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- Date Released: January 1, 2002
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Traditional Country
- Label: SOUNDIES / The Orchard
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Spike Jones' free-for-all approach, satirizing and parodying everything in sight, came into its own during World War II, a time when his humor provided needed relief for troops abroad and those waiting at home. Not Your Standard Spike Jones Collection brings together three discs (over three hours of music) of material from radio transcriptions recorded during the war. It isn't surprising, then, that a number of Jones' songs poke fun at the enemy, nor that his first gold record was "Der Fuehrer's Face." While Carl Grayson's delivery, complete with a bad German accent, is funny enough, Jones' band's musical commentary provides the perfect backdrop. Of course, certain songs like "You're a Sap Mister Jap" will seem offensive today, but these transcriptions serve as a historical document as much as entertainment. There are also great versions of classics like "Sheik of Araby" and "That Old Black Magic," with Jones and his musical partners turning the most romantic song inside out. Bells, whistles, trombones, and banjos raise a ruckus, reminding one of a New Orleans jazz band that refuses to take its work seriously. Listeners will also not want to miss such oddities as "Boogie Woogie Cowboy" and "City Slicker Polka." The 79 selections on Not Your Standard Spike Jones Collection provide a welcome overview of the bandleader's work from the 1940s and a nice snapshot of the era.
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Sheik of Araby—from the 1921 show “Make It Snappy”—vocals by Carol Grayson |
2:35 |
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I’m Going To Write Home—vocals by Carol Grayson |
2:17 |
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Three Little Worlds—from the 1930 film “Check and Double Check” revived in 1950 film “Three Little Words”-- V: King Jackson |
2:21 |
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You’re A Sap Mister Jap-- V: Boys In The Back Rooms |
2:09 |
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| 05. | |
Never Hit Your Grandma With A Shovel (Use An Ax Instead) |
3:02 |
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Cocktails For Two—from 1934 film “Murder At The Vanities”—V: Carl Grayson and the City Slickers |
2:57 |
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Mary Lou—revived in 1948 film “Mary Lou”, V: Mixed Quartet |
2:36 |
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| 08. | |
He Broke My Heart In Three Places (She Broke My Heart In Three Places)—V: Nilson Twins |
2:30 |
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| 09. | |
Sailin’ On The Robert E. Lee |
2:42 |
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| 10. | |
The Great Big Saw Came Nearer And Nearer |
2:47 |
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| 11. | |
His Rocking Horse Ran Away |
3:07 |
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| 12. | |
Oh How She Lied To Me |
2:17 |
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| 13. | |
Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Good-bye) |
2:15 |
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You Always Hurt The One You Love |
2:56 |
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Chlo-E (Song of the Swamp) |
3:55 |
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The Blue Danube |
3:00 |
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That Old Black Magic |
2:34 |
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| 18. | |
Holiday For Strings |
2:52 |
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| 19. | |
No, No Nora |
2:15 |
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| 20. | |
Hi Neighbor |
1:48 |
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Behind Those Swingin’ Doors |
3:17 |
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| 22. | |
Clink Clink Another Drink |
2:15 |
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| 23. | |
Barstool Cowboy |
2:30 |
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| 24. | |
Moo Woo Woo |
2:37 |
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| 25. | |
Fort Worth Jail |
3:42 |
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| 26. | |
Pass The Biscuits Mirandy |
2:56 |
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26 Total Tracks, 70:12 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Last Horizon |
3:21 |
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| 02. | |
Don’t Talk To Me About Women |
2:06 |
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| 03. | |
Big Bad Bill |
2:14 |
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| 04. | |
Trailer Annie |
2:28 |
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| 05. | |
Siam |
3:05 |
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| 06. | |
Hotcha, Cornya |
2:56 |
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Hey, Mable |
2:09 |
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Boogie, Woogie, Cowboy |
2:27 |
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Dodging A Gal From Dodge City |
2:35 |
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Serenade To A Jerk |
2:54 |
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Ridin’ Home With You |
2:46 |
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| 12. | |
Now Laugh |
2:57 |
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That’s What Makes The World Go Round |
2:57 |
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Don’t Give The Chair To Buster |
2:59 |
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| 15. | |
Forty Eight Reasons Why |
2:56 |
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| 16. | |
De Camptown Races With Gestures |
2:38 |
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Blacksmith Song |
2:33 |
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| 18. | |
Der Fuehrer’s Face |
2:46 |
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| 19. | |
I Wanna Go Back To West Virginia |
3:19 |
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Water Lou |
2:55 |
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| 21. | |
St-St-St-Stella |
1:36 |
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| 22. | |
I Know A Story |
2:28 |
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| 23. | |
Hi-Ho, My Lady |
3:08 |
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| 24. | |
John Scotter Trott |
2:17 |
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| 25. | |
Cheatin’ On The Sandman |
2:48 |
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Girl I Left Behind Me |
3:17 |
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| 27. | |
Camptown Races #2 |
2:33 |
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27 Total Tracks, 73:08 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Come Josephine In My Flying Machine |
2:37 |
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| 02. | |
Love For Sale |
2:42 |
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| 03. | |
Moanin’ Low |
2:27 |
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| 04. | |
Horsey, Keep Your Tail Up |
2:08 |
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| 05. | |
Yankee Doodler |
3:01 |
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| 06. | |
Down In Jungle Town |
2:34 |
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| 07. | |
Whittle Out A Whistle |
2:10 |
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| 08. | |
By the Beautiful Sea |
2:21 |
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| 09. | |
At Last I’m First With You |
2:53 |
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Liebestraum |
2:32 |
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| 11. | |
City Slicker Polka |
3:11 |
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| 12. | |
Red Grow The Roses |
2:21 |
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| 13. | |
Jamboree Jones |
2:53 |
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| 14. | |
Down By The O Hi O |
1:57 |
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| 15. | |
Casey Jones |
1:59 |
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| 16. | |
The Glow Worm |
3:12 |
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| 17. | |
Red Wing |
2:16 |
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| 18. | |
Row, Row, Row |
2:11 |
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Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag And Smile, Smile, Smile |
2:22 |
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They Go Wild Simply Wild Over Me |
2:00 |
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| 21. | |
Oh By Jingo |
3:02 |
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| 22. | |
It Had To Be You |
1:53 |
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| 23. | |
When Buddha Smiles |
1:58 |
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| 24. | |
Paddlin’ Madelin Home |
2:08 |
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Little Bo Beep Has Lost Her Jeep |
2:02 |
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| 26. | |
Sailor With The Navy Blue Eyes |
2:38 |
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26 Total Tracks, 63:28 Total Length
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Credits
- Spike Jones - Vocals // Spike Jones - Vocals // Spike Jones - Vocals // King Jackson - Vocals // Phil York - Digital Editing // Phil York - Mastering // Joseph F. Laredo - Liner Notes // Carl Grayson - Vocals // Red Ingle - Vocals // Quartette - Vocals // Del Porter - Vocals // Beauregard Lee - Vocals // Luther Roundtree - Dialogue // Country Washburne - Vocals // Gordon Anderson - Executive Producer // William S. Cook - Research // William S. Cook - Disc Transfers // City Slickers - Vocals // Boys in the Backroom - Vocals // Aileen Carlyle - Vocals // Jack Owens - Vocals
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