Cab Calloway - The Reefer Man (Original)

[Debachi]

The funny thing about me is that I would never so much as touch pot, but damn do I LOVE songs about it!

[ZeStealthyPwn]

@Debachi Why not? It'll do no harm and fuckin' feels great.

[Debachi]

@ZeStealthyPwn If I get asthma walking from room to room then there's no point in touching it. Besides, I trip out without the use of anything which goes to show how messed up I really am!

[Core703]

2 people have never met the reefer man

[MrBuntings]

imm baked

[EasedBluntman]

Works perfect with the new vegas grow shop mod! this is madness....NO! THIS IS REEFER!

[argebarse]

This would have fit in perfectly with the Fallout 3 soundtrack.

[Gromorionkar]

@argebarse Indeed. I sure enjoy having this song on youtube while playing Fallout on my TV.

[deletedguy123]

Dad's home!!

[crjr1990]

I met the reefer man, he's a nice guy, good reefer!

[Ebrainiac1]

I heard this one day as my dad came home from work.

The night ended with him putting on massive rock concert attended by the police.

Crazy world we live in.

[fivelives85]

@getinstoned247 well shit no i'm not at the moment but I have met the reefer man

[ZombieMeats13]

The lyrics are wrong sir!

[gingervytis]

i dunno but i thinks dis b razizt cuz dat cat b BLAK. u no wut i sayn

[stfwho]

@gingervytis no I don't, please speak English.

[sickwater]

must be full of reefer

[getinstoned247]

thumbs up if your stoned

[phdseuss]

OH THE SONGS HE DID AND THEIR TITLES .... and 2 think people thought he did regular jazz lol lol .... he has always seem to be so cool n so fly i would love to have seen him in the past

[RectalDiscourse]

You spelled Orchestra wrong. Just sayin'.

[Seattlecarnut]

Smokin' Baby!

[kroniktitys]

well im dope man i smoke a pound in a single bound

[StraightOuttaDC]

"You mean that cat's high?"

"Sailin'."

"SAILIN!?"

LOL! This will be blasted through all speakers in my home come 4/20

[rushlessons101]

Like if you went here because of "Dads Home"!

[MICHAELandJELL0]

@rushlessons101 Haha Yep :D

[spiff195]

2 people never done met the reefer man

[CommentBuddy5]

Truly in love with this song :D

[nubapowner5000]

This was one hep cat

[kenmabie]

where the music?

[poltergiest11]

consumin some reefer and this song, perfection haaaaaa

[johnkickass27]

i was the band in a play recently,and we got to do this song.i had so much fun with it!i was No Moe(one of the guys talking in the begining).i dont think ill ever be able to forget that intro :)

[Utenhauzen]

"I think that cats full'a reefers"

"the reefers?!'

"you mean that cats HIIIGGHH???"

Lulz

[LOKOREX1]

Nicee..

[zoebiflap]

i feel like trashing my home and rocking out on stage

[dylanmo91]

first song ever about reefer =)

[shanelenz]

hell ya

[torktork]

Once upon a time... popular music kicked ass.

[metallicaxjavoxmcr]

Dad's Home brought me here

[MacraStraba]

@metallicaxjavoxmcr LOL I know that Flash movie, but I happen to come across this song by accident.

And now I know.

[nickpiranha26]

the man is a pimp and a god

[jzzlvrmee]

Funny that this was a seller in the '30's, but remember that the drug laws weren't uniform and consistent until at least 1937, believe it or not these kinds of drugs, while definitely frowned upon, were legal enough that a tune like "Minnie The Moocher" could go #1 in Billboard in 1932!

[ProudScotsmanRex]

Is he related to cheech and chong? No Wonder he did scat music. High Maybe? Just Kidding Cab rules!

[anthonyjuan1]

hes speaking of marijuana its crazy because a classy man refering to reefer

[TheHolyKnight57]

the best 1930s music eva

[ActionReplayPerson]

Thumbs up, if Dad coming home brought you here.

[southparkgeek12]

@ActionReplayPerson lol it did

[ActionReplayPerson]

@southparkgeek12 Yay!

[roidrage11]

his other version is better, the fast one

[lightninglj]

for some reason this song brings back fallout 3 memories, this should have made the soundtrack.. well let`s hope to hear it on future games in the fallout series

[wavesnearmyhome]

I enjoyed this video. Thanks 78timothy for you info about Mr. Cab Calloway.

[BrechPro]

like if you looked this up because you wanted to hear the song from dads home

[mandeepsingh1992]

have YOU ever met that funny reefer man?

[donuthead551]

@mandeepsingh1992 i have met him, multiple times

[Nightrazr]

Normally I'm blasting Slayer, but this stuff is just too classy not too love.

[delaughterc]

DADS HOME!

[AnyBodyWannaPeanut]

@delaughterc

YEAAAAHHHHH!!

also, his hair caught fire again.......

[forum187]

@AnyBodyWannaPeanut Seriously. What's up with that?

[joeltopgun]

@AnyBodyWannaPeanut

Seriously, whats up with that ;)

[edd0esntcare]

Cypress Hill From Back Then.

[konkosto]

8 may marihuna march

8 mayo mani mundial marihuana

[TB4000]

Even before the days of hip hop and rock, they were singing about weed.

[xOHR34LLYx]

like 30s for real though

[zuzuzmith]

Nope, most people were clueless at the time, the slang was completely foreign to most mainstream white audiences.

[FaustyFob]

i think its realy crazy to think that this came out and was popular not 3 or 4 years later...i wonder if a majority of the audience probably didnt know what he was talking about... its so obvious in modern days :)

[mohawksaresexy2]

they knew...it wasnt illegal until roosevelt signed the papers. pot and coke were big in the 20'-30's...actually, still is.

[blackvertex]

This song is so joyful and true. I'm proud to be that reefer man.

[redfoxbennaton]

This song is funnie.

[McFlymcflangie]

Cab is one of the coolest folk EVER!

[WakaTakaB]

With a name like Cab how can he NOT be cool?!

[freepdeez]

@McFlymcflangie, Cab was the coolest guy of the 20th century before cool even became a word!

[zuck21]

had the chance to meet cab calloway one night in a resteraunt in white plains ny as he was leaving out of a resteraunt ..my father recognized him and i went up to him this little 17 year old kid and got an autograph from him ...he was a great performer and singer..

[FamilyChannelFan]

how old are you?

[zuck21]

44 years

[KatzenImNebel]

Thanks so much for sharing this!

[Modacolorist]

Sailin'  lol ha ha hah

[barakafan]

I love Cab Calloway he was awsome!=)

RIP Cab =(

[CrappleJacks]

They should've put this on Galaxy News Radio.

[Zombo500]

Dude I SO agree to you.

[LuckyNoDice747]

Same! man GNS puts the unfitting music theme to Fallout 3! An old 60's love song while im owning raiders.

[Verbeke1992]

60s?

Try the 40s, kid...

[cjlujan1995]

this aint te 60's, you can tell what decade it was by the way he sings.

[LuckyNoDice747]

did some research afterwards, X_^U my bad guys

[koolkid11014]

@cjlujan1995 dude its the 40's the video for this song is also on a documentary called grass. You should watch it and learn a little history.

[ravenwing1qaz]

try 1932

[Verbeke1992]

We're not talking about this'n.

[MrBoozeitup]

@Verbeke1992 dumb-ass its not the 40s either its 1929

Seen it on a documentary about weed

[Verbeke1992]

@MrBoozeitup

I'm talking about "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire" by the Ink Spots, which is from 1941, not 1929. Know what you're talking about before you accuse others of being a dumbass.

[forum187]

@MrBoozeitup hahaha...Truth. I thought the same thing every time I came by this page.

Also, I found it hilarious that someone with 1992 at the end of their name insultingly referred to the other guy as "kid."

[Kiddalee]

@Verbeke1992 More like the '30s. The sound quality is much too aged for the '40s.

[BloodPigggy]

No.

[tank421jt]

this and minnie the moocher

[toast485]

Great man, great song.

Fallout3 is great Bethesda makes a good product but GNRadio is a huge disappointment.

[busessuck1]

@CrappleJacks ... and gotten sued by covetous parents

it's good to see fallout's got people actually going out an finding decent quality music for themselves

they should feature some delta blues in the next big game

[Azilythe]

@CrappleJacks

But then they would've had to put shrooms and marijuana in the game, +2 Ch.

But then that would've been op.

[mitchyd89]

@CrappleJacks I just played fallout 3 yesterday and now 66 thumbs up! Brilliant minds think alike. :)

[AER8PUNCH]

It´s awesome. Very funny

[ToddCMorgan]

One of my favorite tunes by Cab! It went to number 11 on the charts, very big for a drug song!  Really awesome Bass on this song too! Al Morgan really knew how to slap!

[DigitalBoyVer4]

You sound really excited! I'm just busting yer chops!

[78timothy]

Great transfer!!. In the Day, The Cabster was a lady killer!! This is a Brunswick Record from 1932, not as free sounding as the Short subject in the movie !nternational House. Really good fidelity for that label. Great Pix!! The movie "International House" that starred W.C. Fields, was directed by the actress Louise Brook's husband Eddie Sutherland. Check out Louise on Youtube. You talk about fine in her day. Yow man!

[cjlujan1995]

Man, you know alot about Calloway, that's a good thing, and thanks for the complements.