Bagdasarian & Saroyan - Come on-a My House

[blessed7588]

Thank hyedrum for posting this beautifully romantic song. I enjoyed it very much. :)

[mizadorian]

Typical old school Armenian love story and courting, great job!

[Madskillz434]

Holy shit Ross Bagdasarian looks like George Lopez.

[medusa114]

Love this! 2 very talented Armenians!

[baglama7]

I love this and don't know if i would have ever heard this if you had not posted this. Thanks! In what year was this record released?

[hnksnw]

Saroyan was just so great!

[MikeBlitzMag]

Pure genius! Ross Bagdasarian is greatly missed.

[kokopellifan1]

I've never actually heard his voice in real life. Apparently he pitched it even for cartoon Dave a little. Song is a bit dorky, but he has a good singing voice.

[Furienna]

It's not dorky, it's typically Armenian.

[AIKevorkian]

Skancheli (wonderful)!

[143AC]

Great Tune..There is no way that Mr.Bagdasarian's son can top this!

[GroverKent]

@143AC I remember thinking recently that I've never heard Ross Bagdasarian Jr. sing anything: in the old days when Sr. was alive, David Seville often sang with The Chipmunks, but whenever Jr's Dave was involved, it was more like bantering with them during the song breaks.

[ruaxhatsafon]

he should say brandy instead of candy. it would be more armenian(ԿՈՆՅԱԿ) and as previously stated "liquor is quicker"

[jimcarreyonline]

Now whenever I hear the theme to "The Girls next door" I will think of Dave Seville lol I never knew he sang it originally till now :)

[Arpine84]

Proud to be an Armenian !!! 

[Karina13208]

Go Armenians!!!!

[armenchik]

i love it

[jootakahuy]

Haha i love it XD

Armenians i love you more.

[marinaeugenios]

unbelievable! this is the greatest!! Yiassoo to the artists...I'm Greek and they are Armenians! Close!

[uncaspond]

The melody of "Come on-a my house" appears to be based upon an Armenian melody popularized as "Catskill-in Jampan" or "The Road to the Catskills". In the Armenian song, a boy (traveling on the road to the Catskill mountain resorts) falls in love with a girl and offers her many presents as a token of his affection - gold, silk stockings, fruits, etc. This may also be the same melody of a Turkish song called "Ben bir kasap" (see youtube Ben Bir Kasop).

[AIKevorkian]

I love this, this is the original. Can I say this? God bless Armenians forever! Hye...:)

[cerrahpasa]

Come on to my house :)

Catchy music, it is as good as Clooney version.

[Furienna]

Nope, this is way better than the Rosemary Clooney version. This song is supposed to be Armenian-sounding, and that was lost in her version. Thank goodness Ross and Will did their own version of the song, because this is what it's supposed to sound like.

[MatyaDio]

irresistible

[liilu8]

they are good looking :)

[hebneh]

This song was also a major hit in Japan in the '50s, sung in English and Japanese.

[CookieChomperIII]

Ross Bagdasarian Sr. was SO HOTT i miss him so........ ='(

[numbuh7474]

i love this song when the chipmunks sing it i am so glad ross bagdasarian created them. and his son carried them on :)

[etrocia]

I love this song- the style and the melody. It's fantastic! :))

[dulceubt]

AMEEI!

[satothequeen]

Thank you for sharing Hayaser4liiife.

Realy JAZZ !!!!!! GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks fr posting hyedrum!

[doceigen]

Candy is dandy... but liquor, is quicker. ; )

[basstime54]

Wonderful, thanks for this! I remember seeing William Saroyan riding his bicycle in Fresno.

[AIKevorkian]

Hye es? God bless all Armenians forever

[rmogeddon]

This song is the shit man lmao i love it.

[AIKevorkian]

Hye songs rule!

[hebneh]

This song is actually based on a traditional Armenian song. I know that the tune is pretty much the same, but I don't know if the English lyrics are similar to the original ones in Armenian. Another Armenian man from Fresno sang the original song for me once, some years ago.

[Inkslinger03]

William Saroyan and Ross Bagdasarian are two of the most famous people from Fresno, California. I knew Ross was the creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks, but I didn't know he had such a great voice. BTW, David Seville was Ross' stage name - the same as the non-chipmunk character on the show. Interesting stuff!

[iceyrita1223]

wow, this really old, aint that the chipmunk dude?

[Howlinblind]

yeah thats dave Seville

[dog9abc123]

yes he was all three chipmunks and david seville when the Alvin Show aired on TV in 1960

[posaico]

a collector´s item, thank you