Thank You, Music Lovers!

by Spike Jones

Thank You, Music Lovers! cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1960
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:32
  • Community rating: 3.69/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This wildly entertaining compilation gathers the most iconic, incredibly chaotic musical parodies recorded by the legendary bandleader and his City Slickers during the 1940s and 50s. The tracks brilliantly deconstruct classical masterpieces and popular standards using cowbells, gunshots, and absurd vocal sound effects, cementing his legacy as a profoundly influential pioneer of American comedic novelty music.

Genres

Descriptors: parody, novelty, covers, old-school

Tracklist

  1. Cocktails For Two (2:55)
  2. William Tell Overture (3:15)
  3. Chloe (3:09)
  4. My Old Flame (3:32)
  5. The Glow Worm (3:06)
  6. None But The Lonely Heart (3:15)
  7. Laura (2:56)
  8. The Man On The Flying Trapese (3:05)
  9. You Always Hurt The One You Love (2:51)
  10. Der Fuehrer's Face (2:26)
  11. Dance Of The Hours (3:29)
  12. Hawaiian War Chant (2:33)

Credits

  • Jack Davis - artwork
  • Frank Jacobs - sleeve notes
  • Carl Grayson - vocals
  • Arthur Johnston - written-by
  • Sam Coslow - written-by
  • Doodles Weaver - arranged by, voice [commentary], vocals
  • Gioacchino Rossini - written-by
  • Red Ingle - vocals

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