I wonder how much rehearsal they needed to go through to get to the point where they could perform this chaos on live TV. Spike Jones was amazing.
@SlySloss
12 күн бұрын
As a musician and lover of this piece. They needed a lot more rehearsal. They played just good enough to not be noticed by the general public. But they've missed so many notes and the best way to disguise novice playing, is to play very fast, like this.
@rexjolles
9 күн бұрын
@@SlySloss well they're also comedians which is the main point of their music
@kurtemonster578
7 күн бұрын
THE SHEER TALENT required to pull this off!!!!
@andrewpetik2034
4 ай бұрын
My father introduced my siblings and me to Spike Jones...thanks Dad.
@jonathanbernal2179
Жыл бұрын
I recall watching Spike Jones TV Show on NBC in 1954. I was only 5 yrs old but I liked that his show was original and a parody of many big bands of that Era. His City Slickers were great musicians and brought happiness to my ❤ with their wild antics!
@ColtDee
4 ай бұрын
WOW they were fantastic.
@judyheide4456
11 ай бұрын
His William Tell Overture is another CLASSIC !!!!
@williamcurtin5692
11 ай бұрын
"Der Fuehrer's face" too
@dragoj.6217
24 күн бұрын
If there was no KZitem, I would never have known what geniuses existed before that we would never have known about.
@LazyIRanch
2 жыл бұрын
Their outfits remind me of my dear departed Dad. He had a brilliant mind, but his taste in clothing... not so good. He was an executive at a major contactor for the military industrial complex, but that never got in the way of his love for plaid sport coats and loud ties that would embarrass a used car salesman. One coworker quipped, "Nice jacket, Paul! Do the rest of the boys in the band have them too?" 😆
@stephenlang3135
Жыл бұрын
They most have been exceptionally good musicians.
@dennisdivine7448
Жыл бұрын
Spike Jones was known to be an all-business task master, and you can bet that his musicians and comedians were the best in the business--impeccable timing was a critical skill, especially for the TV shows and concerts Jones gave.
@philipinchina
Жыл бұрын
They were.
@gordonspond
11 ай бұрын
Pretty sure this was all live as well... can't screw up too much.
@randybenjamin5685
11 ай бұрын
True. You have to be really really good to screw around that much , successfully.
@thomastarwater2989
4 ай бұрын
They sure were!
@randybenjamin5685
11 ай бұрын
Alrighty. We have found a cut that does NOT 'need more cowbell.'😂
@philipinchina
Жыл бұрын
Such good taste. The suits are particularly fine.
@3nails3days1way
Жыл бұрын
This song is made for their unique and fabulous talents!
@doctortheopolis3122
Жыл бұрын
More people need to see this.
@johnpowell9169
Жыл бұрын
Just think this was done LIVE !!
@klingoncowboy4
4 ай бұрын
I remember my mother introducing me to Spike Jones and explaining how the real genius was in how his band did every thing live in one take due to technical limitations of the time. In an era sampling being normal it is easy to forget how difficult it was to perform acts like this back in the day even without the incredible physical performance.
@TitusKrakenDesigns
Жыл бұрын
only professional musicians know how to clown well. AMAZING.
@williamcurtin5692
11 ай бұрын
When I saw the Flo and Eddie Mothers back in 71(?) with FZ playing conductor and Aynsley Dunbar running around the drum kit, the name Spike Jones popped into my head at one point.
@aaraar4055
3 жыл бұрын
They're hilarious and so ahead of their time.
@danieldekok6949
2 жыл бұрын
Who is the one soulless troll who gave thumbs down?
@synthonaplinth5980
2 жыл бұрын
Probably a music lover. 😉
@drivinsouth651
2 жыл бұрын
@@synthonaplinth5980 A "purist" probably.
@replyhere590
10 ай бұрын
A POX on his house, he who did not like that unbelievable display of vaudevillian finesse.
@replyhere590
8 ай бұрын
Maybe it was the guy who jammed his finger into the trumpet and then realized his hand surgeon had retired....
@blackxgamer6986
4 ай бұрын
Dam now we can't see who disliked the vid
@madwhitehare3635
11 ай бұрын
" GEDDUP OFFA THAT FLOOR, HANNAH, THEM HOGS HAS GOTTA BE FED! My favourite. He must have had some English in him somewhere down the line....😁🇬🇧
@kellyjojean9819
3 жыл бұрын
i remember this. my dad would play it on the organ at home!
@doctorcraptonicus7941
2 жыл бұрын
It must have been hard when he got to the bit where you have to play three saxophones. ; )
@drivinsouth651
2 жыл бұрын
@@doctorcraptonicus7941 And the song could use more cowbell!
@replyhere590
8 ай бұрын
@@doctorcraptonicus7941And playing each other's. Spike spikes it, best vaudeville imaginable. Be sure to view "Cocktails for 2". Just occurs to me: his guy is Red Skelton with musical talent thrown in.
@joanbonnet8229
Жыл бұрын
So much talent
@josephosheavideos3992
Жыл бұрын
I wonder if Aram Khatchaturian (I think I'm spelling his name correctly) ever saw this performance, and, if so, what he thought of it.
@LazyIRanch
2 жыл бұрын
MORE COWBELL!!! 😍
@drivinsouth651
2 жыл бұрын
I concur; there should have been more cowbell!
@etherealtb6021
2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Simon.the.Likeable
7 ай бұрын
I knew I'd find it. Thank you.
@barbarafuglein3918
4 ай бұрын
Mag ich !!😊
@jejesus
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing!
@ralphturner3798
2 жыл бұрын
Spike jones always seems to be chewing gum. I like that.
@LazyIRanch
2 жыл бұрын
May have helped his impeccable sense of timing!
@ivanolsen8596
2 жыл бұрын
Spike had to chew gum on stage as he was a chain smoker, a habit that unfortunately led to his early death.
@herbchilds1512
Жыл бұрын
@@ivanolsen8596 Spike should have lived much longer. A five-pack-a-day man, he died of emphysema at age 53.
@ivanolsen8596
Жыл бұрын
@@herbchilds1512 You are right, it is a great loss.
@dennisdivine7448
Жыл бұрын
Looking at all of the various surviving footage, you can tell that Jones was a pretty intense, high-strung guy. He's always in motion, and probably not one to take a blown note or missed timing the best from one of his band members.
@davidevans3227
2 ай бұрын
saxophones cracked me up thankyou! 😃
@mplsmark222
10 ай бұрын
There is a reason this type of entertainment is no longer around. But for those that do enjoy it, at least you have KZitem. I’ve seen enough.
@henritussonnier
Жыл бұрын
Talent hors normes devenu LEGENDE
@ColtDee
4 ай бұрын
Amazing performances
@darktimesatrockymountainhi4046
11 ай бұрын
Brilliant!
@gracegorman642
2 жыл бұрын
You've got to be good to fuck it up like that
@jeffw1267
2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same. It would take a lot of time and effort to do this to a classic song.
@lawrencelewis2592
2 жыл бұрын
You have to know how something is put together before you can take it apart and that's what Spike does.
@bielanski2493
Жыл бұрын
parody is the level beyond mastery
@ruthhilsdorf3210
Жыл бұрын
Only excellent musicians could totally destroy good music that way.
@SphericalCheese
2 жыл бұрын
I've been looking everywhere for this video
@kubeckjay1137
10 ай бұрын
The Great Zuni’s The Great Unus stood on his finger in the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus in the center ring!!!
@aetheraquafire
Жыл бұрын
Needs more cow bell
@pangeo1259
8 ай бұрын
This is REAL entertainment.-🤓
@phillipecook3227
9 ай бұрын
Incredible.
@williamcurtin5692
11 ай бұрын
You couldn't do this as effectively nowadays. Relatively few people would recognize the songs being parodied.
@NOWOKEXYZ
Жыл бұрын
Incredibly Talented Bunch!
@edwatts9890
6 ай бұрын
01:30 -- They'll never get that mouthpiece out!
@lawrencelewis2592
2 жыл бұрын
Isn't this the "spinning plates" song on the Ed Sullivan show?
@richardrice8076
11 ай бұрын
Yes, keep those plates spinnin'😉.
@rkstudios450
9 күн бұрын
More cow bell!!!
@user-hp9rs8pw7o
9 ай бұрын
Lindo 🎉e ❤
@mikelyons9228
11 ай бұрын
Dr. Damento use to be part of a radio show ? Happened too humor ?
@dkuperman
Жыл бұрын
Very entertaining
@iwilfix9407
11 ай бұрын
I feel that the opening needs MORE COWBELL.
@kimkookkook
4 ай бұрын
🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
@bobalinx8762
Жыл бұрын
This feels kind of Parodius-esque.
@francislarv3012
11 ай бұрын
😅❤
@shelleytorok1406
2 жыл бұрын
So Funny!!!!!
@ms.annthrope415
6 ай бұрын
They were pretty darn good musicians, but their madcap, zany craziness isn't for me. I find nothing amusing or funny, or even mindly entertaining, about their acts. Those loud suits really hurt the eyes. Spike's constant gum chewing is distracting.
@edwatts9890
6 ай бұрын
Ah, the eponymous Ms. Anthrope!
@ms.annthrope415
6 ай бұрын
At your service! Cynical curmudgeon my specialty. 😮
@Tommerslappers
Жыл бұрын
goofy ahh song
@jonl1034
8 ай бұрын
You think these guys are talented, you should see Taylor Swift.
@edwatts9890
6 ай бұрын
😂
@MJacksonXenos
9 ай бұрын
This must have been before they discovered that there is nothing more annoying than someone chewing gum on camera.
@andyk5467
5 ай бұрын
he was trying to give up chain smoking, give him a break huh?
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