The Old Philosopher Eddie Lawrence

[PokeyGreen]

I remember this...maybe 1956 or so? Didn't Walter Brennan do a version too? Or perhaps I just remember it wrong.

[plusafdotcom]

i remember the original broadcasts.

thanks for the memories!

[oldflute]

Of course it was in poor taste. That was the whole point.....

[ctmale1956]

this guy was soooooo funny.....thank you for posting this....

[peterzang]

Thank you for posting this. It's as funny as I remember. And Eddie is still alive at 92. Clearly, never gave up.

[MichaelHansenFUN]

wikipedia

but the end dont make sense

is the old guy being killed by the drums?

[tommyhothead]

I think that it is a philosophical responsibility to laugh at ourselves, but when that gets extended to laughing at others, it gets complicated... especially when laughing at disability and real misfortune.  Anyway, don't take it personally! I assume you must be the drummer in the band?

[jefeester]

@tommyhothead

I am sorry that you found some photos offensive, it was not my intent, I can see that you could.

For the record, some of the photos that you refer to are actually me.

[tommyhothead]

I had the 45 when I was a kid. Played it to death. Probably informed my philosophical outlook as an adult somehow! Thanks for sharing.

Really, though, the pictures combined with the track are actually offensive. It is inescapable that your video mocks the people you portray.

[peterzang]

@tommyhothead Yes. I agree about the video. Why don't you redo?

[Rustydymon]

Loved this when I was a kid!! Thanks for the post - however the pics are not funny - to me.

[Rustydymon]

The old philosopher is great but this video is in poor taste.

[jefeester]

@Rustydymon

sorry

was not my intent

[BeantownJim]

rofl

[3martijns]

Oh Yeah that Really Made Me Feel Lots Better.

HUH? [=^)

[NWsubmom]

Wow I forgot all about this.

Thanks friend for sharing!

Comic genius, especially during these CRAZY, hard times were all living through right now.

I needed that laugh!

[vinylsingleman]

A question for anyone who knows: What is the name of the tune used in the background in the middle of the song (I know, of course, that the other one is "Beautiful Dreamer"). I like the way he uses these soft melodies in the background; great contrast.

[SpinDashpro]

Comedical Genius, this man.

[calgal2hulagal1]

Thanks for sharing........brings me way back to the times my daddy would hear this coming on the radio and turn the volume wayyyyyyy up. I can still see him in my mind's eye laughing so hard he'd cry. Great memory.

[BRGradyTate255]

Eddie was unique and had great comedic delivery. Hearing this brings back funny memories!

[Mavericker7]

This man is a comic genius. LOL. Made my whole day. ROTFLOL.

[cootmaster]

i remember the scene the guy is drunk falls over its from dumbest drivers LOL

[cootmaster]

i had this on a 45 record aka THAT SHIP!!

[vtyjazz]

It definitely brings back some great memories. He only gets better with age :).  Arnie

[etfonetone85]

flying dutchman

[tonyny77]

I might have Eddie mixed up with someone else, but I seem to recall Eddie working for a time on WPIX-TV, where he assisted with the kiddie show hosting duties usually handled by Officer Joe Bolton, Captain Jack McCarthy, or Chuck McCann. He also may have been responsible for the forgotten expression, "POW, thumpo, thumpo." This expression, I believe, simulated him punching you in your eye and the pounding swelling that resulted was represented by the "thumpo, thumpo." Does anyone recall this?

[Brace67]

I remember this record and actually owned a copy as a kid of 16. Eddie Lawerence was very popular at the time. On the flip side of this record was King Arthur's Mines, a parody of the movie King Solomon's Mines.

[lustyrevelwenches]

Whatever, these images are HILARIOUS for exactly the same reason this number is hilarious. A+++

[vallerijones]

Very funny.

[ausynorth]

funniest clip ever. hit you right smack in the puss :p

[joelgrave]

makes me smile everytime.

[colsnake331]

This really takes me back. Before going to school, the morning D.J.'s would play this and other Eddie Lawrence recordings on W.J.J.D. radio in Chicago. For those who remember this track and the other novelty and comedic records of that time, it brings a smile.

[knowhumsayin]

These images are not funny. BTW, do you have Eddie Lawrence 'Stay Away'..?

[joechristopher2]

Eddie is a forgotten, except by a few of us, genius.

[Mavericker7]

@joechristopher2

I remember him. :D

[Mavericker7]

@joechristopher2

I remember him and I saw him on TV. Mty dad used to talk about him all the time. :)

[MichaelHansenFUN]

@joechristopher2 look on wikipedia

still alive