Shake Hands... (Allan Sherman)

Note:
This video includes credited portions of an Allan Sherman recording titled "Shake Hands..."
It is intended as educational demonstration of the comedy and song parody styles recorded in the 1960's. Images have been added in order to highlight phrases and enhance the educational experience of a student's study of the history of classic comedy recordings. Therefore, as the spirit of this posting is in tribute to 1960s comedy recordings, and is intended as an educational tool for demonstration purposes only, this production's posting on Youtube, meets with the requirements of the Fair Use copyright clause.

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[johnplumley]

Love Allen Sherman but I have a question about the video. At the point in the song where it says "my ma leans out the window and she hollers, here we are" I always thought the joke, was that his mother was in the car with him. Let me know what you think.

[cputb1]

@johnplumley - How did his ma’ get in the car?

I always took it as he is a traveling salesman, out on the road. And when the season ends, he comes home. And Ma’ is there to greet him, with all the family, waiting in anticipation of, and to celebrate his return.

And the humor is that Ma’ is so eager to see him, she leans out the window (of the home the he grew up in, and spent his whole life in), to say… Here we are!

[gingernatorful]

whos family did you use???

[cputb1]

@gingernatorful - That was Chart Nestlefarb and family.

[johnplumley]

@cputb1- I grew up listening to Allen Sherman and always thought the same thing you did but now I have a different perspective on that part of the song. I think hes saying that his mother was so overprotective of him that she traveled on the road with him the whole time. So when the car pulls up to the home, she leans out the window of the car and hollers to his wife and kids or whoever, "here we are" I don't know, just a thought, but thanks for posting the song!

[Michael55345]

Great song and a fun video but the rooster crow doesn't belong.

[sammislawa]

@cputb1 Exactly. Youtube comments are a wonderful place to let out one's inner 13-year-old.

[cputb1]

@sammislawa - No sammi, that's not what Youtube commenting is all about. That's what immaturity is all about, hahaha.

[sammislawa]

@cputb1 What can I say. That's what youtube commenting is all about.

[cputb1]

@sammislawa - Thanks for the comment! It's always nice to have a true intellectual so elegantly chime in with an astute an observation.