
So THIS is Spike Jones! I'd heard the name and the tails, but never a recording.
coffkeit 1 year ago
So THIS is Spike Jones!!! I'd heard the name and the tales, but never a recording.
coffkeit 1 year ago
Nice song ...Reminds me of my buddies!
Everet Johnny Ricky and ME!
HAHAHAH
Nice!
Thanks for the Memories!
MrHydra19 1 year ago
Brilliance. I love the fact that they do it totally deadpan - nobody is being 'wacky' or winking at the camera with the possible exception of the hillbilly fiddle player, and in his case it's more like he's just really pleased that his mammy and pappy are going to see him on the screen.
lexo30 1 year ago
HolyCocktailNUTTIness! ... How true! This was one of my dear Dad's FAV laughfests... he was a non-Drinker (that is to say, two beers, total, each Year!)... and he and his brothers and entire family madly, cheerfully, at the indescribable pureGoofiness-es that Cocktails can breed in even the most civilized human beings around us. Anyhow... thanks, 'SpindleRecords.' MUCH FUN to SEE Jones and Co. acting-out so much Boozie-Madness -- In fun and Humor always... jonycuddlesgert!
jonycuddlesgert 1 year ago
Love it..but still find Gentry's Gin a true masterpiece!! Also very rare!
sulldoggy 1 year ago
If you like Spike, check out "Cocktails For Two" by Bob Kerr and His Whoopie Band on this channel. . . crazy '60s Brit band with some members of the Bonzo Dog Band.
simon5five 1 year ago
LOL, brilliant stuff!
femoman 1 year ago
Do you have the one where he's playing pop goes the weasel while doing tricks on the violin?
FatherTime89 1 year ago
@FatherTime89 Look up "Wilbur Hall". He's the one who did the violin part. There's video of him in 1930 (alone), and in the 1950's on the Spike Jones show reprising the same bit.
zerobeat18 1 year ago
@zerobeat18 Thank you.
FatherTime89 1 year ago
another childhood favourite. Still has me in hysterics He was unique. a genious
lastraga123 1 year ago
Yeah, me to. The request session on Sunday morning radio in NZ, 1957/8...loved this crazy stuff. Such good musos and wacky creative. Still love it . Cheers, Tony
bigboppa40 1 year ago
Every bartender needs to see this video. Thank You! It is stellar!!
torchstar 1 year ago
A classic Spike Jones musical spoof.
143AC 1 year ago
The reason the noises don't match with the pictures is because this was normally all done on stage. Smashing things, firing guns and so on. And at the time everyone was really shocked cos it just wasn't done. There is a clip of a live preformance on here somewhere.
Ansuzie 1 year ago
welch herrliche Chaoten. Einfach köstlich.
rc84461 1 year ago
Fantastic..youll never see anything this clever again.
agdarwin 1 year ago 15
@agdarwin You said it. I would rather have my eyes glued to the classics on YouTube than on the television entertained by a lot of ersatz talent.
Juliaflo 1 year ago
Nice!
leicamaster 2 years ago
I remember hearing these songs at my Uncle's house back in the late 40s and early 50s. He and my Aunt had a stack of 78s of these songs. Laffed my ass off then and I still do, it sure turns back the calender.
8301968 2 years ago
You can't make a song that is still funny 60 years later and suck, that's for sure.
AngelusDlion 2 years ago
No matter how many time one sees or hear this, it´s always funny. Spike was a Genius.
ornleifs 2 years ago
Does anyone know which movie this was featured in? I would love to get the dvd just for this song alone.
1laughinggravy 2 years ago
@1laughinggravy I think this is what they called a "soundie". It was made for a special type of video jukebox.
disneyfan81 1 year ago
This is Fucking Awesome!!!!! Thank You for Posting it!!!!!!! I have got to Give this to My Dad He Would it Thanks Again.
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xellos26 2 years ago
Jones does look like Jimmy Cagney. This video is a great contribution to mankind. Fucking nut!
BigEdDunkel 2 years ago
That first beat after "secluded rendezvous" is such a great gag - and visually, it's hysterical.
pJ
PJoseph73 2 years ago
It's neat to see the "video" of the song I've heard a hundred times!
gregoryagogo 2 years ago 2
This MUST be the world's first true music video!!! Pure genius.
HolyMotherofGrid 2 years ago 2
My grandfather loved this. Makes my mother and I smile. Thank you for posting.
NikoYasha 2 years ago
Man, this is a classic...tears runnin down me face! Thanks for posting
kerouhak 2 years ago 4
Is that the guy form Hall & Oates in the middle at 2:22?
Wormtongue13 2 years ago
does spike lok a little like james top of the world ma
jhonwanegasey 2 years ago
Thanks for posting this. My father (WW II vet) used to sing some of the City Slickers' material (he must have bought every record and gone to every concert of theirs he could manage), so I was excited when I found my first Spike Jones tape and was able to bring it home and make my dad's day. I didn't know there were very many visual recordings of them available.
AmeriCeltCatholic 2 years ago 6
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wsanders1 2 years ago
Red Ingle was brilliant too.....
sturdle 2 years ago 2
I work at a sporting goods store.
About six months ago, I switched the PA radio to "40's on 40" and this blasted throughout the store.
CsBTransition 2 years ago 26
@CsBTransition Thank you.
PuzzlingEvidenceTV 11 months ago
I played this record so much when I was a kid (50 years ago) that my old man finally had enough and smashed it. This was the best SJ record that I had.
SWMO048 2 years ago 3
Cameo from Stephane Grappelli on violin?
mithras718 2 years ago
I've never laughed so hard. It's a shame that the teens of today don't know this stuff. It is awesome, wonderful and amazing.
DocKelly245 2 years ago 5
I'm fifteen and I fucking grew up with Spike Jones. But you are right.
TROLLDRUMMAREN 2 years ago 6
Hey now, I'm a teen and I love this sort of stuff. Slowly, but surely I've been spreading this stuff around to my friends. The golden days will eventually return. ^^
xxDarkAmuletSpadexx 2 years ago 50
@xxDarkAmuletSpadexx I agree. Stuff like this is timeless
KevinFL 1 year ago
@xxDarkAmuletSpadexx I couldn't agree more :) it's just great compared to mainstream music these days!
christinagomes16 1 year ago
Amazing stuff. Hilarious! Spike Jones - what a legend!
Snooooooooooopy 2 years ago 4
Is the singer seen in the film Carl Grayson?
LaMusicaVa 2 years ago
Yup-hic. Red Ingle on hiccups!
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