4-1-23 Pushing The Envelope: Music Decidedly Left of Center - ”What’s So Funny?”

Greetings!

Another April Fools Day is upon us and I chose a bunch of music that has humor, both topically and/or structurally at it's core with Phase Two focused on music directly from or influenced by cartoons, both classic and more recent.  In addition, this particular theme gives me another excuse to play Komar & Melamid/Dave Soldier's masterpiece, "The Most Unwanted Music" which makes me laugh out loud every time I hear it.

Enjoy!

Joel

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4-1-23 PTE Playlist:  "What's So Funny?"

 

• lontanofaune - Rascali Klepitoire / John Oswald - CLASSICS from the Rascali Klepitoire - PFONY (2020)
• https://johnoswald.bandcamp.com/album/classics-from-the-rascali-klepitoire

 

• John Somebody (complete, 1980-82) - Scott Johnson (R.I.P.) - John Somebody - Tzadik (2004)
• https://scottjohnsoncomposer.com/compositions/johnsomebody.html 
  

 

• Magoo In Hi-Fi - composer: Dennis Faron / Mr. Magoo: Jim Backus / Waldo: Daws Butler - Magoo In Hi-Fi - RCA Victor (1957)

 

• Captain's Log/Space Madness - Ren & Stimpy - composers: Tom Armbruster, Chris Reccardi, Jim Smith - You Eediot! - Nickelodeon/Sony Wonder (1993)
• https://vgmdb.net/album/69958 
  

 

• The Jetson's (End Titles) - featuring Doc Severinsen on trumpet - composer: Hoyt Curtin - Cartoon Classics & Wacky Sounds by Hannah-Barbera - Rhino/Cartoon Network (2001)
• https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-dec-11-me-64056-story.html 
  

 

• Road Runner - accordian: Guy Klucevsek / composer: John Zorn - Manhattan Cascade - CRI Emergency/New World Records (1992)
• https://www.newworldrecords.org/products/guy-klucevsek-manhattan-cascade 

 

• There They Go Go - Carl Stalling - The Carl Stalling Project: Music form Warner Bros. Cartoons 1936-1958 - Warner Bros. (1990)
• https://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.1/articles/goldmark2.1.html

 

• Powerhouse - Raymond Scott - Reckless Nights & Turkish Twilights: The Music of Raymond Scott - Columbia (1992)
• https://www.raymondscott.net/ 

 

• Dragalong Droopy - Scott Bradley - Tex Avery Cartoons - Milan (1993)
• https://www.tomandjerryonline.com/bradley.cfm 

 

• Magic Toenail - Brak / composers: Pete Smith, Eddie Horst - Brak Presents: The Brak Album - starring Brak - Rhino/Cartoon Network (2000)
• https://vgmdb.net/album/96600 
  

 

•  Sounds to Forget (excerpt)(1963) / This Thing Called Key (1956) / Arcane Presents Lulu (1956) - Hugh Le Caine - Compositions/Demonstrations 1946-1974) - JWD (1999)
• https://hughlecaine.com/en/compositions.html 

 

• The Most Unwanted Song - Komar & Melamid / Dave Soldier - The People's Choice Music - NeedleJuice Records (2019)
• https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/album/the-peoples-choice-music 

 

• Slush - Bonzo Dog Band - Let's Make Up and Be Friendly - United Artists (1972)
• http://www.bonzodog.org/bonzos/friendly.htm