Merry Macs - Open the door, Richard

Majestic master T-1004-2, rec. New York, late 1946.
Marjorie Garland (voc), brothers Judd (tenor), Joe (tenor) and Ted (baritone) McMichael with Sonny Burke's orchestra.
The fourth line-up of the group; in contrast to the first three female singers of the group, Garland performed with the group for 22 years - and married Judd McMichael

Category:

Music

Tags:

• 1930s
• 1940s
• 1950s
• close
• harmony
• American
• vocal
• trio
• Merry
• Macs
• Majestic
• novelty

[RockGroupie2]

I remember this song from a record we had when we were kids. I sing it whenever my daughter asks me to open the door. She didn't think it was a real song.

[nogopromo]

This isn't the recording we had on cassette but it's a great song. I'm only 21 but I love this song. We've lost so much in the charts. You listen to classics like this back when people really could actually sing and it knocks it into perspective what bab there's around today.

[BloodthirstyHobo]

I listen to swing AND hip hop. Yeah dog.

[mousepotato66]

This has got to be one of the most surreal songs I ever heard, lmao! Very cool though - I'm loving that swing it's got.

[ElCriticon82]

@SargentB38 What do you think? If you can't figure out what I said then don't ask a dumb question.

[SargentB38]

@ElCriticon82 is that good or bad?

[ElCriticon82]

I like this verson by the others. Has more of a swing sound to it and not so black.

[InnocenceLovePeace]

oppen the doooooor richard xD

[saltburner2]

This is the version that was popular in England and often played on radio when I was a very small boy. I associate it with gales that blew our fences away early in 1947!

[ticket88]

ROFL!! That's too funny!

[Witty9171]

This version sux, try Louis Jordans version!!