When the phone rings again (2:50) on my record, he does the 'You don't say!' routine again and the band shout 'Who was it?' To which the reply was 'Same guy!' Love it. :-)
The war-weary audiences who first saw this film in 1945 must have been rolling in laughter. The strife-ridden audience seeing this video 77 years later are rolling in laughter once again. The classics NEVER go out of style.
Spike Jones was a master of comedy, he and his orchestra were supremely talented musicians and he left everyone else way behind when it came to originality........this madcap, off-the-wall brand of comedy is still fresh, funny and brilliant today.........Monty Python, The Goons, Benny Hill, all owe plenty to the lunacy of Spike Jones.......
After our parents died nobody seemed to want Spike's albums and videos so I took them because I grew up on his music and I wouldn't have partied with his music for the world 🤣
First heard it when my dad bought “Spike Jones’ Greatest Hits” LP in the 70’s when I was a teen....laughed hard then!! Just stumbled across THIS gem and laughed even harder!!! What talent they had!!!!! And no one seemed to be offended.....
Maybe people were offended when they were alive and performing. My guess is you either liked him or you avoided his work. My uncle liked them and had a giant dj record of their songs.
I was born in 1950 and as a small boy remember going to the movies and watching Spike Jones and his madcap band of loonies. Why have they simply faded into oblivion?
Many of the songs he parodied faded into oblivion. It's funnier if you know the original. Then, too, most of us have seen acts along these lines for years so this seems old hat, like the person who said she tried to like Shakespeare's plays but they were nothing but quotes.
Mom bought every 78 she found, back in the 1940s and we loved 'em! I've never understood why succeeding generations weren't treated to his insanely innovative sounds. Why weren't _(aren't!)_ there TV offers to buy "The Spike Jones Collection?" Thanks for posting these.
This tune was played on a weekly basis at the Hanomag Stadium speedway track, Hannover, Germany in the mid to late 40's. Great days when Ossie Osbourne was top man on the track, with the war not long over.
Glenn Johnson My dads favourite band back in the day.Love Spike as well.Still have a few of the original 78`s.Seeing many of these film and TV clips here for the first time.Absolute gems.Thanks a lot.
That would have been incredible but as i'm a 70yo Aussie & would have been only 3yo i may not have appreciated this brilliance. What amazing musicians they were!
This movie was released in March 1945, but Spike Jones' segment had to have been filmed before the end of 1944. George Rock is not part of the band in this scene; he joined Jones around October of that year.
I grew up in Boston. We never got to see him. They didn't play his show on any of the 3 networks available at that time. He was pissa! Those guys were marvelous.
Spike Jones had to be slightly demented to come up with all of these "versions" of these songs. Some of the jokes are still being used either in movies or by the "man on the street", such as the "You don't say" joke.
When I was really young I didn't realize that Spike Jones was taking real songs and spoofing them. It wasn't until I heard this so and others played straight and asked mom why other people were ruining Spike's songs that I found out why my parents laughed so much when they played his albums. They are still as fantastic as when I was young back in the 70's🤣
The first time I heard the names Spike Jones was on an episode of "Happy Days" back I the 70s.With the advent of RUclips,I looked Spike Jones up and boy was I glad I did.These guys were not only funny,but extremely talented musicians.
Here's Mickey ruclips.net/video/yrlkMxNKNJQ/видео.html His novelty records are great--not as manic and surreal as Spike Jones', but plenty of fun. His album "Simcha Time" is a Klezmer party just waiting to happen.
@@BrianBisetti But it was after the days when you could say whatever the market would allow. Movies really pushed the boundaries in its early days, as any youngster does,
I always think about this as one of the inspirations of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Daah Band. There was also a musical act here (in the Netherlands) called "Toby Rix" in the 1960's that leaned heavily on Spike Jones, so there are probably many others.
Agreed. Monty Python took a lot of their inspiration from the likes of Buster Keaton and, more recently, The Goon Show. The Bonzos were a pretty close facsimile of Spike & Co. though they had the advantage of youth so they could also have a go at styles and subjects that Spike was already out of touch with by the end of his career.
![What's My Line? - Spike Jones; Steve Allen [panel] (Jul 4, 1954)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/l5xIjcXJia4/mqdefault.jpg)
When the phone rings again (2:50) on my record, he does the 'You don't say!' routine again and the band shout 'Who was it?' To which the reply was 'Same guy!' Love it. :-)
I remember, "same guy", too
It was the B side of Hawaiian War Chant,and I think that was Red Ingle of Red Ingle and the Jesters fame.
classic 🙂
did laurel and hardy do it as well?
I was waiting for that myself. I remember this from my childhood.
The war-weary audiences who first saw this film in 1945 must have been rolling in laughter. The strife-ridden audience seeing this video 77 years later are rolling in laughter once again. The classics NEVER go out of style.
To say Spike Jones was an underrated comedic/musical mind is a true understatement. Innovative, ahead of his time, and never truly appreciated.
Underrated? Never truly appreciated? Not in my family! We had the 78s, then my father bought the LPs, and finally reel to reel.
Every time someone says, "You don't say," I think of this terrific recording. Didn't realize there was a film performance until today.
Spike Jones was a master of comedy, he and his orchestra were supremely talented musicians and he left everyone else way behind when it came to originality........this madcap, off-the-wall brand of comedy is still fresh, funny and brilliant today.........Monty Python, The Goons, Benny Hill, all owe plenty to the lunacy of Spike Jones.......
After our parents died nobody seemed to want Spike's albums and videos so I took them because I grew up on his music and I wouldn't have partied with his music for the world 🤣
First heard it when my dad bought “Spike Jones’ Greatest Hits” LP in the 70’s when I was a teen....laughed hard then!! Just stumbled across THIS gem and laughed even harder!!! What talent they had!!!!! And no one seemed to be offended.....
Maybe people were offended when they were alive and performing. My guess is you either liked him or you avoided his work. My uncle liked them and had a giant dj record of their songs.
Spike jones is always hilarious... and never gets old.
This is as funny today as then. Absolutely brilliant. They were also talented musicians.
I happily grew up on this being played in the house.
Now THIS is a music video that MTV would have been proud to present - if it had existed in the 1940s, lol.
I was born in 1950 and as a small boy remember going to the movies and watching Spike Jones and his madcap band of loonies. Why have they simply faded into oblivion?
Many of the songs he parodied faded into oblivion. It's funnier if you know the original. Then, too, most of us have seen acts along these lines for years so this seems old hat, like the person who said she tried to like Shakespeare's plays but they were nothing but quotes.
Oh gosh! Ive had the record on vinyl for decades but this is the first time I have seen this.Amazing!😮😅
Now that's what I call music - extremely chaotic -but music!
That parrot is extremely talented.
According to an old magazine clipping I found, the parrot's voice is June Forray!
Mom bought every 78 she found, back in the 1940s and we loved 'em! I've never understood why succeeding generations weren't treated to his insanely innovative sounds. Why weren't _(aren't!)_ there TV offers to buy "The Spike Jones Collection?" Thanks for posting these.
such talent and fun. thank you spike
Still hilarious after all those years! :)
My great uncle had one of the old records of Spike’s an we used to get the biggest kick out of this song!!!
we still play this one my dad has on the record, the record still plays good!!
plays well
if you find someone interested you could sell it for lots of money
@@user-zv7yb4yp9g And if you didn't, you couldn't?
“She might be using vanishing cream!” XD
OMG! Jokes still told in my family to this day!!
What amazing talent!
Brilliant that band was so talented and so funny. Frank Zappa cited them as one of his influences.
WOW
What absolute brilliance.
Amazing sounds & so,so good.
My late dad had this record, we loved listening to it
This tune was played on a weekly basis at the Hanomag Stadium speedway track, Hannover, Germany in the mid to late 40's. Great days when Ossie Osbourne was top man on the track, with the war not long over.
*ring* "You don't say!"
"WHO WAS IT!?"
"SAME GUY!"
Jesus! Talk about production values! Fabulous!
Glenn Johnson My dads favourite band back in the day.Love Spike as well.Still have a few of the original 78`s.Seeing many of these film and TV clips here for the first time.Absolute gems.Thanks a lot.
Anyone else remember when they used to play this version on Eclectic Circus all the time?? O the memories, lol!!
That would have been incredible but as i'm a 70yo Aussie & would have been only 3yo i may not have appreciated this brilliance.
What amazing musicians they were!
This movie was released in March 1945, but Spike Jones' segment had to have been filmed before the end of 1944. George Rock is not part of the band in this scene; he joined Jones around October of that year.
Grate performance!
I grew up in Boston. We never got to see him. They didn't play his show on any of the 3 networks available at that time. He was pissa! Those guys were marvelous.
Fantastico, bravissimi!
Brilliant. What a send up.
Brilliant, and always shall be! Thanks for posting!
From the Movie "Bring On the Girls". The singer is uncredited Red Ingle !
He looks like James Cagney
The intro is from Rossini's William Tell Overture
Check out the 'Spike Jones: Hits Medley' video from 1952 for Sir Frederick Gas's very funny version of this song.
Red Ingle did some great work with Spike.
Es primera vez que lo veo a colores!!! Me encanta.
Love Spike.
Neat take on a Neil Moret favorite!
Wonderful! I knew the song but I never saw this footage. Very funny :)
Same here. Next time I listen to it I'll be thinking of this vid...making the song itself infinitely more enjoyable.
gives you a much bigger appreciation doesnt it
Hello Chloe? What do you knowee? I JUST GOT BACK FROM THE VAUDEVILLE SHOWEE!!!
Spike Jones had to be slightly demented to come up with all of these "versions" of these songs. Some of the jokes are still being used either in movies or by the "man on the street", such as the "You don't say" joke.
"slightly"????
@@perfectlypurepinkpompompan3467 Hmm. Now that you mention it, and after watching this video again, perhaps he was more than slightly demented.
When I was really young I didn't realize that Spike Jones was taking real songs and spoofing them. It wasn't until I heard this so and others played straight and asked mom why other people were ruining Spike's songs that I found out why my parents laughed so much when they played his albums. They are still as fantastic as when I was young back in the 70's🤣
That’s funny and hilarious, but where are Chico and Harpo Marx?
The first time I heard the names Spike Jones was on an episode of "Happy Days" back I the 70s.With the advent of RUclips,I looked Spike Jones up and boy was I glad I did.These guys were not only funny,but extremely talented musicians.
Hilarious. Written in '27 by Neil Moret (music) and Gus Kahn (lyric). Jones recorded it the year before the movey on Victor.
I suspected that Red Ingle was the vocalist on Chloe and this film clip proves it!! But his hair is not red ?????
Wow!
I would never have known who did that song originally if you hadn't commented here.
Benny Goodman recorded an instrumental version in the late 1930's: ruclips.net/video/eDd4nCl2pak/видео.html
This looks great. Can you post all this movie?
wow, not easy to pull that kind of thing off
ya dont sa. ya dont say. who was it? he didnt say.
The singer looks a little bit like Ernie Kovacs! I must say, Spike was an odd-looking dude.
Ernie Kovacs was also a groundbreaking entertainer. He utilized tv as a new medium, not just radio with pictures.
Spike and the gang in color? I was just wondering if there was anything in color with them.
Great to see this film after years of only hearing "Chloe" on records and CDs. In color is an added plus!
On the records, that version, the man says: "Where are you, you old bat!"
Can anyone identify the music intro to this song. It starts the song until Spike Jones changes into Chloe with his horn. It really bugs me....
I don't know; someone incorrectly suggested the William Tell Overture. I do know that the tune was used on several cartoons of this era.
"Storm" from William Tell Overture.
you can hear the "Storm" quote here: ruclips.net/video/SKrz1pl9oPw/видео.html
Just curious: I heard that Spike Jones' banjo player was Mickey Katz, who was Joel Grey's father. Is that Mickey up on the bandstand?
Mickey Katz was a clarinetist and can be seen with Spike in the movie "Variety Girl". The guitarist in this clip is most likely Joe Wolverton.
Here's Mickey ruclips.net/video/yrlkMxNKNJQ/видео.html
His novelty records are great--not as manic and surreal as Spike Jones', but plenty of fun. His album "Simcha Time" is a Klezmer party just waiting to happen.
thats back when you couldn't say old bat in a movie.
Yeah, what's wrong with old bat?
That had to do with the Hayes Code, right? Because “bat” was a euphemism for “b***h”?
@@BrianBisetti thank you for the clarifiaction.
@@BrianBisetti But it was after the days when you could say whatever the market would allow. Movies really pushed the boundaries in its early days, as any youngster does,
This looks like it was badly colorized on a computer.
A camel. A real camel. I don´t believe it.
Forerunner of Monty Python ?
I always think about this as one of the inspirations of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Daah Band. There was also a musical act here (in the Netherlands) called "Toby Rix" in the 1960's that leaned heavily on Spike Jones, so there are probably many others.
charles winterton more like the fore runner of Weird Al
Agreed. Monty Python took a lot of their inspiration from the likes of Buster Keaton and, more recently, The Goon Show. The Bonzos were a pretty close facsimile of Spike & Co. though they had the advantage of youth so they could also have a go at styles and subjects that Spike was already out of touch with by the end of his career.